Armor Duplication Gallery

BEHOLD: THE GREAT UPDATE HAS COME!
I have updated EVERYTHING here so all the armor is correctly labeled. Note that some of the armor have 'unknown' pieces to them and that the dwarven armor is usually missing the headpiece or gloves. Also the Dervish has no dwarven armor because no one has submited decent pictures of them onto Wiki yet, so I do not have that availible at the moment.

What this topic is: This article is meant to be a guide for those who wish to know what GW:EN armor is unique and to see what deals (Asuran to Elite Luxon for Necromancer) or improvements (Asuran to Elite Imperial for Assassin) you can get on the armor that you are considering purchasing.

WHAT THIS TOPIC ISN'T:This topic is NOT for arguing over the quality of GW:EN. This topic is NOT for flaming. This topic is NOT for discussing how much you hate grinding for titles. Already people are acting like retards over arugments that aren't even relevent to the topic. If I see anyone posting ANYTHING like it after I am done editing this post I swear to God that I will contact a moderator!

PLEASE DO NOT POST ABOUT THE TOPIC OF THIS DISCUSSION WITHOUT READING THE ABOVE. I am really sick of "There are many other topics like this" crud. If you are refering to the whining topics this is NOTHING like them! Read the reasons for this topic ABOVE. IF I HAD SEEN A TOPIC LIKE THIS BEFORE I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THIS.

I am sorry I have to be so blunt and rude like this, but I really don't want this topic closed to to pointless arguments that people have been having. I put a little bit of work into this, so please have patience and don't ruin my day. Yes I made some mistakes, but I already talked about that in the warning section for all you retards who can't read. READ THE ABOVE BEFORE POSTING AT ALL. I really don't want to have to post things just telling you to chill. Tell me what is wrong with this this topic, please I beg you. But DON'T go chucking insults just because I got it wrong and you failed to noticed that little warning above.

NOTES:

Silver Eagle visor is the same as Primeval Warrior visor.

There are weapon reskins as well but there is NO WAY anyone can convince me to research those. Way too much trouble for what it's worth.

All Norn armor is all unique.

ASSASSIN
Male:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument
Female:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument

DERVISH
Male:
Asuran
Dwarven - {NO PICTURE ON WIKI}
Monument
Female:
Asuran
Dwarven - {NO DECENT PICTURE ON WIKI}
Monument

ELEMENTALIST
Male:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument
Female:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument

MESMER
Male:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument
Female:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument

MONK
Male:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument
Female:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument

NECROMANCER
Male:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument
Female:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument

PARAGON
Male:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument
Female:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument

RANGER
Male:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument
Female:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument

RITUALIST
Male:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument
Female:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument

WARRIOR
Male:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument
Female:
Asuran
Dwarven
Monument

Thats great...but maybe you should look up duplicate in the dictionary.

du·pli·cate (dpl-kt, dy-)
adj.
1. Identically copied from an original.
2. Existing or growing in two corresponding parts; double.
3. Denoting a manner of play in cards in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end: duplicate bridge.
n.
1. An identical copy; a facsimile.
2. One that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original.
3. Games A card game in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end.
v. (-kt) du·pli·cat·ed, du·pli·cat·ing, du·pli·cates
v.tr.
1. To make an exact copy of.
2. To make twofold; double.
3. To make or perform again; repeat: a hard feat to duplicate.
v.intr.
To become duplicate.

Theres no DUPLICATES in your list at all.

Wanna know some duplicates?

Starter armor in prophecies, also available in factions.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Ascalon_armor

Krytan armor. Aka Collectors armor in prophecies. Krytan armor in factions.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Krytan_armor

Exotic/Tyrian armor. aka Vanilla armor in prophecies. Exotic armor is equivalent in factions.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Tyrian_armor

Warrior Asuran looks kinda bleh anyway

Like Warrior Silver Eagle and Sin Asuran.

But this has been said by lots of people in the past, just not compiled into one post

Okay, FINE. I'll rewrite as 'reskin' for all of you sticklers out there.

I know, I just found this to be a good guide to exactly what are duplicates of what. For instance I'm going to be buying Asuran necromancer instead of Elite Luxon because they look the same but they're just cheaper. Maybe I didn't clarify enough but this is more of a guide than criticism, although I do criticize Anets lowing in quality from the previous games.

Youre missing a lot actually.

for example.

the Necro Fanatics armor reskin (Necro monument female).
Necro Cabal leggings (Necro dwarven female leggings)

Female silver eagle leggings is female gladiator leggings

also the dwarf ranger armor is the same THE SAME skin of the ancient armor from bone palace!

dude what the fag?

good job in thread i LOVE IT...guild wars Grind of the north HAHAHAHAHAH

im playing gunbound instead Gw...i prefer grind in a real grind game than here where is a fake!

long wait till Gw2

Thanks for posting this. My main char is a male Elementalist, and I've always thought male Ele armor sucks. I was anxiously awaiting GW:EN so that hopefully they would invent Ele armor that looks cool. Then... wth? Same ugly armor slightly different? Shame on you ANet. And sorry, the Norn Trenchcoat-with-Fur-Trim armor doesn't do it for me.

DELETE POST. Duplicate post. (No pun intended :P)

Thanks, I'll look into that.

I wrote in the {[WARNING]} section that my guide may be incomplete so please stop it with the critical atitude. But thanks for the additional information, anyways.

Actually Dwarf ranger female is Ancient trenchcoat + leggings with FoW Gloves/Boots.

That was more to allow prophecies style armor access to the new armor conditions that were introduced from factions (pre NF inscription).

Doesn't invalidate my point.

Those are the only instances where armor exists is repeated in any of the games.

GW:EN doesnt repeat any armors.

They have reskins, yes.

But i own 22 hoodies and other than color, weight of the fabric, and the design on it, its practically identical.

Whats wrong with reskins anyway....i mean look at Halo 3...the Mjollnir armor looks the same as the previous one...

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If you cant handle my critical attitude, then maybe you shouldnt post on public forums. im not even flaming or using bad language.

necromancer dwarven pants is a fissure reskin. for both sexes afaik.

Call me a noob and feed me to a Charr, but I have no idea what Fissure armor is.

EDIT: Oh... obsidion. Lol, got it.

No, its cabal.

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

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

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

Use to be known as fow armor, now called Obsidian.
This is the armor that uses ecto and more, and the armorer is FOW.

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

requires 120 ecto, and 120 shards
looking at the cost (just at echo 120 X avg price of 5p = 600p on ecto alone)

i'm sorry but this thread seem kind of pointless, there are already about 48 other threads whining about how the armors are reskins. not saying that this is a 100% whine thread mind you. even so many of your observations are incorrect, for example the dwarven necromancer armor or warrior monument, which is actually a mix of elite kurzick/sunspear chest, 1k luxon leggings and boots, primeval gloves and elite templar helm. the male warrior dwarven armor only has one piece of elite charr hide armor and that's the chest, leggings are 1k kurzick, boots templar, gloves seem to be elite kurzick. list goes on. I really don't see the point in having an incorrect list of armor reskins, it doesn't even tell you that the elite stormforge armor for elementalist share's skin with the collector armor :P

but of course, if you want to update the original post feel free to use whatever i said :P

All the armors added were reskins. >.> Why'd we need this thread?

The leather coat and sterling leggings are close but dwarven armor has much more detail as far as the gloves/boots what are you comparing them to in the dwarven set?

I was actually looking for a post like this where I could see which armors are reskins. Thanks.

Because noone has made up a quantitative list of image comparisons like the OP has...that's why.

Quit following the crowd and complaining that this has been said before. I think the more it's said, the more likely people will see it and Anet will get off their lazy asses and fix it.

Otherwise, all the people who are fed up with it (just because most people aren't on guru doesn't mean they aren't pissed off at GWEN's complete lack of attention to detail, lack of truly new material, and utterly laughable gameplay mechanics) will refuse to put any more of their money into the pockets of NCSoft and Anet.

Oops i meant to compare Monument female Ranger to Ancient chest and leggings + FoW gloves/boots.

Dwaven uses Canthan boots, Elite Luxon leggings, and what looks like a new chest piece but is really a heavily modified Ancient

Thanks for the galleries!

Because this is a forum, and we are discussing things here.

Maybe Lyra Song could post a dicitonary definition of "forum" for us all.

It makes me laugh at how many people are content with reskins and incomplete facets of this expansion. I'll be willing to bet all the people who say "stop bitching, it's fine" didn't pay for their copy...they got it as gifts or their mommy and daddy bought it for them with their money.

I paid $40 usd for this expansion, I want my money's worth.

Insinuating that people who are opposite of your opinions are little kids who dont deserve an opinion doesn't bring any further merit or value to your argument. All it does is make you a troll.

I didn't "insinuate" anything...I proposed a theory. Whether that theory is sound or not is none of your concern. If you do not fit the bill, then it's not a completely 100% accurate theory. But if you do fit the bill...you know it and are merely trying to save face.

I also never said they don't deserve an opinion...I'm saying their opinions are influenced by different experiences. They got their new heroes, new weapons, and new titles to grind and didn't pay for any of it. that's a win in anyone's book. But when they start paying for their games, i'll be damn certain they'll start bitching about the easily fixed issues that the developer is just ignoring BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T GIVE A DAMN.

@ the OP its a good guide. Excellent post. As Lyra and a few others pointed out, its not totally complete, but it is pretty nice as it sums up a lot of the complaints from reccent posts.

Your so called theory is inflammatory as well as irrelevant to the discussion.

Paying for the game doesnt make your opinion more important.
Not paying for the game doesnt mean players dont give a damn.

CARING about the game is what matters.

Irrelevant to the discussion? The discussion is about reskinned armors and them being "good enough" for some players, but not for others. The ones who they're good enough for are telling the players who actually wanted unique, new material for their money to stop bitching...which is more inflammatory than my theory about the reasons for their position. If someone paid for their game and it turned out that every armor set that wasn't in the $5 preview event was a reskin(yay for covering up their fallacies with one line of truly new armor to get people to pay full price, expecting all the armor sets to be unique), and they found out the expansion is nothing more than a money/time sink with a short story, subpar level of bonus material, etc. they have every right to complain about it. If you bought a shirt and it started unraveling the second day, although the stitching looked fine when you bought it, you'd bitch about it. What would you do if someone who didn't pay for their shirt came up to you and said "stop bitching"?

You don't want to get into a battle of wit with me...I haven't even had my morning coffee yet.

Ah I see the light now and yes the Monument gloves/boots are carbon copies of fow armor good find, that is sad, glad I did not spend money on fow armor very poor job indeed.

I personally think this post should be closed now.

Remembering a part of the game that killed me away from GW is not a good thing. I was on here since all the armor pics were released and complained because i was very dissappointed. I dont want to post how bad Anet dropped the ball on this one again. This may be a post about reskins and which ones are which, but i think it can be closed and still serve its purpose.

The discussion, as the OP started, is a gallery or guide to the armors of GW:EN.

My posts have been relevant in that I am posting information to further the OP, with which armors are reskins of which, and what is missing from the information.

Wether or not its worth the MONEY or if its good enough is irrelevant is not the topic of the thread. So stay on topic.

If you wanna ramble on, PM me.

A discussion about game content. A discussion about paying for said game content.

They're brothers. Kin. directly related. It's a simple concept: you pay for a game expecting content and all we got was stuff we already have access to, albeit with a few minor changes here or there, that really don't impress many people too much.

I think this one should be the thread to discus this because the OP has done his homework and provided links / pictures.

Take a look here:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...0&postcount=56
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...2&postcount=68

yeah...um...

I like the asuran glasses. They're kinda subtle but they make my Rit look even more FRIGGIN HOT.

aside from that and the other 'functional festival hats' (afa I'm concerned) the armor in GW:EN makes me kind of...

I don't know...

not really care about the armor in GW:EN?

Anytime anyone claims to speak for or about EVERYONE in 99.999% of situations, is going to epically fail in their assumption. The only exception I can think of offhand is that, one day, we will all most certainly die. That is the ONLY current certainty in human existence.

I bought two copies of GW:EN... One for myself and one for my son. As far as I'm concerned, I MORE than got my money's worth out of the expansion. So your assumption that anyone that isn't bitching like you are had to have gotten the game for free is COMPLETELY ludicrous and quite frankly insulting to a lot of people. So I hope you didn't bet much

Could the armor selection have been better? Absolutely! But that could be said of EVERY chapter before GW:EN. The only thing I've wanted for my mesmer was a pair of sunglasses. Probably the same for my necro. I'll decide on my other class characters as they pass through GW:EN, just as I have done with every single chapter any of then have been through.

Just because you and others see the GW:EN armors as an epic failure on Anet's part, doesn't mean EVERYONE does. While I realize that some people might have bought the game JUST for the armor, for many of us, armor is only one small part of the game. I personally am enjoying the hell out of the expansion, despite the OMFG!! All teh armors r teh RESKIN!!!

I'd be willing to bet that there are at least as many people that like the expansion and feel they didn't get ripped off as there are people all up in arms over the armor.

Now if you want to make bets, go ahead and bet on whether ANET is going to "fix" the reskinned armor.. I'd have to go with NO. They might eventually throw in a new set for us, might do something so that you can put either Deldrimor "sets" or just mixed sets of Elite pieces in the HoM, but are not going to be redoing anything already in game.

Some may ask why not. Well simply put, because there are plenty of people that actually love the way the new armors look, reskinned or not, and have already bought it. So what we have right now with the new armor will be staying regarless of what else they might do.

Wow, it's amazing what happens when you leave for a few hours to work on your survivor character.

Guys, this is NOT a topic to argue of GW:EN. This is an armor comparison. And yes, I will be updating this as things go along.

I'm also putting that little warning thing in bold for all the people commenting on my mistakes. -_-

There are countless threads "discussing" the extent of the armors being reskinned. We don't need another half-assed thread with all of 2 (?) armors being looked at for each class. If someone wanted to make a complete list showing exactly what came from what, it would be a wonderful addition to the Community Works section.

I'd rather people just learned to look at wiki where it has pictures of EVERY armor for a profession on a single page. You'd have to be an idiot not to be able to determine reskins then. :|