Guild Wars 2

So I’ve been scanning through the gem store and gear skins a fair bit lately. Particularly, outfits. I’ve noticed some common things that strike me as odd:

1. Antlers. SO many headpieces – especially in outfits – have horns/spikes/antlers/feathers on the head. Some examples:
- The Champion of Tyria outfit. This is the one that really got me thinking. It’s such a strange design with those things sticking out the top. It’s clearly not practical…and they hardly seem decorative. Just…odd.
- Exemplar Attire’s mask has a bit of a horn sticking up. Not the worst though. I just turn off the helm on mine.
- Nature’s Oath is covered in antlers so I do at least understand their use here. Still, I turn off the helmet on mine.
- Brahm’s Wolfblood Outfit doesn’t have horns so much as tusks. I’m not a fan.
- Dwayna’s Regalia has GIANT feathers sticking out. I dislike this less than other designs, but I’m still not a fan.
- I don’t know what that is on the Winter Solstice Outfit…but it’s sure something.
- The Harbinger of Mordremoth Outfit speaks for itself. Yikes!
- The Scallywag Helm isn’t exactly a horn or anything as much as…what? I think I might have seen that design on some herbivorous dinosaur in the past?
- The Triumphant warhelm goes horizonal with its design. Careful not to tip over!
- Berserker’s Helm. It doesn’t even fit the preview window! XD

2. Faces. Some weapons do this too, but faces/heads on your armor.
- The Champion of Tyria pops up again. Is…is that a baby’s face on your shoulder? O_o’
- Sentinel Outfit. ALMOST one of my favorites…but for birds. They’re all over. I don’t mind the one on the helmet so much, but the shoulders…and the hands. It just seems silly. Why? Why are they there?
- The light bladed armor set
- The houndskin mantle
- The seer’s mantle
- The Ambrosial Chef’s backpack. It’s a bull’s face…sticking out of your back. Mouth open comically…and breathing fire.
- Lava Skull backpack.

Those are just SOME examples too. I’m sure there are plenty more in both categories. I just don’t understand who these are for. I find them rather off-putting…but that’s just my sense of aesthetics. I’m curious what others think. Do these items have fans out there? Are there other gear themes that seem off-putting to you?

Finally, right off the bat, I would like to request: DO NOT insult anyone else based on their tastes (or really, based on anything).

EDIT: Formatting

Blame the standard of excessive pointy bits set by other MMORPGs. The measure of how good a player you are (aka, how much time you wasted farming high end armor) is reflected in the amount and degree of “flourish” in the armor design.

Really, though, why the faces? And why right on the pelvis, Daydreamer?
Sovereign skins were weapons with faces. Why?
Is there something about Dwayna or Melandru that compels faces on things? Can they communicate with their followers without emoji clothing? :\