> From: Ryan Honeyman <honeyman@...>
>
> > As for new graphics for armor, I doubt they'll provide
> different looking
> > armor types except in the expansion. Verant's put in a lot
> of effort to
> > minimize the different "looks" of armor out there and
> basically take the
> > armor that is already in the game, and "colorize" it to
> represent different
> > types. The banded armor for Half Elf is also used for
> "blackened" armor. The
> > "bronze" armor is used for Mithril/Lambent/Plate (probably
> barnacle) and I
> > believe Imbrued.
>
> On this issue, I understand the technical reason why they made so
> few textured armor looks. It all boils down to leather/chain/plate
> with colorization across all races.
>
> My gripe is that once you reach higher levels you should stand out
> with the best armor / weapons in the game. Right now I look like
> a L20 bard, but instead of bronze (orange) plate I have inbrued
> (pee yellow) plate. People say, nice Yk and Fine Steel Morning
> Star? Why do you wield that? Can I buy yer Yk, pls... And I'm
> like dude, get lost, heh... it's not a friggin Ykesha, and this
> 'fine steel ms' would clobber you. hehe.

Well I do like the extra little flourish they added a while back to our
flashing lights around level 24 or so. I expect that we'll see new types of
equipment arrive with the Kunark expansion. I'll be very disappointed if
there isn't.

---Windleaf