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Female Armor Design - Spice it up! Don't be afraid.

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  • SaabynatorSaabynator Member
    Ravicus wrote: »
    Give us boob armor!!! If you don't like it don't use it. Dress how you want, with your char. If your style is popular then other people will follow you.

    Or take the consequence of running around half naked. Take some extra dmg, die more often =)
  • AszkalonAszkalon Member, Alpha Two
    Ravicus wrote: »
    Give us boob armor!!! If you don't like it don't use it. Dress how you want, with your char. If your style is popular then other people will follow you.
    Saabynator wrote: »
    Or take the consequence of running around half naked. Take some extra dmg, die more often =)

    This is exactly what should happen.

    If you leave your vulnerable Flesh-and-Blood-Body more open, for more sex Appeal and show more Skin, you should lose Armor Points and take more Damage.
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  • SolbranthiusSolbranthius Member, Alpha Two
    I only play male characters myself though I would definitely like to see some tastefully revealing attire for both men and women. Emphasis on tasteful - I do not want the game to follow the path of Final Fantasy XIV where gear is designed for the creepy ERP crowd.
  • CaerylCaeryl Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    It’s better that the armor remain the same on both body types

    It’s degrading having the female version suddenly gain ankle-breaking heels and an aim-here boob windows

    If it’s gonna be skimpy on women, it better be exactly the same on men. Get that mermaid, slit-to-the-hip dress on your dudes or stop asking for objectifying armor
  • GreatPhilisopherGreatPhilisopher Member, Alpha Two
    Mag7spy wrote: »
    Faimith wrote: »
    In my opinion, I think it's good that the approach to armor for female characters is the same as for male characters. I'm thinking of Lord of the Rings, where the women are aware that it's not effective to only cover the breasts and groin area :).

    In MMORPGs, I exclusively play female characters and so far, I find the armor designs in AoC quite good.

    I understand that some might want a bit more sexiness. My suggestion would be, like in real life, to have elegant outfits for both genders. These could possibly be shown instead of the worn armor. I believe there are MMORPGs where this is already possible. With today's wokeness, such decisions are certainly not as straightforward as they used to be.

    When i see a post like this, it makes the creative die in me a little. Like are people really this boring.


    People be like we need to not have gender anything armour and make it so its its the same armour men wear men wear. We also need to make it realistic like its real life, like you know that game....

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    its the muh immersion bros in a high fantasy settings , its hilariously sad
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  • GreatPhilisopherGreatPhilisopher Member, Alpha Two
    Ravicus wrote: »
    Give us boob armor!!! If you don't like it don't use it. Dress how you want, with your char. If your style is popular then other people will follow you.

    lookin at every other successful mmo i doubt their style would be
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  • Ayeveegaming1Ayeveegaming1 Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    I find it humorous that people are wanting realism in a fantasy game. You can shoot great balls of fire. You can summon lightning. you can heal things by just casting a spell. But you cant wear sexy gear. I am not into ERP and have never done it, but I think if you want to do it,you should be able to. There is going to be blood gore and guts in this game. There is going to be PK'ing. There is going to be cursing. But you cannot wear skimpy cloths, because maybe your kid will see it or something...../s
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  • VeeshanVeeshan Member, Alpha Two
    Definetly need more option in regards to Cute or Sexy options people like variety.

    no one asking for a bikini and Gstring armor but definetly need a bit more variety towards feminine in the way of a bit more in the sexy or cute side of things
  • ZahieZahie Member
    Why does a lot of people in the gaming community always think that "feminine" is a synonym to "sexy", "skimpy", "bikini armor", "boob armor", "high heels" etc? Well, I got news for you, it is not a synonym to those words.
    As I said in another thread:
    Zahie wrote: »
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    A feminine appearance can differ alot depending on the aesthetic and culture. It's about shapes and lines that create details that are associated with femininity. It's actually not so much about showing bare skin or exaggerate sexualised parts of the female body.

    Also, if someone want their character to "look good" doesn't mean it has to look "sexy" and vice versa. What people think is good looking or sexy is very individual.
  • AszkalonAszkalon Member, Alpha Two
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  • PaquPaqu Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Individuated Soul wrote: »
    Love this video:
    https://youtu.be/MVIBdu3Fv-Y?si=a1oXFGgjrvo21P3j

    I had this thought for sometime but Kaos and Lace have given me the energy to post about it. Hoping to make this a fun post but also generate conversation.

    AoC female design (thus far) is very puritan. I don't know if they are trying not to offend people who outrage when females wear sexy/attractive sets in games. I will now attempt to reverse engineer AoC female armor design pillars:

    1) Cover as much skin as possible.
    a) If skin must be shown ensure its just the belly.
    2) Make it as functional as possible despite this being a fantasy game.
    3) When you finish your design, ask yourself, can I cover more skin?
    4) Make the design resemble the male version as much as possible.
    a) Copy paste the male armor and just add a boob armor plate to save time.

    Here is a small excerpt of past designs:

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    Here are some future design ideas that fit this potential design philosophy v5uv7t59eg21.png

    Jokes aside, I think there should be more variety that doesn't fit the androgynous design category. Seems there is a conscious choice to avoid anything deemed too "sexy". No this is not a coomer post. I think most female gamers prefer to have their characters look good, and the video above echo's that. I get the realism angle (in a fantasy game) in the designs but its incredibly boring.

    I 100% agree with this post and video and fully endorse it and all its contents :) I just want male spicy armor to like big bulky armor heavy shoulder pads more fantasy. The UE5 standard art just doesnt spice it up enough but the game looks to good... conflicted...
  • Command3rCommand3r Member
    I just joined this forum and I can't believe what I' m seeing here. Is making fun of religions allowed in this community?
  • arkileoarkileo Member, Founder, Kickstarter, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited July 22
    Command3r wrote: »
    I just joined this forum and I can't believe what I' m seeing here. Is making fun of religions allowed in this community?

    No, controversial content such as religion is against the rules (See https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/41679/forum-rules-code-of-conduct#latest)

    That said, using the niqab as an example of a very modest garment isn't exactly controversial, modesty is its whole purpose. I don't think the joke was a jab at any particular religion, only at Intrepid's designs.
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  • AszkalonAszkalon Member, Alpha Two
    edited July 24
    Command3r wrote: »
    I just joined this forum and I can't believe what I' m seeing here. Is making fun of religions allowed in this community ?

    Hello and welcome. :sunglasses:

    I think this Picture is more like confusing. To demand that female Characters wears "actual" Armor, as in "decent Armor", is not the same as simply clothing or veiling that Character.

    It is just making someone "less" vulnerable who would be kinda a One- or Two-hit Kill otherwise.

    In Medieval Times, every simple Peasant, Militia, Squire, etc. - wore something like Leather-Armor or Chainmail in the Case of War. Even if not everyone had Plate-Armor like a Knight.

    You would have never found a Madman anywhere who would charge into Battle without Armor -> aside from the tragic Case that this Person had no other Choice in the first Place.
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  • DezmerizingDezmerizing Member, Alpha Two
    I have actually never met a fellow female gamer who minds "sexy" armor (and I have met *a lot* of them), as long as it is optional.

    In fact, the most revealing, sexualized characters I've played with have been the toons of irl females.

    I also play DnD with s female friends and guess what - (at least slight) sex appeal is more often than not part of their power fantasy.

    I do agree men should get some more revealing/tight fitting options too tho. Plenty of options for everyone!
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  • Balrog21Balrog21 Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Yes, please don't ever go the BDO fashion show route...or the FF14 route. Nothing more immersion breaking than seeing some petite little thing dressed up in a shorts outfit out in the world all in white meleeing a dragon.....uhhhf.
  • arkileoarkileo Member, Founder, Kickstarter, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Dezmerizing wrote: »
    I also play DnD with s female friends and guess what - (at least slight) sex appeal is more often than not part of their power fantasy.

    This comment just triggered a big *click* moment for me. I was struggling to understand why some women so vehemently advocate for "sexy" armor, but this makes total sense.

    Men and women have different power fantasies. The stereotypical male fantasy is to be the big knight decked out head to toe in plate armor, a total badass, or the big shirtless barbarian guy with rippling muscles, a total badass. Those are not the stereotypical female power fantasies.
  • VegaronVegaron Member
    edited July 28
    In the Korean mmo i played, most of the Characters were in full nude and theyre almost all guys..The Female Players had revealing stuff too but more tasteful, not straight up naked.
    I deactivated other players Outfits so they were all shown in generic non-revealing fullbody Robes and deactivated Character sounds, boring but better than feeling like being in a p*rn scene...

    No Problem having Outfits which show more skin than a nun-robe, but adding Tangas,Bikinis,high heels or modern cloth (yeans shorts etc) as Transmog, just No
    In GW2 for example from what ive seen, there is more revealing stuff but still without completely breaking the immersion.

    Just dont go the Korea MMO Route..
  • VegaronVegaron Member
    Balrog21 wrote: »
    Yes, please don't ever go the BDO fashion show route...or the FF14 route. Nothing more immersion breaking than seeing some petite little thing dressed up in a shorts outfit out in the world all in white meleeing a dragon.....uhhhf.

    Yeah, exactly

  • MorashtakMorashtak Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited July 29
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