Glasses? What the......
roperratt
I was running around trying to earn some asuran points today so I could get a high enough level to spend 10k on glasses, and it occured to me, that was genuis! A-net decided to add fricken glasses to the game! People are out grinding their asses off so they can put a set of glasses on a 'toon. It is hillarious. You can earn a lot more gold, and pick up a lot better items in the desolation area of Elona, but instead your grinding through a crappy-drop, broken lock-pick-for a purple-area, to earn enough plat and asuran hunt points, so you can put glasses on your favorite character. Glasses! How completly ridiculous is that? Kudos A-net for making a fool out of us.
quickmonty
The glasses are there, if you want to work for them. If you think they are ridiculous ..... don't bother.
Etta
You should have go to Specsavers.
SotiCoto
I was running around trying to earn some kurzick points today so I could get a high enough level to spend 15k on boots, and it occured to me, that was genuis! A-net decided to add fricken boots to the game! People are out grinding their asses off so they can put a set of boots on a 'toon. It is hillarious. You can earn a lot more gold, and pick up a lot better items in the desolation area of Elona, but instead your grinding through a crappy-drop, broken lock-pick-for a purple-area, to earn enough plat and kurzick faction points, so you can put boots on your favorite character. Boots! How completly ridiculous is that? Kudos A-net for making a fool out of us.
Lawlz mad libs...
Lawlz mad libs...
freekedoutfish
When I read anets previews saying there would be new and unique ways to customise your characters apearance I was happy...
....then I saw someone with glasses, checke the wiki and my heart sunk!
I have to agree that adding glasses really is the bottom of the pile in terms of stuff they could have done. We have re-hashed armors and yet they had the time to add glasses? Hmmm!!
It would have been ok if they had more choice ontop of glasses. Like maybe hair dye or facial hair and the rest! But just glasses by themselves is an anti-climax.
....then I saw someone with glasses, checke the wiki and my heart sunk!
I have to agree that adding glasses really is the bottom of the pile in terms of stuff they could have done. We have re-hashed armors and yet they had the time to add glasses? Hmmm!!
It would have been ok if they had more choice ontop of glasses. Like maybe hair dye or facial hair and the rest! But just glasses by themselves is an anti-climax.
SotiCoto
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Originally Posted by freekedoutfish
It would have been ok if they had more choice ontop of glasses. Like maybe hair dye or facial hair and the rest! But just glasses by themselves is an anti-climax.
I would disagree with you..... but given how low-res the glasses are.... I can't really bring myself to. Those lenseless, pixellated pieces of crap seriously need to be re-worked.
isamu kurosawa
I'd lvoe a pair of slim spectacles on my perma-pre mesmer, shame it will never happen 
just imagine how great they'd look on her!
super librarian!
just imagine how great they'd look on her!
super librarian!
Pwny Ride
Pi_Numurian
I think they're cool
glountz
They're cool.
Rant away.
Rant away.
tmakinen
What's wrong with wanting to look erudite (as an ele) or hawt (as a female monk )? It's just another skin, if you don't like it, then why bother?
SotiCoto
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What's wrong with wanting to look erudite (as an ele) or hawt (as a female monk )? It's just another skin, if you don't like it, then why bother?
Glasses == Good.
Low-Res Glasses =/= Good.
As someone with a little modding experience (I'm primarily a Texturer, to be honest) ... it wouldn't take a freakin degree in rocket science to make a slightly better pair of glasses than their default pair. I've barely even touched on using 3DSMax... and I reckon I could come up with a better mesh if I tried.
Low-Res Glasses =/= Good.
As someone with a little modding experience (I'm primarily a Texturer, to be honest) ... it wouldn't take a freakin degree in rocket science to make a slightly better pair of glasses than their default pair. I've barely even touched on using 3DSMax... and I reckon I could come up with a better mesh if I tried.
MithranArkanere
Then get TextMod and do-it-yourself.
My tinted spectacles are perfect as they are.
My tinted spectacles are perfect as they are.
Kakumei
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Originally Posted by freekedoutfish
I have to agree that adding glasses really is the bottom of the pile in terms of stuff they could have done.
The glasses look amazing and I aimed directly to acquire a pair the moment I learned they existed. I, and evidently others, think they were a wonderful addition to the game.
SotiCoto
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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere
Then get TextMod and do-it-yourself.
My tinted spectacles are perfect as they are. Can't change meshes with that, can you?
I thought that only changed textures...
I mean I was planning on simply recolouring the shaded ones slightly (5-minute job) if A-Net don't make them dyable...
My tinted spectacles are perfect as they are. Can't change meshes with that, can you?
I thought that only changed textures...
I mean I was planning on simply recolouring the shaded ones slightly (5-minute job) if A-Net don't make them dyable...
Saraphim
I <3 my ele's specs.
Plus it has the added bonus of not giving away what element I'm running when I go into an outpost. When she had her Canthan 'ring of fire' I'd get clicked on all the time as people assume you're running SF / MS nuking because of it.
As for points farming... meh, the Magus Stones area is hilariously easy to get the R5, all it took me was completing a couple of the primary quests + 4 runs round the MS zone. There's so many lvl 20 foes it's a breeze to keep the rampage bonus up.
Specs ftw !
*image rehashed from SS expo forum
Plus it has the added bonus of not giving away what element I'm running when I go into an outpost. When she had her Canthan 'ring of fire' I'd get clicked on all the time as people assume you're running SF / MS nuking because of it.
As for points farming... meh, the Magus Stones area is hilariously easy to get the R5, all it took me was completing a couple of the primary quests + 4 runs round the MS zone. There's so many lvl 20 foes it's a breeze to keep the rampage bonus up.
Specs ftw !
*image rehashed from SS expo forum
Commander Ryker
Ok, I'll agree that the glasses look cool but I also agree that they could've done something about the crappy drops. I opened a chest yesterday that was surrounded by 5 wizards, 3 priests and another healer only to get a freaking purple. Sheesh.
kielus
glasses are worth all the stuff! i want them on my ele and monk wahey!
yeah it's pain with grind, but polymock + main asuran part gives you around 10k+ that makes 3,5 run (counting 4-5k/run) to get glasses. 3 hours if you ask me.
@SotiCoto - pwned! lawl ^^"
yeah it's pain with grind, but polymock + main asuran part gives you around 10k+ that makes 3,5 run (counting 4-5k/run) to get glasses. 3 hours if you ask me.
@SotiCoto - pwned! lawl ^^"
Saraphim
I'd agree on drops. I've had atrocious drops across the board except one - got a platinum longbow with perfect mods that dropped two minutes after leaving Gunnar's Hold.
The amount of times I've had lvl 28 bosses dropping crappy non max blues or nothing at all is enough to make you weep/
The amount of times I've had lvl 28 bosses dropping crappy non max blues or nothing at all is enough to make you weep/
Leonhart
I'd expect them to only look good on the mesmers due to their sophisticated looks.
SotiCoto
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@SotiCoto - pwned! lawl ^^"
O RLY?
*Coughs and laughs*
*Coughs and laughs*
Hailfall
I actually like the glasses a lot..
In combination with the Asuran necro armor it makes my char look like Auron from FF.. which is also very funny to see XD
In combination with the Asuran necro armor it makes my char look like Auron from FF.. which is also very funny to see XD
Crom The Pale
Nothing says Don't Mess With me than a guy in Obsidian armor, Chaos guantles and a pair of Shades....
TAZTG
I love mine and they look sweet on my Monk. The only thing they could have improved is having different choices of colors for the lens. Can you dye them? Haven't even tried that.
Saraphim
No you can't dye them. I was hoping that dye would affect the tint on the lenses, but sadly not.
roperratt
I believe that I've given the wrong impression about my thought on glasses. I am activley earning asuran points so that my favorite ranger can wear them. I'm not complaining about them, I like them. I also find it funny that I'm spending time to aquire something, that I can barely see. In real life I wear contcts because glasses bug me.
SotiCoto
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Originally Posted by Saraphim
No you can't dye them. I was hoping that dye would affect the tint on the lenses, but sadly not.
I'm planning on TexModding mine pinky-purple to match my guild cape.... Hopefully I'll be able to add a reflective gleam to them as well, though for that I'll need to take a few tries to find out how the texture is mapped to the lens mesh.
X Cytherea X
they make sins look like bad@$$ members of the Yakuza.
ShadowbaneX How can you look at this and say that glasses aren't cool?
SotiCoto
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How can you look at this and say that glasses aren't cool? *Fap fap fap*
Dr Strangelove glasses are awesome, 'nuff said.
SotiCoto
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glasses are awesome, 'nuff said. *Lack of fap* ... Default glasses suck. Slimline, Shaded or Nout.
Bankai
As a side-note: The chests suck because they're around the same level as the 600 gold keys.
OlMurraniKasale
Glasses are somewhat cool if you have a certain look, but to hell with glasses! Norn woads rule! I mean, its dye on your face! Well, half your face.
kielus
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glasses are awesome, 'nuff said.
you look like phone assisstant. | glasses are da bom! but kinda expensive as for head piece :P
AnnaCloud9
Though it wasn't my intention, when I put my sunglasses on my assassin, combined with her armor combination, she had a stark resemblance to Laura Croft... minus the implants of course :P
Moloch Vein Might just be my bad taste but I don't think they look too bad.
xcenic
do you realize something?? when you go into a city...all the people who already have chaos glove is the same people who have the fow armor and the torment weapon set whit the dead mask or blindfor!!!
is me or is coinsidence??? btw..i have to work for that darn spec for my ele!!
Lonesamurai
Hell, my badass looking Ranger will be grinding and yes, thats grinding, the one thing I detest in anything, game or real life to do, to get a set of tinted specs!
He shall look the pimp when he has them too!
Ec]-[oMaN
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How can you look at this and say that glasses aren't cool? sorta does compliment the monks who can't see red bars go down 
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