Hair Stylists?

R!ghteous Ind!gnation

R!ghteous Ind!gnation

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

N/

/signed - Hair Stylists
/signed - Elite Hair styles (fow armor equivalent/ tormented weapon equivalent, perhaps similar to the magma gloves but for hair)
/notsigned - plastic surgery

WinterSnowblind

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

I don't see why people have a problem with completely re-doing your character. It's the same deal with hairstyles. Taste changes, and you may eventually dislike the character you made a year or two ago.

"Plastic surgery" may not exactly be very realistic in terms of the game, but it is a game after all, and I don't think it's a problem to overlook certain things to make it more enjoyable. And if you're going to be that nitpicky about it, then technically we shouldn't be able to change our hairstyles or colour either, since that would be almost equally impossible back in those days.

R!ghteous Ind!gnation

R!ghteous Ind!gnation

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

N/

Lol well your "Back in those days." argument is a pointless one seeing as "back in those days" you couldn't cast a fireball or summon undead minions either.... this is a fantasy game... peoples tastes changed yes so let them change hair, hair color, armor... etc. It just seems that growing 3 feet in one day would be a little bit more of a challenge than say... combing your hair to the left tomorrow. Ultimately I could care less if everyone else changes their characters ... anything, but to me it just seems a bit off the deep end to let a person change their ethnicity, skin tone, height. To me its really not the same thing... oh well Anet will make that decision for us.

WinterSnowblind

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

That was exactly my point. If you're able to cast fireballs at will, then surely making your skin slightly darker would be a far easier feat.

ducktape

ducktape

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Legeon
I'm pretty sure there's no hair stylist, guys. They don't want to confirm that though because the game is almost out and it may affect sales by saying "No there isn't a hair stylist in the game". Nah, just because they haven't said anything doesn't mean there will be no hairstylist and they won't say so because they don't want to hurt sales. Remember how they never said anything definite about dye previewing and then poof, when Nightfall was released we got a dye preview? It was a nice surprise and they seem to like giving us nice surprises without announcing it.

The only reactions I have seen ANet have to hairstylists are that they like the idea, they are not sure whether or not one will be added to the game, and that contrary to how easy it would seem to implement it is not easy to do so don't be upset that it hasn't been added. That would seem to indicate that they like the idea to the point where they at least tried to see how much work it would take to change hairstyles or colors, which is a good sign if you think about it. They have said that for sure we are not getting an auction house ever in GW1, and that made a lot of people unhappy, so I'm sure if we weren't ever getting a hairstylist for sure they would have broken the bad news to us about that too by now.

Now, think of the pictures posted where there is a character who has a face from one campaign and hair from another campaign. That really seems to indicate there's going to be a way to change hair. I'm guessing they're going to make it available to all guild wars players in all campaigns, like they did with the dye preview, or it could be that they're going to make a hairdresser a GW:EN exclusive NPC. If the hairdresser is exclusive to GW:EN we might see the hairdresser during the preview this weekend. If the hairdresser is going to be available in all campaigns, expect to see it arrive with the huge update that rolls out on the 31st of this month. The odds are relatively favorable that there will be a hairdresser or something along those lines, we just have to wait and see a little longer

Operative 14

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

Quote:
Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind
That was exactly my point. If you're able to cast fireballs at will, then surely making your skin slightly darker would be a far easier feat. For some reason I get this picture of a an Elementalist in Pyromancer armor with a big line formed in front of him. He poofs people with a fireball, they get a tan, and then the Ele yells "NEXT!" Probably not what you meant I bet.

Personally I'm not expecting a hairstylist, at least not on the 31st with the release of GW:EN. But I'm hopeful there will be one in the future.

Performance Pudding

Performance Pudding

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

post ascalon

Over The [Wall]

W/

i hate my war its uber ugly needs a over hall please add a character rebuilder machience. just thought of a cool idea that involves gwen. the asura build somthing that changes your char the norn pound you into a different form and the ebon vanguard... well ive ran out of ideas but it would be cool to gain extra privelages for a higher rank with a certain faction.

LobsterMobster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

SBD

N/Me

It's awesome that this is the most active thread on this board.

It's sad that the second most active thread is the one about Jora's boobs.

oceanicdemigod

oceanicdemigod

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

The Kaizen Order [KaiZ]

N/Me

Just goes to show you how vain we are if our 2 most active threads are about Hairstylists and Boobs haha.

Like my motto in GW...
"It's not about Win or Lose, It's how you look playing the game!" ^_^

::
Player1: Aww, he died. Can someone rez him?
Player2: But he's such a pretty corpse ^_^ - just look at that hair!

and thus ushers in a new necro PvE skill - Consume Scalp ^_^
::

Axe Wielding Dame

Axe Wielding Dame

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind
"Plastic surgery" may not exactly be very realistic in terms of the game, but it is a game after all, and I don't think it's a problem to overlook certain things to make it more enjoyable. I agree with you that "Plastic Surgery" isn't all that related to Guild Wars; however, spell casters are related to Guild Wars so why not have a "Dark Caster" with the ability to shape-shift other peoples appearances for the right price? Good idea or bad idea...I'm not sure so you tell me please.

Though I will /sign for the hairstylist NPC...if we had that just a couple months ago I wouldn't have deleted my Warrior just to get the Nightfall hair. R.I.P. dear old Prophecies Warrior.

Some Guru Named Kai

Some Guru Named Kai

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

westAscalon4lyfe?

Giggity Giggity [GOO]

W/

I would love to have a hair/facial changing NPC. I'm one of the many people that loves some of the newer character creation options when Faction / Nightfall came out, but many of my character were already made in Proph.

For those people with the "real life" nonsense or whatnot... There's a show called "Dr.90210", ffs.

t_the_nihilst

t_the_nihilst

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

Columbus, OH

So Goth We Crap [Bats], Friday The [13th]

Me/

I would hope if they did give us the ability to change our character's hair that they'd give us more color options. I myself do not ascribe to 'normal' hair colors (blonde, brown, auburn, etc.) in real life so why should my character? This is a videogame. Give us colors!

I was very sad when I bought factions only to find out that my assassin couldn't actually have purple hair

Inarissa

Inarissa

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2007

E/Me

If there were a hairstylist NPC...I would waste so much gold. I think it should be an option though. Most online games nowadays have some kind of way to change your character's appearance.

LobsterMobster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

SBD

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by t_the_nihilst
I myself do not ascribe to 'normal' hair colors (blonde, brown, auburn, etc.) in real life so why should my character? This is a videogame. Give us colors! Well... to play Devil's Advocate, your life is a heck of a lot easier than your character's, and you have the luxury to worry about things like the color of your hair.

Chrono Re delle Ere

Chrono Re delle Ere

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Land of Hyrule

[GoE]

W/

Uhm I saw the wow expansion got hairstylists so....I think we will only get them in gw2 at this point Do u know how man yrangers and eles I've erased because I didn't like their hairstyles? 5 rangers and 3 eles, all with 15k armor. Yea, that sucks.

Turma

Turma

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

Helsinki, Finland

The Unity

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by White knight lord
People have a choice to make new chars if they please why should Anet staisfy every little petty plee for useless NPCs when people can play the game and make a new char instead of wasteing time asking Anet to worry about useless NPCs when they could use what little time it would take probably, to make such a NPC when there is alerady a system in place to get new hair.So suck it up or make a new char ez as that. As much as I have thought it would be cool to have my chars change over time (by age or NPCs)it is just a char and I have made new chars to get a new hair skin and body its not hard. If you dont like the hair you could always put a helm on (for warrior or dervs) as for the others..well just gonna have to deal with it... until Anet fulfills a useless cry for help by mistakes from the players if they ever do. Excuse me? You can't be serious?

First of all,we all have paid for the game. We have rights as customers. OK, those rights have been well satisfied so far. But, we also have the right to ask for improvements on the product. And I am 100% sure that ANet is willing to hear good improvement ideas.

We, the customers, pay for the game so they can develope it. If ANet wouldn't have any customers they would be unemployed very soon. They want to improve the game to keep the customers in and buying the expansions.

So, if ANet would really think of us like you say they wouldn't have anyone else playing than you.


And apparently, reading your post, you haven't spent too much in the game yet as you think it is so easy to ditch a character.

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

Oh yes, like ZOMG, My ele is having such a bad hair day. Please dont fix anything wrong with this game, but yet concentrate all your resources on my ele because her hairstyle just isnt working right with her most recent outfit, but like ZOMG i havz to hav that other hairstyle so it will flow with the little fringe on the bottom of her boots....

If this is the most important thing on peoples mind for this game, you all seriously need a clue.

tiny_the_tokin_bear

tiny_the_tokin_bear

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

Toronto

Destructa Fuqus

E/

my ele has fow on him and i just realized he has a red mullet....please anet...help me...please..

tiny_the_tokin_bear

tiny_the_tokin_bear

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

Toronto

Destructa Fuqus

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MistressYichi
Oh yes, like ZOMG, My ele is having such a bad hair day. Please dont fix anything wrong with this game, but yet concentrate all your resources on my ele because her hairstyle just isnt working right with her most recent outfit, but like ZOMG i havz to hav that other hairstyle so it will flow with the little fringe on the bottom of her boots....

If this is the most important thing on peoples mind for this game, you all seriously need a clue. not all of us spend our time in ascalon begging for gold, some of us actually have pretty much everything we want and can be picky

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

Quote:
Originally Posted by tiny_the_tokin_bear
not all of us spend our time in ascalon begging for gold, some of us actually have pretty much everything we want and can be picky I never said some people didn't have things they wanted and decide to be picky. What i said is that there are much much MUCH more important things that should be addressed in this game first.

P.S. I lol'd at you thinking i spend my time in ascalon begging for gold. WTS you a clue.

Abnaxus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

Europe

Keepers of Chaos

There could be other reasons for hair changes.

Some hairstyles have glitches, I can show a picture of a glitch that occurs with an elonian warrior I created some time ago (will do this later).

A hairstylist could allow you to change that hairstyle to a non glitched one, as I see very difficult that A.net will correct the glitch ... In this case the hairstylist would be useful to repair a mistake of the developers ...

Solar_Takfar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Abnaxus
A hairstylist could allow you to change that hairstyle to a non glitched one, as I see very difficult that A.net will correct the glitch ... In this case the hairstylist would be useful to repair a mistake of the developers ... Exactly the problem I have with my Tyrian ranger's hair. Which is the only hair I'd really like to change, btw. My other characters are fine as they are.

CHunterX

CHunterX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Washington

W/E

If GW:EN had a hairstylist, I would buy the expansion from the in-game store as I type. As it is now, I'm still on the wall.

Traveller

Traveller

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Finland

League of Extraordinary Explorers [LOST] (my one man guild)

Me/

The thing about a re-roll is that there's a huge amount of time dedicated to a character in the form of skills and armors. I sure can't afford all that again.

And as funny as it may sound to some people, there's a certain attachment to a character you've played with for two years or more. I've never realized why some people consider a simple addition like changing a hairstyle to be so game-breakingly wrong it can't possibly be added in the game.

Perfected Shadow

Perfected Shadow

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Zul'Aman

Umes Uranger U[bot]

Quote:
Originally Posted by MistressYichi
What i said is that there are much much MUCH more important things that should be addressed in this game first. That's your perspective, not everyone's in this thread.

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

Well I would agree with fixing the hall before making this. But NOT with dealing with GW2 before making this. Why? Theres still muuuuuuch time to go until people manage to grind all that titles. They have all the time in the world left.

TabascoSauce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Virginia, US

TFgt

W/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiasyd117
then re-roll just like the rest of us have had to these last years, it's not like character advancement is hard anymore, runners all over tyria, power lvling in cantha, and NF is a complete joke. Oh jeez another entitlement junkie. Listen, if you have slaved for 6,721 hours to get all that leet uber gear you have, then good for you. That is no basis for insisting that everyone else spend 6,721 hours in the game too. If you have the lack of anything else to do so you have all kind of time to spend on this game, and remember that at some point a mere few years from now they will pull the plug and all your time and work will go up in a *poof* of smoke, then awesome. No regrets, right?

Seriously, there are many many playstyles, from the entitlement end where you are, to the casual beer and pretzels where I am. A hairstylist will not ruin your game experience because you can choose not to use them. For just about every other poster in this thread, it would benefit them to be able to tweak their character without any benefit to their game - just cosmetic.

ANet should not cater to either your playstyle or mine, we are at opposite ends of the spectrum. They should try and cater to the middle ground.

Thanks!
TabascoSauce

tyche7

tyche7

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Nebraska

The Killer Panda Bears

W/Mo

I want a hair stylist for my heroes. Ya know...Koss had a bad hair day right when Nightfall came out and he's had to live with it ever since. Poor guy...

tyche7

tyche7

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Nebraska

The Killer Panda Bears

W/Mo

Maybe THIS is what the new expansion missions are going to be about (the ones you have to spend so much in the online store to get)...they're missions to
1. save a hair stylist from peril (thus unlocking him)
2. save a hero hair stylist from peril
3. save ...someone else...heh

Friar Khan

Friar Khan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

California

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eldin
Jora's hair suggests the Norn are in possession of some epic hair salon. I lol'd at this.

Personally I think (and hope) there will be some sort of make-over npc(s) in GW:EN. But maybe it won't be added right away, because for the time being they'll have their hands full fixing bugs and stuff like the HoM.

DarkWasp

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

Anyone figure out the how to get the styles we saw in the video and armor picture yet?

Radioactive Panda

Radioactive Panda

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2007

Somewhere over a rainbow...

Grenths Rejects [GR]

E/R

I really think they should add this, and heres how I think they should do it:

Hairstylist in tyria, with Prophecies hair.

Hairstylist in cantha, with Factions hair.

And so on. And add one for EOTN, with all new hairstyles.

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

/signed/signed

*Alexiel*

*Alexiel*

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

England, and on here... http://alexiel-star.deviantart.com/

CPx

R/Mo

As I've said in other threads concerning this, my fingers are staying crossed and crossed til they go numb and fall off >.<

/signed for the seventeenth time.