Guild Wars 2

I believe the current preview system is much too basic and lacking. Currently, you can preview:

-Any types of armor for your character specifically: light, medium, and heavy.
-One weapon, stowed/wielded (or weapon only)
-Dyes with limited customizations

What it doesn’t let you preview:
-Gender-fitted armor. This would allow you to look at the armor/weapons on the opposite gender since it’s clear they do not wear the same models. (Make-up kit allows you to view only your current armor/weapons on opposite gender)
-Different Physiques. Unbeknownst to some, physique actually has a very noticeable effect on how armor is worn.
-Race-fitted armor. Different races wear armor/weapons differently as well.
-Off-hand weapons.
-Specific dye slots. (like that in the Hero Dyes panel).

Currently, the only way of doing the things I listed above is to make and fit a new character. Don’t like the how the armor fits on that certain physique? You’ll have to delete the character and make a new one. Don’t like how it fits the gender? Same situation. What about race? Yup.

Anet made a revolutionary move with the Wardrobe system, supporting the fact that aesthetics takes no small part in the game. But there seems to be a discrepancy between the preview system and the wardrobe system in the hero panel. They both have the same purpose, but they both lack features that the other has.

I believe that a major update such as this would be largely beneficial to the game., and can evolve beyond the current preview system. Thoughts?

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The preview screen has always been badly lacking
Want to test different dye colors on that potential armor purchase that happens to look horrible with your current dye scheme?
Have to look up each color in the TP to preview (or keep a spare bottle on hand)

Definitely interested in seeing it expanded with more robust features

ScribeTheMad.7614:

The preview screen has always been badly lacking
Want to test different dye colors on that potential armor purchase that happens to look horrible with your current dye scheme?
Have to look up each color in the TP to preview (or keep a spare bottle on hand)

Definitely interested in seeing it expanded with more robust features

Yes! Exactly! I have to do this every single time I do a preview, even with dyes that I already own because the color dye doesn’t match the way I want it to. The wardrobe system allows this, but the preview doesn’t and this is a problem that should be fixed.

True, so what if they rolled the preview screen into the wardrobe screen?

So when you hit Preview you see it like anything else in the wardrobe screen (just can’t apply if its not unlocked) where those other features worked?

Although the wardrobe screen is much larger, obstructs more stuff while trying to hit “Preview” on a full set of stuff I guess.

This. We need this.

Its nice to see something the community ALL wants

I generally just look at a wiki gallery.

bexbz.1905:

I generally just look at a wiki gallery.

The wiki gallery works sure but the preview system exists for a reason: to mix and match armor, dyes, and weapons to your personal character’s physique and gender. The wardrobe and preview system just needs to be merged, along with the suggestions I posted above (allowing gender/race/physique change previews among other things) to create a new, shiny useful system that capitalizes on the enormous possibilities of character personalization that GW2 has.

I might add that they should make the preview window larger. There are often times items/characters that can’t completely fit. This is especially true for Norn/Charr.

The other change that needs to happen is that characters should change into “battle stance” when “Show equipped” is checked. This way you can see what your character would actually look like with the weapon out, and you don’t get greatswords that are halfway into the ground because your character is standing in the default position.

I’m hungry so I hope that made sense :P