The Most Underrated Armor Thread

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

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my female monk likes reg old woven
my elonian female mesmer likes reg enchanters and rogue is pretty as well.
my ele (female of course) likes kurzick (except the boots---luxon is better), as well as the storm forged and stone forged (now that there are insignias---)
my necro (female) likes reg kurzick armor...need a good dye for it---
my rit has been wearing the kurzick armor for sometime (female)--no need for the elite stuff--not enough of a difference imo
my female warrior is happy with reg gladiator.
and my ranger (female) has a cross of tyrian and luxon for her reg set of armor.

Randvek

Randvek

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Rise From the Ashes [phnx]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Seifus Halbred
1. Sacred- In my opinion this is a very nice monk set
QFT, Sacred armor on a monk is very slick. It does so well, and is easily my favorite non-15k armor in the game, regardless of class.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

Ritualist Seitung Armour. That stuff is awesome.

Killaya

Killaya

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ohio

Fabric of Existence [ohGr]

N/Mo

Female Necromancer's Krytan and Tyrian armor. I wear both of these... so what if they're 1.5k, they look amazing

Female Ranger's 1.5k Kurzick.

Female Ele 15k Geomancer's... my favorite ele set, ever, hands down.

cebalrai

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2007

Mature Gaming Association

Me/E

Female Mesmer Primeval.

/kicksyourarmor'sbutt

Sir Seifus Halbred

Sir Seifus Halbred

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by cosyfiep
my female monk likes reg old woven

my female warrior is happy with reg gladiator.
I actually have seen 1.5k and 15k gladiators a lot

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

1k Luxon for Mesmer.

Red Sand

Red Sand

Lion's Arch Merchant

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New England

Warriors of Wynd [WoW]

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Female Necro Ascalon. Not at all revealing, all kinds of sexy.

Chokey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

[ToA]

I'd have to go with Elite Saintly on a female monk.

Just looks nice IMO.

Would have to be dyed black though,simply because I dont like the graininess of the design on any other colour.Its still there with black,but its abolished basically.

~Chokey

Nessar

Nessar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

West Siiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Gwen Has A Thing For [Pyre]

Female Ranger 1k Kurz
Female/Male Ele 15k Geomancers
Female Mesmer 1k Lux
Female Necro 1k Kurz

I'm sure there's more, but it's early

Traveller

Traveller

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Finland

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

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I don't know about most underrated, but I'll list a few 1k sets which I think look quite nice compared to many 15k versions.

- Warrior wyvern armor. This set dyes really well, and in my opinion (at least the female version) looks better than the Dragon armor.

- Ranger 1K Luxon. I see the "bikini" top a lot more often than the 15k Luxon top.

- Necro 1k Fanatic. This set also dyes very vibrantly and looks a lot more striking than its 15k counterpart.

Diddy bow

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

Paragon Dwarven
Ranger Studded leather
Armor in a color except black and white too

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

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most rit armor is very nice in my opinion and doesn't get appreciated as much as goes for the style the mesmers have

Sir Seifus Halbred

Sir Seifus Halbred

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by SmithyBen
most rit armor is very nice in my opinion and doesn't get appreciated as much as goes for the style the mesmers have
Agreed. Yet again not many people have rits either...

SirSausage

SirSausage

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Poland

Architects of Forgotten Truths [AoFT]

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Monk 15K Canthan.
The details on this armor are just amazing.
It makes the armor look expensive, although it's not.

Kavadas

Kavadas

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2008

Legio X Gammica

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Quote:
Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind
Warrior Ancient. Best Warrior set in the game, in my opinion. But I rarely see anyone wearing it.
I wear an ancient cuirass with tyrian gauntlets, elite gladiator greaves and leggings, and a sunspear helmet. Combine that with a tower shield and an elonian gladius and can you guess what I'm trying to looking like?

I hafta say, I come pretty close to the look of an ancient Roman legionary. Badass.

EPO Bot

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

I always liked the frail shoulders look of female ascalon monk armor.

Actually, i think there should have been elite Ascalon, Shing Jae and Istani sets, because the basic versions often look great.

Evil_Necro

Evil_Necro

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

川崎区、日本

currently guildless..

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DRAGON!! ^^

also 1k Warrior Tyrian, the head piece is cool ^^

Obsidian Assassin is awsome.. the other... looks like it can stab yourself when you are running... >.> blades everywhere....wth.. imagine Assassin sneaking up into a house abt to assassinate (doh) a person, he/she is wearing vabbian.. *gonna turn to open a door* whoops blades stabbing the door, 10 mins later succeed taking it off. Now, *sneaking up near the bed* foot hit many many items on a floor making so many noise stabing a dog in process. Umm.. wait.. I cant continue this, and why did I write all these.. -_-; but you all get the view point ^^

Other is.. hmm.. Starter mesmer armor.. it's so cool ^^ looks noble and simple.. but no one use it ;_;

Thats all..

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

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Tyrian, Krytan, and Ascalonian female mesmer armour. And Istani. These sets look great but are hardly seen in favour of 15k sets, like Rogue's.

Having said that though, generally speaking pants sets on female mesmers seem to (generally) be avoided. Either people go for a somewhat slutty stockings and shirt look, or they wear the dresses.

15k luxon can look FABULOUS on the right mesmer if you are dead set on wearing only elite armour sets.

Daenara

Daenara

Bad Romance

Join Date: May 2006

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I love the Ascalon armor on my monk. I've also noticed that people rarely use the 15k wanderers set, and I think it's gorgeous! The 1.5 luxon necro armor is really nice and pretty as well.

Crimson Flame

Crimson Flame

Better Than Arkantos

Join Date: Apr 2007

ONOES I iz playing WoW

The Order of Dii [Dii] - officer

I like Paragon Ancient armor - but then again, I don't see a lot of paragons period, so I don't know if this is popular or not.

I also like the 1k and 15k Kurzick assassin sets. I dunno, I'm really not a fan of FoW armor for female sins. I don't like a lot of blades, so no Vabbian or Ancient, but I like the subtle blades on the 15k Kurzick.

Murmel

Murmel

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Join Date: Mar 2008

Land of Confusion

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I'd say 1k Sunspear for necro. I think it look's great :-)
Also 15k Platemail warrior (not that underated still not to common..)
15 Ranger male and female, they look awesome ffs >.>
15k Luxon monk. Seriously. I don't see many monks nowadays that don't have either FoW, Chaos Gloves or tormented crap...
Also Labyrinthe armor for female monk is very underated IMO.

Damian979

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

Underrated imo would be Asuran sin armor. 15k cheaper and 10x better looking than the original skinned Imperial counterpart.

Sir Seifus Halbred

Sir Seifus Halbred

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Now that it has been a year has anyone's opinion changed? I still stick to my choices.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Seifus Halbred View Post
Welcome to The Most Underrated Armor Thread. Here share your thoughts and opinions on armor that you feel is underrated. (Any armor from 1k to FoW)

I'll start with a few in which i believe are underrated

1. Sacred- In my opinion this is a very nice monk set
2. Mesmer Tyrian (Stylish)- I think this is a very unappreciated armor set
3. Warrior Tyrian- I think it has a nice medieval look to it
4. Warrior Elite Dragon- I think this armor is amazing, fairly good detail and a nice skin
5. Ranger Tyrian/Leather- To me this set feels like a ranger set, a little simple yet good looking

Expherious

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Wolfenstein Fuel Dump

Melandru's Elite Hunters [Hunt]

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Elite Sunspear for both M and F dervish.

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Damian979 View Post
Underrated imo would be Asuran sin armor. 15k cheaper and 10x better looking than the original skinned Imperial counterpart.

I see it all the time, and always in red.


I salvaged mine. It's ugly. Makes my female sin look like a 'roid raging linebacker.

Verene

Verene

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Pretty much any armor set that's not elite you hardly ever see once you get past the early areas of a game. Which sucks. There are a lot of cases where I think the 1k version looks better than the 15k version. This is especially true with Assassin armor.

Specific armors I love but never see...(I don't really pay attention to male character armor, simply because I don't play male characters so I don't care)

Female Mesmer Rogue. It's just such a great set, and I love it. That's what I wore constantly until I bought Sunspear.

Female Mesmer Istani. Another set I love, and the only reason I bought Sunspear over Istani was that I had all of the materials on hand for the Sunspear.

Female Warrior 1k Gladiator - I never see anyone wearing this. Just the 15k version. Which is silly, as I think the 1k version looks SO much better than the elite. If I ever felt the need to play a Warrior, she would be wearing this.

Female Dervish Ancient. Next to Vabbian, this is my favorite Dervish armor. I really, really want it. I never see anyone wearing it.

Female Ritualist Seitung. I love this armor set, and I don't think my Rit will ever wear anything else.

Pretty much any Luxon armor. Bits and pieces of them I see, but full sets? Very rarely. Which sucks, they are some of the coolest armor sets (I particularly love 15k female Mesmer - so cute!).

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

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ah what this thread got ressed as it has been a year i can't remember if i even posted

own age myname

own age myname

Desert Nomad

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Minnesota

[TAS]

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I think Ranger Luxon looks amazing on Males, too bad my ranger is female.

wtfisgoingon

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by GloryFox View Post
15k Canthan Elite Female Assassin - By far the best looking Assassin Armor in the game IMO. Yet I just don't see SIN's wearing this very cool female armor.

1k Kurz Female Assassin Armor - This armor out shines anything any armor vendor in eye of the north can offer. I also think its nicer than most 15k SIN armors.
Assassins wearing skirts for assassinating and for quick movements?
You mean male 15k canthan for Assassin males right?

Nodakim

Nodakim

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

Hrvatska

N/Me

Paragon Obsidian armor.
First thing,i rarely see Paragons,secondly most of them are alts which are rarely used.
And thirdly,it looks gay.
But if you are playing with a female char,it is my choice

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by wtfisgoingon View Post
Assassins wearing skirts for assassinating and for quick movements?
You mean male 15k canthan for Assassin males right?

Yeah because everyone who plays an assassin is fully immersed in the role-playing.

It's a damn fine looking set, and I agree that it should be more popular, but it's not.

terminatorofhell

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

W/Mo

I like the 15k Platemail armor, Silver Eagle (w/o the chicken ass helmet) and Tyrian armors for Male warrior, ooh and Primeval is nice and chaotic too!
The Luxon, Kurzick and Monument armors for Female Necromancers is also very nice!
The Tyrian leather coat and Canthan armor for Rangers are badass!

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

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Female Warrior 1.5k Kurzick - great looking, doesn't need dye & doesn't look like mounted knight armor.
Female Ranger 15k Luxon - I dyed mine green and it is gorgeous.
Female Mesmer 1.5 Luxon - sheer blouse is great party wear.

glacialphoenix

glacialphoenix

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

Singapore

Royal Order of Flying Lemmings [ROFL]

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Female 1k Luxon Necromancer - I see the 15k version a lot, but for me the 1k version beats it hands down - the extra stuff from the skirt just looks =\ on the 15k. I'm never getting my necromancer the 15k. Never.

Monk 15k Kurzick that isn't dyed white or black. I love that outfit in red because it goes with the amber and brown highlights, but you almost never see it except in white or black. Heck, the 1k is gorgeous too.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Verene
Female Dervish Ancient. Next to Vabbian, this is my favorite Dervish armor. I really, really want it. I never see anyone wearing it.
I'd get it, but it wouldn't look good with my dark-skinned dervy.

Woven armour... I don't know, when I got my monk hers it was like the heyday of Ursan, and she was this brown-and-red figure amidst tons of chaos gloves ninja monks; I think they're making a comeback now but I can't be sure.

Some of the Tyrian Elementalist armors for female Ele. The non-elite ones. I can't stand the tops on the 15k variants, and I don't use them as a complete set, but if you mix and match Iceforged, Stormforged etc you can get a pretty nice looking mix.

Hyper Cutter

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

Female Mesmer 1k Kurzick. I don't know why they changed the asthetic of it completely for the 15k version, I preferred the long coat to that frilly... thing

Daesu

Daesu

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2008

1k Luxon for female zons.

Marth Reynolds

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

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1k Canthan for ranger, real nice armor but barely see it tough pants are kinda ugly
15k Cultist for male necromancer, one of the best armors imo but barely see it
1k krytan for male mesmer, very good looking and almost better then the 15k variant

exploiter

exploiter

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

ign Punk Isnt Dead

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Warrior Ascalon Armor

LeoX

LeoX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

United Kingdom

Guildless Since 2005???

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hyper Cutter View Post
Female Mesmer 1k Kurzick. I don't know why they changed the asthetic of it completely for the 15k version, I preferred the long coat to that frilly... thing
Oh wow haha, I've never even seen someone with 15k Kurzick in game.
Yeah that 1k coat is nice.