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Will gear displayed be the actual gear you are wearing?
Rocknon
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Anyone know if you see another character if they are actually wearing the gear you see? Or can you just change the appearance of everything? Idk why but I’m old school ans don’t like it when you can change it.
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I see many light builds optimizing strong ranged dps or healing doing the same but just the other way around (squishy as hell but looks super tanky)
most matches I run around and give people a poke while big team brawls are going on and see how much of their total damage is removed off the health bar. really breaks the immersion when having to do it this way, I would rather characters reflect who they really are rather than covered up by a facade.
FFXIV does this too, it is a little funny to go into a dungeon and see your tank dressed as a chocobo. But that shit gets old quick too I would like to see people for who they really are not how they want me to see them
Per the link posted above, it states: A "default player appearance" may be automatically applied during sieges or other large scale battles to improve client-side performance.
That being said, I am not too sure on what they mean by "default player appearance." I imagine though it would be no cosmetics showing, just the actual gear you're wearing.
Highly doubt they'll add that option. Why would anyone spend money in cash shop or time to earn unique appearance rewards only to not be able to show them off to everyone around you?
Ahh ok, I guess I will have the change with the time. I only asked because AoC seems to be bringing a lot back to the roots. I’m all about fashion. And will often seek items in games purely for what they look like. But imho it breaks immersion when a player is holding a mace and shield and wearing armor but appears as they have cloth clothing on. Like I walk up to a player and say, nice halberd friend, where did you get that? Player says it’s actually a staff…. Do you guys know if this applies to items in hands or just the arms/legs/torso?
The only issue I see is applying cosmetics that don't match your armor class (say wearing cloth skins over heavy armor), where you can't visually tell someone's armor class, unless in AoC telling armor class has no importance, then that's fine too I guess (though I prefer if you had to match skins to armor class at all times).
They're supposed to be for you, not a trophy to show off
We are created by the new Way, made Characters by the new Way, are undone by the new Way.
Our Fashion Sense's Eye has yet to open.
Fear the new Way. "
Some People like to show off what is theirs ... ...
This has often been a point of contention and concern for forums-users, the past few years. I'm all-for appearance armor, since MMO's seem incomplete without appearance-tabs and the like, these days. Others may disagree, but they're always free to invest $30million of their own money, raise eye-watering amounts via KickStarter, hire their own team, and develop their own MMO, over the next 7-13 years.
There will be some transmog if understood your question correctly. My opinion is that's sux if you can use transmog for PvP. I'd prefer some cosmectics only with some specific cosmetics for some specific existing gear.
But the majority seems to like transmog.
There's all sorts of skins in ashes. weapon skins, ability skins. There's transmogrified armor slots and full costume skins if you don't want to transmog individual pieces.
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Costumes
https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Skills#Kickstarter_skill_FX
I would like it more. Considering someone is playing for himself and not to show off, I don't understand why it matters that much to show your fashion defile ?
Or you play to show of ?
Personnally I hate transmog and never use it, so I should be forced to see it ? Because people spent money on cosmetics ?
I'd be ready to pay every month to not see transmog.
This has been brought up over the years and the answer has always been no, there will not be an option to turn off others cosmetics. Those in that camp constantly grasp at the intended overflow mechanics for sieges that a "default appearance" will be applied, but that is a way for Intrepid to make large scale battles that tax peoples machines and their servers work more smoothly. Every iteration it gets better as to what will be displayed in that case. But 99% of the time, it will have no impact on what cosmetics/transmogs you choose to wear.
From the wiki.
Cosmetic slots can be toggled on or off on their character by the player.[126]
A "default player appearance" may be automatically applied during sieges or other large scale battles to improve client-side performance.[127][128]
Hmm i am quite neutral regarding that Option.
If it works better for them either PC-wide, or Emotions-wise - fine. Why not ? The People must decide themselves what they want to see or not, in the Room and Freedom of Options to do so ... ...
As for the "default player appearance" that may be used for large scale PvP, I think it means that players would revert to some generic look that does not portray the things they wear (be it their actual gear or a transmog).
We see the same thing.
Just IMAGINE - a tough, palatially armored Paladin played by a kinda Elitist-Mindset styled Player,
who probably just slayed a Wyvern if not a fullblown Dragon - with either little Help, or a huge Group of Allies,
then he probably beats a Group of tough looking Bandits into Submission as well,
only to then meet on the Road this " Guy in rags ",
dirty looking and barefeet " like some piss-poor, destitute Vagrant,
" ONLY TO THEN " get defeated by a Barrage of Punches from a pair of Knuckledusters, or Wooden-Clubs, or primitive Stone-Axe or so. 😆
His Opponent, named " Long Dong Wiener " or so, or " LuLImGladYouMad " or whatever, then proceeds to dance besides his smoldering pile of Ash, laughing and spamming in Text-Chat how he is not even trying.
Haaah. The pectacles and Experiences of being in an MMO. It's great. 😁 . 🥹
I wouldn't be to sure yet, if the Trans-Culture will be existing in the World of Verra.
Curious Question ? Does it exist in Final Fantasy Fourteen ? Because i think that Game is notorious for an INSANE AMOUNT of Freedom regarding of how to design and style your Character.
sounds fun