#Masculine founder armor in need of visual rework

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wicked spruce
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In short: Wyld armors are looking lackluster on masculine model (especially Oscelda) and need some rework.
For the price paid I'd assume there would be** two different bodytype armors** to use for all players, no matter the bodytype chosen, but alas, we don't have it. The perfect solution would be like in Warframe with Bishamo armor for operator from Teshin - there are two Bishamo armor types that support fem and masc bodytypes and thus they look slightly different and can be used by both body types.
I was suspecting the Wyld armor on masculine model would be... Well, more flat at least in the chest area or sculpted with pectorals in mind, but on top of that not being the case, one of the sets lacks material on the back and looks absolutely unfinished (images 4,5 and 6 - Oscelda) - I'm unsure if thats a bug or intentional design, either way, it really looks bad.
Don't get me wrong, I really like the concepts, but the concepts itself are far superior than what we got, at least on the masculine body. These sets seem to be not... Fitted enough on this model? If that makes sense. The aesthetic is here, but sizing and overall choices are not. This is my actual biggest issue with the Paragon I got - conceptually the armors looked amazing, but I'm not thrilled to pay that much for something I'm not gonna wear on my character and how different it looks on different model that on the ones that were shown on the site as concepts.

TL;DR - Masculine models of Oscelda and Tethren armors are not fitted/changed enough to look like masculine versions of that set. They ideally need a bit more work in the chest area and some more re-fit work.

**Here is my post with small overpaint on Oscelda and Tethren armors to show how minor changes to the shapes on chest would give them more masculine look: **#1443095754293117048 message

Edit: Added some edits, changed the thread name and added link to overpaints.

barren plaza
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+1

sharp tapir
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+1

vapid magnet
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YES +1

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I wonder how this is not a thing already

glossy owl
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+1

fiery bay
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+1

stable briar
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+1

eager sinew
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  • 1
noble coral
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+1

toxic sleet
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+1

slim aurora
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+1

autumn comet
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It's a big difference when compared side by side

cunning hemlock
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+1

gritty ivy
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I mean I kinda have to +1 here for fashion reasons, but y'all realize it's like that because Oscelda is female and its intended to be her armor?

crisp lynx
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+1 please

quartz pelican
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+1 I do hope they update Oscelda’s male model. The female model looks a lot better.

steep gust
ivory hound
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+1

river swan
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+1 also why tethern so fat and also the pact hand does not match the armor at all, you look hella crippled. The normal tethern hand is much thicker in the shoulder and fits it way better, makes zero sense

tall patrol
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+1

molten pecan
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but overall +1

fresh badge
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+1

sharp geyser
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+1
I play with masc body but can confirm that fem paragons costumes fit wonderfully. Especially the green Oscelda! It has the floor length garment that is missing from the masc version

sharp geyser
gritty ivy
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Uhhhh

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No they are not, two of them are female

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Lol

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XD

sharp geyser
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They all have female costumes -> chest visuals

gritty ivy
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And two of them are masc coded anyways

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Oscelda is the only femme one

sharp geyser
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Still, I only get the ugly Sirin one because I play a masc body?

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“Masc coded” girl bye

gritty ivy
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They areeeeee lol

wicked spruce
gritty ivy
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I didnt say I disagreed with it

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Did I lol

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"I kind of have to +1 here for fashion reasons" includes clothing yourself to not be dysphoric

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Don't quote the Old Text to me, I was there when it was written

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Why do you think I'm so happy about femme Oscelda

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I have HEELS

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Ahhhhh

wicked spruce
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It's the same reason I'm unhappy with Oscelda so.

gritty ivy
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Again- I don't have any issue with it

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Le sigh

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I can say it a million times, y'all just gonna ignore it

sharp geyser
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Anyway they should make all versions of the costumes available to all body types

gritty ivy
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The only reason I pointed out they were lore related was because people were acting like it was unheard of to have armor that just doesn't convert to body type

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I've played the souls games and there's plenty in there

gritty ivy
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But you should also have the option to keep it femme if you wanna crossdress

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Like the helmet toggle.

wicked spruce
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That's why I made this thread, for the price and how they advertise them they should at least consider make it toggle as you said.

eager sinew
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I just do not understand why they thought removing the cape would be what makes it a male variant, while leving the chestplate feminine. I really hope we dont end up getting two versions, but the male one still without the cape.

autumn leaf
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+1

sharp geyser
delicate solstice
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unpopular opinion
all of them look good on masc envoy except for tetherin chest piece

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they kinda have the early renaissance feel (not sure if I’m getting the period right) with the leg tights and puffiness elsewhere

gloomy flint
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i only have the Oscelda set, but this is what it looks like on the fem envoy

eager sinew
delicate solstice
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Oscelda and sirin works very well masc (i tried both already)

just tetherin is a bit hmmmmmm

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I’ll send screenshots in a bit

sharp geyser
gloomy flint
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im going to be getting the paragon bundle when i get paid, so if no one has added the other sets to this thread by then, i will

eager sinew
sharp geyser
gloomy flint
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it even changes the fem envoy from a brunette to a blonde

eager sinew
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soo we do have a male variant, they just changed parts that dont have much to do with male body type. I dont get this at all...

gritty ivy
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I mean

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Are we really adhering to traditional gender stereotypes here

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They removed the booba plate and made it a Spartan pectoral chestpiece

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Is it just awkward to see the tummy?

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Did you want a codpiece?

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I'm just genuinely tryna figure out what they need to do to make it more masc

eager sinew
# gritty ivy Is it just awkward to see the tummy?

i dont think thats what people have problems with, more with the boobs that are not gender stereortype but body type related - and i think that should be optional because of that tbh - and also that males lose half of the armor practically with the cape gone

gritty ivy
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It has the Spartan pectoral plate

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Look again

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They are flat as mississippi

eager sinew
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let me see

gloomy flint
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i think people are perceiving it as a boob plate due to the cloth hiding the ribcage area

gritty ivy
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I mean its just the way the outfit is cut

eager sinew
gritty ivy
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Yeee

eager sinew
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thanks for pointing it out although yes, it can be hard to spot. My main main issue is still half of the armor missing though

gritty ivy
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And the guy complaining above that it changes his body shape, just take those two images and make one partially transparent please

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No it does not

gloomy flint
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imo the masc version is fine, it just looks better on the feminine body shape

gritty ivy
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I think it's perfectly in line with this universe

eager sinew
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thats why i really miss my cape, i really want that elven grace and the cape adds so much to it

gritty ivy
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It feels like it's a flower petal and I'm the bud

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Ya know? It's so good

gloomy flint
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my only complaint is that the coat tail thing is split between the body and leg pieces so you cant really use one but not the other as it will look weird

coarse igloo
gritty ivy
gritty ivy
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I said "look" so I'm obviously referring to the movies and they were indeed originally Tolkien's creation

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So your semantics are unneeded here thanks

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Changes literally nothing about my point

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It's mid fantasy regardless

dull geode
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1+

wicked spruce
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@languid jasper pinging you as we were talking about the issue in other thread

languid jasper
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@wicked spruce ?

wicked spruce
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For general approval of the idea haha

languid jasper
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Oh +1 for sure

coarse igloo
# gritty ivy I said "look" so I'm obviously referring to the movies and they were indeed orig...

The movies were not JRR Tolkien's creation at all, he solely set the foundation by creating the books (The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, etc.)
I get protective over such matter since I really cannot stand false facts regarding his legacy.
Besides you do not have to get a passive-aggressive demeanor when I was just trying to clarify things while protecting my hero/legend, unless you really do feed of confrontation/drama.

gritty ivy
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The point I was making is that traditionally elves are depicted as being more nonbinary or femme leaning, and this largely started with the Lord of the rings books.

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Which he did. In fact. Write.

Whether or not the way the elves are depicted in the movie is accurate to the book, they both depict elves as being nonbinary or femme in the way that they are beautiful beyond human possibilities

wicked spruce
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The thread is getting derailed with different arguments not really adding anything to my suggestion so I'm gonna most likely do another with rewording/general idea or armors if it continues.

spiral current
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+1

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The armor is great in design, but please make a male version of the armor 🙏🏻

ashen jacinth
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+1 the gender difference worked fine with warframe, but in soulframe i feel more immersed in my envoy and having the armor randomly change my body feels hella weird.

prime stag
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+1 Why? You're not a fan of the Tethren armor giving your male envoy Big-naturals? /s

wicked spruce
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I might be back later with draw-over on the screenshots to give idea how armor on masc body could look like without changing the model drastically.

flint portal
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+1 and for oscelda the floaty part behind the legs is also just missing on male body? which is kinda sad...

delicate solstice
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this is on masc body
i think it looks good (minus tetherin chest)

full citrus
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The pants on oscelda feels unfinished on male to me

candid swan
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+1 but I have the opposite issue from OP, I wish we had the cool skirt the fem bodies get with Ocelda.

The chest piece looks pretty damn flat imo, and I personally like that it gives a slender look to the top (It's honestly just a tighter fit to the model, I don't see a change in physique at all.) I just wish it had more of the flaire that the fem version gets.

eager sinew
eager sinew
candid swan
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I really don't think you can get any flatter than that.

delicate solstice
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siring chest looks fine by model, less choice in colors though

wicked spruce
gritty ivy
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I hate to break it to you, but if you're a man and don't have even a small amount of breast to you, you need to work on those pecs

wicked spruce
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This is irrelevant to my topic again

gritty ivy
wicked spruce
gritty ivy
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I wasn't using projecting in the sense of projecting insecurities, I don't know you personally

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I mean you're putting your own perception of it onto it instead of taking it at face value, I guess would be the way to phrase that? My bad

wicked spruce
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English is not my first language nor I don't really understand when you are being genuine or using irony/other stuff (indicators? Tone indicators I think) so I'm just trying to tell everything straight up. It's hard when I don't have proper words to say what I want to communicate.

autumn comet
gritty ivy
autumn comet
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no.

gritty ivy
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Your option is changing your body type. I wouldn't argue with a toggle that lets you cross dress between the two though

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You are asking the devs to rerig and remesh the armor sets because the gender variants arent "gender roled" enough

autumn comet
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yes, are we not on the feedback forum?

gritty ivy
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And I think

A) that's way too much work to justify the time

B) something they already took the time to plan for because there are gendered sets already

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You already bought the founders, and what if someone likes the old way?

You gonna make the devs jump through 7 different hoops of toggles to make them just right?

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Accept them as they are and move on

molten pecan
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Its a feedback forum, so their feedback is still valuable.

autumn comet
gritty ivy
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They can certainly provide feedback as can I and my feedback is that this is a wasted effort

gritty ivy
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It's a suggestions thread, I'm allowed to suggest you accept the armor as it is because they already out the work in to make gendered sets

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Ty

autumn comet
foggy sand
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Envoys this conversation has veered from feedback to argument and I don't think it's very productive at this point Avakot

gritty ivy
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?

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Ok

foggy sand
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Don't stoke things back up please

gritty ivy
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Either way, it's not worth doing from a dev perspective, and not worth making an issue of.

If it's not the right look, you don't really have a choice atm. Maybe it'll change. Press x to doubt, though

gloomy flint
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let DE decide if its worth it or not, op was just saying that they do not like the appearance of the founder armour as it is currently on the masc body type

gritty ivy
vapid magnet
# foggy sand Envoys this conversation has veered from feedback to argument and I don't think ...

I agree, It's a feedback forum and not a competition on who's right. I personally think it's fair to ask for feedback on a paid product for it to be as satisfying as it could be, even if it takes effort in doing so. Worst case scenario, the sets won't change but feedback will be incorporated in the future. Arguing against just to prove a point is not very productive. No one here owns the truth, just opinions, though some have a more condescending tone than others and that's not productive either

coral folio
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this suggestion is a big +1, any and all player freedom to make their envoy look the way that they want is a win for me personally as someone who loves to customize and wear androgynous clothing. my envoy might have a "male" body type, but some of the "female" armor could look great on them. freedom to choose is a good thing

vapid magnet
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Some people have voiced the dyphoria factor as well, which should not be simply brushed over

foggy sand
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I'm all for more fashion options so +1 AvaMore

full citrus
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it wont change if noone asks for it. Hence here we are.

And like the good change to the Dax armor in warframe, i support doing what warframe is doing in december; Decoupling face and body, allowing more choice for the player in what they want to present as. Soulframe already has precedent for gendered armor, which i wish it didnt: Orengall

vapid magnet
autumn comet
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more armor options for founders is always a good thing

vapid magnet
gritty ivy
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Its not just "it is what it is" but a matter of the devs already made a concerted effort to make gendered versions of the armors.

And again, it's worth bringing up that there have already been people who have mentioned that they like the way the armor is now and DONT want it changed.

How does DE please both crowds?

gloomy flint
coral folio
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if you don't like it then don't use the feature when it is added, simple.

gritty ivy
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Yeah yeah feedback feedback is important.

But the actual issue at hand.

You're effectively advocating for them dedicating more money, time, and resources to making substantial changes to existing sets that many of the people who bought it already like.

Are we advocating for DE to just add every option as a toggle to satisfy everyone?

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Because that's the only solution and I'm certain they'd rather be spending time developing the more crucial parts of the game like new armor sets and weapons and new stuff to expand it.

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And taking people off those teams making those assets just to redo this doesn't seem like an effective use of development time.

coral folio
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i would beg to differ as cosmetics are a huge stream of income for the game, you're simply wrong and i feel like you're pushing an agenda of your own lol

gritty ivy
gritty ivy
coral folio
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nothing about this request is unreasonable though

gritty ivy
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That's a non issue.

gritty ivy
vapid magnet
# gritty ivy Its not just "it is what it is" but a matter of the devs already made a concerte...

I personally didn't see anyone talking about being against additions to design choice. No one's asking to change what already is in game, just to have more options, that's a bit of a strawman. I honestly think just because they already made one type of effort doesn't prevent them to keep adjusting to paying customers' feedback. That's simply not how it works in general. And DE is very known to listen to feedback, so here we are trying to enact positive change

gritty ivy
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Which is exactly what I said

vapid magnet
vapid magnet
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more choices, as we keep saying, no arguments on changing anything, just adding more options.

coral folio
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it's just awfully coincidental that any threads that suggest anything about gender expression blow up like this, crazy world we live in lol. this is such a nonissue idk why having more creative freedom to customize a character is such a hot topic

keen meadow
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Hello, first of all I would like to say that I loved the design of all the packs, I would like to buy them but since my character is male and I cannot change his gender in the game, the perception I have is that I would be investing my money in items that would not be useful to me.

My suggestion would be to add a male variation for the armor or allow changing the character's gender in the game.

gritty ivy
vapid magnet
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In my opinion it only adds to frerdom on gender expression. Less choices = less freedom

foggy sand
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OK maybe I've been too subtle

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This argument is over

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Please move on

gritty ivy
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Oh ic

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Okay that's fine

vapid magnet
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Sorry my bad, bad timing

gritty ivy
vapid magnet
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All love

gritty ivy
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Why would you delete the one responding to him ;-; now it looks like im okay with it

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Buddy nooooo

vapid magnet
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Hahahah i keep making it worse noooo

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My dyslexic ass

gritty ivy
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Anyways, let's let some other people leverage their opinions.

wicked spruce
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In addition to that I will try my best to illustrate what I mean with the armor shape when I will be back on PC with working tablet, hopefully this will get better idea than words that can be taken out of context (or add other context).

foggy sand
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@coarse igloo your message was deleted as one of your points was not constructive and would only serve to reignite tempers, please keep the focus on feedback and not on fellow Envoys' behaviour. AKA don't backseat moderate that's what we're here for Avakot

wind fossil
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+1

frozen mist
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+1

coarse igloo
# foggy sand <@494573343958237205> your message was deleted as one of your points was not con...

@foggy sand
Even tho i simply stated obvious facts and used a purely hypothetical comparison to a disgusting opinion that has been said, I totally agree with the deletion of my message which was only partly regarding that topic.
My sincerest apologies for losing sight of the original feedback.
(I just cannot stand certain expressions and tried my best to put an end to it - which is not whithin the area of my competence and I am sorry for that)

vale glacier
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+1 no moobs

mild edge
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+1 for sure

whole granite
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+1, the green set shouldn't have the cute belly button and booty shorts, and tethren looks like an ancient fertility statue

thin sky
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+1 what a scary journey this feedback thread was lol Tethren cuirass could use some work for male frames in my opinion.

whole granite
eager sinew
vocal abyss
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+1. tethren looks absolutely off, sirin looks alright, and oscelda looks a bit funky. oscelda can be explained, it looks very androgynous and reminds me of elves from tolkien

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still absolutely agree that this needs to be looked at again

sudden depot
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All 3 founder armours look really bad on male characters..

low magnet
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Batman01

late condor
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+1

devout rover
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+1 just add the skirt to the oscelda one ;;;; so sad about that one

timid heath
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I think that would look really good

mint ibex
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+1... facts im not tryna wear a bra... so im just never wearing that armor if they keep it as is

patent ridge
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+1 player expression and choice matters, flattened out boob plates is certainly a cooked choice.

timid heath
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Contrary, I really like the Tetheren male one the most, it reminds me of old Greek military esc breast plate but the pants not really my style

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The pants just make it look really really goofy

chrome fossil
mint ibex
timid heath
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Ooo that combo sounds badass

mint ibex
timid heath
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10/10

mint ibex
timid heath
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I think the proportions are off on the new armor though for the male models now looking at it

ivory basin
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Going to +1 this. I bought it to support but the tetheren armor does look off on the male models. Idk if it’s the proportions are off on the male models or what, it just looks off.

timid heath
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like it has the potential to look really good its like the arms are wonky and almost as if its sized up in odd spots

gritty dock
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Yea they all give transgender vibe, only blue armor is normal looking...but i dont like the hair on top of this helmets

timid heath
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what does that even mean...lmao?

wicked spruce
timid heath
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Its giving female armour was the base inspiration and the male armour was an afterthought (common in mmos) nothing more nothing less.

wicked spruce
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Masc armor looks at best androgynous, at worst - like an afterthought without changing the shape of chest (excluding flattening,but nothing else was done with the overall shape of metal on chest which is the main problem).

shell orchid
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+1 lots of other armors are great, beautiful looking. These few, especially Occelda on masculine, feel/look like the masculine versions were rushed out.

solemn gyro
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+1

jolly bronze
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+1

lost gazelle
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+1

uncut silo
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+1

Will likely buy nonetheless but holding off on spending 100€ until I see these armors getting attention and getting fixed. Sirin is fine, others not so much.

mint ibex
wind fossil
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+1

unique depot
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+1

molten trellis
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+1

wicked spruce
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Here are the overpaint ideas on the Oscelda and Tethren

I think chestplate going a little higher towards neck, and visible line under pectorals should do the trick - the problem with those armors are not the clothes or lack of a "gladiator like sculpted metal" on top - it's the general shapes of pectorals that were not changed for masculine models. With Oscelda it could be pushed even more as this one suffers the most, but I just wanted to show how even a smallest change could do the trick and change the vibe.

TL;DR - more rectangular on chest and we are gucci, I am aware it's not perfect and it's not resolving more issues with the armor (like the lack of material on Oscelda legs, not shown here), but I'm not aiming for perfect representation and I'm not feeling competent doing more than this. It's a little pointer for people working with assets in game, hopefully devs will look into it.

wicked spruce
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I'm not going to make drastic changes (one, it's hard, two, it's not the point to make it perfect), it's simply the smallest pointer how to make it look more masculine with least work possible for people working with these assets in game.

mint ibex
wicked spruce
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Well, let's hope this will grab the attention of devs then and they will at least reconsider doing changes on those models, bigger or smaller ones!

mint ibex
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hopefully they care enough to

eager sinew
timid heath
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💯

true urchin
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+1

I really dislike the oscelda armor for the male variant. I hope all the male variants get adjustments to make them more masculine.

inland oracle
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+1 I really wish the armors were more unique to the body styles.

wicked spruce
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Masculine founder armor in need of visual rework

elder ridge
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+1

brazen prairie
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+1
Regardless of how to change them, changes ARE needed imo

loud mason
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Hi Envoys! A heads up about the visuals of the Wylds armour male variants:

  • Wyld Tethren’s male torso will soon be updated to appear thicker in the torso and chest.
  • The male variant of Wyld Oscelda will also soon have a flatter and leaner torso, and his robes flowing to better match his warlocky ways.

Thank you for your patience and feedback while we iterate!

brazen prairie
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Thank you Sarah and team!!!

wicked spruce
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I am so happy to see that, thank you so much Sarah! 💜

sharp geyser
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Nice!

autumn comet
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winning!

brazen prairie
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Here's hoping W.Oscelda armor will also get a.. "crotch boost" since it's weirdly non-existent lol

mint ibex
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yessssss we got our wishes i love this game

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now i feel so much better abt getting the paragon pack

stable briar
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Thank you Sarah and the team!

eager sinew
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Thank you!!!!!

thin sky
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Stoked! What a solid studio.

vapid magnet
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DE never disappoints considering feedback, thanks Sarah!

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And team !

chrome fossil
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Let’s go

sterile hazel
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+1

remote fable
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Please do not ping staff. You can respond to the message directly but if over an hour has passed, please refrain from doing so.

The team is working on a hotfix for the issue.

scenic nova
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Could we get calrification on what is being worked on? Bra part of male variants is not only out of place, its also it's ridiculously ugly. Would you kindly clarify if male variants will get appropriate unique variants, or do you plan to just adjust proportions?

high igloo
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Will the pants for oscelda be changed at all? They are currently leggings under shorter shorts

mint ibex
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im sure it will all be looked at, let them cook

high igloo
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I hope so 🙏

eager sinew
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I think them taking the feedback seriously, giving us a heads up, and doing it this fast (considering how many bugs they are fixing at the moment), is a great sign. Lets wait and hope for the best!

gritty dock
timid heath
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The fact that there has already been a response makes me love DE even more.

true urchin
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This is why I’m so optimistic for this game. The openness to feedback and constant communication is top tier!

timid heath
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Like I’ve not been this impressed with developer-player communication in a long long time

high igloo
gritty dock
rigid lark
whole granite
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we shouldn't have had to ask though. this feels like big corporate trying to get away with spending as few resources as possible hoping we don't make a fuss. I've lost a lot of faith from this and the change to the merchandise (they said it was included at first then changed the wording)

gritty dock
whole granite
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I'm just tired of gaming companies testing the waters to see how much they can save before the fanbase complains

gritty dock
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I hope they fix all 3 armor sets and improve for male body...not just 1

shell orchid
# whole granite I'm just tired of gaming companies testing the waters to see how much they can s...

DE tests the waters with lots of stuff. Not all of the stuff they throw at the wall sticks sure...

...but they hear us and respond in kind. If the community that is their customer base raises a fuss about something, changes are made. Often this occurs with fair rapidity.

I do not think you or any of us would rather they were some faceless incommunicative entity that only released things that were homogenized into bland boring commonality.

whole granite
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You know that I wasn't talking about creative decisions, I mean company policy and monetization

shell orchid
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Those too. They tested several monetization methods that they backed out of during earlier preludes.

One example was bestitching per-change. Instead of the current model where it costs one Moon Steel thread to ensure you can wear that piece over anything from then on.

They didn't used to have a 100% no AI policy, then AI got wide spread and problematic for artists, who they consistently support and promote. Once they recognized that they added the "No AI ever." rules to all their stuff.

foggy sand
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Just for the record "No AI in the fanart channel" has been policy since the start it was just in a pinned post before. The addition to the server rules was more for clarity

brazen prairie
gloomy flint
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here are all 3 of the wyld sets with their base palettes and matching pact arm on the fem envoy, for anyone who wants to compare them to the masc envoy

brazen prairie
wicked spruce
autumn comet
bleak pawn
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+1

wicked spruce
dim pulsar
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1: Let us choose between armor variant regardless of body type picked
2: The green one needs either pecs like roman armor or just a flat plate. The red one looks way too large size, reminds me of khora deluxe ingame vs concept art. If you want to include large sized people, then add body sliders and make armor scale with it. Btw, you should do that anyway.

devout verge
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With the better [coloring here](#1443095754293117048 message) I honestly see nothing wrong with the Green armor, Other then the legs & the Cloth hanging around the Pecs. But Legs & Cloth are a opinion issue. While I personally feel that Tethren is a armor supposed to emulate or Show a Larger person. Similar to How Smoug was in Dark souls. Making it make sense even on a male armor that the Chest is larger from fat buildup. Sure the Green legs look off to me but there are real life depictions such as Aquaman's pants in one of the latest movies.

Not to mention these feel like Decorative or Cerimonial armor, not made for real battle. instead to be shown off, or to Depict and honor someone else. So I honestly have no problem with the armors themselves.

Instead my only problem is that The Male counterpart isn't shown in the InGame Store. as such the differences can not be seen, therefore can't be known about. So the decision to buy one of the founders for the armor is based on the Female skin. Which a person may not play as. creating a Disconnect they may not like.

whole granite
# brazen prairie I get your concern but this IS a pre-alpha, its meant to be water-testing that e...

Testing the waters should not include things like including merch in the paragon pack advertisement then changing the wording and including "male" versions of clearly feminine armor sets that took maybe 30 minutes to alter by just going from a C to an A cup and charging $100 for it. I found it dishonest and am very turned off by it. Maybe I expect too much, correct me if I'm wrong. These armor sets were not going to change if we as consumers didn't stand up for ourselves.

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Apologies to the designers and artists as you're doing a fantastic job making an amazing game. I just don't like the decisions by those in charge of marketing and resource allocation etc

gaunt flint
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Yeah i got the Wyld Oscelda, and couldnt be bothered to use it, went back to the starting armor

limpid seal
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+1

sly geode
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Tbh we need male armour variants for effeminate dudes. Fits.

rustic dome
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I dont get it, so in the game you can only be a girl? Whats the incentive to buy it then

drifting dove
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+1

gritty ivy
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even the changes they said theyd be doing are so minimal and i love them for that. theyre sticking to their guns

sly geode
drifting dove
sly geode
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Sirin is fairly male just light whispy armour

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Tethren (so mora... who is a lady) and Oscelda (the other goddess) kinda make sense to have features calling back to the goddesses

drifting dove
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but see were using their armor,

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so why cant it be distinguished between the gender you choose at the start of the game

sly geode
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It... can. They are a lot more feminine on ladies

drifting dove
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oof

sly geode
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Though Oscelda is so tight around the groin I wonder if Envoy is a eunuch

drifting dove
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lmao

sly geode
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Sirens fine. Tethren is fine. The booba does just look funny on a male model

rustic dome
gritty ivy
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i completely agree that we need some femboi aesthetic armor too

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it just probably rubbed people the wrong way that the first 3 that came out kinda give fem

woeful ravine
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Doesnt it seem kinda reductive to frame it that way, i mean they are fem but in all reality i think most people think they just look outright ugly, i have genuinely never seen a game give an armor set moobs and dont get me wrong i like tethrins armor for the most part, but seems a big part of it is just failure in giving the armors an appeal

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I paid 100 clams to have moobs :(

gritty ivy
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its been about equal "why dont i get my fem cape on oscelda" and "why do i have man boobs"

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i just think that they made an armor set that you didnt end up liking and because you paid money for it, you want it changed

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and thats fine, but not everyone feels the same way.

rustic dome
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Its a fact that armors are femenine

gritty ivy
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some even advocated for a toggle so they can go full fem on their male body types

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so

rustic dome
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and I dont think that more than 5% of men like fem armor in men

woeful ravine
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Nah not at all man cool it

gritty ivy
woeful ravine
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So

rustic dome
gritty ivy
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thats some toxic masculinity lol

rustic dome
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wow are you from canada?

gritty ivy
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"it needs to be manly" explain that

rustic dome
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Men like manly things, thats the way it is

woeful ravine
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Its cool to be a manly man!

gritty ivy
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what makes something manly? a 6 pack and no boobs? let me direct you to female body builders

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we dont enforce gender roles in this discord

rustic dome
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Do you know what are masculine traits?

woeful ravine
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🤨

gritty ivy
bronze umbra
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...some men like girly things

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i do

gritty ivy
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but the devs have been very clear that they support all people

rustic dome
gritty ivy
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including people who rightfully see gender norms as bull

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❤️

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so no, i dont think we're enforcing them ingame

bronze umbra
rustic dome
rustic dome
woeful ravine
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This seems to be gettin outta hand, realistically the moobs just look ugly

gritty ivy
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anyways, sauce is right

bronze umbra
gritty ivy
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and i tried to hint at this earlier saying the thread would get shut down

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ANYWAYS

rustic dome
woeful ravine
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Because devs at the end of the day want there game to succeed so ofc theyre gonna listen to majority rule

gritty ivy
woeful ravine
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Thats how you sell a game

gritty ivy
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❤️

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again, ANYWAYS

rustic dome
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Whats wrong for guys to like guys things?

gritty ivy
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alright @remote fable ive hinted multiple times, sort it out

rustic dome
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Here in third world countries we are to busy to think for "genders"

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anyways thats not my point. I want manly armors to be an option

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if your character is male and you want female armor thats fine

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but they should give you an option to choose your set of choice

gritty ivy
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thank you for dropping it the second i ping a mod, very big of you to wait until that second

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anyways, a toggle is fine

bronze umbra
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clicky switches are fun

rustic dome
gritty ivy
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that mentality is why game studios are failing

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there is such a thing as a target audience

rustic dome
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nope, only woke games die

gritty ivy
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if you say anything about woke anything you have to say about games means nothing

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oop

rustic dome
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I can give you a lot of examples

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warframe for example

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is not woke, it has some inclusive aspects, sure. But the game is thriving

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Not like concord

sly geode
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I just want my medieval European themed armours. The one we got right now doesn't scratch my itch but its good to get a taste of all the flavors they have in the game for eras and factions. Wyld is very... odd. Mendicant era very medieval, kok is very bronze age etc

rustic dome
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i would like a crusader armor

sly geode
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Theyre laying the groundwork for how different armours and stuff will look

rustic dome
sly geode
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No idea. But we can tell just by looking

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I like mendicant stuff a lot very european

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Bronze age stuff looks interesting but never really been my vibe

rustic dome
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I think the 3 helmets from the founder are cool

sly geode
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Wyld seems to be made by Empress so far and its funny if she just points at Envoy "Femboy."

rustic dome
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we just need manly armor and different sets from medieval times

sly geode
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European medieval armour isnt really manly its just armour.

rustic dome
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true

sly geode
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Shouldn't even have different looks for gender

woeful ravine
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Its crazy that, in a server that if enough people think something should be changed about a game, its wrong to say that a game should listen to majority rule fr 💀

rustic dome
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but only men wore armor but they could give a female set anyways

sly geode
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Well obviously they get armour. Just look the same visually

rustic dome
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You should read about it

sly geode
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I want my ladies in full plate baby

rustic dome
gritty ivy
sly geode
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I know what I like. And its ladies covered in full plate.

gritty ivy
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Jokes aside, just make it a toggle so everyone who thinks that being in any way effeminate makes them not a man can stop complaining

sly geode
woeful ravine
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Honestly i like the style of the armors, just think its done in a weird way and could use a redesign or a toggle really dont matter

gritty ivy
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Boob plate isn't a thing but female armor to some degree is

rustic dome
gritty ivy
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Did you know that there's no "guys things" and only things that individual guys like?

sly geode
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I also hate boob armour from a practical pov because the tip in between is a weak point and the orbs just deflect and funnel strikes into the middle. Horrid armor design.

rustic dome
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Ok im done reading this. Too much brainrot. Bye

rustic dome
gritty ivy
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Or the variable size of chest versus waist?

gritty ivy
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Of course they do, it's just not noticable

sly geode
# dim pulsar Thats just wrong

I mean shes not... wrong? All plate armour was custom tailored per owner.

Meaning if a woman had plate armour itd be custom tailored to her.

You want plate to fit you well

gritty ivy
woeful ravine
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Cry bout it fr

gritty ivy
dim pulsar
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historically women didnt fight. And the few that did were the exception not the rule

woeful ravine
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Joan of arc defo did lol

rustic dome
sly geode
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Women (generally) didnt wear armour.

gritty ivy
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Lol

sly geode
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Youre nobility or highly, HIGHLY paid

rustic dome
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well you have a point there

gritty ivy
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Tell me you know nothing but what you read online about history

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Oop

timid heath
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I think that wanting normal typical looking badass armour shouldnt be shamed idk what you are waffling about

sly geode
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Wanting bad arse armour is normal yeh

dim pulsar
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We arent normal soldiers though and neither are the idols

rustic dome
sly geode
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She's talking about tailoring plate im sure

dim pulsar
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And even if the armor is meant to look feminine or have a hint if it on the male version, it does a bad job at it and just looks weird and wrong

rustic dome
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sure but in those times girls didnt went to war

sly geode
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Which yeah plate was almost always custom made per owner

rustic dome
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And still its like a rule and thats fine. They are worth to be defended

sly geode
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I think the point is if they did, the armor would be tailored. Because thats the norm.

rustic dome
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I only want a cool ass armor

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like the ones from elden ring

sly geode
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Ice cheeks armour

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Your wish is granted

heavy bane
sly geode
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We will get tons of armour im sure. So far everything seems to be setting up themes for how equipment looks based on origins.

timid heath
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There wasnt a huge variety in designs and I for one think if you are paying money for something it should be something the majority are happy about and from what i've seen a lot of people were let down by the male versions therefore an edit sounds reasonable. That is just my take on the matter, plus they alread stated they would be fixing this.

rustic dome
timid heath
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let me scroll up

dim pulsar
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Want to see what exactly they said

timid heath
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DE sarah said so

dim pulsar
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On this thread?

timid heath
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yes yes

heavy bane
dim pulsar
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Ah ok lets see if i can find it

sly geode
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I generally dont like the visual theme for wyld gear at all. Neither armour nor weapons so its fine. Transmog exists.

dim pulsar
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At least theres a filter function

rustic dome
heavy bane
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Not particularly no, why the third world vs first world thing thing

sly geode
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Im 1^4th world

timid heath
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so chances are they will be making more edits based on how the community feels

rustic dome
# heavy bane Not particularly no, why the third world vs first world thing thing

Because I am locked stunned why people care so much about it when theres so many more important things to do. Here we are worried about our government, living paycheck to paycheck with fear of going out because we can get robbed. I just find it absurd that gender is a problem in countries which usually have the most comfy and protected lifestyle

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and also more opportunities, better education, better health care, etc

sly geode
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Damn move out from Florida man

rustic dome
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xd

sly geode
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Oh my guess was Florida or California

rustic dome
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You should come here to live hardcore

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Im from lima actually

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We had like 6 presidents in 3 years

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that was a fun time

dim pulsar
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So tethren and oscelda are getting fixed, thats good.

timid heath
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Yeah which is promising for other changes

sly geode
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We need bigger booty on tethren male model to assert dominance imho

dim pulsar
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I hope oscelda gets pecs and abs or something instread of just a flat plate but ill take either

heavy bane
sly geode
timid heath
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I for one have nothing wrong with people wanting feminine gear on their male characters, I for one am not one of them and simply "just dont use it" isnt fair to how many people were underwealmed by something that should be the equivalent to warframes founders

sly geode
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Which they probably took off the greeks

rustic dome
sly geode
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Rome really was the British museum of its era

dim pulsar
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Roman empire was an effort to rebuild the greek empire anyway so yeah probably

timid heath
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See I want them to keep some of the peck ish on tetheren because greek style gear is badass but they have to do it right

sly geode
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Give oscelda a codpiece for historical reasons yes

devout verge
dim pulsar
sly geode
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The codpiece game they had on Armour will never stop being funny to me

dim pulsar
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Independent of character

heavy bane
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Make every armor have huge layers of padding for historical accuracy, kinda like tethren lol

rustic dome
dim pulsar
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Even monster hunter lets you do it now.

sly geode
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Smoug EARNED those moobs

dim pulsar
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Double the grind though

timid heath
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See I actually like tethren until I look at the side view LOL

devout verge
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I think the biggest issue with these skins is that unlike warframe we cannot view them on our character model before buying. Only 1 is shown. As such there feels like a dissapointment when many features of the original person they depict remains on the armor when the opposite wears it.

By having both male and female shown wearing the armor in the store players can make a more informed decision. And only the people who liked the armor will buy it. Making many here who dislike it after buying stop complaining. because they wouldnt have bought it in the first place. Since everyone knows that not every armor, every fashion, every skin or cosmetic on the game is for everyone. Much like i find most warframe to be ugly af, even many skins, others do like those skins. Ill style them to be more appealing to my taste. But i won't use them for their looks. And i won't buy the skins i don't like.

But many feel cheated because only 1 model per skin is shown. When we have 2 physical models for our character. Which when the other is shown creates a disconnect from what they expect and what they got.

The fixes would be

  • allow players to refund and take the rewards from them if they do. If people have used their moons and cannot have it refunded only a partial refund should be done.
  • show the skins for the player model in the store. If not possible show both models.

So that players can make a informed decision. If they want to support the game and not use the armor because they don't like them they can do so.

But do not change the models as they depict historical people in the fantasy world we play in. Much like how the warframes ||depict... Spoilers.|| It is a tool the devs use to help fill the worlds history. No matter how ugly they may be.

sly geode
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Yeah not being able to preview isnt a big deal rn I think since people paid to support DE id think

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Im sure in future itll be a thing you can preview because that just makes sense

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But not really a feature you need rn considering the other stuffs in progress

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Like would we be happy if DE was working on making 👌 super polished cash shop during pre alpha while other stuff is clearly not done lol

devout verge
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I agree. Preview it on your model is a bit much to ask rn. But having both models shown wearing the armor is something i think we should have.

Since you cannot select the specific look you want.

Because if they don't its like the saying we have here which loosely translates to "buying the pig in the sack". Meaning that you need to see the content or youll get tricked.

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Should also be fairly easy to add the other model skin. Comparatively to making character previews.

drifting dove
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whats overpaint?

devout verge
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Ive referenced smoug from Dark souls twice so far. Im going to do it again. Much like how smoug was a fat dude so to is tethren. So the armor they wore doesn't match the size of our models. Be it male or female. So forcing the armors to conform like you did in your images makes it stand out worse and uglier.

because it no longer depicts who tethren were in the past, and adds fat folds which makes little sense on the skinny model. Much like how smoug armor looks the same no matter who wears it in Dark souls.

However. I do like what you did with the cloth on the other armor. While the breasts area looks only to be widened. Which im not a fan of. Reminds me of one ugly batman armor which made batman look like he had breasts. I know they are pecs but the size of them was unappealing.

And lastly the development studio making this game is probably one of the more woke companies on the planet. Using "woke" as you did here will most likely get them to ignore your comment. warframe is extremely successful. some of it can be attributed to the woke things it has done over the years. Such as depicting harrow as autistic in the story. Or the relationships you can develop. So stop bringing it into these discussions. As it is irrelevant.

sly geode
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We do need some femboy armour variants tbf

delicate shard
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yesss

delicate shard
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tbh when I saw the founders packs I thought the game would be literally like warframe where you only get to play as the gender of the frame. Like no customization apart from colors.

It’s nice that they’re giving people options. I’m sure they’ll figure it out.

I hope they keep some distinct features like I like that tethren is more masc and fat and sirin is more enby and twinkish and oscelda is more fem and form fit.

Like idk I don’t want the male versions to erase the individuality of each frame just bc it needs to be “masculine”.

To me the appeal is partially that they are all different from one another.

rose carbon
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+1

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wish i could change the body type of my character to be able to apreciate it fully

devout verge
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For anyone that might have missed that the devs replied, Like I did miss it. #1443095754293117048 message Follow this link to see it. screenshot for those who don't wanna scroll.

Edit: It is highly likely they will make the the changes and want another thread regarding it.

fickle pivot
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Did.. you say the armors look gay?

distant flume
bronze umbra
wicked spruce
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This thread derailed again. At this point we should just wait and see how masc variants of armor will look after changes, that's it.

#1443095754293117048 message

deft island
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especially since lore wise we have forges and the means to melt metal . ,.

gritty dock
fickle pivot
gritty dock
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I would rather use King armor set that is free then this

gritty dock
foggy sand
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Please keep our rules in mind Envoys, providing your feedback on cosmetics is welcome, implying cosmetics look "transgender" or "gay" as a negative is not

devout verge
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Can we please have a Mod close this post, Sharing the image of the Dev's reply. as The OP has requested we stop devolving the discussion But also said that changes are coming. So that once the changes are in we can have a New Thread and new discussion about it?

limpid venture
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I don't really see an issue with the thethren one, and if they do a big change with the green one, I think it should have the player be able to choose between either design (for male & female)

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Ala bashamo set warframe.

wicked spruce
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I'd much prefer this thread to be locked for now, yes. There is nothing new to be added at this point, we got the devs reply and now only thing we can do is wait. There are completely separate arguments floating here that were not my issue at all and I don't want to follow them here.