The Most Underrated Armor Thread

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

15k wanderer's both male and female.
Both sets are lovely, but you rarely see them (particularly now), male doubly so.

Phaedra Firesoul

Phaedra Firesoul

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Under a rock.

Silencing To Avert Brutality

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Esan
Are you sure you're not just seeing the 15k Drakescale?

no, i can tell the difference.

Evaine

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

USA

KORE

N/

Tyrian Necromancer armor is one that I rarely see and it’s one of the most well made sets in the game. It dyes well and the textures actually look metallic and reflective.

I rarely see 1k versions of Kurzick and Luxon armors for Elementalists and I think they‘re well done. In fact they might be nicer looking than the elite versions.

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Underrated?

Mesmer Rogue, Necro Ascalon, Necro Krytan (I have no idea why they're all dyed that ugly gray color!)

Chicken of the Seas

Chicken of the Seas

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

California, USA

Vulpes Velox [Fox]

Me/

I'd have to say the mesmer ascalon armor is underrated. I absolutely love the chest piece especially.

zeekay

zeekay

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

lion

Mo/

Always loved male Necro Krytan armor.. wish they released a higher texture model though. I used to have people coming up and ask what elite armor is that heh

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Warrior Tyrian Armor
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Image:W...front%29. jpg

It's one of the most realistic warrior armors in the game.

artay

artay

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Australia

The Agony Scene

E/

1.5k Kurzick male ele is rather nice, I hardly ever see people wearing it.

I like my male rangers 1.5k luxon aswell.

shogun avatar

shogun avatar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Croatia

Precko Boys [PREX]

W/

Male 1.5k luxon for ranger
Male 1.5k kurzick for warrior

Sir Seifus Halbred

Sir Seifus Halbred

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
Warrior Tyrian Armor
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Image:W...front%29. jpg

It's one of the most realistic warrior armors in the game.
Ah so someone else thought this too.

seandom

seandom

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Bay Area, CA

Nine Inch Males [IX]

W/E

I think my Rit is the only one in guild wars who rocks the 1k Seitung Armor dyed black i love it and it goes really well with the mask of mo zing. Only problem is the armor clips with your cape

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

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1k tormented
1k i think bonlace dyed red.
15k dervish elite sunspear
15k obby warrior with chaos gloves*runs*
15k warrior primeval female.
1k pyromancer
1k hydromancer(we all love the bathrobe and you know it)
1k sunspear mes armor dyed deep purple
umm probolly more to follow soon.

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

I really like Nightfall - Ele Ancient Armor.

ischuros

ischuros

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ireland

N/Me

Male Vabbian Armour, I love the romanesque look, and i haven't seen it around that much. My warrior has a red set, and it looks very nice

miskav

miskav

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

None

Mo/

15k monk ancient. I just love it, most people I've asked either hated it or meh'd it.

JONO51

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

P/

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Mesmer_Elite_Canthan_armor
Never seen anyone with the male version of this. But you dont see many male mesmers anyway do you?

Seef II

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

Female Warrior 1k Canthan, Female Mesmer Istani.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

I would have to say that most sets of Ascalon armour especially Warrior Ringmail.They can only be bought in KC aswell as Monk Tyrian.

You Look Grim

You Look Grim

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

Ecnegilletni Laicifitra [朔mud]

non elite Shing Jea armor for female mesmers dyed all purple.
uh huhhhh

Darq

Darq

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

N/

1.5k Male Necromancer Sunspear Armour, it has a very Necromancer feel to it, and since we can't get more robe-like armour, I'll make do.

Lest121

Lest121

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Army of Darkness

A/Mo

1k Kurzick Female Monk, IMO it has a better style than the 15k version.

Holly Herro

Holly Herro

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Kangaroo-land.

Blades of the Dingo [AUST]

15k Granite Citadel armor for warriors

It looks like one of the only armors that could protect you from something ><

WinterSnowblind

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by underverse_ninja
1k Kurzick Female Monk, IMO it has a better style than the 15k version.
It's awesome armour, yeah, but I'm not sure I'd consider it underrated, isn't it fairly popular? I could be wrong of course, those little female monks are so hard to see..

Harmless

Harmless

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Uber Elite Rit Force of Justice Headquarters

What's a Guild? [LoL]

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
Underrated?

Mesmer Rogue, Necro Ascalon, Necro Krytan (I have no idea why they're all dyed that ugly gray color!)
I have all of those armors. Definitely some of my favorites.

Sad thing is that since you can't display the low cost armors in HOM, I've bought a few armors just to display and never even runed them. Just popped them in storage and put the lower cost armor that I preferred the look of back on.

impression

impression

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

Hi,

Prophecies campaign still have some of the best armors in game, especially the 1k ones for female monks.
A upgrade to a higher quality texture for those would be great *Hint*, and allow them to dye way better I hope.

Have fun,
impression

Shuuda

Shuuda

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Guildless

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by underverse_ninja
1k Kurzick Female Monk, IMO it has a better style than the 15k version.
THat armor is far from underrated, and I wouldn't say it's better than it's elite version, 15K Kurzick seems more stylish.

Bowstring Badass

Bowstring Badass

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Character selection screen figuring what I want to play...

Purple Lingerie - :D

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shuuda
THat armor is far from underrated, and I wouldn't say it's better than it's elite version, 15K Kurzick seems more stylish.
My monk has the 15k. Because I didn't want my monk to look like a cheap hooker.

I would say 15k female kurzick for mesmer.

enmitee

enmitee

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

[Liar]

Rt/R

i berlieve 1.5k sunspear isnt underrated n know alot of ppl who like it

The Goldenwolf

The Goldenwolf

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

United Kingdom, Cheshire

Mystic Spiral [MYST]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by miskav
15k monk ancient. I just love it, most people I've asked either hated it or meh'd it.
Agreed. I quite like the look of it and is really the only Elite armour I've liked..apart from Male monk Norn which is next on my list.



The only problem with this is that is has clipping issues with the cape on the back though can't have everything fixed I guess.

Mr. G

Mr. G

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

S. Wales

Mo/Me

"Faux black" Male mesmer sunspear

(3 purp + gray, or 3 Gray + purp - I forget)

nice colour, cheap as well

also monk 1.5k kurzick

people always jump straight to the 15k, BUt i love the 1.5 - not only is it cheaper and cleaner, It doesnt have the horrific Low res in towns that 15k does

ShoGunTheOne

ShoGunTheOne

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2007

Undercity

泰瑞亚联盟

E/

Ele Istani armor is i think, the best looking 1k armor you can buy
and it looks brilliant with any dye, even gray

Tutis Evito

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

England,UK

Incredible Edible Bookah [YUM]

R/

Ranger Canthan Elite

Hyper Cutter

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

Quote:
Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind
I could be wrong of course, those little female monks are so hard to see..
I see what you did there.

Also female mesmer and ranger 1.5k Kurzick. I wish they didn't completely change the design of the 15k versions (and for the worse), though.

Quote:
Originally Posted by JONO51
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Mesmer_Elite_Canthan_armor
Never seen anyone with the male version of this. But you dont see many male mesmers anyway do you?
You can't blame them, the male version looks like ass...

Also, monk 15k canthan.

Quru

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

Acolytes of Death

N/

I think Obsidian armor dyed black + chaos gloves are underrated.

Just joking.

Kamatsu

Kamatsu

Moderator

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

Quote:
Originally Posted by You Look Grim
non elite Shing Jea armor for female mesmers dyed all purple.
uh huhhhh
you mean like this:




I personally find that most of the "basic" armor's are underrated and people are too focused on getting the "elite" armor's. And in many ways I like the basic armor's.. maybe because when you walk around you see too many "elite" armor's around.. hehe

Like for me I like my warrior, wearing Ascalon armor over the pics of some of the "elite armors". just as I find the look of 1.k luxon over the elite luxon. Same goes with the Kurzick Ranger, I find the 1.5K better than the elite armor *shrugs*

creelie

creelie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Alberta

Charter Vanguard [CV]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Harmless
Sad thing is that since you can't display the low cost armors in HOM, I've bought a few armors just to display and never even runed them. Just popped them in storage and put the lower cost armor that I preferred the look of back on.
I salvaged my monk's Labyrinth armor for vellum and sold the vellum. She wore the set exactly once

(I am a bigger prude about my toons than I am about myself. I think it's all the slavering teenage boys in the game.)

Also, I see female mesmer Shing Jea quite often. It looks lovely and people know it, so I don't think it counts as underrated.

Sir Seifus Halbred

Sir Seifus Halbred

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind
It's awesome armour, yeah, but I'm not sure I'd consider it underrated, isn't it fairly popular? I could be wrong of course, those little female monks are so hard to see..
Agreed. I don't think 1.5k kurzick is underrated. I see it all the time in PvE and occassionally in PvP.

knives

knives

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Grenths Rejects [GR]

Me/

15k Monk Luxon

I MP I

I MP I

Hustler

Join Date: Nov 2006

in between GW2 servers

Mo/

It would have to be elementalist tyrian armor. Really wish there was a 15k version of it. Nice alternative to the biker bitch obsidian armor. Yes I like playing dress-up.

Sir Seifus Halbred

Sir Seifus Halbred

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by knives
15k Monk Luxon
Agreed. I don't see the 1.5k version much either.