Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-44048057-20191006204514

Ok not sure if this topic has been discussed before but it's bugged me for awhile now and I'd like to see if others have had this thought too. Why don't the demigods use optimized weapons and armor?

Demigods have been facing the EXACT same monsters for thousands of years, yet in the books they're still using traditional Hoplite armor mostly and weapons run the gambit of traditional Greek weapons. Children of Athena and Hephaestus would've gotten together and made optimized weapons and armor long, LONG before the books happen, even tactics would probably be fairly standard at that point for most engagements. This doesn't even take into account that demigods have come from cultures in history that have significant advances in weapons and armor technology that would've been incorporated and improved on. Basically everyone would have the same armaments which would probably be a spear as a main weapon, sword as a secondary, dagger as backup, and shield if they're limited to non modern weapons, though this could probably differ but generally monsters aren't in armor so those weapons would be pretty effective I think.

Before anyone says 'well light armor is better because it's not as heavy or restrictive' that argument is inaccurate and totally false, there's videos of dudes in full medieval armor doing cartwheels and climbing rock walls. Magically making armor lighter and the fact that demigods are physically superior to humans makes weight a non-issue. Would you rather face a hellhound with a spear and full body armor or very light to no armor with a dagger? Plus it could have an enchantment like Anaklusmos to be stored in say, the Camp necklace so it's always ready to be used at a moment's notice.

Any ideas on why the books ignore this? Besides having the Greek look I can't think of a logical reason a warrior race with highly intelligent and skilled people would still use weapon and armor designs from the Bronze age, completely ignoring any advancements made.  