Hair Stylists?

Do it! Make it happen! I can't believe it still doesn't exist!

This thread is nuts.

It's turned into flaming over hairstyle changes. I am still trying to figure out why people are so militantly against this, and after fourteen pages, I have yet to see a good reason why we shouldn't have this option. I can understand not wanting to introduce fads into the game, and making it difficult in some way to keep people from changing their hair style simply dependant on what armor someone is wearing at this minute. But, quite frankly, who cares? I do not see any reason why anyone in this game shouldn't have the option to change their hair.

If you don't agree with it, don't use it. Just like I refuse to use runners my first time through a campaign, or any manner of other small moral delimas you face every day. The only way it will affect you, if you don't agree with the option and don't use it, is if a friend uses it. And if a friend uses it then you might want to take that up with them; perhaps you will respect their opinion enough to actually listen to why they choose to change their hairstyle instead of militantly restating the same points over and over again while steadfastly fighting it for no apperant reason other than to... Well... uh, I can't come up with anything.

And I certainly agree with the coding issue, I have no idea how hard this is to code. In fact, I am probably one of the least qualified people on this forum to evalute that. However, computer code was meant to be changed. And having to go through 3.5+ million individule characters codes to change their hairstyle? Please. I change my headgear on average at least 8 times a day simply to match the set of armor I'm wearing at the time (oh, wait, I also change the rest of my five peices of armor at that same time to) so there is a way to do something incredibly similar on your own already. And certainly having an NPC interface to do this would make it so that it was probably a lot easier. I imagine that the coding for the NPC to change your hair would equate to something saying;

Access character: Count Operoe
Change Codeline 666: change line "hairstyle=proph5" to "hairstyle=nightf8"

Again, I have no idea about coding or how complicated it is. However, according to the suggestion that we reroll our characters... We would have to do the EXACT SAME THING. Just simply that it would be associated with also deleting an old character. I imagine a process that takes quite a bit of coding in itself to enact, for instance; erase the name, make that name available on the database, delete that characters armor set, runes for those five peices of armor, inscriptions for those five peices of armor, weapons, staff wrapping, weapons staff head (in a casters case), delete titles and all the hundreds of other various items you might have associated or on that character accidentally, and consign them to the ether.
Then, after that seemingly arduous process, you also start a new character. Which means you have to file for a name, check that name, assign that name, then bring up the interface to select a face, then skin color, then hair, then hair color, then make five new peices of armor, add inscriptions for the armor, then start this new character. Not to mention buying the items and customizing them again. And then repeat this entire task if you want another hair change after that process because, of course, this character is meant to be disposable for something as petty and simple as a hair style change.

In short, the coding is there already. It's just simply that we are asking to be able to access the ability to change the hairstyle without having to hack the main database. Which I'm pretty sure would defeat the purpose since our accounts would be banned and deleted afterwards thus rendering our hours of gameplay, year(s) of loyalty to characters, titles, and customized weapons that we were trying to save though that process moot.

And as far as body changing, face or otherwise; honestly I don't agree with it. When you make a characters face you are tied to that. Same logic that you don't put a baby up for adoption becuase it doesn't look on par with your specifications, and then try again later to get a better looking child. (However this arguement, at least in my mind, does not relate to hairstyling becuase if you don't like a childs hairstyle you can simply change it. You don't have to create a new child becuase you don't like it's hairstyle. But I digress)

However, that option would never affect me in anway. The only way it would affect me is in a positive way. I will never use it because of the afformentioned logic, it's just my own sentimentality. Therefore, the only way I will be affected is if a friend uses it. In which case my friend will have wanted to use it for, probably, a good reason. My point: I'm probably not going to ever agree with nor want the ability to change my characters face. However, I won't waste my breath (or in this case the tips of my fingers) arguing against it becuase it won't affect me.
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As far as implimentation of the plan, I'm looking for something like this.

Option one: You walk up to an NPC in Kamadan, so you can get a Nightfall hairstyle. Then you come up with a window, similar to the dye preview that would allow you to look at all the Nightfall hair options for your characters proffession. To choose the hairstyles, you are able to click on little windows similar to the character creation screen. You can preview you character in full length, like the dye window, then you hit the button and it is your hairstyle, attached to your head. Make it so it costs 1k(arbitrary figure) or 2k(on par with a guild cape), to discourage frivolous changes but still be on par with what most players can pretty easily save up in a week, if not 15 minutes.

Option two: Same as above, except it is implmented as a sixth peice of armor, in between your head peice and your chest peice. No runes or insiginias, just a simple wig.

Dang I'm long winded, aren't I?

yes we need an appearance change option for existing characters

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Long winded, but well said. I really have a hard time understanding why people are so against this too. If I want to change my character slightly, for my own satisfaction, I don't see why it matters. Sure, making him slightly taller or shorter may be "unrealistic" but this is a game. And honestly, who's going to notice? I doubt even the people I regularly play the game with would notice the difference, let alone random guys standing around in outposts.

There should definitely be some kind of fee on this, similar to the guild capes, to stop you from changing your character around constantly, but besides that I see no problem with being able to fix up your characters.

The "just recreate that character" is a very weak argument. Especially with the Hall of Monuments in GW:EN. Recreating a character just to get a different face or hairstyle means losing ALL of your achievements, armour, customised weapons and perhaps even mini-pets, etc, depending on how they work.

Good and well written post, Operative 14.

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On top of all, hairstyle changes would be one mor reason to get different campaings.

Make a Character in Prophecies, them take it to Cantha to get the last hit in Canthan hairdressing.

I agree with that idea. I really hate how my mesmer looks and I'd like to change even her hairstyle. I just can't delete her, she's my oldest character. Operative 14 well said! About changing faces I could agree with that, I don't care what faces have others but maybe Tyrian charactes soudn't have access to Canthan, Elonian faces becouse there woudn't be any diffrence between character from other continetns.

I am not comming at you with a bat just my point of view and/or opinions again....


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I also am perplexed by the images in the armor section of the official wiki.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/0/0...ed_armor_m.jpg

That Face = Tyrian

That Hair = NOT Tyrian

http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/b/b...an_armor_f.jpg

Not expert on Female Rangers but is that Tyrian Hair?

http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/4/4...an_armor_f.jpg

Don't recall that Hair in the Tyrian Female Necro Line-up

http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/6/6...an_armor_m.jpg

Necro Men in tyria DO NOT have this hair...I WOULD SO MAKE A TYRIAN NECRO MAN FOR THAT HAIR!!!!! ::drools::

http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/c/c...nt_armor_f.jpg

This is Tyrian Mesmer with Canthan Hair for sure...my Canthan Mesmer has that hair.

So what's with that? Sound like a Cross-Campaign Hair Pool is best idea

on a Side note....what's an Event Hat but a glorified Hairstyle? (not sure if that was mentioned) - Thats why I don't really like my witch hats cuz it removes her hair and she looks bald with a hat on...i like some hair sticking out to show she has hair underneath the hat.