Do you use helmets in games?
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Depends how awesome the helmets look, and how much effort I put into my character's face. For example:
Juggernaut armor in DAO? Fuck yes. Most of the time? No.
Mass Effect 1? Mostly no. Sometimes yes, with Wrex and Garrus - light Turian armor has that adorable balaclava thing, heavier armors have the badass t-visor. Krogan helmets make the headbutts look even nastier, so yeah.
Juggernaut armor in DAO? Fuck yes. Most of the time? No.
Mass Effect 1? Mostly no. Sometimes yes, with Wrex and Garrus - light Turian armor has that adorable balaclava thing, heavier armors have the badass t-visor. Krogan helmets make the headbutts look even nastier, so yeah.
It depends on the helmet. For most of Mass Effect... no, I don't like the helmets, but I keep them on as part of the setting and aesthetic. Dragon Age: Origins? Only liked a few of the helmets but didn't really have a choice in the matter; at least Dragon Age 2 had the invisible helmets option.
I liked a good deal of the helmets in Morrowind, particularly the Adamantium Helm of Tohan, with a replacer mod that gave it a Shredder-esque mouthplate. In Skyrim, not so much--some helmets looked fine, but I didn't care for the barbarian aesthetic present in most of the game's armors, particularly that of Dragonplate. In fact, it was one of the reasons as to why I commissioned the creation of the Dragon Knight Armor mod. In that game, at least, I only wear helmets and armor when going into battle, and generally walk about towns and such in regular clothing. Same deal with Fallout 3 and New Vegas, some I liked, some I hated, but I generally only worried about it when going into battle or exploring hostile wilderness. In both of those games, my endgame armor helmet was something I rather liked (in this case, the Reinforced Chinese Stealth Armor mods).
Sometimes I dislike helmet designs even if you can't actually see them in game--take the Blue Dragon Helm from Lunar. That thing looks ridiculous, but at least you don't see Alex wearing it on the game sprites. The Dragon Helm from Lunar 2 looked great, though... even though green wasn't Hiro's color.
In Diablo 2, at least the best helmet type in that game was the Crown, which didn't look half bad on the Paladin. And helmets are aesthetic-based on classes in Diablo 3, so it too didn't really matter too much, but was overall necessary to wear.
I liked a good deal of the helmets in Morrowind, particularly the Adamantium Helm of Tohan, with a replacer mod that gave it a Shredder-esque mouthplate. In Skyrim, not so much--some helmets looked fine, but I didn't care for the barbarian aesthetic present in most of the game's armors, particularly that of Dragonplate. In fact, it was one of the reasons as to why I commissioned the creation of the Dragon Knight Armor mod. In that game, at least, I only wear helmets and armor when going into battle, and generally walk about towns and such in regular clothing. Same deal with Fallout 3 and New Vegas, some I liked, some I hated, but I generally only worried about it when going into battle or exploring hostile wilderness. In both of those games, my endgame armor helmet was something I rather liked (in this case, the Reinforced Chinese Stealth Armor mods).
Sometimes I dislike helmet designs even if you can't actually see them in game--take the Blue Dragon Helm from Lunar. That thing looks ridiculous, but at least you don't see Alex wearing it on the game sprites. The Dragon Helm from Lunar 2 looked great, though... even though green wasn't Hiro's color.
In Diablo 2, at least the best helmet type in that game was the Crown, which didn't look half bad on the Paladin. And helmets are aesthetic-based on classes in Diablo 3, so it too didn't really matter too much, but was overall necessary to wear.
Depends on if the helmets look better than without them.
Dragon Age and Mass Effect 1? No.
Mass Effect 2: Some helmets like the DLC set that looked like a futuristic Robocop outfit, yes. Collector's Armor and Blood Dragon Armor also.
Mass Effect 3: Same as 2
Other games and create-a-characters = depends on if there's a helmet I like. Like in Soul Calibur's edit/CAW mode.
Dragon Age and Mass Effect 1? No.
Mass Effect 2: Some helmets like the DLC set that looked like a futuristic Robocop outfit, yes. Collector's Armor and Blood Dragon Armor also.
Mass Effect 3: Same as 2
Other games and create-a-characters = depends on if there's a helmet I like. Like in Soul Calibur's edit/CAW mode.
Short answer: Yes.
TL;DR answer: most of the time I do enjoy when my characters wear protective headgear because of the awesome stat boosts, even moreso when it complements their looks (don't knock it, you know you'd also wear that Empress Hairpin/Garish Crown/RandomName BandannaLikeThing because of the stats too), even if only as town gear. Now if the gear is ugly, well, I'm fucked unless there's away to turn off the head equipment display off... or just plain mod the shit out of the gear files and make it look like something else that fits the armor set and looks good at the same time.
TL;DR answer: most of the time I do enjoy when my characters wear protective headgear because of the awesome stat boosts, even moreso when it complements their looks (don't knock it, you know you'd also wear that Empress Hairpin/Garish Crown/RandomName BandannaLikeThing because of the stats too), even if only as town gear. Now if the gear is ugly, well, I'm fucked unless there's away to turn off the head equipment display off... or just plain mod the shit out of the gear files and make it look like something else that fits the armor set and looks good at the same time.
No, unless there's an option to disable visuals. Proper heroes don't wear helmets, they show their faces proudly, arrogantly. Helmets are for mooks and sidekicks.
'Sides, it's not like it's real life where a sniper would giggle at the helmetless idiot and put a round through his obviously empty head.
'Sides, it's not like it's real life where a sniper would giggle at the helmetless idiot and put a round through his obviously empty head.
Should be a sometimes option in the poll...
I sometimes do, but it depends on a number of factors, such as the items abilities, stats, the character class, level, what path of growth I'm following for them, etc.
If it's a mage and they're usually away from direct combat, it would probably be circlets and such. A knight would probably denote an actual helm.
I sometimes do, but it depends on a number of factors, such as the items abilities, stats, the character class, level, what path of growth I'm following for them, etc.
If it's a mage and they're usually away from direct combat, it would probably be circlets and such. A knight would probably denote an actual helm.