Curse

Sharkinu · Nov 19, 2010, 06:38 AM // 06:38

The male version of Formal Attire is the same as male version of Dapper Tuxedo. So males get 2 costumes (not to mention that are very similar) while female characters get 3 costumes.
I think Formal Attire should be updated to be a different model from Dapper Tuxedo. If we paid for 6 costumes we should receve 6 costumes not 5.

caballo_oscuro · Nov 19, 2010, 08:12 AM // 08:12

How do Anet justify the cost of these costumes?

The dapper and formal are the same price, even though they're 50% the same.
Buying those 3 costumes together is 1.5 times the cost of buying 2 normal costume packs.

The wedding couple costumes are the price of any of the other costume packs for one each, male and female. That's 2 costumes for the price of 4. The whole pack of 5 costumes for more than 1.3 times the cost of 4 costumes from any of the other packs is outrageous.

Are Anet just testing the boundaries of market acceptability here? The formal and dapper costumes should be one pack at the regular price, the wedding couple another and all 5 for the same price as the halloween costume pack. That would be a fair price imo, although the costumes themselves are not to my taste. I understand you've a business to run but even for optional extras, it's pushing it for a cosmetic change.

The extra content though is pretty cool. Can't wait for it to be not broken

Deviant Angel · Nov 19, 2010, 08:40 AM // 08:40

I don't play male characters, but I totally agree with the OP. The guys don't seem to be getting a very good deal here.

I understand that men can be a little boring to dress for formal occasions, but were there really no ideas for a third tux?

Milennin · Nov 19, 2010, 11:57 AM // 11:57

I might consider buying the new costumes if males got 3 different costumes. Not 2 and both almost identically looking costumes.

Missing HB · Nov 19, 2010, 12:14 PM // 12:14

We're obviously getting more and more costumes( because the money i guess...). I think it would have been better if we unlocked those through quests .....

Sharkinu · Nov 19, 2010, 12:44 PM // 12:44

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Originally Posted by SpyderArachnid

If you don't like it, don't buy it. No one said you have to get it. If you think it is unfair and you don't like the way it is, then simply don't spend the money.

Is not that I don't like the costumes. Is not that the male costumes are ugly(this is just a mater of taste). Is the fact that if I pay for 2 sets(tux and formal attire) I only get like a set and a half. I'd pay for a costume twice.

RedDog91 · Nov 19, 2010, 12:52 PM // 12:52

My solution was to only buy the formal costume. Not missing out on anything for the male versions, and the formal is the only one I like on the female characters

Sir Cusfreak · Nov 19, 2010, 02:50 PM // 14:50

I somewhat agree about selling one costume twice, and calling it two. The big pack doesnt seem like much of a deal, to me, so I won't buy it; but maybe the male tux only, because Ive been asking for tophats since 2006, and it's worth it to me. worth is something everyones gotta decide all on thier very own.

Mordakai · Nov 19, 2010, 03:32 PM // 15:32

Meh, I bought the whole pack without really thinking.

I like Female Tux the best, but how could I not have the wedding dress?

I agree the male should have one more option... maybe a casual miami vice look?

Ohh, or maybe some lingerie for both sexes... (actually, that could be in another Honeymoon pack)

Fillyra · Nov 19, 2010, 03:49 PM // 15:49

Would be nice if the entire set was still $10 like the usual. Buuut oh well. I'm surprised that there isn't a third costume for males though, and that the male tuxs don't have much differences between them.

afaik there's a lot of styles out there for male tuxedos that three different kinds of tuxedos wouldn't be too hard at all. I'm just a bit surprised I guess. Even then they wouldn't have to stick to tuxedos though either.

Raynb · Nov 19, 2010, 04:11 PM // 16:11

Yeah, made a thread about this same issue at the other forum (and it seems it was the wrong place). So i Will just paste here what i've wrote:

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No, first of all I am not here to complain about costumes being made or something like that, I actually enjoy a lot when they make new ones.

What I am here to complain about is the designs.

We have in the wedding pack 4 different costume names: Traditional Wedding Finery, Wedding Finery, Formal Outfit and Dapper Tuxedo.

Both in male and female characters the only difference between the traditional and non traditional costumes is that one we can dye and the other one we can't.

Then it comes the unfair part. While females get one unique design for the Formal and other unique design for the Tuxedo, the male characters have the same identical design at both of them, the only thing that changes between these 2 costumes in male characters is just the name of them.

And the same thing goes on with the head costumes, female ones get 3 unique designs while male gets 3 hats but 2 of them just change the name and the design remains the same.

I like buying new costumes , I really like to, and this one was the highest on price on Guild Wars, but I really think it's not something fair for male characters to lack designs.

Yes, I know that no one forced me to buy them, but I bought and it really feels that I paid the highest price on a Guild Wars Costume pack for just some repetition on my characters.

For the record, yes, I only play and only have male characters since the day 1 of my account (I did female ones, but they never get any close to lvl 20 or 1 month old and the pvp one I had was a storage character that was deleted when the extra storage was released) so I really felt like paying the same all and getting less then everyone.

Well, after writing all, I just wanna finish saying that I understand if other people here dont feel the same way I do, but I just wanna make clear that for me, it was not a fair price for the costumes, even though they are really well made.

So yeah, agreed. I dont play female characters, so for me it was not a fair deal with the wedding costume pack.

jazilla · Nov 19, 2010, 04:20 PM // 16:20

I like the new male mesmer armor for sure. Too bad I don't roll a male mesmer.

Ghull Ka · Nov 19, 2010, 05:05 PM // 17:05

I think y'all may be reading this whole thing wrong.

It's not "Male characters get 2 costumes, and female characters get 3!"

It's "My account gets 5 costumes."

You don't have to buy the pack once for each different character. You buy it once and can use it with all characters, present and future, male and female. It's the same price for everyone.

Now, you may have decided to only make male toons, but that's not ANet's fault -- and you can still roll a female in the future and have those 3 costumes available to you at that time.

It's like... I pay the same price for Cable TV that you do, but I only watch Comedy Central and Cartoon Network, where you watch and DVR dozens of different things. I am choosing not to get all the value I can get for my price, but that doesn't make the price I pay less fair, ya know what I mean?

So, I think that it's the same, and fair, for everyone!

SpyderArachnid · Nov 19, 2010, 05:40 PM // 17:40

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Originally Posted by Mordakai

Meh, I bought the whole pack without really thinking.

I like Female Tux the best, but how could I not have the wedding dress?

I agree the male should have one more option... maybe a casual miami vice look?

Ohh, or maybe some lingerie for both sexes... (actually, that could be in another Honeymoon pack)

A Miami Vice type look would be awesome.

Lingerie....... eh..

I could just picture it now. Girls would have some sort of corset with stockings and a garter, while guys would have smiley face boxer shorts with black socks. >.<

Sharkinu · Nov 19, 2010, 06:17 PM // 18:17

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Originally Posted by Ghull Ka

It's like... I pay the same price for Cable TV that you do, but I only watch Comedy Central and Cartoon Network, where you watch and DVR dozens of different things. I am choosing not to get all the value I can get for my price, but that doesn't make the price I pay less fair, ya know what I mean?

So, I think that it's the same, and fair, for everyone!

Would you like to pay for a pack of 60 TV channels and instead of that get 50 different channels and 10 channels that are just duplicates?

lorazcyk · Nov 20, 2010, 01:50 AM // 01:50

I'm very disappointed also.
Even if they couldn't come up with anything other than a suit, there are many, many styles of formal attire for men.

Off the top of my head, I can think of:

different kinds of hats; rounded, short, summery/non-formal, tall, pointy end; details: feathers, bows, flowers (:P)
a vest, with no blazer; or just a good dress shirt,
choice of bowtie / tie / nothing,
tuxedo cut / non-tuxedo cut, pattern detail (example: Courtly mesmer jacket)/ no pattern,
summery shirt + pants or capris; sandals or barefoot, so that it would match the summery dress.
a thin sexy suit instead of fat wammo suit. Yeah baby :3

Mmmyeah.
:-/

billypowergamer · Nov 20, 2010, 03:25 AM // 03:25

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Originally Posted by Sharkinu

Would you like to pay for a pack of 60 TV channels and instead of that get 50 different channels and 10 channels that are just duplicates?

this.

I've enjoyed the costumes up until now, but if they are going to start offering duplicates like this then i'm not going to waste my time or money on these anymore.

Anakita Snakecharm · Nov 20, 2010, 03:47 AM // 03:47

On the GW2Guru forum, a kilt was suggested as a male option. I like that idea.

**cosyfiep** · Nov 20, 2010, 08:48 AM // 08:48

yes they could have come up with 3 different tux types (tails, double breasted, with or without a cumberbun, bow tie or reg, white dinner coat....plenty of options). WHY they decided men dont get a 3rd choice????

Raynb · Nov 21, 2010, 12:14 AM // 00:14

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

yes they could have come up with 3 different tux types (tails, double breasted, with or without a cumberbun, bow tie or reg, white dinner coat....plenty of options). WHY they decided men dont get a 3rd choice????

I don't know and I have the feeling that no one from A.net will ever give us an explanation