What is power armor anyway?

[Rose]

@psyxypher

And Plutonium Cells are plentiful if you’re killing cybernetic zombies regularly.

Man, you’re using mods. Not everyone does that.

@darktoes

I won’t lie, I didn’t understand the thing about sports and gardening hoes.

Come on, it’s about taking unnecessary risks. You can get nice armour pretty early in the game, and if you don’t do that and want to kick hulks in melee, while having access to Browning MGs and Power Armour, that’s like… your problem, man… (c) The Big Lebowski.

@darktoes

ALL armor is restrictive to a degree

Yes, and that’s where PA design was born. It is supposed to be not restrictive. And the added weight is countered by servos. Servos, dude. That’s not some steel hull from a scrapyard.

@darktoes

Basic PA is a prototype. It works as armor, but not much else (in my mind).

Maybe. But even then, adding a gas filter is not really a problem, since the helmet already lacks holes and has 100% coverage, which means the presence of air intake tubes, which can be modded.

@darktoes

It might even be made of nonconductive ceramics on most parts so any electricity is forced to go through your body.

If the ceramics are nonconductive, the shock won’t reach your body, nor will it have the way to travel to the ground (which is the destination). Electricity, man, Think about it.

@darktoes

My main point about basic PA is it isn’t properly sealed, so acid, gas, or radiation will work it’s way in one way or another. Just imagine a basic frame with some body armor welded on

Maybe, maybe. I personally don’t think it’s hard to make the plastic covers, nor do I think the multi-million project is going to yield such a crude product. After all, it is supposed to be mass produced, even if it’s not as top notch as MkII-H/L.
Depends on who you ask, really. Anyway, it’s either a prototype and rare as hell (and it isn’t at the moment), or the first model with some problems and flaws, but not like tin cans tied with duct tape over some exoskeleton with servos.