Guild Wars 2

Lunar Sunset.8742:

Charming Rogue.8071:

I would sell my firstborn for this armor piece:
http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/9451224BG24.png

It’s too good of an armor set that most people’s eye would explode, hence why anet has yet to release it.

I honestly don’t understand their train of thought here. They want NPC’s to be unique so they give them armor and hairstyles players can’t have. Who plays this game to look at NPC’s!? Has anyone ever said, “Ohh, the NPC’s are so unique in this game! It’s great!”

Granted, we got Kasmeer’s and Braham’s armors (and hairstyle) as gemstore additions. Maybe someday they will squeeze some money out of us by adding the Anise set as well.

smekras.8203:

girlfriend is going to kill me if i don’t ask

where is that in game? (even if not available, that blows out of the water pretty much every piece of light armour they have released so far)

Countess Anise wears an altered version of the first one (she has different leggings) while the second one can be seen around Divinity’s Reach. And in case anyone is wondering they were supposed to be worn by our character too : in the mesmer preview video you can see one wearing the the first one.

Why we don’t have it though ? Not a single word on it.

Call me weired, I like them :P

Traveller.7496:

I honestly don’t understand their train of thought here. They want NPC’s to be unique so they give them armor and hairstyles players can’t have. Who plays this game to look at NPC’s!? Has anyone ever said, “Ohh, the NPC’s are so unique in this game! It’s great!”

Granted, we got Kasmeer’s and Braham’s armors (and hairstyle) as gemstore additions. Maybe someday they will squeeze some money out of us by adding the Anise set as well.

When that day comes I’ll be shoving $10-$20 into their hands.

I actually like the new armor sets, they look so awesome when you dye them celestial/abyss, but the biggest problem for me is that i have a max everything female norn (max weight/height) and the light armor has MAJOR CLIPPING ISSUES at her posterior, i just wish this could be fixed before the armors enter the game :/ (the skirt is clipping badly).

Even Primeval Armor set looks better – and only costs 500 gems / 25G.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i138/dogboyinu/Guild%20Wars%202/Satsuki_Rin.png

Anyone think that maybe different stat combos will have different looks?!

No offense to Kristin and her team, but too much going on on those armors. If anything, I would trans the stats to previous skins.

This is not the armor I would expect to see from ArenaNet.

All respects to people who like the skins. Hopefully future skins will have a darker tone, medieval, norse, etc. (my preference)
Even more out of the box would be early Native Indians light/medium skins. But this reminds me of the late renaissance era of europe, especially spain.

This would fit the Minstrel though

I am terrified to see how bad this will look on charr

I think I made them look good

http://imgur.com/a/GidVN#0

Auesis.7301:

I think I made them look good

http://imgur.com/a/GidVN#0

That..Actually looks cool.

haviz.1340:

Ascended armour should be invisible to human eye because after you ascend you have no need for clothes.

Hahaha… Yes… the Emperor’s new clothes would be better than any one of these armor sets.

It’s all repeats of previous heavy armor with more scrolls and curlicues. This designer got totally away from the names of the armor (heavy, medium, light) and their relationship to the materials they’re made from.

Light armor… airy, gossamer, silk, satin, lace, cotton lawn, merino wool with lines that flow with the fabrics.
Medium armor… nature, natural materials, leather, patent leather, alligator, fur, feathers, plant fiber like rayon.
Heavy armor… metals, industrial, plate, chainmail that moves, chains…

and, of course, incorporate accents of materials from the other types into each… but JUST accents…

for starters.

I’ll put as much effort into getting them as they do into making them.

Harper.4173:

Anyone think that maybe different stat combos will have different looks?!

I hope so, but unfortunately when you preview them the pieces aren’t from the same stat sets yet they go with each other too well for different sets to exists.

Antara.3189:

All respects to people who like the skins. Hopefully future skins will have a darker tone, medieval, norse, etc. (my preference)
Even more out of the box would be early Native Indians light/medium skins. But this reminds me of the late renaissance era of europe, especially spain.

It’s not the theme or whether it has too much going on or not (although in some cases it’s part of the problem). It’s the number of layers, the turtle necks, the lack of femininity for female armors (I’m not asking for for a plungin low cut or a mini skirt, but this http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/e/e5/Elementalist_Elite_Canthan_armor_f.jpg looks better)…and on the other end : my guardian will now have very long legs, too bad he’s going to appear kind of out of shape. Oh and the thing in the middle of the legs…they won’t look worse without it.
However, the male light set isn’t bad. Except for the turtle neck.

All of the sets are nasty and probably the worst looking armor sets in the game imo.
I will not craft them just like I haven’t crafted any ascended weapons.
Gear treadmill is in full force now.
I am thinking that they made them hideous on purpose so that people would purchase transmutation stones with gems.
Playing less and less and looking for new games to invest in….

Harper.4173:

Anyone think that maybe different stat combos will have different looks?!

No. They haven’t yet. Why would they start now?

I actually like the light and medium, especially the medium. They are different than most sets, yes, and that is exactly what is interesting. No I do not want another circus/moulin rouge skirt (have enough of those) and no I do not want another trenchcoat (have enough of those too). Granted, some pieces are not to my liking (mostly shoulders and boots) but some pieces are very much to my liking. I always mix sets anyway and I am sure there will be suitable choices for these pieces in the already existing sets.
I also think that because there is a lot of detail, the sets are very sensitive to color choices which might explain why they look so hideous in some cases.

Cant see anything interesting in the heavy armour though, it seems way too bulky.

Silver.3284:

No I do not want another circus/moulin rouge skirt

The mens version of light armor is very circusy

Auesis.7301:

I think I made them look good

http://imgur.com/a/GidVN#0

Again.

Silver.3284:

I actually like the light and medium, especially the medium.

And again on human/norn females.

champ.7021:

Silver.3284:

No I do not want another circus/moulin rouge skirt

The mens version of light armor is very circusy

Possibly – I did not look at male. I was mostly referring to the Phoenix legs with their lingerie (added to the starter armour, various conjurer, even temple armour) that really look a lot more like a Moulin Rouge show than this one. For this one, it seems to me at least to be possible to make it look a bit more battle relevant, and up to now there is only vigil in this style.

Silver.3284:

I actually like the light and medium, especially the medium.

And again on human/norn females.[/quote]

I do not have asura or charr, especially charr, cant stand them regardless of the armour they wear, so cant say. Aside of that, the issue of clipping on these races and of armour generally being a bit silly on them is not the same as to whether these sets are good. It is a different thing to say “OMG, this armour is terrible” and a different thing to say “Fix the bloody armours on charr/asura”. It is not just this one, it is all of them almost and all need to be attended to and modified for the other races.

who designed those ? what happened to anets artists ?
i hope those models are not final, there are lvl 20-ish armor sets that look better.

Silver.3284:

I do not have asura or charr, especially charr, cant stand them regardless of the armour they wear, so cant say. Aside of that, the issue of clipping on these races and of armour generally being a bit silly on them is not the same as to whether these sets are good. It is a different thing to say “OMG, this armour is terrible” and a different thing to say “Fix the bloody armours on charr/asura”. It is not just this one, it is all of them almost and all need to be attended to and modified for the other races.

Oh definitely. I still think the helms look a bit ridiculous, but I’m impressed with how good the armour can look with the right dyes. Still terribly disappointed in how horribly they fit the non-human models though.

http://imgur.com/68rjWrn&3kiVKGi&0SiLqeb

I mean, who really thought that face bucket was a good idea?

I was super excited when they first announced ascended armor…now I could care less. Here’s to hoping these may be gem store sets. Not holding my breath though…

These so called ascended armours look awful, I’m sorry but there it is. For all the grind that supposedly was never meant to be in the game you get something that looks crap, and no where near as good as say Cultural armours.

They need to start thinking about proper content, not this living story nonsense, ok thats for another thread but how about an epic quest that rewards completion with a guaranteed ascended armour piece, and one that looks nice!

The armours should have some animations or something to distinguish it more than other armours as well. So many other games offer awesome armour/costumes for characters but so few in GW2 are any good.

Contest!

I dare anyone make Heavy Armor look good on a big norn (biggest body type) looked from the back.

Rules:

a) Norn – Tall big big boddy
b) Has to be looked from behind (yeah that part where they forgot to complete the armor and its all pijamas).

This are among ugliest and most repugnant armor pieces yet. This is a disaster!
I would rather drown myself in a pile of kitten then wear some of those pieces.
I’m super disappointed in that design.

I expected new armors to look more like this (my warr):

The new ascended armors look fugly. They have no excuse whatsoever.

Nick.6972:

Even Primeval Armor set looks better – and only costs 500 gems / 25G.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i138/dogboyinu/Guild%20Wars%202/Satsuki_Rin.png

Ofc primeval set looks better, it’s actually one of the best looking heavy armors in game.

Hanzlo.3148:

This are among ugliest and most repugnant armor pieces yet. This is a disaster!
I would rather drown myself in a pile of kitten then wear some of those pieces.
I’m super disappointed in that design.

I expected new armors to look more like this (my warr):

that helm looks crazy cool with the juggernaut

They should have made an Ascended version specifically for each race – sort of like an Ascended cultural armor- since we know that designing armors with a certain race in mind (in this case it would appear to be humans) just ends up with sets that just don’t look right on others. The armors wouldn’t need to be exclusive for each race. Just that they are designed with the respective race in mind.

Novum.2395:

Auesis.7301:

I think I made them look good

http://imgur.com/a/GidVN#0

That..Actually looks cool.

The female armor is already decent enough – the male armor is where the problems are

It is really annoying that a lot of female armor is very sleek, detailed but in a more cohesive manner, and has long flowing lines; but the male armor is not really…

They really should let folks who find men attractive design male armor, because right now it’s pretty clear that whoever is designing puts in the effort on making women look hot, and men, not so much.

Sylv.5324:

It is really annoying that a lot of female armor is very sleek, detailed but in a more cohesive manner, and has long flowing lines; but the male armor is not really…

They really should let folks who find men attractive design male armor, because right now it’s pretty clear that whoever is designing puts in the effort on making women look hot, and men, not so much.

I had the completely opposite impression, to be honest. I think they’re catering to girls’ tastes when it comes to male armour lately, and that’s why a lot of guys aren’t liking it. I personally find the light set fabulous (and hilarious). The medium one? Hot. And I’ve always liked ceremonial armour. :]

This is just my opinion of course. It would be nice if other people realized that their opinion is not absolute, either.

Anyway. I do not see such a huge difference.

Personally, I am disappointed with the medium. It looks alright in general and I can see the appeal it might have for some. But good god I wouldn’t let my ranger be caught dead in that. If only there were a wider variety to cater to more tastes. Suppose I’m still stuck in the same chest piece I’ve been wearing for a year.

I dunno where I stand on it really. My main concern is if this is the last tier. I want zero level cap increases, and I want this to be the final tier of armor. Put in Legendary if you want because it will have the same stats as ascended, but please make this the final ceiling.

I think I may be the few that actually like the new sets. They aren’t spectacular in anyway but I do think they have potential for mixing with previous armor sets. I particularly like the Heavy set the only thing I would change on it is the “Pointed” tip of the boots.

Ugh, armour in this game is getting as bad as it is in SWTOR.

No no no. This can’t be true. It’s an inside joke made by Anet, the true ascended armors will be glorious and epic.

Xomic.5792:

Ugh, armour in this game is getting as bad as it is in SWTOR.

Whoa whoa whoa.
Its bad, but not THAT bad…yet. some gear looks nice…

Mesket.5728:

Contest!

I dare anyone make Heavy Armor look good on a big norn (biggest body type) looked from the back.

Rules:

a) Norn – Tall big big boddy
b) Has to be looked from behind (yeah that part where they forgot to complete the armor and its all pijamas).

Any heavy armor? Or ascended?

man those helmets are ugly but gloves and boots are really good.

Serophous.9085:

Mesket.5728:

Contest!

I dare anyone make Heavy Armor look good on a big norn (biggest body type) looked from the back.

Rules:

a) Norn – Tall big big boddy
b) Has to be looked from behind (yeah that part where they forgot to complete the armor and its all pijamas).

Any heavy armor? Or ascended?

ascended of course

(ps. its a tricky contest as heavy armor don’t have armor on most the back, check it yourself on any big character, norn or char)

I just want ascended armor to be attainable outside of crafting, I think the crafting thing is a lazy design approach. I would rather do actual entertaining content and attain ascended gear than sit at a crafting station, and spend weeks upon weeks getting materials for a piece…Too boring and grindy. Bring back the old philosophy that made this game popular initially, because this approach is the polar opposite of what this game was promised to be, and originally was.

I primarily WvW, and do the living world dungeons or stories. I know that a massive portion of the games populous is basically the same way at this point, so it really only makes sense that they would be made attainable through these methods in addition to the dead-end crafting method.

Shanna.4762:

I just want ascended armor to be attainable outside of crafting, I think the crafting thing is a lazy design approach. I would rather do actual entertaining content and attain ascended gear than sit at a crafting station, and spend weeks upon weeks getting materials for a piece…Too boring and grindy. Bring back the old philosophy that made this game popular initially, because this approach is the polar opposite of what this game was promised to be, and originally was.

I primarily WvW, and do the living world dungeons or stories. I know that a massive portion of the games populous is basically the same way at this point, so it really only makes sense that they would be made attainable through these methods in addition to the dead-end crafting method.

Someone did ping a Zojja’s Armor Box which gives 1 armor piece with zerker stats that will be in the armor update. But you have to be amazingly lucky to get one from champ loot/fractals. I find crafting extremely annoying as well and it’s not really worth the time/effort.

Anet needs a new designers team. When it comes to fashion, they are really behind, shallow in creativity. Anet, look at TERA online and learn a thing or two.

Heavy armor is a joke, what is so hard about designing armor that makes warriors and guardians look like knights????

Anet needs to higher this guy: http://www.theroundtablet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/holy-knight-dragon-rider.jpg

I want my guardian to look powerful, not like he belongs in a circus.

Hanzlo.3148:

This are among ugliest and most repugnant armor pieces yet. This is a disaster!
I would rather drown myself in a pile of kitten then wear some of those pieces.
I’m super disappointed in that design.

I expected new armors to look more like this (my warr):

That is one ugly set of armor you got there XD

Once again i would like to praise Anet for the upcoming armor design, it looks pretty normal and usable but complex and detailed enough to make it impressive(unlike the magical kitten that screenshot has going for, legendaries=ugliest weapons in the game for starters) you look like some fairy more than a warrior!

We got very different tastes here : P but dont get me wrong ofcourse they can improve ascended armor for races like charr.

Btw remove bloodlust stat buff anet!

Aza.2105:

Heavy armor is a joke, what is so hard about designing armor that makes warriors and guardians look like knights????

Anet needs to higher this guy: http://www.theroundtablet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/holy-knight-dragon-rider.jpg

I want my guardian to look powerful, not like he belongs in a circus.

And again that armor looks terrible, wth is up with tastes these days, is everyone on these forums after some over the top ugly as crap generic anime type armor? Armor that has no actuall use nor you could move your body correctly?! The armor you linked really does not fit the feel of guild wars <.< The armor you LINKED would make you look like part of circus more than the light armor ascended set for male characters.

And guardians could use armor that make them look like knights, Warriors should get armor that make them look like mercenaries

The set as whole seems underwhelming. But, personally, I feel it is better to use those individual pieces to mix and match with other armor, because some of them looks good alone. Then, put the right set of dyes! bam!

ArchonWing.9480:

I’ll put as much effort into getting them as they do into making them.

Same here, if i wanted to look like crap in my games i’d get them, but luckily i do not, time for a new Armor creator i think.

Vomits (ascended armors)