Primeval & Ancient armor: Fugly?
Dj Tano
i actually really like the mummy one, but youre right with the others...
prism2525
I got my female ele ancient armor b/c the others sucked imo. don't get me wrong i like it and all, but I wish i could have made my 15K canthan armor inscribable....
agrios
I dont like those sets too, Ele primeval is teh s#ck. But some ancient sets are ok.
wynoski
I actually bought the Primeval armor for my female necro because it was unique and most people don't have it. Actually the guildie I play with has it and almost the exact skin color as me, so we look like twins.
I really like the Ancient Armor for the rit...Not crazy about some of the head pieces in factions...looks like the head becomes a teapot.
I like the Primeval monk armor as well, but again, its different
I really like the Ancient Armor for the rit...Not crazy about some of the head pieces in factions...looks like the head becomes a teapot.
I like the Primeval monk armor as well, but again, its different
savage vapor 33
If any1 has said it, I think necro primeval armor could be the ugliest armor. I'd rather look like some walking death lord, rather than a butterfly. Maybe thats just me. I think some better armor could have been thought up for the necromancer.
Jetdoc
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I love ranger ancient armour.
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Buster
Armor is always about individual taste. What maybe considered ugly to one might be considered really nice to others.
upier
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Male rit ancient armor is one of the best armors in game.
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Originally Posted by Personette
As long as people are talking about armors...if you go to gofugyourself.typepad.com and scroll down to the picture of the Pussycat Dolls (it's the third from the top right now), the second Pussycat Doll from the left is wearing Mesmer Enchanter's Armor...the cut, the texture, and the body filling it out are almost exactly the same.
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my favorite category though:
the wonderfull Bai Ling
February 25th 2005 FTW!
still cracks me up!
rista blodorn
People have various tastes so it's nice that ANET has given some very different looks in each chapter. I kept my Drok's Knight armor forever because I didn't care for any of the Factions warrior armor, but I switched it out as fast as I could to get the warrior primeval armor. I'm still waiting on a male elementalist armor that I like at all...I don't understand why they have to look like a foppish bozo from an overblown Victorian romance or a post modern art project.
But in general I like more of the ancient and primeval sets then I dislike. Now about that necro armor in NF...I am so glad that I did not start my necro in NF...*shudders*...
But in general I like more of the ancient and primeval sets then I dislike. Now about that necro armor in NF...I am so glad that I did not start my necro in NF...*shudders*...
DarkGanni
I like most of the Primeval and Ancient Sets, except the eles primeval looks like a bunch of wire and the male warrior's primeval makes him way TOO MUCH fat, even fatter than FOW. The rest is ok for me ^.^
Glints Bane
I love necro prim I bought my necro a set...the anciant looks good but I wouldn't spend money on it.
Sir Skullcrasher
I don't think any of those armors are ugly!
Swift Thief
The only primeval armor sets I liked are the warrior ones and the assassin ones. But the Factions armor set = Da bomb.
Desbreko
Monk and elementalist ancient armor are my two favorite sets for those classes. (Though the monk armor might look better with sandals instead of the slippers.) I think ancient has some of the best sets in the game.
Some of the primeval sets are pretty hideous though. The elementalist sets especially.
Some of the primeval sets are pretty hideous though. The elementalist sets especially.
Enchanted Warrior
I like my ancient warrior armor, better than the rest. It's a matter of taste.
Formina
Ele Vabbian armor is my favourite ^^
Not a big fan of Sunspear, Primeval looks like an umbrella, and Ancient makes me look fat :x
Not a big fan of Sunspear, Primeval looks like an umbrella, and Ancient makes me look fat :x
Dubby
I agree, mostly. Some of that armor just looks gaudy. The ancient dervish armor isn't bad though.
I hope EOTN armor is nice, much nicer. I really want something pretty for my dervish.
I hope EOTN armor is nice, much nicer. I really want something pretty for my dervish.
Enix
Female Mesmer Primeval is hot, but I have a stocking fettish. I am not impresed with all the rest. Sin Armor generally looks like trash. Canthan 1.5k ftw.
Takuna
What are you talking about? The assassin ancient set RAWKS! 
It looks so sinister and mysterious. Heck, just the mask is good, the detail is so unique. It looks like some kind of cloth thicker than usually used in the assassin designs, most of them actually having more armoured looking masks.
HolyHawk
I find ancient pieces rather charming, in general. Male ele in particular is very beautiful. I got ancient for my female mesmer (looks classy) and for my female ele (sunspear 15k is still better). Now primeval looks erm, primitive. I suppose it's alright to look fugly. But they went too far with some, I mean, monk primeval isn't even ugly, it's hedious, disgusting. 15k warrior is so generic that no one even cares anymore.
Andrew Patrick
As many have suggested, this is a personal preference/eye of the beholder sort of topic. Luckily, there are tons and tons of armor sets (and the ability to mix and match) for you to find the look you like. There are some armor sets I would not choose for my characters, but I would not call them ugly, because what’s “ugly” to one person can be the coolest armor in the game to another and I wouldn’t rightly want to state my opinion as fact.
I think the mixed responses in this thread prove just how subjective this topic is.
I think the mixed responses in this thread prove just how subjective this topic is.
creelie
The only Primeval armors I like are mesmer and dervish. Still, I think it's cool that there are armors available for people who like grotesque, over-the-top styles.
I actually think all the Ancient armors look really good. The assassin Ancient is too spiky for my taste, but that is not a problem with Ancient alone.
I actually think all the Ancient armors look really good. The assassin Ancient is too spiky for my taste, but that is not a problem with Ancient alone.
Kaleban
For my male Assassin, my favorite armor combo:
Ancient Mask
Vabbi Chest/Legs
Obsidian Arms and Boots
All dyed Black.
For my female Ele
Sunspear 15k dyed gold. Hawt.
Female Rit
Ancient, dyed red. Super hawt.
For my male Dervish I'm kind of undecided on. I like the Vabbi for the Arabian Nights theme to it, but its a bit expensive. Ancient is definitely interesting, however if you dye it yellow you end up looking like Birdman, I don't like the hood. Primeval is just so cliche, everyone and their dog has it.
But the award for Worst Armor HAS to be Primeval Warrior, its even worse than the Blair Witch reject Ele armor. Why? Who REALLY wants to run around looking like a Power Rangers villain? For shame!
Ancient Mask
Vabbi Chest/Legs
Obsidian Arms and Boots
All dyed Black.
For my female Ele
Sunspear 15k dyed gold. Hawt.
Female Rit
Ancient, dyed red. Super hawt.
For my male Dervish I'm kind of undecided on. I like the Vabbi for the Arabian Nights theme to it, but its a bit expensive. Ancient is definitely interesting, however if you dye it yellow you end up looking like Birdman, I don't like the hood. Primeval is just so cliche, everyone and their dog has it.
But the award for Worst Armor HAS to be Primeval Warrior, its even worse than the Blair Witch reject Ele armor. Why? Who REALLY wants to run around looking like a Power Rangers villain? For shame!
Master Sword Keeper
Male Primeval ftw. Based on the Master Chief Design from HALO. Sectioned out with some spikes and modelling. Other than that. NICE.
Dubby
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I think the mixed responses in this thread prove just how subjective this topic is.
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arcanemacabre
I, personally love most, if not all the Ancient armors. The Primeval? Meh. I like warrior, mesmer, and I'm iffy on Dervish. The rest are just, meh, or straight up ugly, IMO. Again, this is definately a Subjective thing. Obviously, they were all pretty freakin sweet to the designers, otherwise they wouldn't have designed them. That's at least one person that liked any particular armor.
sindex
Kind of been debating about some of the Nightfall armors; I personally enjoyed some of the Faction armor way above the other two campaigns. For my Devrish I went with the Vabbian look, since I thought more highly of it, then the other stuff which felt a bit mundane to the original armor set. The Primeval stuff looked somewhat okay, but I went with something else instead.
Numa Pompilius
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I think the mixed responses in this thread prove just how subjective this topic is.
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The impression I get is that the design team has run out of ideas, and create the top armors by taking a basic armor and adding various protrusions: a spike here, a wing there, a dragon on top.
This is especially a problem as the Nightfall armors are so much better, specs-wise, than the Factions or Prophecies armors that I feel like an idiot for using Factions/Prophecies armor just because I hate the look of the (far superior) Nightfall armors.
I don't mind that there are over-the-top armors in the game. If people want to look like Conan The Hedgehog or Asphyxias The Necro Fishmonger, I say let them.
I'm worried about the trend that increasingly there isn't anything ELSE.
lyra_song
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Yeeeessss... Of course it's subjective, but I guess my point is that I, personally, subjectively don't like the direction GW art is going.
The impression I get is that the design team has run out of ideas, and create the top armors by taking a basic armor and adding various protrusions: a spike here, a wing there, a dragon on top. This is especially a problem as the Nightfall armors are so much better, specs-wise, than the Factions or Prophecies armors that I feel like an idiot for using Factions/Prophecies armor just because I hate the look of the (far superior) Nightfall armors. I don't mind that there are over-the-top armors in the game. If people want to look like Conan The Hedgehog or Asphyxias The Necro Fishmonger, I say let them. I'm worried about the trend that increasingly there isn't anything ELSE. |
What it is, imo, is simply choosing a theme, and sticking with it.
All the armors in factions and beyond all have matching thematic style.
Nightfall is based on african themes, and i think thats really what people's problems with it is since their style falls outside contemporary western concepts of what looks good. Hence why some of this stuff is just so over the top.
Theres always the option of the vanilla armors for ya.
If they chose the alligator skin armor instead of the "nightmare" armor as the primeval set, i think it would still fit the theme though....
Numa Pompilius
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Nightfall is based on african themes, and i think thats really what people's problems with it is since their style falls outside contemporary western concepts of what looks good.
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I will agree that a few of the armors are vaguely african in inspiration (e.g. ancient warrior is adorned in a kind of samurai-egyptian way, and the vabbian helmet is vaguely saracen) but for most I don't see anything african about them.
Darksun
I'd agree with most of it. I found the armor in NF pretty 'meh'. some of it is downright silly. Ancient Necro, Assassin, & Primeval Ele, Necro, Monk.. really don't like those. Although Primeval Warrior & Ancient Ele are awesome
lyra_song
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With the exception of the necro armor adorned with black feathers... which one of the armors I posted links to look African to you?
I will agree that a few of the armors are vaguely african in inspiration (e.g. ancient warrior is adorned in a kind of samurai-egyptian way, and the vabbian helmet is vaguely saracen) but for most I don't see anything african about them. |
Ancient Ritualist - Mummy theme continued.
As for the Primeval armors, the idea behind the primeval armor seems is primitive art inspired and very organic feel to the materials used on the detailing pieces.
Warrior - Bone
Ranger - insect shell
Monk - horns
Mesmer - the frilly stuff and the weird stuff that looks like its growing out of it o.o
Necro - blood and skin....
Elementalist - sticks!
Paragon - the detailing looks very leaflike in its styling.
Dervish - Fossil spiky things
Velath
Call me different but I do like the primevil female ele armour, but yah, on the male it looks pretty silly. Still it's not what my ele wears so I don't like it that much...
I have to agree with the OP's comments about the others, though I do think the mummy looking rit is cool in a way.
For sins the only thing I like are the gloves on the vabbian, I prefer imperial to the rest.
I have to agree with the OP's comments about the others, though I do think the mummy looking rit is cool in a way.
For sins the only thing I like are the gloves on the vabbian, I prefer imperial to the rest.
NilePenguin
Just a different style. I play a male mesmer - and for me, Nightfall armors are the best ones yet.
Not FACTIONS armor, that was a neverending stream of horrid. Seriously - a mask with a beak and an instant weight-gain and beer-belly - or a short skirt - or gothic gargoyle-look?
Opinion.
Not FACTIONS armor, that was a neverending stream of horrid. Seriously - a mask with a beak and an instant weight-gain and beer-belly - or a short skirt - or gothic gargoyle-look?
Opinion.
Kotetsu Rain
It might go with the profession to get a feeling if it's ugly or not but Anceint Armor immediatly caught my eye when I saw it while deciding which ascended armor I wanted to buy for my Dervish. Primevial Armor looked like I'd be carrying fish skeletons around...blades are a lot cooler.
Yichi
The Ranger ancient armor > all other ranger armors imo, well except maybe 15k Canthan (still probably my personal favorite).
Monk ancient armor is basically a cheaper version of vabbian...
Warrior armor, well ok just the male armors, are HIDEOUS!!!!!!
The only decent sin armor is the vabbian or 15k kurzik. nuff said...
Dervish = vabbian if youre female. others are out of place for the most part.
Ele = win on 90% of the armors. no complaints there outside of the primevil set for either male or female.... Yeah i really wanna look like a Hurricane Katrina Refugee....
Mesmer.... about 50/50 on mes armors. Male mesmers get the shaft, and females u either look like a nun, a dominatrix, or a slut... good times
Necro... has probably some of the coolest looking armors in the game, period.
Paragon... they all look way too similar. and for the love of god lose the nipples on the armor...
Ritualists... You all got the shaft on armors. I wish you had some decent armors besides the 15k kurzik and the fow armor...
Just my opinions on armors imo
Monk ancient armor is basically a cheaper version of vabbian...
Warrior armor, well ok just the male armors, are HIDEOUS!!!!!!
The only decent sin armor is the vabbian or 15k kurzik. nuff said...
Dervish = vabbian if youre female. others are out of place for the most part.
Ele = win on 90% of the armors. no complaints there outside of the primevil set for either male or female.... Yeah i really wanna look like a Hurricane Katrina Refugee....
Mesmer.... about 50/50 on mes armors. Male mesmers get the shaft, and females u either look like a nun, a dominatrix, or a slut... good times
Necro... has probably some of the coolest looking armors in the game, period.
Paragon... they all look way too similar. and for the love of god lose the nipples on the armor...
Ritualists... You all got the shaft on armors. I wish you had some decent armors besides the 15k kurzik and the fow armor...
Just my opinions on armors imo
Perth68
as many have said in the thread, ranger ancient is da bomb.
Personette
The African theme in Nightfall isn't "Hey, look at these primitive peoples and their clothes made out of sticks" - it's "Hey, see this incredibly advanced culture flourish in a hostile environment." Nightfall is full of lush, watered cities, palaces, libraries, bureaucracy, princes, etc. - I think that's what the ancient Egyptian theme is meant to evoke, since generally the only thing people really know about ancient Egypt is that it was advanced for its time and they used heiroglyphics.
I think this is, in general, something that all three chapters of GW have highlighted - little pockets of human thriving in a world that isn't very kind. But when you compare the three, Prophecies where you have one last major outpost of civilization in Lion's Arch and a kind of broken culture, Factions where you are bogged down in the muck of Kaineng City or else in a fantastical outland, and Nightfall, where the desert reaches everywhere and civilization still manages to overcome...I think that Nightfall is actually, in terms of man-against-nature and progress-of-cilvilization, the major success story.
I think this is, in general, something that all three chapters of GW have highlighted - little pockets of human thriving in a world that isn't very kind. But when you compare the three, Prophecies where you have one last major outpost of civilization in Lion's Arch and a kind of broken culture, Factions where you are bogged down in the muck of Kaineng City or else in a fantastical outland, and Nightfall, where the desert reaches everywhere and civilization still manages to overcome...I think that Nightfall is actually, in terms of man-against-nature and progress-of-cilvilization, the major success story.
LifeInfusion
I have to echo Andrew Patrick's statement in my own words:
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Opinions are like a-holes, everyone has one
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Opinions are like a-holes, everyone has one
arcanemacabre
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