Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Extreme Makeover: Armor Edition!

Ok, ok, so today's title is super corny, but deal with it. Gosh, now I feel like even more of a nerd than I did when I realized I was designing clothes for my Perfect World character.

I'm sorry, but the people who designed the women's armor in Perfect World were definitely men. Bra, miniskirt, and stiletto-heeled hooker boots are not sensible battle attire.
The boots probably bother me more than anything else, mostly because I hate running in heels so much that I project my own pain onto the sprites.

My alternate character, Siloam, can probably get away with the heels. Since she's a cleric, she spends most of her time hovering benevolently over the field of battle dispensing healing spells. Meirizhu, however, is an archer, and archers do a lot of running away from werewolves.
So I took the heels off the boots, covered up most of the vital organs with metal or leather, and gave her pants. I won't try to fool myself or anyone else into thinking that this new armor is 100% practical, but I think it makes a little more sense.

The color scheme is still up for debate. I have six prepared at the moment. You can find all six here if you're interested. The one shown here is my favorite, but I'd like to hear any suggestions.

Siloam's next. She's going to get a pretty new robe.

2 comments:

  1. I like the black one. But I guess you could have played about the costume rather than the shades. Indeed, I don't doubt that men were behind the designs of the in-game characters but I think it's because most of the population is men and if there are girl gamers, it can give a feeling of sexiness if you know what I mean. Anyway, I've seen a lot of MMORPG's like WoW and Aion Online which has daring costumes but doesn't look bad at all. Besides, it's still a virtual world and being practical on how it would feel fighting using armors is not a big deal

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  2. Thank you for your input, sir. Now run along back to your chainmail bikinis.

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