With the todays outfit release, I feel there is nothing I want cosmetically out of the gemstore except for the earliest outfits; pirate outfit being one that I own. It’s cute & practical.
Aesthetically, GW2 is leaning further away from it’s original identity it feels like to me.
From a semi-Edwardian/ Medieval fantasy clash to now a sci-fi tech savy feel that doesn’t really seem right. It could fit well, but doesn’t & it for me atleast, starts at the outfits & weapons. So yes, it’s all about cosmetics in this post.
The new outfits from Balthazar & up to now, feel cheap & tacky & as if they belong in Wildstar or some other MMO that’s sci-fi related. The details seem lackluster because the focus is on how shiny things are now. (Did I mention how stiff the outfits are? they barely move is there is any length to it, much like the newer hairstyles)
Basically, more outfits like the wedding attire that are race based &re practical to gw2’s races individually.
TL-DR, designers seem out of touch with GW2 aesthetic. More practical/ racial outfits, no more cheaply sci-fi tech ones.
Are we playing the same game? Or have you never played Asura? Like, right out of the gate you are dealing with AI rebellion. Also we have tanks, airships and huge laser cannons to shoot dragons with.
Outfit is perfectly in line with asura aesthetics. Discussion on “lameness” of recent designs is a bit different topic, but I can easily recall people crying about clipping issues, trench coats and buttcapes, so there’s your answer why some of them are made stiff.
You should take a look at the guild wars costumes. Most of those weren’t “practical” either. When they discussed outfits for this game they said they would be highly stylized.
Are we playing the same game? Or have you never played Asura? Like, right out of the gate you are dealing with AI rebellion. Also we have tanks, airships and huge laser cannons to shoot dragons with.
Outfit is perfectly in line with asura aesthetics. Discussion on “lameness” of recent designs is a bit different topic, but I can easily recall people crying about clipping issues, trench coats and buttcapes, so there’s your answer why some of them are made stiff.
I meant more racially practical outfits, like the wedding attire how they’re diverse but practical to their race.
I posted this half asleep thinking this was the best post ever lol
There is elegance in simplicity. Practical does not have to mean doesn’t look good. Good looking does not have to mean extravagantly ornate, covered in spikes and other … protuberances, or even just too kitten big.
While I believe some of the outfits have gone overboard in terms of details and graphics to almost rival the flashiest armor in the game, the newest outfit like others have said really fits the asura feel. While I would prefer some more medieval style outfits and armor akin to gw1, the digital style fits in its own way as well. I dont particularly like it, so i ignore it and not buy it. simple.
‘Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.’
are you saying only certain races should have access to certain outfits? that would make sense and I would not mind that but a ton of ppl would cry about it and it would ultimately hurt anets bottom line, so… yeah outfits are a source of income and so limiting them makes no sense from a business perspective.
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