Fashion before function?Follow

How many stats and effects are you willing to sacirfice for appearance?

I'm still wearing my Robe of the Astral because it looks the best against my blue skin and white hair =) I've been offered several other robes but none look as good. Someday I'm sure I'll find on that has the perfect blend of form and function but until then, RoA it is =)

~Luxxy

Edited, Tue Jan 6 09:24:49 2004 by Luxbane

I try to pick headpieces that don't have a graphic. Other than that, I really don't care a whole lot what my gear looks like when worn. It's just a bonus when something happens to look cool. Although for my casters I do try to find cheap robes that look cool for special occasions.

I am often torn between fashion and functionality. Like most players I want to get the biggest stat boost that I can from my epquipment. However, mixing different pieces of armor can leave you looking like a battlefield scavanger. I guess this is where the use of dyes comes in, but I'm just too lazy to take the time to dye them.
In the past I have swapped out armor just because I did not like the look of it. For instance the BCP on my halfling druid looked so terrible that I tossed it and got some leather. I would really like to see some new armor models for different races or at least a revamp of some of the older ones. I'm kinda dissapointed that my Stanos's Wicked Chain Coif did not have a graphic. I really wanted to see my rogue decked out in a full suit of red armor. It is a shame that they overlook things like this and never go back to correct them.

I am usually all for functionality, however I have had a couple pieces that just looked too terrible to wear even though the item was better stats-wise. As a rule, if the stats are good, and it doesnt look *too* bad I'll put it on. Plus, sometimes you can hide an ugly piece of armor by dying it black...I've done that quite a few times =P

I put off a while giving up my beautiful dragon Sarnak Battle Shield for a Tae Ew which is better, but as a friend of mine described it, it looks like a hunky hood of a old caddy. I still hate the way it looks. Lots of the head gear is horrible.

Mostly I like stats but if it's close I will take the better looking (if I know ahead of time). Thank heavens for prismatic dye though it doesn't alway produce a decent color. If you start out dark olive drab, you are not going to get a nice pink or purple or blue and so on.

Now if we could just pick a graphic...