Option to Change Armour/Shield/Helm/Weapon Appearance

[Kahoun]

Surely it has been discussed before a few times, but for the sake of keeping it current I'd like to resubmit the idea of incorporating an NPC or Crafting Ritual to change the appearance of Armour/Weapons/Helms/Shields which have great abilities but look completely ugly.
Almost everyone has these items and would use the option to change item appearance, and it would mean more time playing the game. It could be a Plat sink or collectible based, and it would only work on non-unique items so that you cannot change the appearance of Raid items and static rewards or elemental effects like acid and fire etc.
However it works it must include an easy to use interface which will let me chose all the colour and design options for item appearance which are randomized when an Item is created.
If such a system was introduced I would spend literally days screwing around with all of the options until I created a character look which I was satisfied with, and I'm certain a great deal of others would as well. Much of what an RPG is about is Character customization, it would have to be a win/win situation for development cost Vs player gametime and satisfaction :-)

Is it likely to happen?

[DoctorWhofan]

...and see capes and belts and such. Please Turbine?

[Mhykke]

This has become much more important now w/ the breastplate of destruction in game.

[Mapa]

Eww, ugly bound raid loot does not qualify under the terms of the request.

But you would think that bound loot for such a high end quest would be distinctive in a good way. Last night I saw a cool breastplate, when I ask the person what it was, I expected to hear that it was the new skin for (insert raid that drops BP here). Instead I was told that it was +5 Mithril that he just looted from a Vale quest.

If they are going to introduce new skins, you would think that the new raid drops would get the pick of the lot. Oh, well, logic fails again.

[villainsimple]

Interesting.

[ArkoHighStar]

the devs have confirmed tha you will be able to dye armor with full crafting

[DoctorWhofan]

the devs have confirmed tha you will be able to dye armor with full crafting

Another hit for the casual player. The Shroud is so not casual friendly, making crafting not friendly either.

[SneakThief]

Another hit for the casual player. The Shroud is so not casual friendly, making crafting not friendly either.

Talk about 3 months behind. The Shroud is raid item crafting, which was the test bed for regular crafting. Regular crafting is done at the alters next to the market bank and the Twelve tower. There are a limited numbers of recipies available currently with more to come in mod 8.

[Uska]

Hate it doesnt fit dnd. If you dont like how it looks dont wear it.

[Pellegro]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say ...

YES, you will get the option to craft and apply dyes to armor and shields.

Dunno if you will be able to change the underlying pattern, however.

[DoctorWhofan]

Talk about 3 months behind. The Shroud is raid item crafting, which was the test bed for regular crafting. Regular crafting is done at the alters next to the market bank and the Twelve tower. There are a limited numbers of recipies available currently with more to come in mod 8.

Actually, I don't usually read this forum. But it has been very interesting the last few days, and I am stuck here for the moment. My hubby generally read the WDA to me, but that's gone. And anything that wasn't applying the next patch tend to go in one ear and out the other. Do we have a link to this info?

[Grimtooth333]

Hate it doesnt fit dnd. If you dont like how it looks dont wear it.

In Pnp you pretty much had control over how your character looked (usually pending your own artistic skills), not the DM.

the devs have confirmed tha you will be able to dye armor with full crafting

But what exactly is "dye"?

If that simply means a color change that isn't enough, we need the ability to select from the available 'normal' models and textures to create the armour look we want. Changing the color of a bad looking armour model isn't going to help.

The same can be asked of the model our favorite weapons and shields use.

To some of you this may be silly, but to others it really isn't.

[Inspire]

This has become much more important now w/ the breastplate of destruction in game.

Buahahahahahahaha! Most True Forum Post Ive Read All Day!

Pearce And Woad Dont Like The Look Of The Full Plate Of The Defender Either, Why Couldnt It Be More Appealing.. Ill Still Wear It Though... Its Not Like Barbarians Are Known For Their Dashing Good Looks.

[villainsimple]

Dunno if you will be able to change the underlying pattern, however.

The underlying pattern is the one thing I would want to change most of all... I prefer to wear outfits as a rule... but only one particular type of outfit appeals to me... if I were to invest into these crafting shenanigans...I would want to be able to choose that particular pattrn as well as color.

[krud]

i'd like to see a vendor that allows you to trade in your old item skin for any other skin that is in-game for that type of item (not including raid, or named items). You would pay the item's base price for the change.