Guild Capes

Silvia Shadowback

Silvia Shadowback

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Sleeping at Worlds [End]

N/Mo

Why not have an upload option while creating a cape? Wouldn't it be fun if you could create your own guild design using adobe illustrator or other similar software. This would create a much larger cape diversity instead of seeing the usual designs. You would be able to personalize your cape design to exactly how you want it.

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

That would allow people to hack the game, and that won't happen.

credit

credit

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2008

Team Apathy [aFk]

W/P

My cape would definitely have naked ladies all over it.

















If anyone says they wouldn't do this they are lying.

[Morkai]

[Morkai]

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2007

Heroes of Elonia [HE]

W/Rt

It would be abused too much.

Pony Slaystation

Pony Slaystation

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2008

Cardboard Box

Guilds are irrelevant. This... is...... BUILD WARS!!!

Rt/

As cool as this would be, I can forsee two problems that might arise.

1.) Inappropriate pictures
2.) The user-uploaded images would most likely require more space in the ANet servers. That would mean more lag and slower loading times for us.

Stupid Shizno

Stupid Shizno

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2006

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

[eF]

Mo/

dont forget another update including /report naughty cape design

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Rule 34.

That is all.
/notsigned

credit

credit

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2008

Team Apathy [aFk]

W/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms View Post
Rule 34.

That is all.
/notsigned
What are you rule 34'ing, I don't get it?

Molock

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Qu??bec

Legacy of Angels [Halo]

E/

There are a few reasons why this would be a bad idea:
1. Inappropriate capes guaranteed
2. Storage of patterns on server, anet won't want to pay for the storage (they can't fit a "book storage" so don't even think about capes)
3. Every time you load into an area you will have to load the capes so they display on your PC.. no thanks
4. It could possibly create an opening for hackers to work on

[Morkai]

[Morkai]

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2007

Heroes of Elonia [HE]

W/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Molock View Post
There are a few reasons why this would be a bad idea:
1. Inappropriate capes guaranteed
2. Storage of patterns on server, anet won't want to pay for the storage (they can't fit a "book storage" so don't even think about capes)
3. Every time you load into an area you will have to load the capes so they display on your PC.. no thanks
4. It could possibly create an opening for hackers to work on
Why would you even bother to hack GW in it's current state?

the savage nornbear

the savage nornbear

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2008

The Raging Cadavers [rage]

R/

As hilarious as it would be for my guild to have a huge penis on its cape, it would be equally un-hilarious for other guilds to have giant penises on their capes. If you catch my drift. so /not signed

upier

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

There are way to many people with no sense of style in this game for this suggestion to end in anything other then tears!

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

/notsign for your idea

/sign for a "Design-an-Emblem" contest for new cape designs.

Xx Da Best Xx

Xx Da Best Xx

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

LA

I think they just need to do another contest as Azazel said. Add about 5 more backgrounds and about 10 emblems. Itd be nice if they could do things such as that and design-a-weapon contests more often. Could make the game SLIGHTLY more interesting.

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by credit View Post
What are you rule 34'ing, I don't get it?
Are you not in the know of the rules of the interwebs?

@ OP: I would accept saving and trading cape designs like templates, but uploading images is begging for abuse.

subarucar

subarucar

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

New Zealand

None

If you wanted a cooler cape to look at, im guessing you could get one working through Texmod. Otherwise, server space for the images, and a large amounts of people going for innapropriate pictures, it would be a bad idea.

the savage nornbear

the savage nornbear

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2008

The Raging Cadavers [rage]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms View Post
Rule 34.

That is all.
/notsigned
wtb pyre/gwen/abaddon hentaiz?

Shadowhaze

Shadowhaze

Nothing, tra la la?

Join Date: Oct 2007

It would be pretty cool, but sadly it would be abused. I'd rather it be as it is so I don't have to see nasty pictures on capes, thank you.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

I would suggest sending your cape designs to Anet and if they are good they may implement them in the game.

Phantom Flux

Phantom Flux

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2006

New York City

Phantom Flux (FLUX)

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Silvia Shadowback View Post
Why not have an upload option while creating a cape? Wouldn't it be fun if you could create your own guild design using adobe illustrator or other similar software. This would create a much larger cape diversity instead of seeing the usual designs. You would be able to personalize your cape design to exactly how you want it.

/SIGNED!! The designs available are worn out, boring and overused!

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Xx Da Best Xx View Post
I think they just need to do another contest as Azazel said. Add about 5 more backgrounds and about 10 emblems. Itd be nice if they could do things such as that and design-a-weapon contests more often. Could make the game SLIGHTLY more interesting.

Are you kidding me?


Are the ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR emblems not enough? 10 more really going to make it better?

The thing is, we have PLENTY of emblems and possible cape designs. The problem is, much like everybody wearing FoW + choas gloves + ninja mask, people gravitate to a set few "cool" cape designs. That's not A.net's fault. That's human pyschology.

Omega Precept

Omega Precept

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

San Francisco, CA

Graduates of Berkeley

E/

Absolutely not, lol no way man. Uploading your own images is just asking for trouble. There are enough ways to customize yourself in guild wars anyways.

It would not only be nasty pictures, but I am sure you would see lots of curse words which then they would have to change the game rating. Lets not forget advertisement!

Guildwars would turn into Billboard Wars... The next thing you know they would be selling space in lions arch promoting WoW. But hey they have to keep the servers running right?

RiceCream

RiceCream

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Savannah, GA

[MH]

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms View Post
The thing is, we have PLENTY of emblems and possible cape designs. The problem is, much like everybody wearing FoW + choas gloves + ninja mask, people gravitate to a set few "cool" cape designs. That's not A.net's fault. That's human pyschology.
Very true there are a few designs that are very commonly used primarily the rawr symol the XoO symbol and stars and the flaming pheonix and flaming skulls (by emo little preteen guilds) are the most common ones i see. theres really no reason to add more symbols although i wouldnt be opposed to a design a cape design contest encore.

Will Holden

Will Holden

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

England

Mo/W

I find that if your idea was to go through, people would abuse it by making stupid and immature capes.

/notsigned

/signed for 'design an emblem'

Fitz Rinley

Fitz Rinley

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Rusty Rose

W/Mo

For those that know what to do there is tex mod to change your cape design. This will not affect your account or hack the game. If I knew how I would. There is not a decent design in the group to accurately represent my guild emblem. One design is too busy to be viewed cleanly and the other contains unnecessary elements that remove from the focus. That being said, it would be nice to have something better, more personalized, but I don't see it happening. (Our emblem is a rose and the rose option is muddy under most conditions. It completely fails the requirements of graphics arts for display or marketing purposes and that is unfortunate.)

It would be nice to find out what emblems are not in use by anyone, or what percentage of use emblems have. I suspect better graphic design would help some of the concepts get more use.

RiceCream

RiceCream

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Savannah, GA

[MH]

if you're seeing stuff really muddy, this is along the lines of the above textmod comment, look at ksmod on the official wiki/google. it makes every skin more hd. so everybody looks good, even warrior fow chest looks good with it.