“We’ve always intended to create outfits for male and female characters that are appealing and attractive without making our players feel uncomfortable about what their character or other player-characters are wearing.”
~ lead character artist Aaron Coberly
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-10-guild-wars-2-armour-sexy-by-designMassive uncomfortable feels here:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Winged_armor_human_female_front.jpg
vs
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Winged_armor_human_male_front.jpghttps://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Exalted_armor_human_female_front.jpg
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Exalted_armor_human_female_back.jpg
vs
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Exalted_armor_human_male_front.jpg
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Exalted_armor_human_male_back.jpgAnd my personal favorites:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/0/06/Seer_armor_human_female_front.jpg
vs
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/6/61/Seer_armor_human_male_front.jpghttps://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/d/db/Witch%27s_Outfit.jpg
“Studio has regularly conversations about differences between male and female armors. Things like skimpy male armors are being discussed.”
~ source: http://dulfy.net/2016/03/05/gw2-reddit-developer-ama-summary/Yay, a step in the right direction:
http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gw2-mistward-revenant-heavy-armor-male.jpg
but then Envoy Armor:
http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gw2-envoy-armor-light-female.jpg
http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gw2-envoy-armor-light-male.jpgSo, no. No more accepting this. Give us female players what you give male players. No discussion is needed for what should be a given: gender equality.
Not asking to stop making skimpy armor for female characters, but add elegant and kitten light armor with pants so that I can run around in more than underwear and a glorified bra. Add kitten light armor for male characters that doesn’t cover them from neck to toe like a prude.
The post following the one I linked here had this reaction:
“BTW: Could the guy on right have been more gay (gayer?)? lol”
Exactly the kind of reaction that will never go away until gender equality becomes the norm. Progress has to be pioneered so stop being stagnant and change for the better.
And it is overdue, just look at some of the threads on the issue:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1przjt/why_the_lack_of_skimpy_male_armour/
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Sexy-male-armor/
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Sexier-armor-for-males
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Monotonous-male-armor
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Lack-of-skimpy-male-clothing
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Opinion-equality-needed-more-revealing-male-light-armorThis is how it’s done:
There is plenty of tasteful sensual male armor out there. Some examples:
http://maxheartflan.tumblr.com/post/36765810052
http://maxheartflan.tumblr.com/post/31794522942
http://maxheartflan.tumblr.com/post/94417999320from Guild Wars 1…
https://wiki.guildwars.com/images/2/22/Ritualist_Seitung_armor_m.jpg
https://wiki.guildwars.com/images/1/1b/Ritualist_Vabbian_armor_m.jpg
https://wiki.guildwars.com/images/c/c7/Ritualist_Asuran_armor_m.jpg
https://wiki.guildwars.com/images/4/44/Paragon_Sunspear_armor_m.jpg
https://wiki.guildwars.com/images/a/a4/Paragon_Primeval_armor_m.jpg
https://wiki.guildwars.com/images/b/bd/Paragon_Elite_Sunspear_armor_m.jpg
https://wiki.guildwars.com/images/3/37/Paragon_Deldrimor_armor_m.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/roxSC2r.jpg
~source: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/172455/improving-on-eso-s04e05-festivals-calender-skimpy-armor-traps-puzzles-and-racial-walkinghttp://elektrik-eel.tumblr.com/post/72075027520/oh-my-god-i-nearly-forgot-about-
xadrian-wow-good
http://elektrik-eel.tumblr.com/post/50771414759/for-those-of-you-who-think-kittenty-male-armor
straight to the point! thanks for the awesome comment!