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Gear853 · Apr 22, 2007, 12:31 AM // 00:31

...i like the female knight armour is better - and 15k knight armour for male. For the republic! hahaha

Vl Vl D · Apr 22, 2007, 05:18 AM // 05:18

Hey nice to see the 15k knights but they forgot to put in the ele armour that azura has pre ascalon

I know in the beta you could have it.

Symeon · Apr 22, 2007, 06:37 AM // 06:37

I think it looks awesome coloured white:

Reminds me a little bit of Justiciar Hablion

Shame about the stats though

We can only hope that someday ANet will make all armors insigniable.

Taala · Apr 22, 2007, 08:05 AM // 08:05

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Originally Posted by King Symeon

I think it looks awesome coloured white:

Certainly gives it a nice shinier look.

bam23 · Apr 22, 2007, 08:19 AM // 08:19

I think it's time they made all armors inscribable.

WinterSnowblind · Apr 22, 2007, 08:52 AM // 08:52

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Originally Posted by Bryant Again

Heh, it's just yellow.

Awesome, thanks. Keeps things easy.

Our Lady Of Health · Apr 23, 2007, 03:17 AM // 03:17

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Originally Posted by Chronos the Defiler

I know....they already have the armor, but nooo we arent good enough to have armor like that, they have to give us some !$@# version which looks like your in a cartoon.....

Tehy should have either

1.) Gave us the armor shown above....

2.) or gave us a "White Mantle Armor" set

I mean cmon...look at them side by side and the ornate knights armor Barradin is wearing is by far the winner.

lol, first time i went to Kryta and saw the white mantle armor, i wanted it so badly. searched forever for it only to find out it didnt exist...

MAKE US WHITE MANTLE ARMOR PLZ!!!

M1h4iL · Apr 23, 2007, 03:51 AM // 03:51

Nice armor, I like it.

Shmanka · Apr 23, 2007, 05:16 AM // 05:16

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Originally Posted by Our Lady Of Health

MAKE US WHITE MANTLE ARMOR PLZ!!!

Oh dude... that would be so funny lol. I would run around in that armor easy.

wilq · Apr 24, 2007, 01:59 PM // 13:59

I would get one for my female warrior in a heartbeat if it wasn't for lack of insignia...

Surena · Apr 24, 2007, 02:31 PM // 14:31

If Anet's bothered about NF sales, then put a waving NPC at Kamadan or Consulate Docks who changes your armour to isignia-ready.

I know it can't just be coded in 5 minutes (it shouldn't be too hard either) but releasing an armour set long after Nightfall with NO insignia slots is a bit harsh.

Dj Tano · Apr 24, 2007, 03:58 PM // 15:58

its sad that there are so many cool armors in guild wars, and we can only wear 30% of them...

redant751 · Apr 24, 2007, 04:48 PM // 16:48

Great now i have to get both male and female (I have two accounts),real nice armor, I like it.

Nexus Icon · Apr 24, 2007, 04:51 PM // 16:51

Gotta love the QA that let the male "Wonky crotch" slip through :|

Darksun · Apr 24, 2007, 05:01 PM // 17:01

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Originally Posted by Hyper Cutter

well, technically you ARE Mantle for a little while...

Yeah, but to have it permanently is like wearing a Shiro guild symbol, it represents something that most of the NPCs you work with are fighting against.
But to be clear, I think White Mantle plate is the coolest plate in the game.

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

Well....NPCs get better armor since they dont change armor sets. That and they need unique looks to stand out from players.

They are stuck to one set, so their UV mapping is a lot easier since theres no seams to map out.

This allows them to get "unique" looks that cannot be reproduced by our armors because our armors have SEAMS.

Look at the detailwork on hero armors. x.x

I think in order to get the detail we want, wed have to sacrifice being able to mix and match pieces.

This has nothing to do with it. If you've done any UV Mapping, you'd know that you're splitting up the texture many times anyways. There are seams all over the place. Having "sections" makes little to no difference. (especially when making a new group is a matter of selecting the tris on the hand an clicking "regroup")
You might have had a point if you were talking about, say, a lion (something that has an organic shape that can be done with wide, singular maps).

But Baradin has the exact same mesh as us. They have to split it in the same places, the UV looks identical. The "detail" on him is just a new map.(which is one of the reasons I am surprised they didn't just use his. it's just a new texture. that's it.) Apart from that, armor on characters like the White Mantle have so many separate parts (multiple lames & veneers that have to be broken up), that the work on that is even more complicated.