I saw GQgeek today!

[Connemara]

So I'm walking across campus, and I pass this very odd looking guy. Elastic waistband jeans (hiked up to his natural waist), New Balances, hideous glasses, too-tight baseball cap, oversized polo shirt.

I overheard part of his conversation. At this point, I realized it was GQgeek.

This is word for word. If you have a weak stomach, stop reading here.

GQ: "...and here I am, a cleric in full plate mail, trying to heal the ENTIRE party before we hit the next cave."

 

[LabelKing]

Not GQ at all.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

I thought clerics could not wear metal armor?!

ADDENDUM: Nevermind, armor just slows down a cleric's cast speed.

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

I thought clerics could not wear metal armor?!

Fool! Clerics are battle-priests who derive their divine power from their respective deities. They can wear full plate.

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

I thought clerics could not wear metal armor?!

ADDENDUM: Nevermind, armor just slows down a cleric's cast speed.

Maybe he was a US Army Chaplain.

 

[Rambo]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

Maybe he was a US Army Chaplain.
More likely a field medic.

 

[Piobaire]

In WoW, priests can only wear clothe and are very squishy. In EQ, they can wear armor that almost equals that of warriors. In fact, a cleric can (or at least could when I played) tank for an experience group if need be.

Have fun with that

 

[MCsommerreid]

Originally Posted by Connemara

Fool! Clerics are battle-priests who derive their divine power from their respective deities. They can wear full plate.

Thats a paladin, a cleric is your average priestly type.

Everyone can wear full plate, but it causes the suck for the magicy types.

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by MCsommerreid

Thats a paladin, a cleric is your average priestly type. Everyone can wear full plate, but it causes the suck for the magicy types.
Paladins aren't "battle-priests." More like divine champions. EDIT: In a bizarre twist of fate, I have become the person that I intended to make fun of. My life is a comedy of errors.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by MCsommerreid

Thats a paladin, a cleric is your average priestly type.

Everyone can wear full plate, but it causes the suck for the magicy types.

What games allow full plate for magic users?

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

What games allow full plate for magic users?

I've never seen one that allows that.

While we're on the subject, I <3 Neverwinter Nights.

 

[MCsommerreid]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

What games allow full plate for magic users?

Everyone of them that plays D&D V3. If they do deny it, it's a house rule. All someone needs is to buy the plate and have the heavy armor proficiency. Course, they're gonna continually fail at spell casting, so they wouldn't do it, but they physically can.

 

[GQgeek]

Actually, i did play a cleric to level 50 at one point in EQ, and yes, you could wear full-plate. I was a very efficient cleric, and it would annoy the hell out of me when others in my group couldn't maintain a constant stream of mobs. I enjoyed the character nearly as much as my beastlord. My pet tiger was such a badass.

Alas, i have not played an mmorpg in many years, so I'm afraid you did not see me. Besides, I'm the geek in borrelli and EGs. I consider it my camouflage of sorts.

 

[LA Guy]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

I thought clerics could not wear metal armor?!

ADDENDUM: Nevermind, armor just slows down a cleric's cast speed.

I'm going to pretend that I don't understand this. Nor do I have an opinion on this unfair and restrictive rule.

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by LA Guy

I'm going to pretend that I don't understand this. Nor do I have an opinion on this unfair and restrictive rule.

I think clerics are unfairly discriminated against, what would Luther-King say? Time for some civial disobedience, I'm not healing you bastards anymore!!!