Guild Wars 2

Does everyone like glowing skins?

There are so many good looking armor with different fabric textures worked on… its a shame you need sunglasses to walk on LA nowadays…

What do you think of the way ANet is taking our outfits? Do you like all the glowing introduced?

In my opinion… its looking more and more like a cheap game. I prefer armors and weapons where you can distinguish leather and metal rather than floating crystals casting lightnings and flames.

I mean, does it really fits the concept art to see a ranger lvl 10 ranger with his hands dropping melted rock? seriously? Lava falling from his hands? Just my opinion, cast yours!

yes i agree. i’ve always thought this trend to more and more outlandish and flashy armors was a bad one. there is a lack of simplistic elegance

I prefer shiny effects. I don’t like anything that is bland and dark.

I really wish there were more armors like in Dark Souls.

everyone looks like a guardian..

its hard to see the classes now.. (mostly because of the new archievement armor)

Vol.5241:

I prefer shiny effects. I don’t like anything that is bland and dark.

With shine you mean that reflect lights or that casts its own light?

There is a HUGE difference between those 2.

I thought CoF (people on fire! lol) was an exception within their art… now im starting to get worried what kind of game is it going to be. The biggest asset GW2 has (for me at least) was their art. Which is being destroyed patch after patch. Warriors with fairy holographic wings its just to much to take hahaha

I think it would be nice to have a “hide armor and weapons FX” checkbox on options.

I hate the over the top and flashy skins, especially those with heavy particle effects. If I could turn of the nightime glow of my AC staff, I would; I like toned down designs. You can have ornate and elegant weapons and armor without resorting to particle effects, but it seems like most of the new skins follow the trend of more FX.

That said, I know that’s just my personal preference, and there’s a lot of people who like the glowy and flashy particle effects. I would really like the option to hide the armor and weapons FX, though, and to see more realistic designs.

For me depends more on whether they fit the character or not.

On my guardian I like the glowing gauntlets, since I do feel they fit him (also using the zephyrite wind helm on it). I use the guild weapons on him, though, which don’t have any glowy bit, because they fit his color scheme and general feel.

I also use the radiant gauntlets on my mesmer, buy again only because they fit him. On him I use the light heritage skins for armor, which are long sleeved and completely cover the glowing forearm sections (which woudln’t fit him at ALL), and make it look just like he had glowing gloves, which fit a mesmer ok. Also, since he’s a mesmer I try to make his weapons flamboyant enough, so he mainly uses the zephir weapons skins and the princess wand skin on his scepter.

On my warrior, on the other hand, I’m going with a “dragon warrior” look on him (mainly to fit the jade longbow and shield), dragon helmet and no glowy bits at all. Still a heavy work in progress, got him the CoF boots (because they look like claws) and probably will get the pants as well, but avoiding any of the pieces with flames on them. He’s mostly going to be glow free for the time being.

I like fairly toned down, detailed, elegant skins myself- if it has to have a glowy bit I try to limit it to fit a theme.

Looking around though, the over the top FX seems popular.

Some people have made really nice use of the more over the top skins but many just look live a super nova, with no rhyme or reason other than ALL the shiny.

Isn’t diversity wonderful

I’m not really a fan of the glowing effects on skins. Part of the reason is because so many people gravitate towards the few armors that have them (ooo shiny!) that everyone starts looking the same.

Edge.4180:

I’m not really a fan of the glowing effects on skins. Part of the reason is because so many people gravitate towards the few armors that have them (ooo shiny!) that everyone starts looking the same.

They do look all the same don’t they? It’s like they are trying to force that glowing piece to look good with a set that doesn’t match.

I still have a good laugh using “Water Bucket” against full CoF armor players.