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Doc-Holiday · 03-30-08, 10:18 PM

Something important to keep in mind, and a lesson learned by EQ2, is that people do not always like the armor or weapon style presented by the new things they've found.

Just as we players prefer a particular look or style for our characters, so do MMO players. It can be frustrating at times when a player finds an outfit that matches their character only to have it ruined by a new article or a level that renders the equipment useless.

The action taken to fix this is to allow players access to both an inventory screen and an appearence screen. If nothing is equiped in the apperance screen the default apperance of the armor and items shows (Often rendering a character looking like they dressed themselves in a dark wardrobe room). If something is placed in the appearance section, the armor then takes on the "appearance" of the equiped item but not it's stats. Thus allowing a character to keep a prefered style while keeping up with level nessesary equipment and class related equipment that may or may not look hideous.

03-30-08, 10:18 PM	#3
Doc-Holiday Mind Flayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix Posts: 831 Thanks: 0 Thanked 90 Times in 80 Posts	Re: Visual Attachments Something important to keep in mind, and a lesson learned by EQ2, is that people do not always like the armor or weapon style presented by the new things they've found. Just as we players prefer a particular look or style for our characters, so do MMO players. It can be frustrating at times when a player finds an outfit that matches their character only to have it ruined by a new article or a level that renders the equipment useless. The action taken to fix this is to allow players access to both an inventory screen and an appearence screen. If nothing is equiped in the apperance screen the default apperance of the armor and items shows (Often rendering a character looking like they dressed themselves in a dark wardrobe room). If something is placed in the appearance section, the armor then takes on the "appearance" of the equiped item but not it's stats. Thus allowing a character to keep a prefered style while keeping up with level nessesary equipment and class related equipment that may or may not look hideous. __________________ WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!