Originally Posted by Rhamia Darigaz

You seem to think there's some fundamental difference between doing something to be different and doing something to be mainstream. They are both based on your opinion of popular trends. If you had said "I don't have one set of black armor because I don't like black armor", you could have avoided hypocrisy.

It's fine to argue whether you prefer to fit in or stand out, or whether there is some problem with popular culture that you reasonably believe should be different, but to treat fitting in as somehow morally cheaper than standing out is simply incorrect.

How did you calculate the mass of obsidian armor's hands and body? Is there a hidden (or undiscovered-by-me) database of densities? If you assumed some arbitrary uniform density, why not make the simpler and equivalent comparison of volumes? What is your calculated hand:body mass ratio, and how does it deviate from the expected value? What range of values would be deemed acceptable? With these questions unanswered, and a general lack of evidence for any of your arguments, I fear your "/thread" may have been premature.

Originally Posted by Ugh

Ugh. This is why I hate it when there's one super elite thing in a game; it breeds conformity.


You forgot rangers. Is their Obsidian too mediocre to fall in either extreme or did you just neglect them because you're from Anet?

I agree with your conclusion, though I'd put female eles in 'terrible' and male paras in 'terrible.' And I'd put both ranger versions in 'good' under the condition that female rangers wear whatever skirt that is often mixed with it instead of the actual Obsidian pants.

Originally Posted by Bright Star Shine

Female Ele in terrible? Why? Ok, it looks like she wrapped a set of old tires around her, but dyed white it actually looks quite elegant tbh. Male Ele has not a single nice set of armor though, don't get why they made one in the first place.
Ranger looks crap though, /agree on that one.