Can we get some more "Revealing" chest pieces

validifyedneb18_ESO

There are some really cool skins in the game, but there are about a dozen chest outfit patterns in the game (most from the same styles) is you want to see it all.

This is particularly sad with skins like Dreadhorn shaman which has some really cool patterns on the back.

But Sai Sahans covers the lower back, hiding a lot of the tatoos, and Sai's + Worm Cult sets have the odd discoloration which makes it hard to get nice bold color dyes on them.

I know its generally not ESO's style but it would be amazing if we could have some "skimpier" outfit styles for both male and female to show off the skins we worked so hard to get.
(maybe some legs too, ive been running the mazzatun skirt on some of my characters since forever)

ESO has some amazing artists, I know you can do us proud!

JoeCapricorn

Yeah, I agree. More skimpy male outfits. Fen-Wander likes to show off his skin.

validifyedneb18_ESO

banana hammock anyone?

Wildberryjack

So many cool skins and tattoos. Way too few gear sets that are skimpy to show off those skins and tattoos.

Jayne_Doe

At least this is about showing off skins and tattoos. I was afraid this was going to be another thread about wanting sexy armor for female characters.

I'm all for more revealing armors if they make sense in terms of the style. Stahlrim Frostcaster, for example, would be ludricous if it were like the Dead Water chest.

keevil111

Jayne_Doe wrote: »

. I was afraid this was going to be another thread about wanting sexy armor for female characters..

It is, it's just in disguise...

MonkLoHan

validifyedneb18_ESO wrote: »

Can we get some more "Revealing" chest pieces

ESO has some amazing artists, I know you can do us proud!

I think they should get the Calientes Beautiful Bodies (CBBE) guy to come on board to design some armor/costumes. That guy is legendary.

Earrindo

I concur with this 200%.

And please no more primitive, evil, made of bones and feathers and un-dyeable straw/orange scales motifs.
Showing off skin shouldnt be limited to looking like a goblin or a swamp hermit.
What about an ornate long coat that is open with no shirt underneath it?
What about a mantle/half-cape with an elaborate pattern, also with no shirt?

There are a thousand ways to offer more options without forcing us to use a style that just fell out of a swamp or cave.

CMDR_Un1k0rn

I don't really understand the appeal of skimpy armour myself.

If I were to delve into a deep dungeon, filled with giant beasts who want to eat you alive, I'd want to be protected.

At most my character wears no helmet, (read - hide helmet), and might have short sleeves.

That's just me though. My Skyrim adds things to armour, not take away.

Katheriah

YES I WANT TO BE SKIMPY. I mean I want to show my skin. Eh, the skins I earned. Want to show. That.

Tabbycat

To be honest, I'd just be happy if they removed hip flaps from armor.

validifyedneb18_ESO

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

I don't really understand the appeal of skimpy armour myself.

If I were to delve into a deep dungeon, filled with giant beasts who want to eat you alive, I'd want to be protected.

At most my character wears no helmet, (read - hide helmet), and might have short sleeves.

That's just me though. My Skyrim adds things to armour, not take away.

Oh dont get me wrong, I love that armor too. DOS2 does this great for example.

But sometimes I want to play like, a feral beast sort of character in dreadhorn shaman skin, stuff like that. Imagine the falmer for example.

kind_hero

The Elder Scrolls games, especially the early ones, have a variety of semi-naked NPCs, even nudity. The art style of that time was really fun, and the limited number of pixels made imagination more active, especially for the teens playing those games in the early '90s.

I do like the "fashion" in ESO, because it is more down to earth, and we do not get bikini armors and high heels sabatrons, like in other MMOs. On the other hand I would like to see some of these outfits from the previous games.

Daggerfall dancer


Coven Witch


Female mage


Meridia


Other screens
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The only thing they kept is the crotch flaps

Banana

Agreed. Me lady likes skin.

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BretonMage

I’ve been enjoying pairing my dresses with some matching body markings, so yes, I like the idea of showing some skin. (It would be great to have a good variety of body markings too.)

Not a fan of “sexy” outfits though.

tonne.backlinderb16_ESO

I guess it's OK to kill innocent people in ESO if your properly dressed? So murdering innocents is fine but showing some skin is not?

Sevn

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

I don't really understand the appeal of skimpy armour myself.

If I were to delve into a deep dungeon, filled with giant beasts who want to eat you alive, I'd want to be protected.

At most my character wears no helmet, (read - hide helmet), and might have short sleeves.

That's just me though. My Skyrim adds things to armour, not take away.

One of my many characters is modeled after Conan the Destroyer. Last time I checked Conan was half naked killing everything in his way. You know some of us like to see our Male characters flex those pecs.

Everything isn't about wanting to see our female characters half naked you know, wish people would stop with that nonsense, especially since they have zero issue with seeing half naked males.

CMDR_Un1k0rn

Sevn wrote: »

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

I don't really understand the appeal of skimpy armour myself.

If I were to delve into a deep dungeon, filled with giant beasts who want to eat you alive, I'd want to be protected.

At most my character wears no helmet, (read - hide helmet), and might have short sleeves.

That's just me though. My Skyrim adds things to armour, not take away.

One of my many characters is modeled after Conan the Destroyer. Last time I checked Conan was half naked killing everything in his way. You know some of us like to see our Male characters flex those pecs.

Everything isn't about wanting to see our female characters half naked you know, wish people would stop with that nonsense, especially since they have zero issue with seeing half naked males.

You make a good point, I suppose.

Maybe it's just the fantasy material I grew up with.

Women wore long dresses with sleeves, and if wearing armour, the armour was no different in coverage to male armour.

I suppose I'm okay with styles such as the Minotaur motif. Actually I'm working on getting it because I reckon it'll make a great BG outfit.

What I fear, and what I think a lot of people are asking for, is the examples of "armour" on display in many popular Skyrim mods and Far Eastern MMOs.

Skin can be tasteful, but the line between tasteful and provocative concerns me.

Sevn

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

Sevn wrote: »

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

I don't really understand the appeal of skimpy armour myself.

If I were to delve into a deep dungeon, filled with giant beasts who want to eat you alive, I'd want to be protected.

At most my character wears no helmet, (read - hide helmet), and might have short sleeves.

That's just me though. My Skyrim adds things to armour, not take away.

One of my many characters is modeled after Conan the Destroyer. Last time I checked Conan was half naked killing everything in his way. You know some of us like to see our Male characters flex those pecs.

Everything isn't about wanting to see our female characters half naked you know, wish people would stop with that nonsense, especially since they have zero issue with seeing half naked males.

You make a good point, I suppose.

Maybe it's just the fantasy material I grew up with.

Women wore long dresses with sleeves, and if wearing armour, the armour was no different in coverage to male armour.

I suppose I'm okay with styles such as the Minotaur motif. Actually I'm working on getting it because I reckon it'll make a great BG outfit.

What I fear, and what I think a lot of people are asking for, is the examples of "armour" on display in many popular Skyrim mods and Far Eastern MMOs.

Skin can be tasteful, but the line between tasteful and provocative concerns me.

I'm basing my opinion on my life experiences as well. I grew up watching He-Man run around in briefs being a bad ass. I watched all of the Conan movies where he was dressed similar. Hercules and damn near every Greek God or Goddess were dressed in less than full armor. Red Sonya was another. Xena princess warrior.

I could go on and on. There are plenty of examples in past media where mighty heroes are not fully armored and kicking ass. Both male and female. It's absurd to pretend otherwise.

Edit- I should clarify that I am not implying that you personally are dismissing those types of images in past fantasy media.

CMDR_Un1k0rn

Sevn wrote: »

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

Sevn wrote: »

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

I don't really understand the appeal of skimpy armour myself.

If I were to delve into a deep dungeon, filled with giant beasts who want to eat you alive, I'd want to be protected.

At most my character wears no helmet, (read - hide helmet), and might have short sleeves.

That's just me though. My Skyrim adds things to armour, not take away.

One of my many characters is modeled after Conan the Destroyer. Last time I checked Conan was half naked killing everything in his way. You know some of us like to see our Male characters flex those pecs.

Everything isn't about wanting to see our female characters half naked you know, wish people would stop with that nonsense, especially since they have zero issue with seeing half naked males.

You make a good point, I suppose.

Maybe it's just the fantasy material I grew up with.

Women wore long dresses with sleeves, and if wearing armour, the armour was no different in coverage to male armour.

I suppose I'm okay with styles such as the Minotaur motif. Actually I'm working on getting it because I reckon it'll make a great BG outfit.

What I fear, and what I think a lot of people are asking for, is the examples of "armour" on display in many popular Skyrim mods and Far Eastern MMOs.

Skin can be tasteful, but the line between tasteful and provocative concerns me.

I'm basing my opinion on my life experiences as well. I grew up watching He-Man run around in briefs being a bad ass. I watched all of the Conan movies where he was dressed similar. Hercules and damn near every Greek God or Goddess were dressed in less than full armor. Red Sonya was another. Xena princess warrior.

I could go on and on. There are plenty of examples in past media where mighty heroes are not fully armored and kicking ass. Both male and female. It's absurd to pretend otherwise.

Edit- I should clarify that I am not implying that you personally are dismissing those types of images in past fantasy media.

No problem dude.

The fantasy I grew up with was all pretty mature, but also "realistic".

So armour designs were made as such by the artists and costume makers to provide full coverage, regardless of gender. And outside of combat, clothing was also not at all revealing. A leg, at most, for appropriate scenes.

As you can tell I'm fairly conservative in this regard.

Sevn

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

Sevn wrote: »

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

Sevn wrote: »

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

I don't really understand the appeal of skimpy armour myself.

If I were to delve into a deep dungeon, filled with giant beasts who want to eat you alive, I'd want to be protected.

At most my character wears no helmet, (read - hide helmet), and might have short sleeves.

That's just me though. My Skyrim adds things to armour, not take away.

One of my many characters is modeled after Conan the Destroyer. Last time I checked Conan was half naked killing everything in his way. You know some of us like to see our Male characters flex those pecs.

Everything isn't about wanting to see our female characters half naked you know, wish people would stop with that nonsense, especially since they have zero issue with seeing half naked males.

You make a good point, I suppose.

Maybe it's just the fantasy material I grew up with.

Women wore long dresses with sleeves, and if wearing armour, the armour was no different in coverage to male armour.

I suppose I'm okay with styles such as the Minotaur motif. Actually I'm working on getting it because I reckon it'll make a great BG outfit.

What I fear, and what I think a lot of people are asking for, is the examples of "armour" on display in many popular Skyrim mods and Far Eastern MMOs.

Skin can be tasteful, but the line between tasteful and provocative concerns me.

I'm basing my opinion on my life experiences as well. I grew up watching He-Man run around in briefs being a bad ass. I watched all of the Conan movies where he was dressed similar. Hercules and damn near every Greek God or Goddess were dressed in less than full armor. Red Sonya was another. Xena princess warrior.

I could go on and on. There are plenty of examples in past media where mighty heroes are not fully armored and kicking ass. Both male and female. It's absurd to pretend otherwise.

Edit- I should clarify that I am not implying that you personally are dismissing those types of images in past fantasy media.

No problem dude.

The fantasy I grew up with was all pretty mature, but also "realistic".

So armour designs were made as such by the artists and costume makers to provide full coverage, regardless of gender. And outside of combat, clothing was also not at all revealing. A leg, at most, for appropriate scenes.

As you can tell I'm fairly conservative in this regard.

I have zero issue with conservative minded individuals, however, if you are going to play an online game with other individuals, some who are not conservative minded, it should go without saying that they have just as much right to fulfill their own RP desire as any conservative individual has.

Those who can not handle seeing something they don't approve of should stick to SP games, imho.

Trinity_Is_My_Name

Heck yeah! Would like to see a Bikini gear set for my Dark Elf Vampire! Ewwww....yeah!

Cadbury

I just want a subligar like those in FFXIV

Inaya

I too love skimpy outfits and I'm not a guy either.

ApostateHobo

I honestly want more that show skin for my male characters. Don't know why people automatically go "NO WE DON'T NEED SLUTTY BIKINI ARMOR REEEEE" when people ask for something that just shows an ankle or knee. There's lots of nice tattoos and stuff in the game yet so few motifs and costumes show them off.

lientier

ApostateHobo wrote: »

I honestly want more that show skin for my male characters. Don't know why people automatically go "NO WE DON'T NEED SLUTTY BIKINI ARMOR REEEEE" when people ask for something that just shows an ankle or knee. There's lots of nice tattoos and stuff in the game yet so few motifs and costumes show them off.

agree.

Zulera301

I wrote a whole big rant on this as well.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/474764/on-motifs-and-modesty

don't get me wrong; I love the (mostly) practical armour designs that we have slews and slews of. but when you've got more items that leave the vitals hanging out than items that reveal something as "scandalous" as the knees, calves, or thighs... it makes me wonder if one of the lead designers is a Victorian-era prude or something.

I definitely don't need JRPG/Korean MMO-level stuff in this game, but with all the cool skins and tattoos, it'd be nice to have a few extra options to show a little leg to see what they look like, yeah?

ecru

Zulera301 wrote: »

I wrote a whole big rant on this as well.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/474764/on-motifs-and-modesty

don't get me wrong; I love the (mostly) practical armour designs that we have slews and slews of. but when you've got more items that leave the vitals hanging out than items that reveal something as "scandalous" as the knees, calves, or thighs... it makes me wonder if one of the lead designers is a Victorian-era prude or something.

I definitely don't need JRPG/Korean MMO-level stuff in this game, but with all the cool skins and tattoos, it'd be nice to have a few extra options to show a little leg to see what they look like, yeah?

The costumes lately are just as bad. We just got two new costumes in June and they're more frumpy robes that cover literally every part of you from your neck down.

Wildberryjack

Can we have revealing tops for males? Most of the outfits cover the entire torso for males but become bikini style for females. And why in the world does the Noble Clan Chief costume become a tuck-in for males? It looks horrible. It's awesome on females the way it's broken and hangs, why can't males have it like that too? Ugh ZOS

LadySinflower

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

I don't really understand the appeal of skimpy armour myself.

If I were to delve into a deep dungeon, filled with giant beasts who want to eat you alive, I'd want to be protected.

At most my character wears no helmet, (read - hide helmet), and might have short sleeves.

That's just me though. My Skyrim adds things to armour, not take away.

This is exactly what I think! Although I don't want to sound like a prude who is against revealing outfits, my character wouldn't wear them. She is out in the world fighting monsters. She needs to be protected! A skimpy outfit leaves her body vulnerable to injury. While I agree that they look great and understand about showing off your amazing body art, my character will be fully covered and admiring the way you look (while thinking you're nuts). 😊