Smart Armor System v3.0~Change AL,Skins,Insignias,Runes while in towns/outposts

Lynxius

Lynxius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

This shouldve been implemented the first place.

Anet believes in balance and fairness in the game right?

Whats so fair about having to pay 4k a piece for making Energy clothes? (each time you want to change too gaaah)

/signed

Kamer

Kamer

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

North Pole, Alaska

Where Iz Teh Bonuz

N/E

/signed. Spending 1k per rune or buying a whole new armor set just to change builds isnt fun.

Dalimoor_Kalkire

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

[DoA] - The Darknights of Ascalon

R/

Beautiful idea. Nothing but good would come from this.


/signed x100 ^_^

MrTwisted

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Signed/agree/support
Logged in just to sign this.

I like this even if helmets couldnt be included (holding multiple helmets better than multiple full sets).

Also would like to see this on a per char only (not account).

Tbh I would likely collect all the runes ect... so that my char has a full set open to him (possible gold sink? anet seems to like these) even if I didnt use most of them at all, I just like collecting stuff lol... much like having all the skills that you dont use.

A few sets of armour just eats up to much space > this is a great solution.

Tuoba Hturt Eht

Tuoba Hturt Eht

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Deimos Tel Arin [CCTV]

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Riplox

Riplox

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

North Carolina

Shrophire Protectors [Lion]

W/

/signed like the last time I saw your Essence Armor idea. Just make it so you can switch in PvE explorable areas like armor switching allows now and I think it would be perfect.

omcginty44

omcginty44

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Xen of Onslaught

N/

/signed

omcginty44

omcginty44

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Xen of Onslaught

N/

being able to change stats of current fow/ascended armors would be very very nice

DreamWind

DreamWind

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2006

E/Mo

/signed 100%

Omnidragon42

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Pantheon of Shadows [dei]

W/A

/super signed ^_^

birdfoot

birdfoot

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Singapore

Ordo Chaotika

W/Mo

/signed

What I'm putting in here may be alittle off-topic but may work in-tandem with the armor system. Instead of currently buying insignias for each part of the armor, do you guys think we should have Infusion NPCs that can infuse certain magical properties (insignia) into your armor. By infusion, I mean that all parts of the armor would be infused with the desire property. Rune Trader NPCs are currently a mess. :P

Just a thought since we're trying to make things more efficient here. With or without, I support your idea.

legion_rat

legion_rat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

668 the neighbor of the beast

TFK

A/

/signed infinity squared

why this is a good idea.

saves on grind (dont have to make 5 armors)
saves on space in storage (dont have 5 armors)
makes the armor system more maeliable (spelling?) which makes it more useful


~the I cant freaking sign this one enough Rat~

Jessyi

Jessyi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/

I thought I'd see you back one day with this idea, and with the change to armor in NF, it looks as feasible as ever. I'm just going to go ahead and...

/signed

-Jessyi

bunneh

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

Wat De Neuk?!

A/R

/signed

great!

bamm bamm bamm

bamm bamm bamm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

My original post on the idea may have come across as rather negative, but I just want to make it clear that I think it's a great idea.

/signed

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

What a petition! Nearly 100% signed now, ja?

/Signed completely.

Trouveur

Trouveur

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

Les Protecteurs du Lion

Me/R

This idea would be great if it works for skins too.

I have many armors because I love different skins, and that takes many rooms.

What about the possibility to merge a skin from an armor we bought into this "Essence Armor", and then have the possibility to choose different skins for this armor ?

phasola

phasola

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

EaT

Mo/

/signed
That's a great idea. Would save me a lot of $ to look good in PvP.

Hypernecrofear

Hypernecrofear

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Virginia

Grenths Rejects [GR]

N/Me

/signed.. pure and simple

You just got tomahawked

You just got tomahawked

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

H-Town

The Battle Bakery [vPie]

N/

/signed

Tuoba Hturt Eht

Tuoba Hturt Eht

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Deimos Tel Arin [CCTV]

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????ng??R!

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

[all]

R/Me

/signed

GranDeWun

GranDeWun

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

/signed

Riesz

Riesz

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Signed, for sure. Would also save inventory space in that you could stack all the useful armor bonuses on one set, then change the bonuses at will in town. No more needing 5 sets to cover all the bonuses

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

No need for an NPC.

Remember the tiny icon in headgear and cloacks?
Put another in the other side for all the armor parts, then you click on it and you can choose with insignia will be active for that armor.
Put another one under this and you can now switch runes...

Each byte of data will allow and armor piece to remember 8 absorved insignia.
0000 0000 -> FF
With 6 bytes you'll be able to store more than the current total of 45 insignia.

- Non equiped armor will accept modifiers, they will show the last modifier added.
- Once an armor piece have 'absorved', as you say, one insignia or rune, you just need to click on the tiny icons and choose the modifier.
- Only equiped armor would be altereble, thought.

Armors will have another line:
x/y runes
n/m insignia

But this is quite... well... a headhache for programers...
sefull, but not very probable.

I'd Like to see it, thought.

Sir Mad

Sir Mad

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Moe's Pub

Pigs Can Fly [Pigs]

R/

/signed

... but couldn't we use a pannel simillar to the equipement pannel of PvP chars to do that? Think about it: applying an insignia on an armor would have no effect but unlocking this insignia for the piece of armor, and letting you eventually choose this insignia for this piece of armor among the other insignias you have unlocked.

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

At the very least this has to be done with Heroes. That alone would be a huge space-saver!

Tuoba Hturt Eht

Tuoba Hturt Eht

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Deimos Tel Arin [CCTV]

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Relnor

Relnor

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

/signed

Wonderfull idea

Niku Kune

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

/signed

Elemental Cotton

Elemental Cotton

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

E/Mo

I have no knowledge of programming, but I have a feeling this kind of thing would be a headache for the programmers.

But that idea is wonderful, I never really had this kind of problem before, but I'm sure it'd help the others out a lot with armor storage and money.

/signed

BustroQuick

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/

/signed

Cataclysm

Cataclysm

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Lost Dynasty [SEEK]

W/Mo

Great idea! We can add to it though:
Not only that but lets make armor sets stack so a full Glads set would take up one space in my bag. Now its not great, its Ingenious.

/signed

Mylon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

What about people that want to have different styles and colors of armor? I think storage for customized gear would be more useful and accomplish a similar task.

Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

/signed

Nexus Icon

Nexus Icon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Natis Ignigena

Me/

/signed, but not for being able to change insignias in explorable areas.

I'm quite surprised that this is getting such widespread support as I'm sure a lot of people make a lot of money playing the rune market, and once this sort of thing is implemented, the rune market will just shrivel up and die.
I'm also surprised you haven't had the usual "OMG, U R TEH SUCK @ GW!!1!1 U JUST WANT EZ LIEF!1!!! U R TEH LAYZEE!!1!" crowd coming out and condemning this idea...

Altair

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

/signed !

korcan

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nexus Icon
the rune market will just shrivel up and die.
how often do u see people selling runes in major outposts?
probably not that often because buying and selling runes to make a profit is marginal at best. im sure people who find valuable runes [ie. sup vig, major vig, sup death, etc] would rather sell them to the rune trader then spam in game chat for countless hours to add a measly 1-2k profit.

/signed

Aegeroth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Sydney, AUS.

Sons of Dark Magicians [SoDM]

N/Me

/signed, but only if you have to pay a sizable sum to be able to do so, otherwise i can see people massing runes on their armours

sizable amount = 10k rough

edit:
After a minutes thought, mabye a quest to be able to do it? Like Infusion basically.

Alya

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

European servers

RTFM

/signed for "smart armour"