Talk:Tallboys/@comment-87.252.227.100-20140405002316/@comment-16533050-20140405091843

Practicality-wise, it's probably a matter of weight and physics. That much metal, in addition to the metal suit the guards wear, would probably render it impractical to have them on such long, thin legs. The weight would be too much, and the legs either would collapse or be so unbalanced as to make walking difficult at best.

Game-wise, its basically an additional defense to whittle down as opposed to having unbreakable iron/steel - thus making for a more balanced gameplay.