(06-06-2015, 03:57 PM)Gegenji Wrote:(06-06-2015, 03:26 PM)OttoVann Wrote: I don't think comparing flintlock pistols to what machinists will be getting and saying cobalt wins out is a good argument based off of the ARM quest. Â If a recall it was a chain piece as well.
I guess I'm looking at this from a crafters standpoint and not an adventurers standpoint
I'm not saying cobalt will win out. I am merely stating that there are materials already existent that could be, as has been alluded to earlier, a kind of equivalent to Kevlar. Either on its own, or bolstered by the melding of materia to it. And, as such, can serve at least somewhat as a defense against arms fire.
But which kind? Do your breastplates stand up as well to Virara slashing at them with knives compared to me slamming on them with a Great Axe?
This is my point. Not everyone runs around with flintlock pistols. Some will run around with machinist arms that are a Great Axe equivalent compared to a Flintlock pistols Knife.
I dont really know if there is a right or wrong answer to any of this, just speaking aloud from the crafters side of things.
And you know, speaking of melding materia or aether-modifying armor, refer to this post I made. I've had Otto on that sort of subject for a while. http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread....#pid184119
It might have answers for crafters to made armor that can stand up to the Great Axe firearms we will be seeing coming.
