What's up with ranger leather studded dress?

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

What's up with the ranger's leather studded dress? When your character dies, you can see shes not wearing panties. Instead, it looks like her legs are stuff up into a big block under the leather studded dress.





It's not for censorship. Other characters' dresses don't have this weird dress model. They're all wearing panties underneath. So why do ranger's leather studded dress looks so unrealistic?

Thom

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2005

Older model.

Witchblade

Witchblade

Polar Bear Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

i'm scared .. that's what u do during yer playtime ?

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

u tend to die a lot in arenas...

Kaguya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Moon

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TsunamiZ
u tend to die a lot in arenas...
So all you have to do meanwhile is staring at your char's.. panties?

fiery

fiery

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

maryland

InYurFace Gaming [IYF]

R/

^Lol.

WasAGuest

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Actually you can see the "block" legs with many of the animations the female rangers have. Dancing is one of the worst. The studded leather "skirt" (as it was refered to above) is actually my favorite of the ranger armor. The detail on it (15k version anyway) is pretty nice. Even on the 15k version though the legs vanish into a wierd block.

Living Legend

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

R O M E[Rome]

W/E

LOL he's a little perv!

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Living Legend
LOL he's a little perv!
i am to expect such comments for posting this lol

raven214

raven214

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaguya
So all you have to do meanwhile is staring at your char's.. panties?
LOL

tda

tda

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

UK

PINK

W/R

There's 2 logical answers - Because it saves on polygons and i'm guessing it was made when they had a tighter budget, or that there are loads of 3d thingies on that armour that cause the polycount to rocket.

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

the rangers legs seems to hav distortion issues w the geometry, so it looks like the put a box under the dress to cover up the booboo...

WasAGuest

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by TsunamiZ
the rangers legs seems to hav distortion issues w the geometry, so it looks like the put a box under the dress to cover up the booboo...
I laughed so hard at reading this post... "cover up the booboo..." lmao

Simply an awesome post. Brought a tear to my eye from laughing so hard.

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

i still think is looks bad and the should update that armor to look right like the other armors

WasAGuest

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

I agree with you; my favorite ranger armor is the 15k studded and it is there as well. Strange deformations and "block legs".

Ira Blinks

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2006

some of female ritualist armors have the same problem... tight budget i guess...

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

they charge $50 for an expansion [to existing GW owners] and they have a tight budget??

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

I love my 15k studded, but yes the skirt is kinda wonky.

The skirt is a "solid" polygon rather than a "form fitting" polygon like a dress.

They treated the skirt more like a piece of hard armor rather than soft armor.

Yes you actually see the notches in the inside of thighs (like a barbie doll) where they rotate at the hip.

Drithlan

Drithlan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Antioch, CA

R/

I have an answer! it is censorship because the block means they ar not wearing panties!

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

i cant imagine any other quality video game titles with this kind of dress modeling...

Undivine

Undivine

of Brackenwood

Join Date: Oct 2005

Ontario, Canada

In this age of boobie jiggle physics and advanced "I-can-almost-see-it" lighting and clothing scantness, it is apalling that they absolutely refuse to give us camel toe!

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by TsunamiZ
i cant imagine any other quality video game titles with this kind of dress modeling...
The Sims 2

Drithlan

Drithlan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Antioch, CA

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Undivine
In this age of boobie jiggle physics and advanced "I-can-almost-see-it" lighting and clothing scantness, it is apalling that they absolutely refuse to give us camel toe!
female assassin has a camel toe

unholy guardian

unholy guardian

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Lost Haven

A/Mo

everyone calm down on the op, i doubt he is a perv, i mean it's pretty obvious to notice this compared to other characters.

Nivryx

Nivryx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Kenya

Mo/

....wow....just....wow....the sad thing is i have over 700 hours on my ranger and i havent even noticed that...

The milk shake

The milk shake

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Pre-Searing Ascalon

R/

right, this is some weird stuff

d4nowar

d4nowar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Undivine
In this age of boobie jiggle physics and advanced "I-can-almost-see-it" lighting and clothing scantness, it is apalling that they absolutely refuse to give us camel toe!
This is my new favorite post of all time. Hands down. Best... Post... Ever...

But my guess for the blocky leg was no one really thought someone would stare at their character's ass long enough while dead to notice. Personally, I look at what my team mates are doing.

wheel

wheel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Topeka, Kansas

Tyrian Fo Lyfe [word]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Undivine
In this age of boobie jiggle physics and advanced "I-can-almost-see-it" lighting and clothing scantness, it is apalling that they absolutely refuse to give us camel toe!
I AGREE. CAMEL TOE IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE, AND OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE. ONE CAMEL TOE FOR EVERY CHILD!

Faer

Faer

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by wheel
I AGREE. CAMEL TOE IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE, AND OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE. ONE CAMEL TOE FOR EVERY CHILD!
CRAP!

Why'd I have to turn 18?!

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by lyra_song
The Sims 2
at least sims 2 is consistent on how they model the dresses

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by TsunamiZ
at least sims 2 is consistent on how they model the dresses
Consistency is up to the artist. Just look up UV maps of various meshes. Everyone approaches each piece differently.

The Ranger Studded Leather skirt used the cheap/easy way out.

It should be fixed, but i doubt its high on the priority list.

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by lyra_song
Consistency is up to the artist. Just look up UV maps of various meshes. Everyone approaches each piece differently.

The Ranger Studded Leather skirt used the cheap/easy way out.

It should be fixed, but i doubt its high on the priority list.
you mean up to the art director at anet?

Tien ak

Tien ak

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Crystal Indignation

R/W

/signed

For the the courage of posting this I did laugh tho but what the heck

Hey most of Female armors in Guild wars are built for pervs take 15k female glads for example Bra held on by a bit of metal and panties hold on by a bit of metal...now why id that the most popular choice

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by TsunamiZ
you mean up to the art director at anet?
Possibly. Dont know how Anet handles these decisions of how each model will be modeled, but the Ranger studded behaves more like a piece of warrior fow than a mesmer dress. Which is a big no no!

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

i think the ranger leather dress is the only blocky dress of all the various dresses in gw...seems the modeling on that is overlooked ...

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by TsunamiZ
i think the ranger leather dress is the only blocky dress of all the various dresses in gw...seems the modeling on that is overlooked ...
agreed. The rangers generally dont wear dresses and perhaps a different artist worked on say...elementalist or mesmer armors. Thats my bet.

shadowfell

shadowfell

hamonite anur ruk

Join Date: Jan 2006

Echovald Forest

[PhD] Teh Academy

Me/A

I had actually been considering buying the 15k leather studded, for my ranger, in addition to her fow, but seeing the block ass, i might pass it over and just get the stats on another fow instead.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowfell
I had actually been considering buying the 15k leather studded, for my ranger, in addition to her fow, but seeing the block ass, i might pass it over and just get the stats on another fow instead.
You could get the Tyrian leather armor (Reyna's outfit, minus the mid-drift cut) with any the +vs lightning stats in cantha, thats kinda cute too.

Tien ak

Tien ak

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Crystal Indignation

R/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by lyra_song
but the Ranger studded behaves more like a piece of warrior fow than a mesmer dress.
im confused what is wrong with the Fow warrior armor (graphicly)?

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tien ak
im confused what is wrong with the Fow warrior armor (graphicly)?
^^; nothing at all.....

But FoW warrior armor is supposed to be metal. So its modeled in a way so thats its solid chunks, because it doesnt need to flow or bend like cloth.

Compare that to most Elementalist robes, where they model underwear and have polygon "cloth" draped over it it.

Thats why im making the comparison. Ranger studded skirt is treated more like metal armor than a skirt/dress.