Preview Armor before paying for crafting....

DarkTyrael

Ascalonian Squire

Da Boys Downunder [db]

Rt/Me

Joined Jul 2005

May 4, 2006 at 1:49 PM • #21

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Nivryx

Krytan Explorer

Mo/

Joined Mar 2006

May 4, 2006 at 2:03 PM • #22

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I hate having to find someone with the armor I'm considering before I buy it, makes you feel like a newb.

Angelos Dekaiou

Pre-Searing Cadet

Spectra Sg [SpCa]

E/N

Joined Mar 2006

May 4, 2006 at 2:05 PM • #23

Good idea... my brother said that they have a system like that in the other mmorpg that he plays and it seems nice.
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Stranger The Ranger

Wilds Pathfinder

Dynasty Warriors [DW]

Joined Nov 2005

May 4, 2006 at 2:55 PM • #24

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Nice idea, it would be usefull

Dougal Kronik

Forge Runner

Glengarry Fencibles

Joined Aug 2005

May 4, 2006 at 3:16 PM • #25

Come on now! We have those tiny icons - should be more than enough detail for anyone. /end sarcasm

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I do buy for the stats - but with Factions having various skins for Druid's armor depending on Canthan/Kurzick/Luxon/Ascalon. I want to see what it looks like. Now I get my stats and my favourite skin.

fiery

Banned

InYurFace Gaming [IYF]

Joined Oct 2005

May 4, 2006 at 4:08 PM • #26

Make a PVP armor and look at the armor.

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Joined May 2005

May 4, 2006 at 4:12 PM • #27

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiery

Make a PVP armor and look at the armor.

Wow! Never thought of that. You mean I can make a PvP character with 15K armor?

Lepton CFd

Frost Gate Guardian

Pantheon of Shadows [dei]

Mo/Me

Joined May 2006

May 4, 2006 at 8:20 PM • #28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ristaron

I think it's rather pointless, actually. While it would be very aesthetically pleasing to be able to preview the armour, it doesn't change what armour you will buy (or, at least, it shouldn't).
You should buy armour for the bonuses of each particular type and how they work with your playing style/character strategy, not how it looks. Such trivialities are why there are 15k and FOW armour sets.

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The aesthetics of an armor are extremely important. Say you can't decide between being a Fire ele or a Water ele, simply because you like them both. However, you think the water ele armor looks cooler, and so you become a water ele. In this case, aesthetics dominates over use.

But more to the point, MOST casual players will probably buy according to the look, just because they honestly don't see the difference in the armors--they only see the aesthetic side. For these reasons, having a preview of your armor before you buy it would be wonderful.

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Elianora Faerie

Academy Page

Hugs

Mo/

Joined Jan 2006

May 4, 2006 at 8:32 PM • #29

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiery

Make a PVP armor and look at the armor.

You can only do that for the normal armors, not the 15k ones. As they are the most expensive, they are too the most important ones to see, as to not waste a vast amount of gold and materials.

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Anac The Protector

Pre-Searing Cadet

Joined Apr 2006

May 4, 2006 at 11:16 PM • #30

love this idea.

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EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

Joined Jun 2005

May 4, 2006 at 11:17 PM • #31

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That mini icon of the armor pic in the list doesn't show anything

Witchblade

Polar Bear Attendant

Joined May 2005

May 5, 2006 at 12:16 AM • #32

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sinisters chaos

Wilds Pathfinder

No Clue [emt]

W/R

Joined Jul 2005

May 5, 2006 at 12:19 AM • #33

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i hate crafting armor and then hating it like i did when i got 1.5k platemail like 10 months back for my old warrior... i was soo mad.

hypothetical

Ascalonian Squire

Joined Apr 2006

May 5, 2006 at 1:42 AM • #34

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k3nn3tH123

Academy Page

Joined Apr 2006

May 5, 2006 at 1:51 AM • #35

I've seen this idea before, and it's definately needed

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Matix411

Krytan Explorer

Joined Feb 2006

May 5, 2006 at 4:16 AM • #36

Sounds good.

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Arkis

Ascalonian Squire

Joined Feb 2006

May 5, 2006 at 7:47 AM • #37

Quote:

Originally Posted by teh_noob_pwner

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just find sum1 else with it...it wuld just create more lag

Why couldn't you just go into a specific instance like inside an armor shop or whatnot? =P. Besides that wouldn't create as much lag as you'd think.

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Ixi

Academy Page

Martyrs to the Earth [RocK]

Joined Jul 2005

May 5, 2006 at 7:51 AM • #38

/signed definitly /signed

jackie

/retired

Joined Dec 2005

May 5, 2006 at 8:08 AM • #39

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I asked this from Gaile once, earlier this year when she popped to L.A, but my question always drowned somewhere in spam & I never got answer

Twombly

Pre-Searing Cadet

TTT

W/R

Joined May 2006

May 5, 2006 at 12:15 PM • #40

thats a good idea. i dont kno how many times ive bought gay looking armor, just to salvage it and start over. especially for ppl new to the game, it will save them alot of money which can be hard to get for a noob.

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