And here we have a gold sink

I have been attempting for sometime to find something worth wearing for GWEN. I even saved up the 60k I needed to get some armor started. But frankly, most of the g-strings female ele's wear simply don't appeal to me. They are great and cute upon occasion and I even wear the Cantha version. But I am terribly old fashioned and actually think women look good in a dress. (I know - it is horrid to think women should look good. .) However, the only almost dress is the Polka dress with the horrid leg warmers sold in Vabbi. The next closest thing is the gause skirt for Stormforged, or the Norn Preppy-wear with faux fur trim. I guess I will end up with stormforged. I was going to settle for the Polka dress with the horrid leg warmers as the best potential dress available to a woman elementalist. But I simply dont have 266,830 gold to have it made. Frankly, does the obsidian pants suit for wanna-be men female ele's even cost that much?

And this does not even count the 204,880 (per character) to get our 25 heroes (per character) equipped with major and less runes.

I believe the sad answer you are looking for is: "Farm!"

Am I missing something? Why does everyone totally ignore the Elonian armors when they say the female elementalists don't have pants that cover them?
Vabbian, Ancient and Primeval all cover the legs completely, and Vabbian is a freaking dress just like you're asking for!

-Edit- My bad, you mentioned Vabbian...
You do realize that you don't have to have every piece of armor be of the same set though, don't you? The pieces are separate for a reason. Just get the Vabbian skirt with different boots and top.

You are missing something, apparently. You've just repeated the OP's own conclusion as something he overlooked.

So let me get the facts straight.
Your are looking for female ele armor , to wear while playing Eye of the North.

Because You are old fashioned you rather see you ele in a dress, then a thong.

Best option is to get the Vabbi Skirt, or Strorm front skirt. You really like the vabbi dress outfit, but you don't have 266k to buy the armor(materials + gems).

Last sentence is hard, but i think you are asking if fow pants are as expensive as the whole outfit?

Awnser: Just buy the armor you like, and if it is above budget farm more. QQ less too

I'm sorry, you're completely wrong. Rikimaru had clearly not read the OP because he was just saying whatever the OP said. Seriously, I wish people would read what they are responding to before blathering on.

The farm code and nerfs make farming worthless - anf farming never was worth much to begin with. Farming is also not playing, and it will never be playing. Just as Death Leveling in Pre is about as much fun as having a root cannal. The thing costs too much. Or is it supposed to replace FoW as the next you can't have this apparel.

And no you cannot mix and match apparel. GWEN wont accept it. You have to have the set or Hall of Monuments wont take it. (I have heard the head gear is not counted in that - but ofcourse the Vabbian head gear is the best looking.)

Farming--even solo farming--is still quite viable. In fact, killing the Hulking Stone Elementals right outside Sardelac Sanitarium on Hard Mode alone with my ele has net me quite a few Rubies and Sapphires--which are, of course, required for the Vabbian armor.

You might give it a shot. It's neither difficult nor all that time-consuming.

Isn't that exactly what I was suggesting?

Basically: "I want armor but I don't have enough money".

LOL, I understand what you're saying. I hate most of the female Ele armors. As a female myself, I don't want my character to look like a hooker. I also don't think she should have to constantly worry about a "wardrobe malfunction" while slaying monsters.

Here is my solution. If you have your heart set on a skirt then this isn't for you. Perhaps the Kurzick mini skirt would work better? Anyways, at least my ele is fully clothed and I didn't spend a fortune either. Each piece of armor is basic 1k max armor.

Well as stated you don't have to buy the whole set of one particular armor (unless you really feel compelled to). That said just the pants from vabbi shouldn't cost you 200k. I think its what 10-15k + mats (the cheap stuff + 4-6 gems?) Thats maybe 80-100k assuming you buy everything. But there are plenty of quests that give out trade contracts. You can usually get 2-3 gems if you do all the vabbian quests. And quests aren't farming so no problem there.

If you like girls in dresses and or long skirts, then female dervish is the class for you o.O

They scream elegance. Not slutdom.

Sure they use tops but if you look they are all classy.

Is that not what they designed energy storage for?

My Canthan ele love you long time!

OP
here is part of your solution if you have your heart set on vabian.
trade contracts and free chests.
There are about two dozen trade contract quests, if you have more than one toon that means you get about 3 gems per toon, now add in those free chests and you might get a few more plat and either a gold/grape weapon or a gem. (and you can repeat the chests about every month and still get the plat if not another merch-able/hero weapon).

I did this to get parts of the sets for my toons, I didnt get a piece until I had all the gems FREE from the trade contract quests. AND when the price dropped on sapphires (1p 900g) I did pick up another one or two for later toons that may want a piece of that armor (and I still have some trade contracts left jic). I also would do the chests if one of my toons got it into their head they needed yet another piece of elite armor (or with the HoM get the pieces to finish the sets)
(and if you need a skirt there is always elite canthan and elite fire forged that pretty much cover everything to the knee).

Huh?

There isn't a single ele armor that even remotely resembles a real g-string (i.e. a tiny thong). Every single outfit (ele as well as all other classes) has full coverage of the rear.

I love my earth ele's armor. It's very modest.

I have ancient boots, ancient leggings, geomancer top and a stone gauntlets.

Texmod stockings imo

And just for the haters my Ele wears the 15K top + Gloves and 1K Luxon Skirt + Shoes with Pride. Don't hate the players hate the game LOL

I agree that the female Ele should have some decent looking non bikini armor in GWEN. I don't care about coverage, just the fact that 3 of the 4 GWEN armors look more or less the same.

kill djinns, ruby daggers / Jeweled daggers / And ruby mauls salvage into gems. White-Gold doesnt matter the items color you can still get gems.

but really this game is made for horny teenagers.... what do you expect?

The good things in life aren't free.

If appearances are important, you need to farm.

You forget about Cynn

Is that a BAD thing??...O.o

OMG people, Elite Flameforged. Hell, standard Droks flameforged! Totally modest.

Get over it.

I never made a female ele for exactly this reason, I just don't like the look of any of their armor sets.

Frankly in relation to GWEN armors the only armor that is new is the Norn. Almost all of the GWEN armors I have seen are barely reskinned variants of existing armor. There are virtually no new shapes in them at all - there is nothing exciting about them.

Kalendraf, lol - the rear and the nipples are about the only thing covered. And there are times that would not bother me at all. When it is appropriat to go to the beach, then my Ele should put on her bikinnis. Mesmers have at least one Teddy to slut around in, but Ele's are always walking the streets. It should be an option not restricted to class.

Cosyfiep,

I have done all of the Vabbian quests. I have used my 14 trade contracts. I had found 1 ruby and 1 sapphire in three months of play on this character. To do a complete Vabbi set I need 20 more rubies and 20 more sapphires. I also have a guild hall to out fit. I also have 9 other characters and the 250 heroes to outfit. Then there is buying all the skills for 9 characters. (My Ele has all the skills of all three games - except Elemental Lord which I am trying to get enough faction to get.) The return in game for normal and continuous game play is too minimal for the excessive in game costs of playing it.

Because I am exceedingly pugnacious I am not going to quit bitching about these flaws Ever! And farming is not and never will be playing. It ranks just slightly above root canals - the equivalent of death leveling.

Ancient Armor, Nightfall -> Great non-skimpy armor
And perfect for those cold Norn regions.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Image...nt_armor_f.jpg

Yes, the *We almost went to Egypt with our gause pajamas and unsightly leg warmers that is still not a dress pant-suit with a faux skirt.*

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Elementalist_armor

ive got the 15k kurzick on my ele, beautiful detailing and not street corner attire

Unfortunately, the chance of that salvage is extremely slim. I've salvaged well over a 100 of those, and have only hit 1 gem so far. By my calculations, I would have actually been money ahead at this point if I'd simply sold those items straight to the merchant.

Are we even playing the same un-texmodded game? I've yet to see any outfits in GW that cover only the rear and nipples (i.e. a pastie). It seems like you're somehow envisioning the ele outfits in the game that are roughly equivalent to a skort and a mid-riff baring top as something far more risque. Your descriptions make them sound as if the ele outfits consist of nothing more than dental floss and a few pieces of cloth the size of eyepatches. Such skin-baring outfits do not exist in GW.

QFT. Bare midriff and knees != nudity, or anything close to what the OP is talking about. As has been said, most of the female ele outfits are short skirts or skorts, and a bare midriff/bustier-type outfit. If you're looking for full coverage, there's Tyrian armor, among others.

My wife plays an ele exclusively, and loves the different outfits, including the skimpier ones. It's been kind of an established thing since the beginning that the GW ele is the "sexy" profession. The Shakira dance is a bit of a giveaway in that respect... If you want an old-fashioned dress, you'll need to play another class.

As for the expense, it's known as "vanity armor" for a reason.

-M

Ok, here is the Joan Riversly commentary on the Female Elementalist’s walk down the red carpet:

Ascalon: OMG, the stewardess escaped the James Bond film with only one button left. Quick somebody get a rape-kit and we’ll find out whose number I should call. And with so little left I can see why she couldn’t make an appearance in The Hall. Good call, Gwen.

Krytan: Subtle belly-dancer wear with a hint of legs and Barbarella boots. The Hall will just have to review this for the C list exposee coming up at the Searing Celebration.

Tyrian: Proof Madonna did put out a clothing line with the bloomers on the outside. And Gwen showed exceptionally good taste not letting it in.

Stormforged: Well, we were gonna have a mini-skirt but we only had a hundred threads left, so we decided gause was in this year. Oh, sorry – I don’t get to go to Gwen. I only play exclusive shows in the Southern Shiverpeaks.

Elite Stormfoged: See, I opened the sleeves up and draped them off the shoulder, and then hi-jacked this bride’s veil to put around my panties.

Stoneforged: Really it only weighs 132 pounds, not much more than a fully beaded Native American deerskin wedding dress. And the top was a steal from Barbara Eden’s wardrobe – no, Really that is where I stole it from. That is why Gwen banned me from The Hall.

Elite Stoneforged: Woiuld you believe it? The western-wear boots make loincloth replacing the front panel seem so natural.

Iceforged: N-n-n-n-nnnoooo! I’ I’ I’ m n-not f-f-f-free-z-z-z-zing. I-i-i- s-Gwen h-here?

Elite Ice Forged: See, I cut the base out of plastic wrap and then pasted tile pieces all over it. Cleaning the grout out of the cracks everyday is hard, but it sure beats ironing.

Flameforged: Mini-skirts go so well with short sleeved dusters. I can’t believe no one ever thought of this before. And when casting really powerful fire spells I protect my hands with these heavy leather gloves, just ignore the burn-marks on my knees. Gwen really should invite me to the party.

Elite Flameforged: I loved the flamenet stockings so well, I just had to get an entire body sock of it. But at least I’m not cold like that other girl. I bet she has ready serve ice cream!

Shing Jea: James didn’t quite get to me yet, but (flutter-flutter-flutter) I am so looking forward to losing the frogs on my blouse too. And I think Gwen is jealous, she was afraid I would steal away her boyfriend Pyre, if I got a seat in The Hall.

Canthan: The female loin-cloth is definitely in this year. But still, I heard this model was not worthy of The Hall.

Elite Canthan: The ribbon circles are so wonderful on the front. They accent the 6 pack I hide underthem with their almost Boddhisatva like outline. They make me truly a gift to men everywhere.

Luxon: Haight-Ashbury beach wear at it’s best. And it only takes an hour or so with the toothbrush each night to get the sand out of the bangles. I’m appealing Gwen’s decision to keep me out of The Hall.

Elite Luxon: I wear this at the beach all the time. And because boys are just so dense, I had the skirt cut back to form an arrow pointing to exactly where my ass starts. I don’t want you to get the wrong idea now. I am very modest with a strip of loincloth held in place by my silver and turquoise cowboy buckle. I had to rob 9 Navajo smiths to get enough materials for the buckle alone. But you know a little farming for the 14,000 yards of cloth they whittled this out of never hurts nobody. (A bolt of cloth equals 40 yards, btw.)

Kurzick: My frogs are much more substantial. James will never get through these. That is why my panties can show. I can’t imagine why Gwen wont let me in The Hall.

Elite Kurzick: Well, this is really an extended tube top and jacket with a preppy skirt I ripped the front panel out of so my slip would show.

Istani: It is the latest belly dancer outfit from Italy, done to be reminiscent of an African theme. Quite fetching and guaranteed just the right amount of separation and lift to prevent booby-sweat. Quite fetching for southern climes, but not good enough for Gwen.

Istani Elite: Oh, that’s right the line got dropped because of all the dead leopards required for the ranger sub-set.

Sunspear: This we call Vabbi-light with a touch of leather and lace. Any leash will attach to the collar on any of the six sides. Amazing design. I can’t see why Gwen refused to let it in.

Elite Sunspear: We took this belly dancer outfit straight from an ancient Egyptian wall carving.

Vabbian: This is a Polka Dress from a Turkish bathhouse east of Vabbi. They are a recent addition to the available lines, and Gwen approved inspite of being calf-length. However, if you are looking for your Ruby and Sapphire studs, don’t worry – the tailor put them in the bank.

Ancient: Here we have Vabbian combat boots under pajamas and a peeled down jacket. The combo is quite fetching and allows any bad hair day – since even them monsters believe you are still in bed.

Primeval: Drats, my TV antenna is broke. O, we have a fix – quick shove her up there on the pole! O darn, pbc pipes in Nylon. Guess I will have to go buy a real antenna.

Norn: Nice enough for the lates preppies. A real Gwen original.

Asuran: Well, all my original designs were destroyed so I copied the Canthan design with minor alterations.

Dwarven: We always had nude elementalists before – but that new Asuran design really inspired me.

Monumental: I didn’t want everything showing this year to look influenced by Oriental stuff – so I took this from a Kurzick traditional piece.

Obsidian: No matter how bad a pant-suit I really am, I’m still the most expensive. And everyone has to love the most expensive.

So in other words, you personally hate all of the female ele outfits. Go play another class.

A thought; perhaps, through their command of the ELEMENTS, an Elementalist doesn't feel the cold when they traipse through the shiverpeaks, so their clothing choice doesn't have anything to do with keeping them warm?

All I have to say is that if you really want to play a woman in a dress, make a Mesmer. And as an addition you can then destroy any female elementalist that crosses your view xD

What is this? High-tech dress-up? Go get yourself the collector's armor or stop whining about price, because it *is* a gold sink, it was meant to be... it's been that way since Prophecies and FoW armor.

It is a status symbol and eye candy, it does not affect your gameplay.

*hands OP some cheese*

I have one charcter of each of the 10 classes. GW should bother to make the game enjoyable to play across the board for all 10 classes. Gold sinks are crap! The economy is designed to prevent people from enjoying the play by making their efforts to get something they would enjoy or half-way tolerate playing in absolutely unachieveable. Yes, it has always been that way. ANet has always attempted to keep players poor and push them into buying on-line gold. Every effort they have made away from this has only been made to increase it. Either none of them ever took a basic course in economics (even highschool level) or it is deliberate.

And yes, I don't really care for any of the Ele clothes for all of the reasons discussed. They could have done better and had designs that went across the board - Victorian to the current Nudist Sanctuary styles. If Madonna can do Vogue, so can they.

I wish i could get livias top for my ele >< anyway Elementalist Clothing doesnt bother me i have a huge cape that basically covers everything up and i never see the front of my ele...

Answer to all your elementalist armor question:
Mod your guild wars and make your ele a dress, woo!

Your refusal to make any efforts toward making money is not at all the same thing as them forcing you to purchase gold. I'm sorry you find farming so boring, but that's your problem, not Anet's. Basic, max armor is cheap--if you want something more, then you get to find some way to get cash for it, even if that means resorting to--gasp!--farming for it like nearly everyone else.

I have analyzed the situation! Prepare for analysis!

Not the problem;
Vabbian armor being pricy
Female ele armor options

The problem;
You being too darn picky, then blaming inconvenience that arises as a direct result of your pickiness on the game design


Analysis complete!