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[DoomOnion]

...Why would you buy a full plate if you could just sell those stones and.. spend the rest of your life in luxury.

[Edmus]

So I can go kill for more stones, duh.
Fair point though.

[hops]

diamonds can cut glass, and that's the reason why there are diamond-tipped saws used in quarrying and the like.

I don't see your point. Just because diamond is sharp doesn't mean it's good for armour.

I don't see jedis in lightarmours.

Probably because a clear substance is useless against:
A) something made up of what appears to be mostly E.M radiation, which happily transmits through transparent objects.
B) something incredibly hot, which would cause the diamond to combust.

By 'lightarmours' I am talking about plasma armor. Which obviously would turn the wearer into a handful of ashes.

Also diamond armors are not impossible to make, just that it'll take ages, and you'll probably piss off the peasants if you try something stupid like that.

[ollobrains]

walking around with all thet bling armour careful of the natives

[Graknorke]

walking around with all thet bling armour careful of the natives

Or falling over.

[Koliup]

Diamond armor is cruddy because it is a crystal. Crystals are very neatly arranged, like salt bits. But the problem with crystals is that they easily shatter, due to their neat arrangement.
So you could have your diamond armor, but a swift hit could cleave it in twain.

[coolio678]

diamonds can cut glass, and that's the reason why there are diamond-tipped saws used in quarrying and the like.

I don't see your point. Just because diamond is sharp doesn't mean it's good for armour.

I don't see jedis in lightarmours.

the reason diamond can cut glass is because it's super damn hard. I may have made that unclear in my post. sorry 'bout that.

[Putnam]

Yes, but that doesn't mean it's strong...

[Graknorke]

diamonds can cut glass, and that's the reason why there are diamond-tipped saws used in quarrying and the like.

I don't see your point. Just because diamond is sharp doesn't mean it's good for armour.

I don't see jedis in lightarmours.

the reason diamond can cut glass is because it's super damn hard. I may have made that unclear in my post. sorry 'bout that.

Hard != tough.
They're very different things, and diamond misses out on toughness, big time. Not to mention that because of its crystalline stricture, it fractures really easily in certain directions.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

now, a diamond-headed axe, that would be useful.

[Man of Paper]

I'd prefer metal edges for less complex upkeep of the weapon.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

but do they sever heads as cleanly?

[Man of Paper]

I dunno. This calls for a test.

[Putnam]

now, a diamond-headed axe, that would be useful.

Nope. Diamond is hard, not sharp.

[Absolute Niro]

An axe is basically a mace with an edge. Giving it a diamond head would make it more of a blunt weapon.