Curse

Tijger · Sep 02, 2007, 07:13 PM // 19:13

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Originally Posted by acidic

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This needs to be addressed

Actually, no, it doesnt.

Tijger · Sep 02, 2007, 07:18 PM // 19:18

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Originally Posted by Squirl

With as much support behind the need to change the armor, I'd hope something happens. As of right now, there's a very, very small minority of people that say they like the reskins.

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As much support..there's what, 30 people here complaing about armor sets

Remember, complainers post on forums, happy players play the game.

freekedoutfish · Sep 02, 2007, 07:24 PM // 19:24

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Originally Posted by wolfwing

I think things be solved if the eagle armour had a version for all classes. Thats the real kick in the nuts to players, okay lets give warrior 5 sets, and everyone else 4, PLUS thats probably the best set in the game. Only other armour I'm really excited about is the norn Dervish armour.

Warriors do seem to get some priority over other professions when it comes to armor. I hadnt actually realised that the warriors were the only class that got those extra gloves?

Thats totally unfair!

They should have done extra stuff for all professions and not focused just on one! That eagle armour for the warrior does look amazing.

This is why I cant understand Anet and this expansion.

If you look at factions and NF they had a set fashion sense for all their armors, and they followed a similar pattern and style.

The GWEN armor seems to have absolutely nothing in common amoung Norn, Drawf, Asura or Vangaurd. You would expect the Norn to have a similar look and the Asura and Drawf and Vangarud to follow the same style.

So how come the warriors get this eagle style armor for the Vanguard, but no other profession gets anything with eagles on them?

What happened to consistancy? Had they made all vanguard armor have that look, it would have been alot nicer and distinctive!

Sujoy · Sep 02, 2007, 07:27 PM // 19:27

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Originally Posted by Tijger

As much support..there's what, 30 people here complaing about armor sets

Remember, complainers post on forums, happy players play the game.

if you spent less time inventing statistics, you'd know more then 30 people are pointing out a REAL problem. If we don't stand up now, Anet will not have the incentive to change the sets. Heck they might not even consider changing the sets, and head straight to GW2, but rather then doing "nothing" about it, atleast we are doing something, be it

/sign

for a real cause.

*Alexiel* · Sep 02, 2007, 07:29 PM // 19:29

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Originally Posted by Farcry Deathblade

...and damn it, we SHOULD expect new sets again! There are hundreds of possibilities for new armor, and Anet didn't even try to scratch the surface on this expansion, except when it came to hero armor, which very few people even give a rat's ass about.

Exactly. Whichever way you look at it, this IS Half arsed. They did brand new and exciting before, so why can't they keep it up? 'Oh by the way after giving you lots of originality and unique new sets in factions and nightfall, we're now resorting to giving you a whole sparkling range of re skins just because be can'

Armour is usually one of the big things for me when an expansion comes out, I like dressing up my characters and making them look awesome. But this really really hasn't cut it for me and by the sounds of it it hasn't for alot of others either. I agree with freekdoutfish the 'NEW' ele armours in particular are an absolute joke.

Total and utter complete dissopointment at this end, I'm afraid.

freekedoutfish · Sep 02, 2007, 07:31 PM // 19:31

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Originally Posted by Sujoy

if you spent less time inventing statistics, you'd know more then 30 people are pointing out a REAL problem. If we don't stand up now, Anet will not have the incentive to change the sets. Heck they might not even consider changing the sets, and head straight to GW2, but rather then doing "nothing" about it, atleast we are doing something, be it

/sign

for a real cause.

If people hadnt winged straight after the preview event, about the rank requirements for armor, would it have been reduced from rank 7 to rank 5?

Who know... maybe not!

I personally didnt mind it being rank 7 because I worked for that during those 2 days, but I did sympathise and now that I look at it. It was a good thing to lower it.

So we should complain if we dont like something. We're expected to play GWEN for the next 2 years before GW2 comes out, so we have to be happy with it to keep playing and working for all its new stuff.

So keep protesting!

Crotalus · Sep 02, 2007, 07:52 PM // 19:52

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

If you bought 15k gladiator armor when the game first came out, it used the same exact artwork as the 1.5k droknars version. The new 15k gladiator armor didnt get added until 2 months later.

Welcome to Guild Wars!

Sadly, i have to agree with this statement especially the comment in bold. There has been many armor pieces, monsters, and such that have been reskinned before GW:EN. I am neither surprised nor outraged by Anet's actions. I have taken that as the way Anet does business. Consequently, i expect GW2 to be reskins, for the most part. If you don't like how Anet does business then hit them where it hurt, their wallet.

After seeing this topic and the others complaining about GW:EN, i am even more confident i made the right decision to hold off buying GW:EN, at least until i see it at a reduced price.

The Herbalizer · Sep 02, 2007, 07:55 PM // 19:55

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wont buy gwen until they sort this out as it seems 99% of armour and weps are reskins.

spajdr · Sep 02, 2007, 07:55 PM // 19:55

So what you think guys, will do Anet some new armor sets, not just "not so much nice" reskins? I only own Factions for now, so im not sure with is Anet capable of? did they added something new to datadisk that was released, like Nightfall for example?

mojave mango juice · Sep 02, 2007, 08:05 PM // 20:05

Shadowmere · Sep 02, 2007, 08:10 PM // 20:10

Wow...it's F-ing LOUD in this thread.

ok, first off all those screaming that "all the armors are $#!% reskins" need to calm down, if you don't like an armor don't buy it, see, simple?

Second not all the armors are reskins, look at Warrior Silver Eagle.

Third stow the crying until you've actually seen all the armors available, have any of you seen every single armor set for every profession & gender? NO! It's two days after the game came out! There are tons of armors that no one even has yet! So quit generalizing that they're all reskins, they aren't.

Fourth, yes I do agree some of the armors are poorly chosen reskins (warrior asura comes to mind) and I would like to see more original variants replace these, but if not I just won't buy those armors, it's not the end of the world if I don't want to buy Norn Necro Armor

So just calm down

Tyras · Sep 02, 2007, 08:10 PM // 20:10

I HAVE A GREAT IDEA!
Instend of complaining to each other I would strongly agree that we ALL who dissagree with the lazy armor reskin, e-mail anet about it! it is much more affective then complaining to each other :@

Hobbs · Sep 02, 2007, 08:13 PM // 20:13

I do not think Anet will address the reskinning of armour, but i'll post my thoughts anyway.

I was really looking forward to the Ebon Vanguard warrior armour aka Monument armour because after seeing the Vanguard npcs I thought it would most likely run along those themes. But it didn't. Because of this I don't think i'll buy any of these new armours, not because they're reskins but because they aren't really that nice to look at. The only set I like is the Asura female warrior one, but I already have Elite Kurzick it seems somewhat pointless to fork out for a new set of armour that just has a few extra swirly patterns on it.

Silent Coyote · Sep 02, 2007, 08:18 PM // 20:18

Sadly I have to agree I was rather disappointed with the armour in GW:EN overall.

ANet has, in my opinion, the best art department in the entire industry. Their concept artwork is consistently beautiful and has been used as my desktop wallpaper for the past two years. The environments in all three chapters and GW:EN have been beautiful, and a pleasure just to look at. Factions armour was all amazing and Nightfalls equally as good, it really does feel though with GW:EN they have just taken a step back.

Don't get me wrong some of the sets are very nice, I have femal ele Asuran and although it doesn't really look all that new its quite nice dyed black (although I have to say it feels more like a 1.5K set than a 10K set). However all the sets don't really feel very original, and some of them I just can't see how the art team could have felt happy with them. For example female dwarven ele, its just, it doesn't even look like the gloves and shoes are from the same set as the rest.

I guess they just ran out of time, or the armour team has been re-assigned to Guild Wars 2 or something, because based on their previous work, it really feels like their heart wasn't in it this time. It's a shame because the rest of the art work in GW:EN is amazing.

helldrik · Sep 02, 2007, 08:23 PM // 20:23

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Im very very very very very ...very^n disappointed with those "new" armors,
cmon, where are those 40 new armor?
Anet is surely joking, I swear tomorrow Gaile Gray will post saying that all those armor were just a joke and real armors will come in a week :P

Seriously, they are obvious reskin, and imho BAD reskin with no taste.

But wait, lets take a look to NPC or better HERO armors...they are far better than any GW:EN armor...
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Image:Livia-hero.jpg
for example watch to Livia, thats a great armor I want that for my necro!!
...not the poor reskin that is supposed I should buy...

neooki · Sep 02, 2007, 08:25 PM // 20:25

Wow, cry me a river. Things do not always go as you want them. You can either waste your breath complaining about them, or calm down and take things easy. If you really don't like how they look, then go apply for a job at AreanNET as a graphic designer. I think we all can at least agree that Eye of the North is still a very beautiful game, and that getting angry at every little detail in life will ultimately lead you down a path of insanity.

Be cool, Be calm.

Pupu · Sep 02, 2007, 08:30 PM // 20:30

they lied about 40 new sets, they now have your money....they dont care gg

Hyper Cutter · Sep 02, 2007, 08:32 PM // 20:32

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Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

If people hadnt winged straight after the preview event, about the rank requirements for armor, would it have been reduced from rank 7 to rank 5?

I suspect they were going to do that anyway...

Also, a lot of these reskins are better than the original armor. Ranger monument, for example, it's the good part of Ancient (the coat) without the bad parts (gloves, boots)...

Also, looking through the armor on the official wiki, reskins have always been pretty rampant, especially in Prophecies...

PlayerKarl · Sep 02, 2007, 08:34 PM // 20:34

!@#$ this! I'm going to go play Hello Kitty Island adventure!

Tyras · Sep 02, 2007, 08:56 PM // 20:56

I hope Anet are happy, the past week I have been working hard to earn atleast 45k to get a new set of armour, I sold everything I kept as a relic to me, Burny the mini pet....He was almost going to be sold, anyways, Image all the others that worked hard to get cash for these apparent "new" armour sets. I was hurt when I started seeing old models new skins, It made me feel so bad, like the week I had earning cash for was a joke of theirs that they wanted to happen. I maybe taking too personal but thats how I feel n if they wanna be lazy, make people upset, n down right lazy! (I am trying to tell you they are lazy) then this I hope is the final chapter for GW1 >=(