Idea: Stylist NPC (Possible Money sink)

Belleal

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

D/N

Great idea. Something I await since Factions but is still missing in Nightfall.

/signed

P.S. I just have to ask: how does the whole thing with the signing work? I mean, I have signed for over 20 or so great ideas so far which have hundreds voices saying YES, but so far I haven't seen anything of this implemented in the game or even announced for future updates...

daraaksii

daraaksii

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

/signed...

My hairless monk is old now

Ferret

Ferret

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jul 2005

England

Ferrets Unity of Rogues (FUR)

R/Mo

/signed...

Yes please to the stylist, but i dont think the dye bit is required anymore.

Ferret

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Ok where in this thread has Gaile said this idea is impossible?

I've checked it all the way back to page 9 and there is no mention of this being impossible.

I did however there is positive respond from her on page 2:

Quote:
Originally Posted by sinisters chaos
yeah gaile said that the hairstylist will be made in her 5/03/06 chatlog, but she says its in the distant future... or it seems as tho she means it that way.
As you can see (If you read the chatlong)... A.net said they like the idea, and it could happen. But maybe never, as its could be a long time before it came along.

Winterclaw

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

Seeing how it is one of the most highly demanded new features by the fact we have someone starting at least one or two new posts asking for this every week, I don't see why Anet wouldn't try to make it a bigger priority.

Shindara

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/Me

This is a great idea, it would be amazing if they actualy manage to do this

I completly sign this !

Lilaznboi2011

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

My elementalist and warrior from tyria have been stuck with that horrible hair.....I so wish anet would take this idea into consideration. And if even at all possible, not being offensive/rude/phsycho/perverted or anything etc.(make them be able to change sex without changing character name) I dont think it would weaken the economy or anything, I mean if you just buy armor its just one set, its not like there's a guy set or girl set that would affect anything so if you change then it'll just make the armor fit to the right sex.(the armor that you bought that is)

ur worst night mare

ur worst night mare

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/Mo

/signed

maybe a face changer to i have no clue on what i was thinking when i choose that face on my elem
P.S i agree with post above

Maximumraver

Maximumraver

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Netherlands

Twisted Revenge [TR]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
- Change Hair Style, A.Net could add some more in as well
- Change hair colour
Color ok... that would just be like dying you're armor, i see no problem in that, but style style no...
Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
- Add additional special items including:

+ Ear-rings
+ Flashy Finger Rings
+ Facial (Not that kind! ) Tatoos

- Add special new clothing items which give no AL bonus, but look different:

+ Scrafts
+ Head Bands
O.o if you want to play dress-up then go play the sims or something... -> ihmo <-
Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
- AND for the final special feature... DYE PREVIEW!

For a sum of lets say 500g, the stylist will give access to all standard dyes in the game and allow you to use on them your armor and see how it looks. A try before you buy so to speak... the effect will run out after 2 mins, at which point you'd return to normal.
I like this, though i think a dye preview screen like we have now in combination with this would be better, so that you dont actually have the dye applied and run out after.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Only 1 tier colours will be available however, if you want to mix and match you have to take risks.
Why a dye preview and no mixing preview...? i dont get this one...
Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Pros:

- MONEY SINK... cost of items will go down with less money floating about.
- More options in game... but great to change your look and not always be the same
- Reduce the problem of "Cloning" that's going on.
Agreed, except for the last one, if cloning is a problem as you say, it wouldn't be fixed by this... a lot more hairstyle and faces would.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Cons:

- There are cons?
- Expensive? Depends on the costs.
- Increase of lag? Not really... a few extra bits of player models wouldn't really do much in the long run.
There might be more lag.

/Signed for hair color and dye preview.
/Unsigned for the rest.

Shindara

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/Me

Is Anet and/or Gaile Gray aware of this Petition ?
Does anyone know if they are taking this into consideration?

chicks boy

chicks boy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

No guild

A/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
This idea comes from things already on the forum, but since its clear that A.Net read what we say I well as well make a thread on its own... search function for the lose!

What's a Stylist NPC?

As well all know we select our hair colour and style at the start of the game, which forever more remains like that... The stylist NPC will be able to change and add things to our character apperance at cost.

Not only would it allow players to spend there money on new things, players can make their characters look better and stand out more from the 200 Red-hair female elementalist clones running about for example.

what services will the Stylist NPC have?

- Change Hair Style, A.Net could add some more in as well
- Change hair colour
- Add additional special items including:

+ Ear-rings
+ Flashy Finger Rings
+ Facial (Not that kind! ) Tatoos

- Add special new clothing items which give no AL bonus, but look different:

+ Scrafts
+ Head Bands

- AND for the final special feature... DYE PREVIEW!

For a sum of lets say 500g, the stylist will give access to all standard dyes in the game and allow you to use on them your armor and see how it looks. A try before you buy so to speak... the effect will run out after 2 mins, at which point you'd return to normal. Only 1 tier colours will be available however, if you want to mix and match you have to take risks.

Pros:

- MONEY SINK... cost of items will go down with less money floating about.
- More options in game... but great to change your look and not always be the same
- Reduce the problem of "Cloning" that's going on.

Cons:

- There are cons?
- Expensive? Depends on the costs.
- Increase of lag? Not really... a few extra bits of player models wouldn't really do much in the long run.
YESSS!! Very gooood imagination!! I REALLY REALLY really really like you're idea better!!! PLEASE ANET READ THIS. This is a must! A must boi!! Everyone, if you dont like this idea then you such a hater! You know you want to change looks, you know you want to look good, you know you want to show off with jewelry Omg please anet read this thread!!!!

Edit: /sign /sign /sign /sign /sign /sign /sign /sign /sign

P.S. I want a straight answer, Will anet make a hairstylist or not so i can decide to delete my 6th ele and start over or keep it?

Hambones

Hambones

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

W/

/signed

i would like to see this "stylist" be able to do plastic surgery or soemthing as well, my warrior has the chubby face. yuck.

paranon

paranon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Aug 2006

UK

[Zraw]

Mo/

I also think that when a new chapter comes out and i want to make a female warrior, in nightfall, all the hairstyles are really ugly and the only style i really like is in prophecies, and frankly i cannot be bothered making another prophecies char... with each new campain, it should be adding to the bank of hairstyles, not making completely new ones.
/signed

Kratos Angel

Kratos Angel

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

France

Me/

He I just want to precise one thing, I /signed this thread just for the hairstylist, I don't think a "face changer" would be a good idea, neither a way to change sex, I just think a way to change and/or taint hair is good

myst1k

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

/sign great stuff

sTo

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

/signed for stuff like rings, scarfs (0 AL ofc)

/signed for hair stylist

Pande

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

/signed

In particular for hairstyles and color

mikkel

mikkel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

This thing should scale like armour. My Koss would look awesome with an 80k Obsidian Afro or some Kournan dreadlocks. 8)

Diddy bow

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

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

looking for one :p

A/D

/signed, why not?
Great money sink and some better customisation.

DenBona

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2005

N/Me

/signed

definatly want that stylist

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

Why hasnt this been implemented yet? So many people have been wanting it for so long.

/Signed.

Free Runner

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

Agreed. This is one of the most wanted features.

/signed

shanaya

shanaya

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Scouts of Tyria

R/

/signed

I'm fed up with my Ele's prim and proper hair style. She's a rock chick (geomancer..geddit?) and needs a wild hair style.

xyke

xyke

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

12121

And then and then and [Then]

Mo/E

/signed for the change hair or even maybe face

blakecraw

blakecraw

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Austin, TX

/signed! for hair style changes, but not accessories since there's armor for that, and the different styles are quickly multiplying with anet's two chapter a year plan, which should make for quite a bit of clothing diversity

rong626

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2006

hell

Woot

P/W

sounds good but its wont be easy for the designers to do,will take time.

chicks boy

chicks boy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

No guild

A/E

/sign ^^ XD!!

Stixxx

Stixxx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

/signed

would be cool to change those things, the hair of my warrior is so ugly...

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Glad to see my old topic is still generating interest.

Remember generally asking for a hair style changing NPC is about as much as most of us want.

When I created the thread ages, I added things like rings and stuff only as a suggestion. Not really the idea as a whole.

Also those who say "Go play the sims" there are plenty of games which allow constant customisation of you in game character beyond their basic look.

Most likely a hair changing NPC could be done, but it will take a bit of time to implement.

Also I've yet to find any proof of the devs saying this is impossible. I think people are confusing this with other things to do with in game characters and accounts.

mikkel

mikkel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Also I've yet to find any proof of the devs saying this is impossible. I think people are confusing this with other things to do with in game characters and accounts.
Unless they have something extremely obscure going on, it isn't only possible, but very easy to implement, too. There's a fixed number of hair styles, skin tones, faces and such, so all that's needed to determine a character's appearance is most likely a number representing the option chosen for each of the visual features in a database, which is broadcast to every player in an outpost so that their clients can draw any new player entering that same outpost.

It's set during character creation, so there's absolutely no logical reason why it couldn't be set in-game, either.

Patrokolos

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2006

TOoE

W/

this is awesome

/sign

Francis Demeules

Francis Demeules

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Canada, Qc

[Holy]

Me/Mo

/support

Its been awhile about this thread but I feel like others here, see many players with the same face (For a good example now, the Dervish, almost everyone got the same face). I support greatly for a stylish guy even if it takes time. Perhaps we will get one in Chapter 4.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Glad to see my old topic is still generating interest.

Remember generally asking for a hair style changing NPC is about as much as most of us want.

When I created the thread ages, I added things like rings and stuff only as a suggestion. Not really the idea as a whole.

Also those who say "Go play the sims" there are plenty of games which allow constant customisation of you in game character beyond their basic look.

Most likely a hair changing NPC could be done, but it will take a bit of time to implement.

Also I've yet to find any proof of the devs saying this is impossible. I think people are confusing this with other things to do with in game characters and accounts.
I would find this no more different than changeing your guilds cape.

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Also I've yet to find any proof of the devs saying this is impossible. I think people are confusing this with other things to do with in game characters and accounts.
I think all they would have to do would be to change a few values to change the face. Like if you have the 2nd style with brown hair, it would be something around 28, 2 being the 2nd style and 8 being the hair color.

I don't see why they would implement something more difficult than that...

korcan

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006

/signed

this thread is over 1 1/2 years old. i doubt that anets gonna implement this GREAT idea.

but ill sign for it again anyhow

/signed

ur worst night mare

ur worst night mare

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/Mo

i really really wanna c this happen. it would make me love anet again. its really dissapointing they havent done anything especially with this many people all saying the same thing. YES!! so it would take some time to think pricing but it would make the game more enjoyable knowing i could get rid of my necros mohawk (which doesnt match my luxon 15k) and change my elems faces so it looks decent and make my monk look like it isnt pale and going to throw up. i have no clue what i was thinking when i did that people make mistakes or get sick of these types of things. its pretty much like saying for the rest of your life you couldnt change your hairstyle. i dont know about you guys but ive had a few different ones and i think that in general this idea would help. so as i said before i say sign and id like to added sumthhing to that

/SIGNED/SIGNED/SIGNED/SIGNEDSIGNED/SIGNED/SIGNED/SIGNED/SIGNED/SIGNED/SIGNED/SIGNEDSIGNED/SIGNED/SIGNED/SIGNED

chicks boy

chicks boy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

No guild

A/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Glad to see my old topic is still generating interest.

Remember generally asking for a hair style changing NPC is about as much as most of us want.

When I created the thread ages, I added things like rings and stuff only as a suggestion. Not really the idea as a whole.

Also those who say "Go play the sims" there are plenty of games which allow constant customisation of you in game character beyond their basic look.

Most likely a hair changing NPC could be done, but it will take a bit of time to implement.

Also I've yet to find any proof of the devs saying this is impossible. I think people are confusing this with other things to do with in game characters and accounts.
Wow this thread been going on for almost 2 years and Anet haven't read it yet? Jeeeeez.

Neriandal Freit

Neriandal Freit

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

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

Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

E/

I still support the Hair idea and adding accessories we can purchase (Hello, Gold Sink!) such as rings, necklaces and so forth.

Although I admit my surprise not seeing any Dev's posting in this topic in as long as this has been going.

GourangaPizza

GourangaPizza

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

R/W

/Signed
But wouldn't it be better if they allow us to alter the appearance of our weapons? Such as the bigger the size, you want your axe to be, the costlier it is.

Spellforge

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guildless

N/

/signed - the monk buns need a change. I don't know a woman who has had the same hair style for 2 years