Guild Wars 2

Lol, I read stop making skritts.

I’m assuming you’re talking about the new armor sets, and if so, I don’t understand the complaint seeing as all 3 sets DO have pants (well, the light one on females is a bit iffy, but the rest definitely do). Sure, they have a “skirt” cape type thing in the back (I’m sure there’s an actual term for this, but I don’t know what it is) but they have pants as well.

Electro.4173:

I’m assuming you’re talking about the new armor sets, and if so, I don’t understand the complaint seeing as all 3 sets DO have pants (well, the light one on females is a bit iffy, but the rest definitely do). Sure, they have a “skirt” cape type thing in the back (I’m sure there’s an actual term for this, but I don’t know what it is) but they have pants as well.

The term is “butt-cape”. You’re welcome.

But one shoulder must be larger than the other. While we’re at it, could we stop it with the dangly tassel things between the legs?

Where are all the medium and heavy skirts that are not cash shop items? We need MORE not less skirts…

Yes, let’s have more aggressive styled armor sets that strike fear in our enemy’s heart and admiration from our comrades!

In all seriousness, I’ve noticed the same thing, so I agree with the OP. Please, ANet, stop designing everything with a skirt…especially heavy armor!

azzy.6485:

Where are all the medium and heavy skirts that are not cash shop items? We need MORE not less skirts…

your playing a different game?

Look in the wardrobe and like 90% from all the heavy pants are skirts or indeed butt-capes..

Those heavy WVW pants looks nice.. make some more of that.

The new armor skins are butt-ugly in my opinion HOWEVER…

People have been complaining about getting new skins on new stat armor added to the game and here it is…….and still not satisfied.

The game needs fewer:

• long skirts
• trenchcoats

It needs more:

• miniskirts
• functional armor

That is all.

The last thing a game containing Masquerade Armor needs is more mini skirts.

You know what would be great? Something that would make my character look like the Mistress. That would be fabulous.

Yeah….how about you throw some of those pretty skirts out for asuras….I need more dress options. While we’re at it, my female asura wants her butterflies. Obviously butterflies are wasted on human females.

nicknamenick.2437:

azzy.6485:

Where are all the medium and heavy skirts that are not cash shop items? We need MORE not less skirts…

your playing a different game?

Look in the wardrobe and like 90% from all the heavy pants are skirts or indeed butt-capes..

Those heavy WVW pants looks nice.. make some more of that.

yep, you are definitely playing a different game then me – 90% of all non-gem store medium/heavy armor are pants or pants underneath medium to long skirts, not (above knee) skirts. maybe I should call them mini skirts, better?

nicknamenick.2437:

give us more PANTS!!

PANTS!!!!!! light medium AND HEAVY!!! MORE PANTS!!!

NOT SKIRTS!!

AND MORE EQUAL SHOULDERS

Thats all i ask..

Thank you

If you mean symmetrical shoulder pieces, then yes, I want more armor that has symmetry and not asymmetry.

Yes, it just doesn’t work when it looks like they’d trip over the drapes they claim to be clothes. Even if magic.

I completely agree: stop with the skirt-over-pants or trenchcoats already! And I’m talking about for women as well as men. I would like all of my characters to be able to have just pants please. There is not one single example of just pants for light armor (not harem pants or tights). And there are only 2 examples of just pants in medium armor.

And I agree about the shoulders also.

Jaggedrain.6923:

The last thing a game containing Masquerade Armor needs is more mini skirts.

There’s no miniskirt in Masquerade armor.

If you want a miniskirt, there’s Acolyte armor and not all that much else (maybe Magician or Temple armor). Which is ironic because that’s the starter armor and I’m still wearing it at level 80 on multiple characters.

Yeah, not all long skirts are prudish, but that doesn’t make them any less of a long skirt.

So yeah, we need more miniskirts. At least in the light armor category.

All I want is pants! A decent pair of pants!
(Seriously.)

What the hell… the game LACKS them.

Seriously you whining people won’t be satisfied until everyone is a grey, neutered blob wearing pants.

To be fair there plenty of medium pants, but there is only one chest piece that is not a coat and that is the new PvP armour.

nicknamenick.2437:

AND MORE EQUAL SHOULDERS

Commands the Pact; slew Zhaitan; saved the entire world.

Can’t afford to buy matching pauldrons.

For shame, Tyria, for shame.

The game needs more skirts and full length dresses. The only thing I’ve found to come close is the ancestor set you buy with gems.

I want more anime hair styles while we’re at it too.

Keneth.6490:

There’s no miniskirt in Masquerade armor.

HAHAHAHAHAHA
That’s because it doesn’t have a skirt at the front.

I want more long skirts.

I’ll add in what others have said on both accounts. Stop with this butt-cape bullkitten and give us sets that have just pants, and sets that are just skirts. There are a lot of potentially nice skirts in game, but they look like they’ve been shredded or torn in bizarre or dumb places.

And stop with the trench coats. Seriously, is the team in charge of making armor all a bunch of gothic teenagers?

I was so excited for the new armour sets and I really loved the detailing in the boots, legs, shoulders and gloves…but why did yo have to ruin it with dat nasty coat? Can we please just move away from these trench coat designs? Wth with the helm as well. Why do medium and light helm look like they were just copied and pasted, while heavies get a brand spanking new one?

Pants would be 2 confusing 4 new players

I’ve been asking for pants without skirts. dresses or butt capes over them since launch. It’s a pity that, unless you wear medium armor and can find a top that’s not a coat, pants without a skirt/cape are a vanishing breed. It’s a pity. I hate to make the comparison but there was a much better balance of pants v. skirts in the original game.

I think they have some sort of rule about showing T but no A. Because there are plenty of tight fitting woman’s tops, but all almost all the outfits go out of their way to hide the butt.

I like most of the armor designs they come up with.
But I will agree that the Butt-Capes gotta go.

Any design ideas? Links to photos, youtube?

The new noble dress (human female) animates nicely – e.g., jump, stomp.

Butt-capes are ok but now we need something different.

Also, many armor/clothes would need retouching: some looks outdated graphicswise. Yet again Skyrim is a good example: players are retouching armors and do it very well.

You want to know why they always use buttcapes, skirts, and trench coats so much? Because it gives them design real estate in which they have room to add in differentiating patterns and details. The argument could be made that the Anet art team relies too much on having that additional space, but there really is only so much you can do with a pair of pants.

I agree, but i notice many people dont understand what he means.

He means essentially, any outfit that creates a skirt after the waist.

he doesnt mean what we think of as skirts today. (usually what women wear, no pants)
but closer to “: the part of a dress, coat, etc., that hangs from the waist down”

put it like this on male or female charachter, how often could you see their pants pockets(if they had some)

I get the overall feeling that the people in charge of armor/costume design have a distaste for butts (in pants). Sometimes it seems they go out of the way not to show it.

Yojimaru.4980:

You want to know why they always use buttcapes, skirts, and trench coats so much? Because it gives them design real estate in which they have room to add in differentiating patterns and details. The argument could be made that the Anet art team relies too much on having that additional space, but there really is only so much you can do with a pair of pants.

That hasn’t stopped them making a ton of them for the human medium weight.

phys.7689:

I agree, but i notice many people dont understand what he means.

He means essentially, any outfit that creates a skirt after the waist.

he doesnt mean what we think of as skirts today. (usually what women wear, no pants)
but closer to “: the part of a dress, coat, etc., that hangs from the waist down”

put it like this on male or female charachter, how often could you see their pants pockets(if they had some)

I get the overall feeling that the people in charge of armor/costume design have a distaste for butts (in pants). Sometimes it seems they go out of the way not to show it.

I think it’s an attempt to differentiate profession looks through armor. Human medium has lots of actual pants, while human light literally doesn’t have a single pair (gypsy doesn’t count!).
Personally, I find the armor selection for light human atrocious and this is a big part of the reason.

no one listened to me so i emprovized

Palador.2170:

All I want is pants! A decent pair of pants!
(Seriously.)

I remember an older MMO seemed to suffer a similar problem -

http://machall.com/view.php?date=2004-06-28

Jaggedrain.6923:

Keneth.6490:

There’s no miniskirt in Masquerade armor.

HAHAHAHAHAHA
That’s because it doesn’t have a skirt at the front.

It’s a curtain tucked into a diaper. I don’t think it belongs in a discussion about skirts AT ALL.

YES to:

Matching (and proportionate!) pauldrons
More PROPER long skirts
More PROPER mini skirts
More NORMAL pants for light sets
Practical armour

Lady Elvea.2847:

[…]
YES to:

Matching (and proportionate!) pauldrons
More PROPER long skirts
More PROPER mini skirts <—
More NORMAL pants for light sets
Practical armour <—

What?
In wich case could ANY miniskirt be practical at all?

phys.7689:

I get the overall feeling that the people in charge of armor/costume design have a distaste for butts (in pants). Sometimes it seems they go out of the way not to show it.

I doubt that. Why? Because the female light Embroidered pants are not only low enough to warrant buttcrack view (not kidding), they actually feature a see through cloth panel to further enhance the freaking view.

My Ele wore this for a while because the front looked pretty neat in her outfit of choice. Once I realised I was instead constantly confronted with crackview during normal play it went straight into the bin. It couldn’t be unseen, so argh!

Kveldulf.7605:

Lady Elvea.2847:

[…]
YES to:

Matching (and proportionate!) pauldrons
More PROPER long skirts
More PROPER mini skirts <—
More NORMAL pants for light sets
Practical armour <—

What?
In wich case could ANY miniskirt be practical at all?

I never said all of this had to be part of one single set.

More variety of options in general would be appreciated… and to answer your question, at least in a miniskirt your character won’t have to worry about tripping on it mid-combat. >.>

Palador.2170:

All I want is pants! A decent pair of pants!
(Seriously.)

If we could only mix heavy and medium .. that would fix it, since heavy has the
butcape always at the pants, while medium always has the trenchoat on the
chest piece but has a lot of pants.

But yeah .. please less butt-capes and trenchcoats.

Sube Dai.8496:

To be fair there plenty of medium pants, but there is only one chest piece that is not a coat and that is the new PvP armour.

No .. we have duelist armor and krytan + strider from the shop .. so .. yay

Lady Elvea.2847:

Kveldulf.7605:

Lady Elvea.2847:

[…]
YES to:

Matching (and proportionate!) pauldrons
More PROPER long skirts
More PROPER mini skirts <—
More NORMAL pants for light sets
Practical armour <—

What?
In wich case could ANY miniskirt be practical at all?

I never said all of this had to be part of one single set.

More variety of options in general would be appreciated… and to answer your question, at least in a miniskirt your character won’t have to worry about tripping on it mid-combat. >.>

Hahaha…got your point ^^
And I was just confused by your list

While we’re at it, my ranger would like an actual blouse. Not some weird half shirt or quarter shirt, but a blouse. A pair of flats would be nice too. Not sandals mind you, but flats.

Lady Elvea.2847:

YES to:

Matching (and proportionate!) pauldrons
More PROPER long skirts
More PROPER mini skirts
More NORMAL pants for light sets
Practical armour

This. So much this. All of this.

vana.5467:

Yojimaru.4980:

You want to know why they always use buttcapes, skirts, and trench coats so much? Because it gives them design real estate in which they have room to add in differentiating patterns and details. The argument could be made that the Anet art team relies too much on having that additional space, but there really is only so much you can do with a pair of pants.

That hasn’t stopped them making a ton of them for the human medium weight.

Those pants look so similar though, there really isn’t much of a difference in many of them. This is tolerated since the coats mostly hide them.

I’d like more skirts and the shorter the better please!

Asura have 2 skirts in game. They need more! Seriously.

Wanderer.3248:

I think they have some sort of rule about showing T but no A. Because there are plenty of tight fitting woman’s tops, but all almost all the outfits go out of their way to hide the butt.

Asura females have nothing to hide.

Which, unfortunately, is probably why so often they are forced into wearing male armor that would appear different on females of other (ex: human) races.

Lady Elvea.2847:

Jaggedrain.6923:

Keneth.6490:

There’s no miniskirt in Masquerade armor.

HAHAHAHAHAHA
That’s because it doesn’t have a skirt at the front.

It’s a curtain tucked into a diaper. I don’t think it belongs in a discussion about skirts AT ALL.

That’s possibly the best description I have ever read of the Masquerade armor

totally agreed. The fashion design team is horrid. Anet, please take a look at this and maybe you will learn a thing or two about fashion design: http://img0.mmo.mmo4arab.com/news/2011/01/31/tera/castanic_s10.jpg