Guild Wars 2

I know I’m not alone in being frustrated with the new trend of ANet releasing select armor skins only in the gem store or, even worse, making gemstore outfits the new trend to replace creative, piece-by-piece armor skins altogether. The Silverwastes was a nice change with the addition of a new armor set, and I’m more than happy with it only being available to those who finish the quests and the living story. This is a nice step to take away from outfits, and I hope ANet sticks with it. Piece by piece armor provides variation and custom appearances that outfits can’t.

What I don’t see them changing is the creativity of the armor. I’m sick of any medium armor character being stuck in a trenchcoat and pants, regardless of gender (with possibly one or two very costly Tier 2 or 3 Racial Armor exceptions). Where did the variety of GW1 go? Even if ANet can’t find the time to think of new concepts, I’d at least settle for a re-hash of the old. The Elite Kurzick and Vabbian female mesmer armor sets (Elite Kurz: “http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Mesmer_Elite_Kurzick_armor_f.jpg”, Vabbian: “wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Mesmer_Vabbian_armor”) were always favorites of mine, and rangers in GW1 could actually choose if they wanted pants, a skirt, or a trenchcoat (“http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Ranger_armor”).

I’m tired of my characters looking like leather blobs and, it might sound petty, but I’m tired of ugly armor pieces too. I know ANet can do better. I’ve seen it in GW1. Why can’t they step up the game, or at least match it, in GW2?

Christina.7926:

I know I’m not alone in being frustrated with the new trend of ANet releasing select armor skins only in the gem store or, even worse, making gemstore outfits the new trend to replace creative, piece-by-piece armor skins altogether. The Silverwastes was a nice change with the addition of a new armor set, and I’m more than happy with it only being available to those who finish the quests and the living story. This is a nice step to take away from outfits, and I hope ANet sticks with it. Piece by piece armor provides variation and custom appearances that outfits can’t.

What I don’t see them changing is the creativity of the armor. I’m sick of any medium armor character being stuck in a trenchcoat and pants, regardless of gender (with possibly one or two very costly Tier 2 or 3 Racial Armor exceptions). Where did the variety of GW1 go? Even if ANet can’t find the time to think of new concepts, I’d at least settle for a re-hash of the old. The Elite Kurzick and Vabbian female mesmer armor sets (Elite Kurz: “http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Mesmer_Elite_Kurzick_armor_f.jpg”, Vabbian: “wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Mesmer_Vabbian_armor”) were always favorites of mine, and rangers in GW1 could actually choose if they wanted pants, a skirt, or a trenchcoat (“http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Ranger_armor”).

I’m tired of my characters looking like leather blobs and, it might sound petty, but I’m tired of ugly armor pieces too. I know ANet can do better. I’ve seen it in GW1. Why can’t they step up the game, or at least match it, in GW2?

I completely agree. Especially about trends like trenchcoats. And I would like my Mesmer to have some pants please. And more light armor choices for my Sylvari that don’t make her look like a little girl.

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EDIT: But I agree that we need more armor variety ;D

ask me as a charr player. You didnt experience horror till you tried to make a charr engineer that does not look like a tent that decided to become sentient, arm itself with a rifle and went on an adventure. There are what? 3 medium classes that are as different as it can get if it comes to means of fighting and style and what do we get to represent the class? More trench coats then all the matrix movies combined. Also already saw the (probably) next medium armor that gets added.. guess what it is. If you said a coat then congratulations! You win another one!

Basaltface.2786:

ask me as a charr player. You didnt experience horror till you tried to make a charr engineer that does not look like a tent that decided to become sentient, arm itself with a rifle and went on an adventure.

Wait, wasn’t that a Monty Python skit?

Silalus.8760:

Basaltface.2786:

ask me as a charr player. You didnt experience horror till you tried to make a charr engineer that does not look like a tent that decided to become sentient, arm itself with a rifle and went on an adventure.

Wait, wasn’t that a Monty Python skit?

i wouldnt be surprised if it was XD

outfits needs to unlock the outfit and armor pieces skin for that outfit like when you get magnus eye patch it unlocks for each armor class. this way you can choose to use the outfit tby it self and nto worry much. or fine tune them with armor skins. and you would probly sell more outfits AND more armor skin switch money things or what ever the hellt hey are.

Xaton.1902:

outfits needs to unlock the outfit and armor pieces skin for that outfit like when you get magnus eye patch it unlocks for each armor class. this way you can choose to use the outfit tby it self and nto worry much. or fine tune them with armor skins. and you would probly sell more outfits AND more armor skin switch money things or what ever the hellt hey are.

or atleast getting sold side by side with a skin pack of the outfit, want the outfit? Buy the outfit. Want the skins? Buy the skin pack and done

We’ve been asking since launch for the Dev’s to give up on the ridiculous idea of having profession and armor weight “looks”. Just like we’ve been asking them to get rid of hobo sacks. NO ONE, even in sPvP, is using them as visual cues for fighting. Unless they completely delete Asura’s from the game, since they are the size of a tic tac on screen, their concept of visual cues is utterly flawed.

So dev’s, I know you made non interchangeable meshes for each armor weight. We all realize how hosed the future of customization in the game is because of it. Outfit’s are your intermediate solution but, we should have a long term plan of merging all skins really. As outfit’s are not even close to as good as mix and match armor skins. The dyeable channel’s of outfits alone is far too limited.

You already created have enough skins, you just have to recreate and reintroduce them across each weight in the game. Seriously, do we have to necro the mix and match thread from earlier in the year?

There gw1 ranger armours were no better, everyone was complaining about butt capes then too.

They need to get some leather vests\chest pieces in the game for medium.