Dissapointed in new face artwork

pgdeaner

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2006

I must say that I'm quite dissapointed in the new face artwork in factions. It was ok before but now many of the faces are silly looking and much more 2 dimensional. There are also only 7 faces to choose from down from 12.

I hope they address this before release. If not I may be cancelling my factions order and trying to find another game. The armor and clothing is better, but please make the charaters less cartoonish? If I wanted cartoon characters I'd play Warcraft.

anx

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

LAG

W/Mo

u should be asking this stuff to plaync or guildwars staff. Post about it here wont get you anywhere ;D

Big_Iron

Big_Iron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Edge

Tormented Weapons [emo]

This is a Beta event. Meaning we aren't seeing the final product.

ibex333

ibex333

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Brooklyn, NY

[EYE]

Rt/A

Well most of the new armors suck as well. Especially Necro, Ele, and some Warrior. The other's are ok. I'm referring to looks, not stats.

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

I like the armor, but I agree, the faces need serious work. I'm not at all happy with Ritualist faces...

LightningHell

LightningHell

(????????????)???

Join Date: Aug 2005

Hong Kong

Guildless

Mo/

The ritualists look absolutely HORRIBLE.

Cirian

Cirian

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

European Union

The Amazon Basin

No pleasing some

Kali Ma

Kali Ma

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

N/Mo

/signed

I realize that we may possibly not be seeing all that will be available with the release, but if we are... well it's pretty disappointing.

Rieselle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Melbourne, Australia

E/Rt

I really hope the various art in the preview is all temporary....

Sure, the landscapes are nice as usual, but I'm not much of a sightseer myself :P

The female faces are mostly fairly unattractive (unlike GW: P where there was a mix of good and bad ones.)

Also the spell graphics are sometimes even more simpler than Ch1... I was hoping they'd jazz it up with new effects and stuff... :/

fiery

fiery

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

maryland

InYurFace Gaming [IYF]

R/

Wowzers, a rant on charcater features to cancel a pre-order.

Go look in the mirror and tell me the glass doesn't cry. >.<

Haven't had something in my tummy for that response ^.

Rikimaru

Rikimaru

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

R/

They haven't done anything new for the assassin or ritualist since the last preview either, except give them each a couple more pvp armor options. Also, I swear to god the male assassins are now Transvestites.

Moa Bird Cultist

Moa Bird Cultist

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Hastings (UK) / Latham (USA)

Freedom Fanatical Scots [FFS]

E/W

I like them, they all have a very oriental flavour to them, especially some of the faces and hairstyles. What you have to remember is that this is an asian setting, so characters you make here will have that sort of theme to them. IMO, great job from the factions team.

Guana

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

LyC

Mo/

Probably when you create an assasssin or a ritualist in Tryria you will have other set of faces.

Moa Bird Cultist

Moa Bird Cultist

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Hastings (UK) / Latham (USA)

Freedom Fanatical Scots [FFS]

E/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guana
Probably when you create an assasssin or a ritualist in Tryria you will have other set of faces.
Thats a fair point and it's probably very true as well, nice one for pointing that out.

crimsonfilms

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seems like people don't have a taste of Asian aesthetics beyond Anime and import car magazines.

shadowfell

shadowfell

hamonite anur ruk

Join Date: Jan 2006

Echovald Forest

[PhD] Teh Academy

Me/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by anx
u should be asking this stuff to plaync or guildwars staff. Post about it here wont get you anywhere ;D
Actually, when you send a suggestion, or complaint to An, they reply back to you, asking you to voice your opinion in one of the gw dedicated forums. this is one of them. they do read these, you know.

shadowfell

shadowfell

hamonite anur ruk

Join Date: Jan 2006

Echovald Forest

[PhD] Teh Academy

Me/A

As for the face artwork, a few are ok, but I'm really not into looking at peoples teeth. A lot of the faces have visible teeth.. Don't really like that.

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guana
Probably when you create an assasssin or a ritualist in Tryria you will have other set of faces.
IF you can even create an Assassin or Ritualist in Tyria...

we're not even sure that's possible, or if there will even be new quests in Tyria to support Assassin or Ritualists characters there!

I have a sinking feeling these are the faces we'll have at launch. But please, Anet, prove me wrong...

shadowfell

shadowfell

hamonite anur ruk

Join Date: Jan 2006

Echovald Forest

[PhD] Teh Academy

Me/A

nm, accidental double post.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mordakai
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I have a sinking feeling these are the faces we'll have at launch. But please, Anet, prove me wrong...
dont forget that these may be *placeholder* characters for the event

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Loviatar
dont forget that these may be *placeholder* characters for the event
Yeah, that could be true. For those "old timers", where there a lot of changes from the last GW beta before the original launch?

x3x3non

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

While i agree that the faces look absolutely retarded, if you are SO upset about a little thing you MIGHT want to consider playing the Sims 2 and not Guildwars.

Man that new elementalist face looks like she is a complete STONER.

THe males look even worse, their armor too.

felinette

felinette

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Girl Power [GP]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodyDotNet
This is a Beta event. Meaning we aren't seeing the final product.
You'd figure they'd want to attract new players, though. Think of all those invites that have been sent out. Sure, it's a beta, but it's also a huge marketing event--a chance to show off your stuff and get new folks interested in GW. What impression will people trying GW for the first time be left with?

sigried

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Honduras

Ye Old

W/Mo

i think we will se more on final release and this is not a beta

Rikimaru

Rikimaru

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

R/

between the final preview for the origional guild wars and the actual release they changed absolutely nothing except bug fixes.
Nothing visible anyway.

rollntider

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

anarchy

Me/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rikimaru
between the final preview for the origional guild wars and the actual release they changed absolutely nothing except bug fixes.
Nothing visible anyway.
umm....whatever



yeah no change at all

CKaz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2005

I hope there are more faces as well, generally disappointed.
However at least on the male side (at least speaking for mesmer, warrior, monk) any more choice is a saving grace...

Rikimaru

Rikimaru

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by rollntider
umm....whatever



yeah no change at all
That was from one of the 1st preview events. In the LAST one they had, everyone was in pre-searing ascalon. If I remember right, it was possible to get to post-searing, I'm not sure. But I remember perfectly what it all looked like, it looked the same, and that is from the 1st or 2nd event.
The only change I remember occuring at all was that hundred blades was non-elite, though I think that change came some time after release.

rollntider

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

anarchy

Me/Rt

actually that was the last screen shot I took before the release (last preview event). And no you werent limited to pre searing. I remember when it released the new look took me away...

Kali Ma

Kali Ma

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

N/Mo

The point here is that the devs are going to stop in at the main forum sites and gauge the response, and if we don't like something then this is the place to discuss it. It was the first and one of the few disappointments I had in my initial experience with the FPE, however I didn't run over here to make a thread about it. When I saw that others felt the same way, then I added my voice to the discussion.

If you don't agree and like the faces, then great! No problem for you, enjoy! However, there's no point in coming here and insulting or flaming those who don't agree with you. It's not about being anti-asian, it's about being anti-ugly.

Quote:
What you have to remember is that this is an asian setting, so characters you make here will have that sort of theme to them.
My favorites are some of the more genuinely asian-looking characters, so that's not what I'm commenting on. Asian isn't synonymous with unnattractive, and many of the faces are simply ugly.

Quote:
I'm really not into looking at peoples teeth. A lot of the faces have visible teeth.. Don't really like that.
Agreed. Go through and count the number of female faces across all the characters that have their mouths open the entire time... like what, that's supposed to give us a "sexy, pouty" look or something? Or are we supposed to assume that asians don't breathe through their noses?

Quote:
Seems like people don't have a taste of Asian aesthetics beyond Anime and import car magazines.
/rolleyes
This is much less "asian-themed" than I was expecting it to be based on all of the hype. It's even less genuine and more "americanized" than Jade Empire turned out to be.

Mavrik

Mavrik

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Alaska

thats the only thing I don't like about the new looks. If you don't want an asian... well... tough lol

rancidgoat

rancidgoat

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

[XoO] [AX]

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by pgdeaner
I must say that I'm quite dissapointed in the new face artwork in factions. It was ok before but now many of the faces are silly looking and much more 2 dimensional. There are also only 7 faces to choose from down from 12.

I hope they address this before release. If not I may be cancelling my factions order and trying to find another game. The armor and clothing is better, but please make the charaters less cartoonish? If I wanted cartoon characters I'd play Warcraft.
LMAO, you would stop playing because the way the faces look?! you dont even see them 3/4 of the time. well when you quit ill take all your items and gold.

super dooper

super dooper

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

W/

the faces have improved big time. i count like all but 5 incredibly hideous and constipated faces in the original. almost all (except the male mesmer and elementalist, they're still fugly) of them have improved, especially the female monks. be nice to not see that plastic surgery gone bad female monk face that people seem to be in love with. (the one with the huge eyes and bad makeup :\ )

for the first time i was able to make a non-constipated warrior, having more than one face choice, and no mesmer with crooked lips and a disease i like to call skinnyface.

heavenscloud2

heavenscloud2

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

the nwe faces are pretty dam bad, espasically the male assassins, nvm all the male charcters look uugly as sin

super dooper

super dooper

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by heavenscloud2
the nwe faces are pretty dam bad, espasically the male assassins, nvm all the male charcters look uugly as sin
the assassins are all-around stupid looking and should be revamped big time.

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by super dooper
the assassins are all-around stupid looking and should be revamped big time.
What's the chance of that happening in 4 weeks?

Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodyDotNet
This is a Beta event. Meaning we aren't seeing the final product.
Bingo. It's a long way from March 24 until April 28th, eh?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rikimaru
between the final preview for the origional guild wars and the actual release they changed absolutely nothing except bug fixes. Nothing visible anyway.
Wrong. Sorry, just dead wrong.

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Bingo. It's a long way from March 24 until April 28th, eh?
And I stand corrected... Thanks Gaile. I was rethinking my decision to create a female Ritualist...

zemelett

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

The Dead-Lands

I was actually thinking i wish i could change the look of my lvl 20 monk from the 1st guild wars becuase some of the faces for the male monk totally fit the whole 'monk' picture i have in my head...to bad if i want a new looking monk i'll have to start all over. Oh and i totally think the necro armor looks bitchen...i may have to make me a necro ... hehe bye bye stupid warrior...

rollntider

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

anarchy

Me/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rikimaru
between the final preview for the origional guild wars and the actual release they changed absolutely nothing except bug fixes. Nothing visible anyway.
Wrong. Sorry, just dead wrong.
LOL yeah they made major changes between the last "beta" event and the actual (prophecies) release. People can try to revise GW history and bend stories to their will but fact is GW has improved and continued to improve over time. Just give them time, they will continue to improve and make better stuff.
the 3 biggest things GW needs is the ability to equip weapons in town (to show off bling)
the second is if a person clicks on another player they can view the players bling (i.e. weapons)
and an auction house (linked to every city) to reduce spam in general chat. Then GW will almost be perfect
(of course character slots and playing as other species/races is another debate for another time)