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Daft Shifty · Oct 02, 2008, 01:14 AM // 01:14

would help make things look interesting/different
REBIRTH THE UGLY MONK!!!

/signed

Chaos Flame Reaper · Oct 02, 2008, 02:00 AM // 02:00

/sign if they provide more hair looks and hair colors.

MithranArkanere · Oct 02, 2008, 04:39 PM // 16:39

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Originally Posted by Chaos Flame Reaper

/sign if they provide more hair looks and hair colors.

Actually, they did. When GW came out in 2005, there were less Hair styles or Tyrian characters than now.

So we didn't had as many choices as we have now.

blackamethyst · Jan 29, 2009, 10:24 PM // 22:24

/sign, and bump in hopes that ANet will pay some attention to this.

Guild Wars is approaching 4 years old now, and I know I'm not the only person with veteran characters who are almost that age. I for one can say that I'm not about to delete them just to change their hair. However, it would be brilliant to be able to change their looks without having to completely remake a character that's been around for so long.

There are many more options available as far as character appearance is concerned now than there were when GW was first released. It would be wonderful to be able to go back and give my monk a new hairstyle (the old Ascalon bun-look is kind of outdated).

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this or not (I'm sure they have), but I think the option to change hairstyle should extend cross-campaign. For example, Elonian hair styles on my Canthan mesmer. I'd very much like to be able to mix faces and hairstyles from several campaigns. I kind of have the feeling that, if ANet ever got around to implementing a hairstylist NPC, if this request goes unsaid it wouldn't be an option.

RTSFirebat first posted this thread on 06-14-2005 and people have been in support of this idea almost since the beginning of guild wars. You'd think with that much support and thought on the subject that ANet would have given it some more attention. I highly doubt it would take much effort to implement into the game.

Empress Amarox · Jan 30, 2009, 12:02 PM // 12:02

I'd rather have this.

assassin shaun · Jan 30, 2009, 01:00 PM // 13:00

good idea. this has been talked about so much and still not implemented so i doubt it will happen but we can hope

/signed

refer · Feb 16, 2009, 10:59 PM // 22:59

/signs

It would be the most kickass thing though if they teamed up EA and ported some Sims style goodness over. This game is seriously lacking in even the basic customization.

MithranArkanere · Feb 17, 2009, 06:04 PM // 18:04

Oh, it does have basic customization, the problem it's that it can be applied only once.

One of the basics for success with RPG games is giving the characters the ability to change. Physical changes are also important changes.

mrvrod · Feb 18, 2009, 03:35 PM // 15:35

Actually, I'd call it rudimentary customization. I don't think it's reached the polish of basic customization yet. Heck, RPGs in the 90's were offering more character customization.

It's been too long, too many of us are in support of it, it may be too late for GW1, but it had better be in GW2!!!

Ironballs · Feb 20, 2009, 03:33 AM // 03:33

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Originally Posted by Phantom Flux

DEAR ANET,

ENOUGH with these pathetic, pointless winterday events and start making something useful, such as the NPC hair stylist.

Hey! Winterday is awesome.

Yeah, needs moar haircuts, enough said. I mean, it's not like we're asking for something Perfect World-esque! Just a simple button that takes us back to the customization screen. That would take, what? An hour at max?

/signed

Physical · Feb 22, 2009, 10:59 PM // 22:59

I've deleted like 15 lvl 20's, and 3 of them were FoW onces.. Just because I didn't like the haircut/length or skin colour.. So

/notsigned

aubray1741 · Feb 23, 2009, 02:49 AM // 02:49

I would love a stylist NPC. I would even pay for a "character makeover pack" in the GW online store.

What I really want is a sex/facial/height change for some of my characters. I would pay real or IG money for that.

EVE Online sells character renames and portrait re-dos to players for $10 a pop. Could be very profitable for Anet.

Rosie Woogs · Feb 23, 2009, 05:35 AM // 05:35

my monk is sooo tired of being bald

I would love a beauty salon!

refer · Feb 23, 2009, 06:30 AM // 06:30

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Originally Posted by aubray1741

I would love a stylist NPC. I would even pay for a "character makeover pack" in the GW online store.

What I really want is a sex/facial/height change for some of my characters. I would pay real or IG money for that.

EVE Online sells character renames and portrait re-dos to players for $10 a pop. Could be very profitable for Anet.

not for $10 please. that would be stupid.

Vel · Feb 23, 2009, 09:39 PM // 21:39

I think in GW2 you will definitely have a stylist NPC. In GW, I doubt it. However, as they are doing quarterly updates now, who knows...they may.

* Thanks for thread necromancy.

/signed

WhiteAsIce · Mar 12, 2009, 09:55 PM // 21:55

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Originally Posted by Empress Amarox

I'd rather have this.

I would say this would work out. There should be NPCs in-game that allow you to change the appearance of your characters. An NPC should be added for each customized attribute, such as:
-Hair stylist for changing hair styles
-Hair dyer for changing hair color
-Plastic surgeon for changing face styles
-Tanner for changing skin tone
-Stretcher (?!) for changing height?!?! Probably not a good idea...
And your character would be restricted to choices of the campaign created in. So a Monk created in Prophecies cannot choose styles from Factions or Nightfall.
Also, don't necessarily make it cost gold. Getting this service should require an item that should be either extremely rare and/or hard to obtain otherwise. That way, you don't have too many people changing their looks, putting more priority on choosing carefully when actually creating the character.

Though I'm not sure about giving these stylist NPCs exclusive appearance options that cannot be chosen from character creation.

Soulfire Cleopatra · Mar 13, 2009, 09:37 PM // 21:37

//QUADRUPLE SIGNED! Add a sikin toner too. How come Anet hasn't done this yet? So stupid not to! I dont care if they are planning one for GW2. It's not out yet. They should have this one out already.

MithranArkanere · Mar 14, 2009, 02:28 PM // 14:28

Once the characters 'Ascend', like the Stargate ascension, they should be able to see the spirit world and trascend physical bodies.

Then, they should be able to change their very appearances.

blackamethyst · Apr 08, 2009, 05:55 PM // 17:55

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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

Once the characters 'Ascend', like the Stargate ascension, they should be able to see the spirit world and transcend physical bodies.

Then, they should be able to change their very appearances.

I really like this idea! When phrased this way, ANet could get around that pesky roadblock called "lore" that they keep going on about.

A friend recently brought this to my attention: On the official wiki, on the armor previews section, there are characters with faces from one campaign and hairstyles from another. For example:

Male Mesmer with Tyrian face and Elonian Hair
Female Necro with Tyrian face and Canthan Hair
Female Ele with Tyrian face and Canthan hair
Male Necro with Tyrian face and Elonian hair

Those are just some examples, but they prove that this concept is possible. Cross-campaign hair and face styles work and look very nice together. I don't understand why ANet won't implement this in-game. We already know it can be done.

Faer · Apr 24, 2009, 03:51 AM // 03:51

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New Character Customizations

The ability to change a character's look once created is a luxury we've never had. Now you will not only be able to freshen up the look of a character you have been staring at for years, but you'll actually be able to mix and match aesthetic features from all campaigns, giving you a multitude of new combinations that aren't available during character creation! To prepare for this new feature, we've had to reorganize the way characters' appearance data is stored. As such, the first time you view your characters at the character selection screen, they won't look the way you remember them. Never fear! To update your character selection screen's display, you need only log in on each character, and they will be viewed correctly from here on out.

* Preview your new look! Speak with Anatomical Engineer Llye [Stylist] in the Great Temple of Balthazar to check out all the options for redoing your character.
* The Stylist allows you to mix and match aesthetic features from different campaigns, creating hundreds of combinations which are not available at character creation.
* Change your character's hair style, hair color, face, skin color, and/or body scale with Makeover Credits, or all of those plus gender with Extreme Makeover Credits, at the Stylist.
* Buy your Makeover Credits and Extreme Makeover Credits at the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store. Makeover Credits are sold in packs of 5, and Extreme Makeover Credits are sold individually.
* Each Makeover Credit allows you to change one character's hair style, hair color, face, skin color, and/or body scale.
* Each Extreme Makeover Credit allows you to change one character's gender, as well as the Makeover options of hair style, hair color, face, skin color, and/or body scale.
* Character Name Changes are now available at the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store.

See the gameplay article for more details.

Added to the game. Not exactly as proposed, but it's there, after just short of four years.

Enjoy.