Female Armor

So I've been showing this game to my wife. We play some games together but she only likes to play "hot girl characters". When we play League of Legends, she refuses to play "ugly champions" even if they are really good lol. So when I showed her some armor set images from AoC, she immediately asked "where's the hot girl armor?" I know AoC isn't going to have Hyper Sexualized armor, and that's fine, but will girls have some sort of flattering armor sets? Despite some people's beliefs, it's not just guys that want sexy female characters to look at. Just as some of us guys want to play the super ripped heroic fighter, our wives/girlfriends/female players want to be sexy. Any info or screenshots of such armor? Thanks!

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Nagash

Roland40 wrote: »

New here, but as far as busty female armor, it's not at all practical and would actually be dangerous in real world. If you took a chest hit, or even tripped and fell over, your sternum could break.

when is armour ever realistic in games

Azryil

Flare wrote: »

This discussion made me wonder if there will be clothing that serves another purpose than protection. Like attractive clothing for when I go to bar in the evening or something more casual than full-plate armor when I have a shopping day in the nearest metropolis.

Not all combat oriented gear needs to be armored, Robes and lighter hide/leather armor also should have their place on the battle field even though they would offer little to no protection from physical attacks.

WizardTim

I'd argue that bikini armor serves as a joke.

"Ha! I wear chainmail bikini to mock your need of armor!" kind of joke.

After all, the only people who wear it are heroines. It's rarely done to show off the effectiveness of the armor, rather the skill of the warrior wearing it.

It's still dumb, but that's kind of how I work my brain around it. Otherwise, the broken logic just hurts.

I do think armor should have a weight to it, and lighter armor or even clothing should allow players to dodge further or faster.

Having the option to wear any level of armor, but also to benefit appropriately from NOT wearing it, seems appealing to me.

Nagash

Azryil wrote: »

Flare wrote: »

This discussion made me wonder if there will be clothing that serves another purpose than protection. Like attractive clothing for when I go to bar in the evening or something more casual than full-plate armor when I have a shopping day in the nearest metropolis.

Not all combat oriented gear needs to be armored, Robes and lighter hide/leather armor also should have their place on the battle field even though they would offer little to no protection from physical attacks.

that's why they should stay on the back lines but noooooo even forbid people stay out of melee range as a mage

DrEpoch

Here I am wanting oversized sweaters and things that look comfy. At the same time, Leather armor that is "revealing" in certain situations, plays nothing short of exploitatious. Rather, it may play in favor of diverting devious eyes from the tip of a blade. Like a magician and his tricks.

WizardTim

Fooshyy wrote: »

Here I am wanting oversized sweaters and things that look comfy. At the same time, Leather armor that is "revealing" in certain situations, plays nothing short of exploitatious. Rather, it may play in favor of diverting devious eyes from the tip of a blade. Like a magician and his tricks.

See, I don't like the classic "distraction" excuse.

I just can't see any dude being so distracted by a woman's body that he ignores her stabbing his face. I know I'm not a typical example of a guy, but I can't believe we're all that easily dooped in a life or death situation.

I suppose a study needs to be done, or something, but I don't see half naked women as being an effective distraction.

I think armor should focus on practicality first, and appearance second. If you wear cloth armor (or just clothing), sure, show midriff. Otherwise, more serious armor shouldn't bare any part of the torso.

Nagash

Fooshyy wrote: »

Here I am wanting oversized sweaters and things that look comfy. At the same time, Leather armor that is "revealing" in certain situations, plays nothing short of exploitatious. Rather, it may play in favor of diverting devious eyes from the tip of a blade. Like a magician and his tricks.

tell that to a skeleton

GrinningJack

#NOSTRIPPERARMOR SEND THEM WEEBS AWAY !!!

Nagash

BCG l LordofSalt wrote: »

#NOSTRIPPERARMOR SEND THEM WEEBS AWAY !!!

are you saying Conan is for weebs?

GrinningJack

If you show me orc, elfs, dragons, and dwarfs in Conan than we can talk !!!

and Conan is the best example of stripper armor!!!

Nagash

BCG l LordofSalt wrote: »

If you show me orc, elfs, dragons, and dwarfs in Conan than we can talk !!!

and Conan is the best example of stripper armor!!!

That it is

Atama

If you want to distract people in combat, wear heavy plate armor in day-glow pink and green, and have polished chrome accents that reflect light to blind folks. Then they will be both distracted, and have trouble even looking at you, and at the same time have full protection.

"Oops my boobs are falling out" is a terrible strategy.

Nagash

Atama wrote: »

If you want to distract people in combat, wear heavy plate armor in day-glow pink and green, and have polished chrome accents that reflect light to blind folks. Then they will be both distracted, and have trouble even looking at you, and at the same time have full protection.

"Oops my boobs are falling out" is a terrible strategy.

unless you are a zombie then you have a legitimates reason

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Tatiana

The developers aren't avoiding sexy armor skins, but they do want to do it tastefully. She won't see the level of sexualized armor you often get from Korean MMO's with the chain bikini heavy armor, but she can most likely count on having sexier light and medium armor that shows more skin and is form-fitting. If you look some of the cosmetics sets I think you can see that they are looking to provide options for as many preferences on each end of this spectrum as they can.

Being too conservative in this area is just as bad as having over the top and exploitative armor skins, and many female players find sexy empowering and exciting. You can also have form fitting and feminine heavy armor, without making it expose any skin.

Caeryl

tatiana wrote: »

Being too conservative in this area is just as bad as having over the top and exploitative armor skins, and many female players find sexy empowering and exciting.

No, just...just no, buddy.

George_Black

Caeryl wrote: »

tatiana wrote: »

Being too conservative in this area is just as bad as having over the top and exploitative armor skins, and many female players find sexy empowering and exciting.

No, just...just no, buddy.

No, just no what?
If guys want to droll over their sexy female characters let them. If girls feel empowered let them.

Bikini armors look silly, but going all tactical about it is stupid. You mean to tell me that the robes that mages wear wont get pierced and slashed the same way that the bikini will?
That the high heels are not proper protection but the sandals are?

Btw... why isolate a few lines from a logical post to discredit?

Here is the bottom of the line:
A game with pornographic armors that aim to attract players for sexy characters, is laughable.
Demanding that all female characters (made both by guys and girls) should look like Brienne of Tarth is even more so.

Nagash

Hearing the word realistic and then seeing boob plate breaks my heart

Corpier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KHz0qWQA9I

Its possible to make realistic armor that accentuates the female form to some extent. It might not always be practical and emphasizing breasts too much could be detrimental, but it didn't stop real men from making giant cod pieces or muscle armor in history, so why should it stop women in fantasy?

Caeryl

George Black wrote: »

Caeryl wrote: »

tatiana wrote: »

Being too conservative in this area is just as bad as having over the top and exploitative armor skins, and many female players find sexy empowering and exciting.

No, just...just no, buddy.

No, just no what?
If guys want to droll over their sexy female characters let them. If girls feel empowered let them.

Bikini armors look silly, but going all tactical about it is stupid. You mean to tell me that the robes that mages wear wont get pierced and slashed the same way that the bikini will?
That the high heels are not proper protection but the sandals are?

Btw... why isolate a few lines from a logical post to discredit?

Here is the bottom of the line:
A game with pornographic armors that aim to attract players for sexy characters, is laughable.
Demanding that all female characters (made both by guys and girls) should look like Brienne of Tarth is even more so.

I fail to see how disagreeing with “being half naked and sexy is empowering” means wanting every character to look like they’re covered in ten layers of clothes. So far Intrepid’s take on cosmetically appealing armor has been pretty good going from one sex to the other, and they’ve all been aesthetically pleasing in their own ways.

Pleasing to look at =/= showing as much skin and cleavage as you’d see at hooters

Though I won’t lie and pretend I don’t get a kick out of the players who put the “battle bikini” armor onto their hefty and bearded male characters. That makes my day when my tank is a big burly man in a bright cyan “sexy” costume.

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