User blog comment:Leolab/Ancient User Tourney, Round 2: Oliver Moreau (Winter) v Sir Bors of Newcastle (Elgb)/@comment-422690-20160527080343/@comment-3189283-20160527091359

I know this looks pretty bad for me but I'd like to defend myself at least a little bit.

1) I did not know of any of the mentioned people in Sir Bors Bio and therefore how I (or anyone else for that matter) was supposed to know that their precence indicated an inferior armour I don't know. I could have looked them up yes but even then it would require a knowledge of the evolution of armour between the 14th and 16th centuary which I sadly don't possess.

2) My knowledge of Plate Armour (limited as it is) was that slashing weapons were usually ineffective unless enough power could be put behind the slash. I presumed that this meant that the Naginata would therefore not be able to penetrate due to it's usage as primarily a slashing weapon.

3) Can't argue with this one tbh. A lack of knowledge on my part and I concede my lack of induviduality.

4) Honestly didn't registed the Bascinet when taking into account the armour. See point 3.

5) Don't think this point applies to me but either way I didn't mention the penetration power of Oliver's Bow because I assumed that was pretty obvious.

6 & 7) See point 3.

I never intended to simply paraphrase your vote Leo and while what I'm about to say may seem as though I'm just desperate trying to defend myself; My vote would not have been altered much had you not voted (or my vote had been before yours). The points you bring up are fair and after actually researching properly like I should have done I can see why you think i've just copied your vote and changed the wording. My vote was based on my own lack of knowledge of areas of ancient weaponry and armour and besides the points about the Targe and possibly Cutlass my vote was never meant to be just a paraphrasing of yours. I can only apologize for my lack of research (as that's what most of my comments on your points boil down to) and hopefully learn to better my own voting in the future.