Appearance altering

[Shadowhawk]

I know that many of my friends have expressed interest in being able to alter their appearance (i.e. color, face, hair, etc.). This would be especially handy for players who have been on for a long time, to kind of reflect their in-game "age" (I actually know some players who have been on since BETA). I think we should vote or petition to try and get this as an added feature, especially given the fact that $20 is a bit pricy just to change your name.

[AEschyl]

i agree ... on everything other than the "aging" thing

if you want to look old, be able to look old from the beginning.

[Gadget2775]

Hmmm, it's an interesting thought....But have you considered limitations and ramifications?

*How fast would we age? Would 1 year in DDO be a decade? Or would it be tied to level? Would all the races age at the same pace?

*Is there a cutoff limit to aging? I mean am is my cleric going to become wrinkled and sunspotted? (Will he shrink? Most old people I know do that...)

*Mortality sucks...Beyond a certain age our bodies begin to break down. If they age our character models would they begin destroying our stats as well? Age 50: -2 STR -2 Dex -2 Con

Personally I'd rather my in game characters not age. I don't want to be forced to reroll because my tank is to old to continue adventuring.

Frankenbard
/sing Xun Xun Xun

[Furgulder]

I think it should be just an appearance thing (the aging) and not actual aging.

You can alter your characters appearance to add lines, greying hair, circles under the eyes, etc.

DDO needs more customizable characters. If I want to play a fat little halfing I should be able to make my character fat.

[Shadowhawk]

I just wanted to clarify what I meant be "age". I used the term in reference to how long soneone has had an active account, not to having the characters actually grow old. What I was thinking was, for players who have been around for a long time (say, a year or so), they could have the option of selecting from a wider range of appearance options than someone who just purchased the game. You could even tie this in with one of the updates.

[Missing_Minds]

Aging would help my wizard.

But seriously, we want a barbershop at the very minimum. It would be great PR to finally have that installed.