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Rooster:
as the topic says. I would really like invincible diamond armors or glass one-use swords. Diamond maces would make great damage! of course finding so much gems would be mostly impossible.my proposition:
diamond "plate" mail set: 15 diamonds. protection: 225% (a Lot more than steel anyway). THIS NEEDS MORE BALANCING!Diamond 2-hand sword: 2-3 diamonds.
damage: 225% (overkill   :D   :D   :D   :cool: ).
THIS NEEDS BALANCING TOO! i wonder how much protection adamant gives...

Chthon:
Believe it or not Rooster, just because diamond is the "strongest" and "hardest" item known to man, does not mean that it is invincible.  It is possible to cut/scratch/break diamond with softer or weaker (by comparison) materials if enough force is used.  It is still much easier to just use diamond however to do this, it just means it's not invincible like many seem to think.Also, yes diamond would be a good material for certain pieces of equipment, but diamond while strong and hard, is also brittle.  This means regardless of its tensil strength and the pressure required to crack it, it tends to break into pieces when enough force is applied to bend it.  This along with the rarity of the material is why we don't use it in more places today.

Rooster:
still it would be better material for armors than steel. and average undead or human even with "mighty" wouldn't even scratch exeptional one with sword or even great axe CHA!     :DP.S. those bastards goblins don't have a chance   :cool: ![ November 18, 2006: Message edited by: Rooster ]

Disruptive Idiot:
quote:Originally posted by Rooster:
<STRONG>still it would be better material for armors than steel. and average undead or human even with "mighty" wouldn't even scratch exeptional one with sword or even great axe CHA!      :DP.S. those bastards goblins don't have a chance    :cool: ![ November 18, 2006: Message edited by: Rooster ]</STRONG>No. Contrary to SNES Final Fantasy games, diamond is a horrid material for armor. It would shatter. Steel is better than diamond by far for armor. Maybe a diamond-edged sword would be effective, but certainly not diamond armor.

Draxxalon:
Diamond is very hard... but it is also brittle - a sharp blow, even from a softer material causes them to shatter.  Which would/does make them pretty useless as a material for armor.

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