Any reason to not wear your helmet?

[FrostDust]

It used to be that wearing your helmet would make you use your suit's oxygen even if there was another oxygen source, which gave you a reason to take off your helmet if it wasn't needed. In the current version, your suit will use prefer to use the O2 from a vehicle, base, or planet, even if you have your helmet on. While helps players avoid situations like suffocating inside your suit on the surface of Akua, it also means there's no benefit to choosing to not wear your helmet, aside from looking at your character's face. Am I missing something, or is the ability to take off your helmet totally pointless?

[gigastephan]

When you on Akua (or another invornment with breathable air) you don´t use any oxigen (O2)
from you char.

[FrostDust]

Originally posted by gigastephan:

When you on Akua (or another invornment with breathable air) you don´t use any oxigen (O2)
from you char.

This is incorrect for the current version, 7.1.1. Go to Akua, wear your helmet, and go outside, your O2 does not go down at all.

[gigastephan]

Originally posted by FrostDust:

Originally posted by gigastephan:

When you on Akua (or another invornment with breathable air) you don´t use any oxigen (O2)
from you char.

This is incorrect for the current version, 7.1.1. Go to Akua, wear your helmet, and go outside, your O2 does not go down at all.

Really ?!? I´m don´t notice it (it must be a new thing), because I´m normaly put the helm off
when I can (breath without helm) ! (Sorry, when I make a false comment !!!)

[scottster858]

It has been this way since v.6. I started when v.6 was just released, and did not even know I could remove my helmet. I never used suit oxygen until I swam or finally went to space. I actually read on teh forums about using the helmet and realized it used to be you had to manually take it off when the air is breathable.