Does wearing more armor affect archery accuracy

[catindabox]

I find it strange that wearing a full suit of knight's armor seems to not affect my archery. Also, it seems one shouldn't be able to use a bow if they are wearing a gauntlet, and it should require a specific skill to equip a shield a bow at the same time. Perhaps called "Watchman" or something.

[littlesake]

no...

[Chroniver]

Why though? The gauntlet is just a leather glove with metal armor on it. The game also correctly applies strength to bows. Perhaps wearing all that ♥♥♥♥ isn't 100% realistic, but then the game really isn't pure realism any way you look at it.

[catindabox]

Originally posted by Chroniver:

Why though? The gauntlet is just a leather glove with metal armor on it. The game also correctly applies strength to bows. Perhaps wearing all that ♥♥♥♥ isn't 100% realistic, but then the game really isn't pure realism any way you look at it.

Maybe it could still be used, but it doesn't seem like having a bulky metal gauntlet on would make your archery any more smooth.

[littlesake]

the thing is you kinda have to wear gloves to draw the bow otherwise the bow string can hurt your fingers...

at least I use finger taps...

[CloudSeeker]

Why should using gloves affect your accuracy? In archery you shouldn't actually hold the bow in a firm grip, that is a beginners mistakes as most beginners have a dead mans grip on the bow. That cause instability with the bow which cause inaccuracy. There is a reason why Olympic archers let their bows fall down after a shot.