Idea: Stylist NPC (Possible Money sink)

Tydra

Tydra

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

26 Sep 2006 at 23:14 - 201
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shattered Self
But faces and hairstyles are pretty basic, and the options keep expanding. I have a necromancer who's about 13 months old, with over 300 hours logged on her; she has multiple sets of 15k armor, every necromancer normal & elite skill, and quite a few normal & elite skills from every other class. You seem to think I should remake her because I "didn't make her right to begin with". Of all the hair/face combinations available in Prophecies, I'm pretty happy with what I chose. When Factions came out, there were some combos I liked a little more, but not enough to remake the character. Now in Nightfall there are some combinations I like a lot more, but I can't even imagine deleting this character to make a new necromancer. I certainly can't justify paying $10 to get another character slot to make another necromancer without deleting my current one. Now magnify this problem across my mesmer, elementalist, monk, and ranger, all of whom have at least 100 hours invested at this point.
*applaudes

nice said and straight to the point

/signed again
im definately for a hairstyler (change hair styles, not bein bound to one certain campaign when u have the others too, and change hair color); the other things r fine by me too, but hair styler is really a minimum must

WasAGuest

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

27 Sep 2006 at 02:46 - 202
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neriandal Freit
Naw, I believe we'll see these sort of things incorported either in Chapter 4 or Chapter 5.
Problem with that is they might throw it in with the next PvPish chapter, which means it's a $50 stylist with crap PvE content ala Factions. And then, the only options for the players will be the ones that come with that Chapter... just like the material storage...

No, we need the option sooner than later; it's far past time for this addition.

Fr_3_aK

Fr_3_aK

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Australia

27 Sep 2006 at 02:57 - 203
I get free haircuts cuz my Mum's a hairdresser

/signed

Sorcha ravenlock

Sorcha ravenlock

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Little Wanderers

N/Mo

27 Sep 2006 at 07:57 - 204
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It would be especially nice if we had acces to the haircuts from all chapters we have bought, regardless of where the character was born.

cataphract

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

27 Sep 2006 at 08:45 - 205
Yeah. Add a hairstylist NPC in LA for Tyrian hairstyles, one in KC for Canthan hairstyles and a third one in Elona capital for NF hairstlyes. Make them charge like 2000 gold for a hairstyle.

And make the ribbons in female monk "princess Leia" hairstyle dyeable! It's driving me crazy! I want to dye them! NOW!
PUNY HUMAN! MORBO WILL DEVOUR YOU WITH HIS MIGHTY JAWS IF YOU DON'T DO THIS!!1 Also, .. I want cookies. And milkshakes.

hubin_at

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

27 Sep 2006 at 10:41 - 206
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This is really an easy feature to implement. It does not need to have too much depth, just being able to change the hairstyle and the haircolor would work fine.

Mindcrime

Mindcrime

Krytan Explorer

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Sweden

[Dark]

W/Mo

27 Sep 2006 at 11:11 - 207
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Paul Mahdi

Paul Mahdi

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Fort Worth, Texas

[HS]

N/Me

27 Sep 2006 at 11:25 - 208
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Clawdius_Talonious

Clawdius_Talonious

Krytan Explorer

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Screwston, Tejas

KOS

N/Me

27 Sep 2006 at 16:11 - 209
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I like the idea of Luxon and Kurzick specific hairstyles, and I'm tired of looking at the chopsticks on the back of my Tyrian monk's head.

Bane of Worlds

Bane of Worlds

Wilds Pathfinder

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Meadow

Rt/

27 Sep 2006 at 17:40 - 210
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Darksun

Darksun

Jungle Guide

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USA

Karr's Castle

W/E

27 Sep 2006 at 18:10 - 211
/signed

Gail? this being implemented?

Darksun

Darksun

Jungle Guide

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USA

Karr's Castle

W/E

27 Sep 2006 at 18:19 - 212
/signed

Gail? this being implemented?

Shattered Self

Shattered Self

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

PvE

N/

01 Oct 2006 at 03:21 - 213
Quote:
Originally Posted by WasAGuest
Because we have already paid for the hair, faces and ability to choose the look (at creation). Also, because it is a feature, not new content, nor is it something they should be able to charge us twice for something when we get nothing in new from it. See, it's not new, it's already in game.

Also, they don't need a new UI or make it into a gold sink. It can be as simple as a /newhair command that brings back the character select screen where you choose your new look.

If Anet wants to turn GW into Maple Story and give away content and charge for features, then I'll be all for them charging for features. GWs however already has charged you for the content when you bought the game, they are just being lazy about adding features to extend game play.
Well, the argument behind making it a goldsink is that people want it and GW needs more goldsinks.

The reason I think it would be reasonable for them to charge real money for it is, like the ability to purchase new character slots, it would require a non-trivial investment of resources into something that isn't really going to make them any money if they don't charge for it. Obviously I'm not saying they should charge $10 per character changed or anything crazy like that. The fact of the matter is, they make money by making & selling expansions, and so that's where they invest their resources. Updates to existing products are minimal, because those products aren't making them much money any more.

I'd prefer it was something totally free. I'm OK with it being a gold-sink. I can even live with it being something they charge real money for (as long as the price is reasonable, given that new face/hair combos come out in each expansion). What I really want is a reasonable way to change my characters' hair, and possibly their face or even skin color; I'm not planning on doing it often enough for the cost of doing it to bother me all that much.

Beast Masster

Beast Masster

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03 Oct 2006 at 03:34 - 214
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darkdawn

darkdawn

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Canada

[QUE]

03 Oct 2006 at 09:45 - 215
Guild Wars dosent NEED this but it would be a great thing to add.
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zwitterion

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Iowa. Or South Australia. Depending.

Mo/

05 Oct 2006 at 05:20 - 216
's pls... i mean, it can't be too hard right? a little hair dyeing / styling? come on... i mean.. come onnn.... please don't doom my hammer guy to be bald forever...

Bellucci

Bellucci

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Join Date: Jul 2005

05 Oct 2006 at 05:41 - 217
I'm dieing to change my warriors hair from a pony tail to that Conan look with the headband thing. I've had him for over a year, with all the missions beat from both campaigns so far and all towns unlocked and 2 sets of 15K armor... i'd hate to delete him cuz of hair... argh

HR-Galaphile

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

R/Mo

05 Oct 2006 at 16:19 - 218
/signed for stylist npc in each continental main city

/signed for facial changes aswell (respect the people who were there from the start)

Brian the Gladiator

Brian the Gladiator

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Michigan, USA

Us Are Not [leet]

E/

05 Oct 2006 at 21:53 - 219
/signed /signed /signed - i want my male elementalists hair to be different. I dont like it anymore =(

Franco

Franco

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England

VoB

Me/

05 Oct 2006 at 22:02 - 220
/signed 100 Times!!

Viriato

Viriato

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Portugal

Os Cremento

N/Mo

05 Oct 2006 at 23:43 - 221
/signed

Lady Hellion

Pre-Searing Cadet

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R/Mo

06 Oct 2006 at 09:23 - 222
/signed

been wanting this for ages

LightningHell

LightningHell

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Hong Kong

Guildless

Mo/

06 Oct 2006 at 13:16 - 223
/signed/signed/signed/signed

I hate Crest's face.

nightshade_eyes

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

Looking for Guild

Me/

09 Oct 2006 at 22:52 - 224
/signed

Hopefully this will happen after Nightfall's release.

Matauro

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

Mo/Me

16 Oct 2006 at 19:48 - 225
/signed

The sooner the better

Kool Pajamas

Kool Pajamas

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Maryland

Mage Elites [MAGE]

16 Oct 2006 at 19:57 - 226
I probably signed it pages back but its too many to look through so

/sign again

EPO Bot

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

16 Oct 2006 at 20:00 - 227
I'm all for changing hairdo's at will, but it think makeovers of faces would be a little...weird.

It would rule to put a Canthan hairdo on a Tyrian character tough.

NeHoMaR

NeHoMaR

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

18 Oct 2006 at 09:21 - 228
Sorry, not read all thread, anyway, this is my idea:

One Hair-Stylist per chapter. Example, one in Lion's Arch with the hairs and hair colors available in Prophecies for that class/gender; The same for the main city of Factions and Nightfall. About the cost, no idea, maybe 3k? Must be expensive IMO.

Tydra

Tydra

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Join Date: May 2006

19 Oct 2006 at 11:12 - 229
/signed again ..

does anyone know if Anet responded to these thoughts? in this thread, in similar ones, or on other sites?

Neriandal Freit

Neriandal Freit

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Join Date: Nov 2005

Spiral of The Red Rose, Kryta (Columbus, IN)

Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

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19 Oct 2006 at 12:12 - 230
Yeah, not officaly, but when it's twelve pages long of "Yes, Yes Yes!", you know they've seen it and have talked about it.

Total Rogue

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

California

Team Love [kiSu]

W/

19 Oct 2006 at 16:24 - 231
well i havn't signed it yet ;-)

and my warrior could really use a haircut!

/Signed!

Diablo???

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

19 Oct 2006 at 18:24 - 232
/So damn signed

I want my god damn Hair Stylist!!!

Now I know why girls flip out when I say "Your hair is fine, now hurry up!"

NeHoMaR

NeHoMaR

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19 Oct 2006 at 19:09 - 233
Please add it to Nightfall, developers, you have time!!! 7 days

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

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19 Oct 2006 at 19:52 - 234
signed

Lord of kryta

Lord of kryta

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Australia

So I Herd U Liek Hallskipz [ORLY]

W/Mo

20 Oct 2006 at 12:48 - 235
/signed

Kex Doomlich

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

20 Oct 2006 at 12:55 - 236
Did anyone suggest putting a plastic surgeon too? In case someone wants to enlarge certain parts.

Cataclysm

Cataclysm

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Lost Dynasty [SEEK]

W/Mo

20 Oct 2006 at 16:49 - 237
Quote:
Originally Posted by NeHoMaR
Please add it to Nightfall, developers, you have time!!! 7 days
Your avatar scares me

Twonaiver

Twonaiver

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

S??o Paulo Brasil

R/

20 Oct 2006 at 17:07 - 238
/signed
totally
i so want to customize minimal stuff on my face and hair, the earings stuff is cool to, all damn canthan necros have the same ugly earing.

customize plz

Father Anansi

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Florida

Death By sNu [sNu]

Rt/R

20 Oct 2006 at 19:29 - 239
/signed

This would be awesome! I so want my War too sport a gold grill and some blingbling. I'd really like a pudgy Ele. I think it would be adorable when ever he/she cast spells.

Bokocasso

Bokocasso

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

R/A

20 Oct 2006 at 21:35 - 240
/signed


I've been wanting to change my character's appearance for ages... Can it be possible to change the sex and the skin color of the character too, please???