Shouldn't helmets protect from being instantly ko'd?

[Bombadil]

I was wearing a bomb helmet when I got hit by a guy wielding metal rods. Instantly ko'd and beaten to death. It was fucking bullshit. It even said that the helmet protected me from damage

[lumipharon]

afaikthe helmet needs to give a certain level of protection and above to protect from KO's. So the detective hat for example, is armored enough.

[Somejerk]

It prevents you from the Chaplain making you retarded. A thick book being slammed on your head does nothing but everything else can knock you out.

[Reimoo]

If we're talking about muh realism, the only thing a helmet (even the ones designed for combat) does is protect your skull from being smashed in. When someone swings at your head with a hammer, wearing a helmet grants you the luxury of having your head smack the sides of the helmet like a bell instead of being instantly killed.

[DemonFiren]

You gave me the most disconcertingly amusing mental imagery there.

[lumipharon]

Modern helmets mainly protect from shrapnel and shit. Shit's lethal as fuck son.

[cedarbridge]

Modern helmets mainly protect from shrapnel and shit. Shit's lethal as fuck son.

They also function to give projectiles something round and comparatively solid to graze off of that isn't your skull. They're not really designed to stop a direct shot to the dome.