Professionals will wear whatever does the job.
Plate has advantages - serious ones. Good plate is extremely hard to penetrate and if you wear it a lot, you get used to the weight. The extra mass lends crazy power when you hit.
Most soldiers didn't wear plate because it was soooo damn expensive and they were soooo damn poor.
Would a Witcher wear plate, aside from the established lore? Well, if it didn't encumber him too much, of course! That "too much" is the deciding factor and given that they fight in so many environments and foes that demand every bit of speed, maybe not.
But those of you speaking of being slowed down by it, consider that some very big men have moved -very- fast. Recently, I'd advise you to watch Fedor Emelianko, last weighted in at 230+ lbs and moves like greased lightning.
You put a big, fast guy in heavy armour and train him to use it properly, wear it all the time like clothes, then watch how horribly quick he is.
On a related note, the "Red Knight" by Miles Cameron, historian, naval officer and hard-core re-enactor, portrays plate armour and it's users really well. Check it out. It's also nearly as grim as the Witcher setting.
Well said. No really. :clap: It actually reminded me of
Hallgerd's Tale from TES Imperial library. 'Tis all about skill. I loved to read the many books in the TES games, especially the short stories with a twist at the end.:happy:
Anyway, I've only read two books by Sapkowski(though I'm on my way correcting that) and understand that many point to lore and what not.
But this is a game and MY Geralt, not book-Geralt, will wear whatever armour I see fit. This will be based upon strategic choice, and of course whatever armour I prefer aesthetically(i.e. armour that I find cool).
I'm not to judge anyone else for going 'against lore' and what have you. You're all free to make your own choices regarding the armour Geralt will wear. If it's based on what you read in the books or how you want to play the game, it's all up to you.
I know my choices in previous two games, and I felt them to be correct, but of course they would differ from the choices many of you made. So thank you devs for implementing player choice
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But let me put things in perspective: I loved Dragon Age: Origins inventory and equipment because of the many choices at my disposal. As soon as I learned that they'd changed this in Dragon Age 2 I decided not to buy it. I just reckoned the game wasn't for me. Of course I had other objections apart from how inventory and equipment choices were handled. Friends said I missed out on a good game but I don't lament my choice.
Regarding the leap from Witcher 1 to Witcher 2 regarding armour choices, I'd rather not go back to the meagre armour choices of Witcher 1. No matter the lore. Don't misinterpret, I love Witcher 1 more than 2, but I loved the variety of armour in Witcher 2.
If MY Geralt, several years after the books and amnesia, decide that plate armour is actually fitting armour for the situation then so be it. He's still a witcher, not a knight-errant. ^_^
EDIT: Forgot to mention that nothing will stop me from buying Witcher 3. Even if devs forced us to wear the armour Geralt wears in trailers.
Seriously, that armour will be sold in White Orchard.