Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160419024928/@comment-24534644-20160426175831

I mean, it's not like physical armor is useless. If Aura fails, it's additional protection. But considering that in officially sanctioned fights, you're DQed once your Aura drops into the red anyways, if you're in a position where your Aura won't protect you, physical armor likely won't help much. It's possible that in RWBY, most attacks (both from other Hunters and from Grimm) are on a scale that's so strong to the point where actual plate armor and such is rendered somewhat obsolete, only slowing the wearer down more than anything. Would explain why there are girls running around in "combat skirts" and Jaune is just wearing a couple metal plates over a standard hoody.