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The 2014 What armor are you wearing poll


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What armor do you wear?  

43 members have voted

  1. 1. What helmet do you wear?

    • FX
      0
    • MRCE
      1
    • RT
      3
    • TM
      7
    • ATA
      10
    • RS
      4
    • AM/NE
      1
    • Other TE-derived (CAP, TMC, MTK, TE2, etc.)
      9
    • Other (non TE derived)
      0
    • AP
      8
    • CFO
      0
  2. 2. What armor do you wear?

    • FX
      5
    • RT
      1
    • TM
      8
    • ATA
      8
    • RS
      4
    • Other TE-derived (CAP, TMC, MTK, TE2, etc.)
      10
    • Other (non TE derived)
      3
    • AP
      4
    • CFO
      0


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The last time we did this was September 3rd, 2010. It's time to get new data. What we want to know is, what armor / helmet are you wearing?

This poll will run for 3 weeks.

FWIW, MEPD has historically had the lowest percentage of FX helmets Legion-wide. I suspect we'll see the same this year :)

Lastly - possible to make this a sticky for the poll duration?

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It would be under TE-derived. We didn't split AP out last time, as we had just TE-HIPS and TE-ABS. Should we break it out this time, you reckon, or keep it with TE-derived like MTK, TE, TE2, CAP? Usually those percentages weren't big enough to break out.

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I'd stick MFX in the Other (non TE) as it's such small numbers these days, it's not worth breaking out. VT goes to TE-other.

The main focus of the poll wasn't to get every possible armor maker on there, our main goal was to firstly identify the numbers of FX out there, as there is now a discussion to remove the FX helmet from 501st standards moving forward and also in that FX is a touchpoint for many older members. Secondly is to see what else people use in major groups.

If we have a high percentage in TE-Other, then it would be great evidence that we need to refine this further, however past polls haven't suggested we should.

Does this make sense?

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Submitted my vote...

Just feel a bit sad that TE2 was included in "other TE" and still ATA has it's own option.

I understand that today, there are way more ATA than TE2.

Just seems sad to me that such an iconic armor and maker are now second to a (or many) recast.

Not trying to start a discussion here by the way.

Saludos.

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How do you mean - TE2 is there in other TE?

That precisely. That both ata and te2 are te derived, ata being far down on the lineage tree, and yet ATA is popular enough to have its own option.

Nothing agains the poll, Paul.

Just a thought on the current state of the hobby and availability of armor. I guess I am too attached to my TE2 armor. And still have a lot of respect for Tony.

I just think it is sad that te2 armor does not hold anymore the special spot it used to have.

No one to blame cough cough (except recasters) cough cough.

;)

Saludos.

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  • 3 weeks later...
For those that are curious...


** *****************

FX Helmet %


Legion-Wide

August 2010: 27% of respondents

March 2014: 15% of respondents


FISD

August 2010: 9% of respondents

March 2014: 5% of respondents


MEPD

August 2010: 2% of respondents

March 2014: 0% of respondents


** *****************

FX Armor %


Legion-Wide

August 2010: 47% of respondents

March 2014: 34% of respondents


FISD

August 2010: 24% of respondents

March 2014: 12% of respondents


MEPD

August 2010: 36% of respondents

March 2014: 13% of respondents


Conclusions:

1. In the past 4 years, % sporting FX helmets has fallen in half across all boards.

2. % sporting FX armor ha also fallen significantly in the detachments, but also across the Legion

2. For all people claim FISD is elitist, FX percentages on MEPD are even smaller than FISD.

3. FX armor is worn at most by 34% of Legion respondents, and can no longer be called the backbone of the Legion by any stretch of the imagination.

4. FX helmets are used even less. Zero on MEPD, and at most 15% in the Legion.


I think it's fair to say that the FX helmet is dead, but the armor still has some life left in it.
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