Anything but Gladiator's Armor?

Tooraloom

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

30 Jun 2005 at 23:02 - 1
Quick question:

with the exception of one piece of knights (maybe) for damage absorb, why would any right minded warrior primary use anything but gladiator armor?

here are the stats for droknor's armor:

platemail: AL 85 +10 vs. physical
generic: AL 80 +20 vs. physical
knight's: AL 80 +10 vs. physical -2 damage (global)
gladiator's: AL 80 +20 vs. physical +3/2/1/1 energy (per piece, +1 more for helm)

I desperately wanted to change my characters appearance, because I've grown tired of the gladiator look I've had since yak's bend... I tried desperately to think myself into taking +5 armor (-8% damage, roughly?) vs. non-physical in exchange for less energy and -5 armor (+8% damage, roughly?) vs. physical (particularly in the torso, where most hexes/etc hit)... but couldn't.

so anyone more knowledgable than I, please help me figure out why anyone:
a.) uses anything other than gladiators armor apart from aesthetic reasons
and
b.) why the hell 15k glad armor still looks like shit.

thanks!

Ensign

Ensign

Just Plain Fluffy

Join Date: Dec 2004

Berkeley, CA

Idiot Savants

30 Jun 2005 at 23:09 - 2
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Originally Posted by Tooraloom
with the exception of one piece of knights (maybe) for damage absorb, why would any right minded warrior primary use anything but gladiator armor?
Stoneskin gauntlets are a neccessity for any hammer user, and are likely a good investment for any warrior, period. Knight's boots are definitely worth giving up the 1 energy for.

As for the other two pieces, you pretty much answered them with:


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Originally Posted by Tooraloom
I desperately wanted to change my characters appearance
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Originally Posted by Tooraloom
I've grown tired of the gladiator look
People value asthetics over effectiveness. Look at the demand for weapons with unique graphics in Lion's Arch - people would rather use a plain Storm Bow than be caught dead with one of those outstanding collector bows.


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Originally Posted by Tooraloom
a.) uses anything other than gladiators armor apart from aesthetic reasons
Truly? Asthetics is the only reason. I'm sure a lot of Warriors have convinced themselves otherwise, however.


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Originally Posted by Tooraloom
b.) why the hell 15k glad armor still looks like shit.
Because they have not yet updated the graphic. Kinda annoying as it's the one 15k set in highest demand that needs a new graphic.

Peace,
-CxE