Guild Wars 2

We just need them …. please add ?

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BRUTALSWORD.7608:

We just need them …. please add ?

^i would love a nice black cloak

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Add, for what? Guild logo’s. We already have Guild weapon and armor skins, + banners.

But adding cloaks and capes, the devs will have to remodel ALL armors to compensate for a cape or cloak, then add animation on top of that. Then redo the long hair and dresses/robes animation. So these animations match the cape or cloak animations in sync. Imagine 100 players in WvW with all these new animations. You think you got some lag now when there are a numbers of things going on, on your screen.

runescape has capes. im sure it could be done. I havnt seen any armors that capes couldnt work with. As for wvw, they could just auto hide them, idc. Just want a cape.

drifter.8453:

Add, for what? Guild logo’s. We already have Guild weapon and armor skins, + banners.

But adding cloaks and capes, the devs will have to remodel ALL armors to compensate for a cape or cloak, then add animation on top of that. Then redo the long hair and dresses/robes animation. So these animations match the cape or cloak animations in sync. Imagine 100 players in WvW with all these new animations. You think you got some lag now when there are a numbers of things going on, on your screen.

You make it sound as if everything in this game doesn’t already clip really badly. Capes would barely hurt the game at all.

Can I bump this? Please? The back slots we have don’t even show the (awkward) items we put in them anyway. We’ve got the PhysX, now we need some flair to show it off!

this game only needs some good capes to be perfect. Anet please listen to us

I think it would be a great addition to the game. It was a major feature in GW1 and the game already has the back function. I for one would love to have a cape, but I would also like to see capes with designs other than the guild logo aswell. It will bring a more personalized and customizable character. Plus guild armor and weapon skins are limited and kinda ugly in my opinion, and the emblem is small and doesn’t really catch the eye. Guild capes or wearable guild banners would be a awesome addition to the game.

Guild armors should be marketed better. I think people who want capes, either don’t know about guild armors, either they don’t like the current mechanic of transmutation.

Please read my other thread for a suggestion on this matter
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Guild-Armor-Skin-slot/first#post1080766

Here is the example. Every guild member can customize the colors of the armor as they see fit not like in GW1 where only the guild leader could color the cape.
In here the guild leader(s) can modify the emblem.
Also, please notice the guild axes having the same emblem.

Ronah.2869:

Guild armors should be marketed better. I think people who want capes, either don’t know about guild armors, either they don’t like the current mechanic of transmutation.

Please read my other thread for a suggestion on this matter
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Guild-Armor-Skin-slot/first#post1080766

Here is the example. Every guild member can customize the colors of the armor as they see fit not like in GW1 where only the guild leader could color the cape.
In here the guild leader(s) can modify the emblem.
Also, please notice the guild axes having the same emblem.

The guild armor isn’t all that great….i want a cape because its a cape…i could care less if the cape had my guild emblem on it

Every game has a cape/cloak. And I dont want a cape for guild emblem or anything, just the looks and such.

Sqwyt.5731:

Every game has a cape/cloak.

This is such an uninspired answer. You know, “every” game has mounts, health and mana potions, buy to win cash shops, etc. Why its only the capes that you stopped upon? The looks? I bet you don’t imagine the amount of work to be done to animate a cape for combat for all races/professions/armors in a game like GW2. You think they will do that only for the looks with no other purpose? Keep on dreaming, if that makes you happy.

They could be a back item with stats, like the ascended gear or the event items. I think it’d be cool to have cases.

Guys. One word. Clipping.
Two more. A LOT.

Capes won’t be compatible with most of the armors in the game. Cape on Heavy Orr Armor? It already have a cape-like raggs. Come, on. I would look awful. You all know it.

And No, not every game has capes. That’s just stupid statement.

Ok.

The reason why they do not have capes:

Charr.

Their tails jet right out their back, and if there was capes the tails stick out in the middle.

The only solution, a cut in the middle of the capes for Charr or really short capes for them.

Little Red Riding Hood has also a cape & a tail. Should work.

Maybe a split cape is the way to go…

Baby cape would look darn silly on a big Charr

Every game that has capes has 95% of the population asking, “can everyone please turn their capes off to reduce lag”. No thanks. We’ve enough issues with culling, imagine having to draw capes in too.

Why are so many people against this? Is it really that bad to have capes in a game? Who cares about the clipping….have you ever seen a sword, axe, hammer, greatsword on a asuran? i bet you haven’t cause it clips right into the little guys…stop using this clipping excuse. Also some of you are saying it’s to much work for Anet? Have you not seen the game they have produced for us? I think if they could get a cape in guild wars 1 it wouldn’t be all that hard for them….every other piece of event armor they come out with has to be worked on just as well. So stop using this excuse also….and for you trolls telling the guy that every game has a cape is a stupid statement….just lay off you negative nancys everyone has used the WELL EVERYONE HAS THIS OR THAT excuse in their life time, silly trolls.

Even DAOC had capes and that’s the oldest game ever… surely it wouldn’t be that hard.

Casey.9687:

So stop using this excuse also….and for you trolls telling the guy that every game has a cape is a stupid statement….just lay off you negative nancys everyone has used the WELL EVERYONE HAS THIS OR THAT excuse in their life time, silly trolls.

Pretty harsh to call me a troll.
If your statement is true, you’re a should be called a troll too, ’cause you want capes just because you want.

I don’t want capes, because they would look ugly on most armors, In My Opinion.
It’s hard to decipher what you wrote, but you seem to have some pretension of me saying that argument “All games have it, we should to!” is stupid. Maybe I was too harsh, but still it’s really naive argument. I was mererly saying, that not every, let’s precise, Fantasy MMO has capes.

The only reason GW2 doesn’t have capes is because ANet can’t work around clipping issues. However, if you wanted a different way to represent your guild (especially in a battle), you could maybe push for sashimono. You could maybe get several styles: the vertical rectangle, horizontal rectangle, or even pennant flag style options.

Marcusdeblack.2307:

Casey.9687:

So stop using this excuse also….and for you trolls telling the guy that every game has a cape is a stupid statement….just lay off you negative nancys everyone has used the WELL EVERYONE HAS THIS OR THAT excuse in their life time, silly trolls.

Pretty harsh to call me a troll.
If your statement is true, you’re a should be called a troll too, ’cause you want capes just because you want.

I don’t want capes, because they would look ugly on most armors, In My Opinion.
It’s hard to decipher what you wrote, but you seem to have some pretension of me saying that argument “All games have it, we should to!” is stupid. Maybe I was too harsh, but still it’s really naive argument. I was mererly saying, that not every, let’s precise, Fantasy MMO has capes.

I was talking about sqwt when I spoke of “All games have it, we should to!” My comments weren’t directed at you. My apologies if you got this mixed up. I understand alot of people think they are ugly and alot think its cool, that why it would be an option to have the cape on. I think the tier 3 armor for asuran is ugly but I see other people wearing it, that’s their choice.

Don’t understand why people think clipping is an issue….have you not see all the other armors and weapons that clip horribly? Just try to equip a 1 handed weapon on asuran and you will see.

Swagg.9236:

The only reason GW2 doesn’t have capes is because ANet can’t work around clipping issues. However, if you wanted a different way to represent your guild (especially in a battle), you could maybe push for sashimono. You could maybe get several styles: the vertical rectangle, horizontal rectangle, or even pennant flag style options.

YES! I had this very same idea. this would be a very good way to rep a guild and what not. I had plans to draw up some concept art for new back armor and post something like this in the suggestion or art section but you pretty much took care of it here.I would love to see something like this in the near future.

No no no no no lol … the best thing they ever did in GW1 was add the ability to hide cloaks, I will be happy to never see them in GW2 :P

Much of the armor, weapons, and hairstyles already clip badly, and I can only see myself wearing a guild cloak. I’m not even sure if they have those. But more back slots would be nice. Visible quivers for us rangers maybe? =)

Kalipsan.2073:

Much of the armor, weapons, and hairstyles already clip badly, and I can only see myself wearing a guild cloak. I’m not even sure if they have those. But more back slots would be nice. Visible quivers for us archers maybe? =)

Visible quivers are already in game

Scroll down on this page :

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Vial_of_Condensed_Mists_Essence

to see the quivers available.

BRUTALSWORD.7608:

We just need them …. please add ?

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Meh i miss my backpacks from LOTRO there were tons

Nashaan.3160:

Kalipsan.2073:

Much of the armor, weapons, and hairstyles already clip badly, and I can only see myself wearing a guild cloak. I’m not even sure if they have those. But more back slots would be nice. Visible quivers for us archers maybe? =)

Visible quivers are already in game

Scroll down on this page :

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Vial_of_Condensed_Mists_Essence

to see the quivers available.

Holy cow those are expensive to make!

Perhaps a cape/cloak could be used in town? or as part of town clothing?

Perhaps there are just new styles of armor for the Medium class that include a cape attachment to them. This way they don’t have to deal with clipping on all armors because it would only be on this specific armor set. And it gives the medium armor class a bit more variety (seeing as the medium armor class is the most diversified class wise, but the least diversified armor wise).

Hm I was kinda wondering about Capes for the longest time when I started playing because of the back attachment that stay’s empty for the longest till you got a back plate from a story line mission. Then I started looking for capes and wondered why there wasn’t any, as I wanted one to finish my Elementalist character looks off based from the Anime character Lina Inverse from Slayers.

A while back when the game launched I was one of the ones asking for more clothing, and one of the things I asked for was multiple backpacks. I meant I they should be cosmetic ones kinda like the one we got for wintersday because the cost of those ones from fractals is just out of this world especially since again the only number used was 250 once again. It’s amazing those things cost so much with such low stats.

/Edna (no capes rant) from The Incredibles movie is what this thread reminds me of.

i think it’s difficult for some players to render effects and other players in game already. having more stuff that moves on characters or in the world will make it worse. the only option it seems is to get the Guild armor skins for 1 gold each.

players can already see guild tags, isn’t that enough?

I agree. We need capes/cloaks. I don’t think it would be as difficult as someone previously made it sound. Just add them in the game puh leeezz!
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h413/Baktwerel/capes_1.png
Here is a great start for ideas on models/types.

I say yes to Capes, or better add guild armor for leggings that have a tabard dropdown.

I think that capes is something that must be added to this game. But… We need to have a planty of them, short, long, scarf only. Becose a lot of armor is clipping. So we have to have oportunity to choose one that match to our armor without this annoying issue. And yes, i would be glad to have scarf on my thief ; ) Like in GW2 art. (or maybe just add some head piece’s or shoulders that looks like scarf/capes etc?) (Sorry for my english ; x i hope You can undertsand me)

PLEASE no sashimono. They are the most laughable and awkward-looking armor pieces I’ve ever seen that were actually used in battle. I’ll give credit to the suggester, it is a creative alternative to capes, but…please…don’t put them in the game.

Capes similar to GW’s would be nice, provided they are dye-able per character.

drifter.8453:

Add, for what? Guild logo’s. We already have Guild weapon and armor skins, + banners.

But adding cloaks and capes, the devs will have to remodel ALL armors to compensate for a cape or cloak, then add animation on top of that. Then redo the long hair and dresses/robes animation. So these animations match the cape or cloak animations in sync. Imagine 100 players in WvW with all these new animations. You think you got some lag now when there are a numbers of things going on, on your screen.

Nothing of this is true. They dont need to change anything, just edit animation of GW1 cape, which was fitting all armors, and if u worry for coat+cloak that would be even more awesome to have. + How on earth do you see from which guild is you’re friend do you play full zoom in ?? Capes would give meaning to the guild, to show who you represent, Removing awesome features from GUILDWARS1 is epic fail!

Anet, re-think the guild wars 1, maybe u will find many solutions.

EDIT: for those who don’t want capes, have option to hide it, problem solved!