(11-02-2013, 05:54 AM)Clover Wrote:(10-31-2013, 06:51 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: Edited to Add: I wanted to clarify this: I don't understand the idea that arms must show in "desert wear." Â The reason that people who live in primarily arid locations wear covering clothing is that this actually keeps you cooler than if you expose your skin and face to the sun. Â So the idea of going half-naked in the desert just...boggles my mind. Â xDWell, Colliseum gear is, as far as I know, only worn by Ul'dah NPCs, and the Miqo'tes from U tribe don't wear heavy looking armour either.
To me, it's just about how sophisticated and civilized the armour looks. To each their own.
(Also, think of Spartacus and then tell me how well protected he was for battle.)
Sparticus on TV or Sparticus in Antiquity? Â The two are not the same. Â
Plus, what a Gladiator might wear into combat isn't going to be the same as what an actual soldier/warrior would wear. Â Gladiatorial games, by nature, are far more about the pagentry than about what a warrior would actually wear into combat were he free to choose.
(Then again, supposedly the Germanic Tribes (and later on, the Picts) went into combat buck ass naked and painted blue, if you believe the stories, so...)
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