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Types of armor we want to see
Asgerr
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I am currently really liking the aesthetics of most if not all of what has been shown thus far.
I greatly appreciate the more grounded and realistic look of the sets that have been presented. Therefore I think it would be interesting if this game added two of the most used types of armor in all of medieval history, and that sorely lacks representation in gaming:
- The Gambeson
- The Brigandine
As for the rest, I am fine with some leather and cloth, but let's remember that leather is more of D&D and Pathfinder misconception of what light armor was actually used.
On the other hand, some more exaggerated armor sets à la WoW, Final Fantasy XIV etc, would be cool as a reward for high end raids. Marking a clear difference as that one player cuts an imposing figure strolling through a town of people wearing a a dented breastplate.
What things would you like to see ?
I greatly appreciate the more grounded and realistic look of the sets that have been presented. Therefore I think it would be interesting if this game added two of the most used types of armor in all of medieval history, and that sorely lacks representation in gaming:
- The Gambeson
- The Brigandine
As for the rest, I am fine with some leather and cloth, but let's remember that leather is more of D&D and Pathfinder misconception of what light armor was actually used.
On the other hand, some more exaggerated armor sets à la WoW, Final Fantasy XIV etc, would be cool as a reward for high end raids. Marking a clear difference as that one player cuts an imposing figure strolling through a town of people wearing a a dented breastplate.
What things would you like to see ?
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Leather armor is absolutely a myth, it was basically never used. Layered cloth catches sharp swords quite well, as it turns out, although it had its weaknesses as youd imagine.
Gambeson is a great light armor, Brigandine are great for medium armor, plate is naturally good for heavy armor.
Pretty much everyone wore metal helmets, it's the most important part of your body to protect!
Swords are far thinner and lighter than often depicted. Greatswords are nearly spears, with how they were actually used. Shadiversity is a great for these kinds of things.
That being said, I want my character to look badass too sooooooooooo. Maybe we can find a balance. Most of what I've seen (the low level stuff) is okay in its portrayal, probably too many parts to the outfit for function but still within reason.
Aaaaand you totally missed the point of my post.
That's.... that's the point of the thread....
We each offer our ideas and we discuss them... Have you never done this before ?
I don't know how many times I've posted the below images in these threads, but my taste hasn't changed, so here goes! So, this doesn't seem to be an overly popular opinion here, but I enjoy more lavish and elegant types of armour looks. The only costume monthly cosmetic that has really caught my attention so far is the Sunscorch Raiment:
In my opinion Aion & Lineage 2 have some of the best looking armours around, both for plate and cloth/robe armours. Below are a few examples of my favourites from these games. Really hoping to see something similar to these in Ashes.
Aion robe:
Aion male robe:
Lineage 2 robe:
Aion plate 2:
Lineage 2 Leather (ignoring the Kamael race wing):
As a tank I just want to see big ass bulky armor. Make me look like a square if you need to haha. I'm going for size on the field so I can be spotted easiest.
He loves the shadows to be darker than dark lol.
Lets see some cross cultural armor styles thrown into the mix. You know, most of the world DIDN'T fight in ridiculous body covering slabs metal for the majority of world history.
Edit:
Py-Rai Bard Robes I would go for:
But on the flip side I have been known to have an alt tank when my group is lacking one, but I generally don't play them because so much of their armor is just a big brick of grey metal blobs. Instead, I've always liked it when they have a splash of color and attempt to add in something material based that isn't metal
But in the end I really like the look of super long boots...they cute okay...
TL,DR: Need less medieval armor, more fantasy armor/clothing.
I absolutely hate what most people like about high fantasy, their ideas of "cool" armor always look like over-designed garbage. There needs to be a good balance between the both. Unrealistic armor may look cool to some, but to others, it looks like a bargin bin toy. You could always go ahead and post high fantasy armors you personally like, I would like to see the direction you'd like the armor design to head towards.
I'd now like to show some of my favorite type of armor for fantasy:
Inevitable Dargoon armor set from a Dragoon fanboy:
But dont forget one things there is going to be items that are rare, and after achieving them when you played for it for a long time, it just need to catch the eye, it cannot be just a simple plain looking armor, but i think they are going to find a good balance.