Curse

tommarrow · Feb 02, 2007, 06:26 PM // 18:26

We can change our armor and weapons why can't we just change our hair style and/or color. The name and face should not be changeable.

Lonesamurai · Feb 02, 2007, 06:30 PM // 18:30

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Originally Posted by tommarrow

We can change our armor and weapons why can't we just change our hair style and/or color. The name and face should not be changeable.

beards and moustaches?

noocoo · Feb 02, 2007, 06:56 PM // 18:56

Hear that? Anet!

Go putting this stuff on ingame store and its profitable.
Go Go Move Move.

Tingi · Feb 02, 2007, 07:08 PM // 19:08

This should be free...not some stingy way of anet making money. I wouldn't pay bollocks for it.

Sir Skullcrasher · Feb 02, 2007, 07:10 PM // 19:10

Another way for A-Net to make money.

Bryant Again · Feb 02, 2007, 07:14 PM // 19:14

On the subject of hairdressers...

I'm positive I've seen only three people disagreeing with this (out of the, what, 10,000?)

Fluffyx · Feb 02, 2007, 07:20 PM // 19:20

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Originally Posted by johnactor

I know it's been done to death with the 'why can't we do (the above)' but I don't know if anyone's logged how keen some people are to spend money to make this happen, and enough money that it would discourage the people looking to do it for nefarious reasons.

Why would I pay so much? The name of my character was a joke, and he was the first I created, I want to improve both as I play him all the time, and am exploring the complete game with him all the time, he's really my only character I care about the reputation of, and so incredibly valuable to me. I spend hundreds and hundreds of hours and still have so much more to do with him, over future updates etc. I'd like just once to change him for the future.

Anyway, delete thread as you see fit, hopefully someone at ANET will consider how lucrative this could be, and how important it is I get that it shouldn't be exploited, hence my willingness to pay some decent cash to do it.

Adrian

I think a name change is out of the question. Though I could see a hair stylist and other appearance changes. I also doubt that proportions on your character would be up for change. Honestly a hairstylist would be enough to keep me happy, even if I had to pay 5-10k per alteration.

brennerv · Feb 02, 2007, 07:29 PM // 19:29

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Originally Posted by Esprit

I wouldn't pay $30 for ascetics.

I would never pay $30 for ascetics. I might pay for aesthetics though.

I agree with some prior posters that 10 bucks is the right price point. I think that would still be too high if it was a one-shot deal, but at the same time I wouldn't want certain people able to change their names every 2 hours. Maybe it could be a kit, 10 bucks for 5 uses of an "Identity Changer" kit.

If you like to play GW you should WANT TO HELP ANET ADD REVENUE, because that's the only reason this game exists. Especially something like this or the extra character slot that is completely unnecessary and opting to not take part does not handicap your characters (as does not having one of the chapters).

Feminist Terrorist · Feb 02, 2007, 07:36 PM // 19:36

I would love to change my ele's appearance. I'd like to change her hair color, but it's mostly the face I don't like anymore, and that's Anet's fault. They changed it. It was fine before.

Skawtt · Feb 02, 2007, 07:44 PM // 19:44

Id be happy with paying a npc stylist 2k or even 5k to change my characters looks around. Have a window pop up similar to the guild cape one.

Tempy · Feb 02, 2007, 07:57 PM // 19:57

Maybe to fix this with every new chapter you link, you should get a chance to use the styles...and when making a chara I think you should be able to use ANY of the style/faces available for the games you have linked.

trobinson97 · Feb 02, 2007, 08:50 PM // 20:50

I would absolutely spend hundred of my in game gold stash of 10k on this feature.

thunderpower · Feb 03, 2007, 12:08 AM // 00:08

Rofl. The only one concerned about the looks (face/hair) is usually the owner.
Except that pirate warrior and some odd looking toons I really dont look at anything.

Anyway, the body is the same for all toons, and the face is so hard to observe, no1 really looks at ur toons face

I think Anet should add custom bodies: like big boobs, small boobs, etc

Samuel Dravis · Feb 03, 2007, 01:21 AM // 01:21

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Originally Posted by thunderpower

Rofl. The only one concerned about the looks (face/hair) is usually the owner.
Except that pirate warrior and some odd looking toons I really dont look at anything.

Anyway, the body is the same for all toons, and the face is so hard to observe, no1 really looks at ur toons face

Yeah, I agree about that. I hardly ever look at another character closely, except if I want to see thier armor.

Hairstylists etc are fine, but name changing, if it's implimented, should be restricted or have an extremely high cost. Names are the only thing that identify you in GW, so it should be very hard to change.

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I think Anet should add custom bodies: like big boobs, small boobs, etc

I notice your character name. Not a bad suggestion!

¿Evan¿ · Feb 03, 2007, 01:52 AM // 01:52

Gold sink: Plastic Surgery NPC

rohara · Feb 03, 2007, 03:54 AM // 03:54

i wouldn't pay real $$$ to change my name/appearance, but i'd be happy to spend in-game gold on it. the dumbstuck, botox-esque look of perpetual surprise on my ele's face is starting to bug me

and my warrior looks stoned.

an NPC would be nice, or just add an NPC to the next dragon festival/wintersday/halloween/whatever event so its a "special thing" you can't do all the time. maybe add a quest that gives a reward (ala amulet of the mists) that allows you to do it only once per character.

kumiel · Feb 03, 2007, 05:18 AM // 05:18

The thing is that this would actually not require all that much time to code as the name change system is already there: when an "inappropriate name" is reported, Anet has a system that allows the person to change their character's name to something non offensive.

I think that the only reason that Anet is not implementing it is that it would create a lot of controversy. If they charge real money for it, people will complain that it is unfair and that they should be allowed to change their name because they bought the game already. However, if the cost is in in-game gold, if it is too expensive then ordinary players will complain that they are unable to afford it. If it is too cheap, then scammers will be able to abuse the system by simply switching names to avoid getting caught.

In my opinion, the only option would be to have a time limit on the name changing (for example, only once every 2 weeks/1 month/whatever), put a moderate price on changing it (around 5k-10k so that almost anyone could afford it) and ensure that if a name is changed, it is still linked to the character that had it before for at least 24 hours so that scammers could not abuse this privilege.

As for hairdressers... I do not see any problem for having this for a small sum in-game. After all, it would be a great gold sink, would not offer any advantage to players and would just make people happy overall.

kade · Feb 03, 2007, 05:41 AM // 05:41

I had the same problem as you, I had a monk that i love but wanted to get the survivor title on him. So i deleted him, my main character, with FoW armor even. In a matter of weeks i had the same character back with the same armor and the Survivor title. thats the beauty of GW, nothing takes more than a few weeks to recreate unless you have several more advanced titles on a single character. I suggest you take this route and save your $$

tomcruisejr · Feb 03, 2007, 05:57 AM // 05:57

i will pay +$30 if they implement a feature that will let me upload my picture and from that, a new face of my character is created.

nugzta · Feb 03, 2007, 06:12 AM // 06:12

Id pay $10 if I can merge my accounts (bit cheap but who cares :P)