Is "Armor" Really Needed?
 

Hi, I made one post here today earlier, (actually not to lond ago), and one thing that I really wanna know is why...why the armor? I know for the following reasons:

-Provides Protection (I see a lot of people use it for that reason)
-Hold Your Magazines (obviously a good reason to have it)
-Makes The Game Seem More Realistic (which is good).

Well, basically, my question is, is it really used for armor (in the sense of pain-reduction)? I think that the last 2 reasons are good enough for a reason, but obviously not everyone thinks like that, kind of like the noobs on "YouTube", that make them out of foam, paper towels, and freakin cardboard and paper...lulz.

This does NOT include safety glasses/goggles!

you dont need it, that is until you get shot on the nipples.

I personally play with a vest to hold my mags. I usually play in a T-shirt and it's only on bare skin that the welts get noticeable usually. You don't really need it unless you are trying to protect a sensitive area.

Oh, okay, like I thought then :P, Thanks!

Lol, I went paintballing one time (I love airsoft WAAAY more!), and I got shot dead on in the nipple...It was my first shot, other than the mask (which doesn't really count, because its not really a body part :P), but it was painfull...Kind of like on the ground painfull...:S.

Most people wear an LBV or similar rig, because it's a pain in the ass to carry 6-10 magazines, a canteen of water, snacks, a spare battery or two, extra BB's, a speed loader, notepad, and first aid kit all in your pockets.

Yes, I do carry all that on me when I play.

you forgot radio and grenades lol:p

Uh...wow...I was just put to shame right there, lol.

Other people like to carry a light rig for mags/radio and throw the other crap in a backpack they can dump at respawn/FOB/beginning of firefight.

As Kalnaren said, Most of us wear some kind of Plate carrier/Chest rig.

Everything from light basic chest rigs that hold a few mags, to what i use, a full size CIRAS plate carrier.

To each his own, each has pros and cons.

I used to do that. Got to be too much of a pain in the ass. My LBV is distributes the weight really well so it's not bad at all to carry.

And the brass knuckles!

Man, I feel like a dork. Not only do I wear a MOLLE plate carrier with 10 mags, radio and grenade pouch (2 spare 40mm, 3 Tornados), I carry spare stuff in my ALICE pack (with a camelback in it) which includes first aid, scenario props, claymores, extra ammo, and Mac11s.

Not to mention the twin Beretta M9SVs on each leg....

Good god. I need to stop carrying so much shit.

The basic answer is no, armour is not needed.

That said, load bearing gear is recommended because loading your pockets with a days warfighting goodies is not effective.

It's all in the wording. It's also all about the LCF for most people ;)

lol! why am i surprised you can still walk with all that sh1t on you?

I started out with a BHI vest which is fairly thin but recently started using a molle plate carrier without plates. only reason I changed rigs is because I too carry way too much and needed a molle rig. 8-12 metal primary mags, another 3-8 pistol mags and pistols (1xleg rig, 2 on belt on back, 1 somewhere in a mag pouch or tucked in my chest), up to 5x40mm (3 of which are always kings), radio, snacks, 3L camelbak, and an m500 in a scabbard on my back. that's the most I might carry but a good rig will distribute the weight nicely.

a plate carrier is already thick enough that you can feel a BB hit but it won't hurt. now if we could just get people with plate carriers not to insert the foam/plastic plates........ lol