As you can see, the female FoW helm has no protection near their face, while the males do. Is there some weird notion that enemies will not smash their faces in because they look oh so pretty? Or is it just that male warriors have bad breath? I've never liked the female FoW helm, but I have always loved the male counterpart. So my request is to stop being sexist, and give them equal rights.
Theres nothing very feminine about the male FoW helmet...i think the lack of the mouth guard looks much better on female helmets (except plate of course)
Wouldn't worry too much about realism in this game. After all, seen the Gladiator sets? That's a much reduced amount of metal and it's somehow more effective against physical attacks than someone encased in 10 tonnes of metal platemail.....
I think female warrior fissure is "perfect". While the male version is out of balance with the huge chest peice. I also think that the female helm looks really good.
I doubt it would be easy to actually hear a male warrior yell or talk with his mouth covered like that.