(02-03-2015, 04:09 PM)MadWater Wrote: That's why soldiers stopped wearing armor in combat until the invention of modern synthetic composite materials.
True, but the point I'm making is that we technically already have that bulletproof material in the form of cobalt, according to the ARM cap quest. And it's understandably feasible for plenty of folks going into combat with a cobalt chain shirt (which was the crafted item in the quest) or something even heavier. Of course, it was mentioned that someone could just say "well my rounds pierce cobalt" and then the point is moot but... there's still a means of defense.
Which either means A.) the bullets are moving slow enough that a chain shirt can effectively absorb the blow if sufficiently sturdy enough, or 2.) Hydaelyn metals can possess a strength beyond modern synthetic composites. Or it's just a matter of plot and you'll survive a bullet if you're supposed to for story reasons.
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