Preview Armor at the Crafting Tables

Moonshadow66 · May 2015

I know that on eso-fashion.com we can see pretty much all kinds of armor made of different materials.

But what I would love to see in-game is a preview of the armor and weapons you consider to craft. Imagine it like the way we can preview a mount in the crown store.
The icon alone is not enough since it's way too small to recognize any details, and it displays only the male version.

Since I use to combine different styles (I know them all), I'd like to see which style "goes best" with another.
I do have some nice combinations already, but I want to see if there's more

Also, for new players who don't know how all kinds of styles in each weight look like, this might be an option, and also an incentive to learn these styles, if they don't know it yet.

newtinmpls · May 2015

OH yes. So very yes!

Totally YES!!!!!

Moonshadow66 · May 2015

newtinmpls wrote: »

OH yes. So very yes!

Totally YES!!!!!

Haha, it seems you're excited^^

nagarjunna · May 2015

I agree!

Master crafter with all traits and the fact that I am constantly looking up styles out of game is plain silly.

If it can be done in the dye station with colours then it can't be that hard to display what you are about to craft and then make a better and more informed choice.

I know, I know, I'm vain!

Heromofo · May 2015

Said it once and i will say it again "YES YES O GOD YES" but srsly this is day one stuff lol sometimes i wonder about ZOS.

cmetzger93 · May 2015

+1 good idea!

Twilanthe · May 2015

I agree. I would appreciate this.

Gidorick · May 2015

I would like a "preview" key... not an automatic preview... and it should be on your character as they are hammering away.

I really like the different animations for crafting.

Jroc · May 2015

Funny how ZOS can do this in the crown store but not for anything else. I don't see how a modern MMO wouldn't have this.

Varicite · May 2015

Please do this ZOS. Seriously, do it.

rynth · May 2015

I agree especially since the armor doesn't look anything like the picture and what it looks like in the game. Not to mention swords you can't even see what the blade looks like nor do the pictures look like what the in game result does, very misleading imo.

Solariken · May 2015

Yep.

Wicked_Wolf · May 2015

Yes please. Been asking for this for a long while now.

Cernow · May 2015

I don't see this as something "nice to have", I see this as something "essential to have". To craft armour without any clear preview of what the item is going to look like makes no sense at all. Nor does it make sense to find a piece of armour out adventuring and not be able to see how it looks without actually wearing it.

It doesn't make sense from a game design point of view - item preview is a VERY basic MMO feature almost all other MMOs offer. It's a core part of any game system that has crafted gear or items which bind to be able to see what something looks like before equipping it.

And it doesn't make sense from a lore point of view - why wouldn't a skilled armourer / weaponsmith have a clear idea of what they were making? They'd likely have drawings / templates or actual finished examples hanging around their workshop. And why wouldn't it be possible to appraise a looted item or an item you are considering buying without wearing it?

External web sites don't count. They aren't necessarily accessible whilst playing, nor are they guaranteed to be accurate. This is something that should be handled in-game. As someone said, if they can do it for the Crown Store, they can do it for crafting.

Moonshadow66 · May 2015

Thank you for all your replies, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who wants to see a preview

LameoveR · May 2015

I agree. That would be cool.

KallistaBlackheart · May 2015

+1
yes please.

Earelith · May 2015

Completely agree. It seem weird you are able to craft something but you don't know how it is..

helediron · May 2015

Yes please.

Acharnor · May 2015

Really want this too!

AlienSlof · May 2015

Another +1 for this! I'm already planning the next Seducer set for my main when he reaches vr8, and it would be nice to be able to see all the styles for each piece as a proper preview. I want him to look good while he's slaying things at ground zero!

AlnilamE · May 2015

Pretty please with sugar on top?

When I hit V14 I actually made one piece of armor of each style in the weight I needed to try out a good combination. Having a preview would make things so much easier.

jkemmery · May 2015

Great idea!

DistantDragonThunder · May 2015

This would be very welcome. Most helpful.

Hurbster · May 2015

Damn fine idea, should have been in since launch.

Moonshadow66 · May 2015

Gidorick wrote: »

I would like a "preview" key... not an automatic preview... and it should be on your character as they are hammering away.

I really like the different animations for crafting.

I imagined it with a "preview key/button", too.
You'd scroll through the items and materials, and if you want to see it, add it to a preview window where the character wears it. This would be possible for all 7 armor pieces. When you f.e. have a Breton light belt in the preview and want to see a different one, just replace it by using the preview button on the other belt, and so on.
Also a "remove from preview" button should be there, in case we decide not to craft a particular item.

When you have found all the pieces you want to craft, there should be another button that says "Craft Set" (doesn't have to be all 7 pieces), then you would be able to craft them either all in one go where the materials and chances are all the same (one-time setup), or the items are in a queue and can be crafted one after the other.

I don't think having a preview while "hammering away" would be possible since we only see the top half of our character, and the angle is different on all 3 kinds of stations anyways. But if it would flip to a separate window where we can see the whole character (like at the dyestations), we get a real idea of how it looks like

The ONLY problem I see with this preview idea is, it gets a bit confusing when we want to craft 2 different armor-SETS (at the crafting stations in the wilderness). For this case, there should be also a button that saves the current combination. We only have to remember which items should be crafted at which station

NewBlacksmurf · May 2015

Yep +1
Even if it's not on my character but just floating in the open space

EQBallzz · May 2015

Yes. Should have been in at launch. A general armor/weapon preview for everything should also be in the game. It's another one in the long list of inexplicable MMO feature omissions that I still don't get.

BuggeX · May 2015

Need this,

Atm i craft all styls i like with no traid etc and try them on....

its not cool if i wanna use dwemer pices.........

Moonshadow66 wrote: »

The ONLY problem I see with this preview idea is, it gets a bit confusing when we want to craft 2 different armor-SETS (at the crafting stations in the wilderness). For this case, there should be also a button that saves the current combination. We only have to remember which items should be crafted at which station

The style remains the same, so np there

NovaMarx · May 2015

YES! yes yes yes

I use eso-fashion.com as well, but it can get pretty frustrating, as not everything fits together the way you hope, just by looking at pictures.

I usually end up just crafting the same style, or max two that I mix. Never any huge variation, which is annoying for a customisaholic

Varicite · May 2015

Hrm, everyone seems to agree...

Welp, looks like this is never going to happen.