speaking purely from a drawfag perspective:
closed can be cool, but it limits how personable the character can be, whereas an open helmet allows for a greater variety of expressions.
they both have their place, though. visored helmets are really cool for stoic characters and such.
You sure are stupid.
Well historically visored helms where for both protection and intimidation.
You would be better protected from arrows and the sight of an expressionless undying hulk of metal charging at you was known to cause men to panic.
While non visored helms where better for vision and breathing, men fighting in a full visored helm can sometimes panic and go into a frenzy themselves from breathing their own carbon dioxide in battles.
Continuing from what he said even though I'm not an artist, drawing a visored soldier will make him scarier and less sympathetic while a man with an open helm will look more human and and so less scary, which is better for a heroic type of charecter.
>16-17th century helmet made iconic by conquistadors
>lel fedora
Open a history book for once in your fucking life.
End yourself.
Although I did laugh *tips helmet rim*
I personally think they're also fun for the gentle giant type - guy's all big and scary in his armor, but he's being friendly to kids or animals or something. Could also be very expressive with his posture or gestures.
CAN'T SEE SHIT CAP'N
>no "blind samurai"-type characters that are knights that just can't see shit through their visor
Shit, new idea for a PC.
without a visor but with a face protection
Still seems like it would hard to breathe in. Especially once you're in the middle of battle.