Is DAOC friendly to fashion monkeys?

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I never tried DAOC due to not liking the character models, but
starting with Catacombs it appears that this game will have the most
attractive ones after Lineage2 (and much more sensibly dressed, woot!).
I'm curious, though...I assume that the customizability won't really
change, nor will armors available...so how much *can* a fashion monkey
have fun in this game? Do all high level characters end up eventually
looking the same, even amongst different classes? (IE, all platewears are
the same, all leather-wears the same, etc.)

Thanks.

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Hi,

I would say that DAoC has the greatest chance for difference. We have
Epic Armor (career quest-based), Artifacts (specific quest-based), Master
Level drops, and Player Crafted Armor. pretty much all of them can be
dyed, as well. Factor in guild emblem cloaks and shields, and you have
a reall wide vaiety of looks. Now, admittedly, certain classes (Hunters,
Shadowblades, Scouts, Infiltrators, Nightshades, and Wardens) are going to
be black/dark colors to stealth, but outside of them, there really isn't
any reason/need to *not* have a varied and colorful outfit.

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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Foxeye Vaeltaja wrote:

>
> I never tried DAOC due to not liking the character models, but
> starting with Catacombs it appears that this game will have the most
> attractive ones after Lineage2 (and much more sensibly dressed, woot!).
> I'm curious, though...I assume that the customizability won't really
> change, nor will armors available...so how much *can* a fashion monkey
> have fun in this game? Do all high level characters end up eventually
> looking the same, even amongst different classes? (IE, all platewears are
> the same, all leather-wears the same, etc.)
>
> Thanks.
>
> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
>
> Foxeye Vaeltaja EQ: 65 Forest Stalker (Xev) - retired
> http://www.foxeye-art.com Horizons: 10 Monk/Druid/Outfitter (Dawn)
> http://www.the-luggage.com
>
>
>

 

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I would have to say that very rarely do any two players look the same.
Visually, one has the following items to customize:

Helm
Chest piece
legs
arms
pants
gloves
boots
cloak
weapon slot 1
weapon slot 2

There are plenty of different colors to choose from that can be made
by players or purchased from merchants.

One thing that might not appeal to you is that with the release of
ToA, different armor has the same skin. More specifically, they use
the same skin for cloth/chain/leather/studded armor, when in the past,
each piece had it's own look. It's much more difficult to tell a ToA
Chain item from a ToA Cloth item. This isn't as bad as it sounds, as
there is so, so much to choose from.

And I would have to agree with what was already said: no classes (or
people for that matter!) look the same, except for Rouge classes who
usually dress in black for a little more camoflauge appeal.



Foxeye Vaeltaja <foxeye@EEKSPAM.com> wrote in message news:<Pine.LNX.4.58.0408251642160.30876@bolt.sonic.net>...
> I never tried DAOC due to not liking the character models, but
> starting with Catacombs it appears that this game will have the most
> attractive ones after Lineage2 (and much more sensibly dressed, woot!).
> I'm curious, though...I assume that the customizability won't really
> change, nor will armors available...so how much *can* a fashion monkey
> have fun in this game? Do all high level characters end up eventually
> looking the same, even amongst different classes? (IE, all platewears are
> the same, all leather-wears the same, etc.)
>
> Thanks.
>
> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
>
> Foxeye Vaeltaja EQ: 65 Forest Stalker (Xev) - retired
> http://www.foxeye-art.com Horizons: 10 Monk/Druid/Outfitter (Dawn)
> http://www.the-luggage.com

 

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"Demon" <joe.robinson@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> And I would have to agree with what was already said: no classes (or
> people for that matter!) look the same, except for Rouge classes who
> usually dress in black for a little more camoflauge appeal.


My wife has a level 32 Infiltrator that dresses in Bright Yellow.. It's
quite fetching really, and think it might catch on... Of course, the fact
that she gets her arse handed to her on a plate might have something to do
with the colour, but she blames her own skill level!!

Dan
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:44:58 GMT, Foxeye Vaeltaja <foxeye@EEKSPAM.com>
wrote:

It's not all that new, but about 15 new dye colors got added in 1.69 as
well, and personally I think there's some really nice ones amongst them.

The items themselves look diverse enough, the newer ones anyway. Of
course certain items are the best in their category for a certain class,
so a relatively large number will be using those items.

Item looks are directly linked to the stats, you can't decide on your
own looks for an armor you craft or find, like you can in Neverwinter
Nights for example, where you can make a plate look like a dress
*cough*.

Because many people use the same items much of the uniqueness comes from
guild emblems (if possible on your cloak/shield) and dye colors, but
it's enough to recognize the most well known players without looking at
their names

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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, Dan English wrote:

> "Demon" <joe.robinson@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:74471487.0408271035.400ace90@posting.google.com...
> > And I would have to agree with what was already said: no classes (or
> > people for that matter!) look the same, except for Rouge classes who
> > usually dress in black for a little more camoflauge appeal.
>
>
> My wife has a level 32 Infiltrator that dresses in Bright Yellow.. It's
> quite fetching really, and think it might catch on... Of course, the fact
> that she gets her arse handed to her on a plate might have something to do
> with the colour, but she blames her own skill level!!

Hehehehehe, y'know, I never considered before the ramifications of vanity
in a PvP game. Rogue-ish types would actually have a legit reason to
dress dark...I love it.

Of course, with the new models...don't the dyes no longer saturate the
entire piece of armor, but rather settle into the creases? That could
even the playing field for your wife a bit, heh.


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Foxeye Vaeltaja EQ: 65 Forest Stalker (Xev) - retired
http://www.foxeye-art.com Horizons: 10 Monk/Druid/Outfitter (Dawn)
http://www.the-luggage.com

 

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"Foxeye Vaeltaja" <foxeye@EEKSPAM.com> wrote in message
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>
> Of course, with the new models...don't the dyes no longer saturate the
> entire piece of armor, but rather settle into the creases? That could
> even the playing field for your wife a bit, heh.


To be honest, I'm not certain - I've not read much about catacombes, short
of looking at the models when they released.

Anyone fancy telling my wife she won't look like a lemon? I think if I
broke the news to her, she's do something nasty involving knives, rubber
gloves and vinegar...

*gulp*


Dan

 

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Foxeye Vaeltaja <foxeye@EEKSPAM.com> wrote in message news:<Pine.LNX.4.58.0408251642160.30876@bolt.sonic.net>...
> I never tried DAOC due to not liking the character models, but
> starting with Catacombs it appears that this game will have the most
> attractive ones after Lineage2 (and much more sensibly dressed, woot!).
> I'm curious, though...I assume that the customizability won't really
> change, nor will armors available...so how much *can* a fashion monkey
> have fun in this game? Do all high level characters end up eventually
> looking the same, even amongst different classes? (IE, all platewears are
> the same, all leather-wears the same, etc.)

Lineage2 looks really good...I would be thrilled if Catacombs was
comparable.

There is good variety in DAOC though sometimes the variety is
subtle--though that is probably more realistic.

There are a ton of different dye color available.

There is a more variety in weapons and shields than armors.

All in all everyone looks different and most times I can identify who
I am walking up to by their clothes before I can see their name tag if
it's someone I know.

To give you an example, for the longest time I wore a very purple
pointed wizard's hat. I don't recall really every seeing anyone else
if with the same hat. When I finally replaced the hat, several people
asked me what happened to my hat