If you want to play hero.

[Daemonkid 493]

When playing hero and you have to get close to someone, and don't want to run the risk of being Mike Tyson'd. I recommend keeping a Motorcycle helmet on you at all times. Break it out when you have to get close, or just wear one all the time. Won't save you from any form of real melee weapon though. But we all know not to let anyone with a weapon close, haha.

 

[Dchil 829]

I'd rather use a ballistic helmet, it gives the same protection (i think) and you can take a mosin to the head without dying.

[Korsbaek 1778]

I'd rather use a ballistic helmet, it gives the same protection (i think) and you can take a mosin to the head without dying.

 

Only at long range though.

[Daemonkid 493]

Ballistic helmet does not provide the same protection as the Moto helm from punches. Your face is uncovered, and a few well placed punches will bring you down. Tested it extensively. Punches exclusively. Was doing a bunch of tests with the both of them, and I personally feel the moto helm is the best thing to have if you have to get close, and don't want to run the risk of being punched at all.

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 Tested it extensively.

...only a "feeling" or a "fact"?

 

Wiki: The motobike helmet is a good alternative to the ballistic helmet, but is meant more for one-time use. Motobike helmets are designed to collapse in such a way that a single accident renders it unusable, whereas ballistic helmets are meant to take repeated abuse and damage before failing.

[Daemonkid 493]

Considering my buddy punched me for 3 continuous mins with no bleeding or damage to myself. Then we broke out the Combat Helm, and fell unconscious after 4-5 direct hits to the face from the punches.

We then tested the Moto helm with other melee weapons. The wrench knocked me out 1 hit, and ruined the helm. We tried the bat, and that took 2 strikes to knock me out, and ruin the helmet. We did the same for the Combat helm. Punches to the back and side did nothing, but punches straight to the exposed face (Even with a gasmask) will bring you down. While the helm to the side took 2 wrench hits before being ruined, and 4 good swings of the bat (Since that bat fking sucks) to knock me out. 

Edited January 18, 2014 by Daemonkid

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Thanks for posting the test run.

[Window Licker 504]

Any axe testing or small arms?

[Daemonkid 493]

I didn't bother testing the axe, because I knew it would end up with me dead.(The wrench knocked me out 1 hit, from pristine to ruined. We were testing mainly blunt force) Nor did we try fire arms on the motor. 

But, we did test the combat helms ability prior with .45, and .357. At about 15-20 meters the with the combat helmet, a .45 knocked me out, and ruined the helmet and caused bleeding, but not death. 

 

The .357 from the same range was an instant execution.