The "I'm Not Flashy!" Club

thedovahmon

Also not sure how "Flashy or Gaudy" this is. But compared to other Frost Mage outfits I've seen, I say this is pretty tame.

Phiathornsyldol

Vulsahdaal wrote: »

I have no issue with flashy armors, skins and mounts. To each their own.

However, my main Alex is a master thief and as such will always try to remain practical and inconspicuous.

The last thing he wants to do is draw attention to himself, so he dresses in drab black clothing with a wide-brim hat that can be pulled down to shadow his features if necessary (hoods on non-mages can make others instantly suspicious) and has a plain grey horse with discreet saddlebags to carry his loot. He also doesnt keep any pets.




My sorc Runilkar is a bit on the conservative side as well, dressing in old ancient elf robes and not using skins or keeping a pet either. The closest he comes to flashy is once in a while he'll summon a clanfear (never a twilight, he finds those flappy things to be quite annoying) or conjure a spectral horse when hes not in the mood to walk somewhere (which to him is far more practical than having to keep and care for a live horse).

What is the outfit Alex wears?

Nemesis7884

Visual "asianification" is unfortunatly the blight of every mmo

ArchMikem

Savos_Saren wrote: »

I literally put my obnoxious eye-sore of a character on @ArchMikem 's post and the OP didn't even say one negative comment about it. It seems like the OP was just trying to encourage the community to share their immersive characters and open up some friendly chat. Relax, man.

^ This

ArchMikem

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

RANKK7 wrote: »

SteveCampsOut wrote: »

ArchMikem wrote: »

Every corner you look in this game you see vibrant armors, gaudy skins, glowing eyes, and over the top flashy mounts. I wanted to know just how many of you, like myself, try to remain relatively "normal" when it comes to your Outfit Styles and the Mounts you ride in order to maintain our immershun. We may be boring or bland, but we also take pride in not being an eye sore. Show us your practical, minimalist, immersive looks.

I find your attempt at making boring out to be some sort of new elite to be just sad.

I dont know, there are some users that seems constantly pulling comments out their asses just for the sake to be annoying. I don't know about you, but really... what the hell are you talking about?

You could even say "your outfit sucks" and it would make sense, you don't like it, not your taste, alright, but how in the hell you got the idea this user wanted to be "some sort of new elite"? What's that?

Damn, it's a Khajiit with a commonly used nice style and not flashy dyes, that's all, where is this sad attempt to be elite ffs.

Dude started it when he started calling other's Eye Sores! Saying he takes "Pride" in looking normal. If that doesn't smack of Elitism to you you're probably an elitist!

Savos_Saren wrote: »

Wow. You're just [snip]ing rude. Go watch Velvet Buzzsaw on your own time. Leave it out of the forums for people who are just trying to be genuine.

And saying people who like colors and magic effects are Eye Sores isn't rude? Move on buddy!

I fixed the OP in regards to your feedback.

Sathukai

Would any of my main characters be considered "Flashy?" I like to craft some ornate armor for my characters, but I try not to go over-the-top and I try to keep my characters as lore-friendly as I can make them.

My Main character/crafter:

My Sorc, who I pretty much completed everything the Aldmeri Dominion has to offer with

My Healer:

My Templar that I'm really just experimenting different playstyles with. I had to turn her to the side since the lighting wasn't doing her any favors. She looks better in-game, I assure you!

ArchMikem

Sathukai wrote: »

Would any of my main characters be considered "Flashy?" I like to craft some ornate armor for my characters, but I try not to go over-the-top and I try to keep my characters as lore-friendly as I can make them.

My Main character/crafter:

My Sorc, who I pretty much completed everything the Aldmeri Dominion has to offer with

My Healer:

My Templar that I'm really just experimenting different playstyles with. I had to turn her to the side since the lighting wasn't doing her any favors. She looks better in-game, I assure you!

Flashy as in just trying to look badass for the sake of it. You though definitely fit your characters into the lore and setting, digging your Breton especially. You even have immersive names! Brownie points for that.

TiaFrye

I like to "belong" in the world, so my outfits are carefully combined. I also hate most of "rare" colors since they're giving you that synthetic silk look at places. Looking cool is also an option, but you can look cool and don't make other people's eyes bleed (for the sake of it)



Still, everyone should play as they want to, no pressure.

Sathukai

I'll add my nightblade as well. I tried to make her look as edgy as possible

ArchMikem wrote: »

Sathukai wrote: »

Would any of my main characters be considered "Flashy?" I like to craft some ornate armor for my characters, but I try not to go over-the-top and I try to keep my characters as lore-friendly as I can make them.

My Main character/crafter:

My Sorc, who I pretty much completed everything the Aldmeri Dominion has to offer with

My Healer:

My Templar that I'm really just experimenting different playstyles with. I had to turn her to the side since the lighting wasn't doing her any favors. She looks better in-game, I assure you!

Flashy as in just trying to look badass for the sake of it. You though definitely fit your characters into the lore and setting, digging your Breton especially. You even have immersive names! Brownie points for that.

Thanks, i'm very picky when it comes to names, especially when I have a decent understanding when it comes to the game's lore. It took me a stupidly long time to find good names for them. If your're wondering why I have a higher concentration of Dunmer than the other races, it's because I have more armor I can craft for them than every other race, thanks to the Morrowind chapter.
~Edit~
I was originally just going to show the few characters that I mostly play on, but looks like I'm posting the whole family here. This guy I made just because I had the Telvanni personality and I decided to create a Telvanni character for it. I also got the Telvanni master wizard armor for him when they brought it back not too long ago. Haven't done anything yet with him. I know it's a storm atronach horse, but i only got it out of pure luck. He's a Telvanni wizard, so he can do whatever he wants dammit!

LordTareq

My main, Altmer spellblade. While not entirely "not flashy" (he is an Altmer after all) I think this still falls under appropriate.

rabidmyers

Aedh wrote: »

I guess my Orc stamsorc can enter this club. Werewolf, of course



Still need the light huntsman belt to completer her look, but she's almost there.

what style is ur hat?

Sathukai

rabidrufus64 wrote: »

Aedh wrote: »

I guess my Orc stamsorc can enter this club. Werewolf, of course



Still need the light huntsman belt to completer her look, but she's almost there.

what style is ur hat?

it's the Skinchanger light set

AbysmalGhul

All of my characters are over the top! *waves in rainbow emote*

Danikat

Sylvis wrote: »

I went for a very basic look with my nightblade, most of her items match what she wore at level 10ish.

That's my favourite thing about the outfit system. A lot of people were worried when it was added that it would lead to eveyone's low level alts running around in top tier equipment, but I actually do the opposite. I love that I can keep using the low level versions of racial motifs on my characters even when they've out levelled the real thing because sometimes I don't want all the extra decoration. And of course the ability to mix different tiers.

HowlKimchi

Some of the pictures here are actually quite flashy

red_emu

My Stam Warden also doesn't do 'flashy'.

Nothing beats a comfy pair of blue jeans after all:



But seriously. I usually go for more lore - friendly looks .... and small hats apparently:

WeerW3ir

red_emu wrote: »

My Stam Warden also doesn't do 'flashy'.

Nothing beats a comfy pair of blue jeans after all:



But seriously. I usually go for more lore - friendly looks .... and small hats apparently:

is that photoshop over there or something else? 💩

red_emu

WeerW3ir wrote: »

red_emu wrote: »

My Stam Warden also doesn't do 'flashy'.

Nothing beats a comfy pair of blue jeans after all:



But seriously. I usually go for more lore - friendly looks .... and small hats apparently:

is that photoshop over there or something else? 💩

A bug

Browiseth

not sure I really approve of the condescending tone of OP. just let people make their characters look the way they want and appreciate that freedom this game allows them, dude....

WeerW3ir

red_emu wrote: »

WeerW3ir wrote: »

red_emu wrote: »

My Stam Warden also doesn't do 'flashy'.

Nothing beats a comfy pair of blue jeans after all:



But seriously. I usually go for more lore - friendly looks .... and small hats apparently:

is that photoshop over there or something else? 💩

A bug

quite interesting one 🤪

WeerW3ir

Vulsahdaal

max_only wrote: »

Vulsahdaal wrote: »

I have no issue with flashy armors, skins and mounts. To each their own.

However, my main Alex is a master thief and as such will always try to remain practical and inconspicuous.

The last thing he wants to do is draw attention to himself, so he dresses in drab black clothing with a wide-brim hat that can be pulled down to shadow his features if necessary (hoods on non-mages can make others instantly suspicious) and has a plain grey horse with discreet saddlebags to carry his loot. He also doesnt keep any pets.




My sorc Runilkar is a bit on the conservative side as well, dressing in old ancient elf robes and not using skins or keeping a pet either. The closest he comes to flashy is once in a while he'll summon a clanfear (never a twilight, he finds those flappy things to be quite annoying) or conjure a spectral horse when hes not in the mood to walk somewhere (which to him is far more practical than having to keep and care for a live horse).

Handsome and practical!

What is the name of that gray horse?

Its the Gray Yokudan Charger. It was also my first ever purchase from the crown store, when I saw it I knew it would suit Alex perfectly

asuzab16_ESO

My main DK wasn't flashy at all until I got Meridia tattoos from the new crates...

Vulsahdaal

RANKK7 wrote: »

max_only wrote: »

Vulsahdaal wrote: »

I have no issue with flashy armors, skins and mounts. To each their own.

However, my main Alex is a master thief and as such will always try to remain practical and inconspicuous.

The last thing he wants to do is draw attention to himself, so he dresses in drab black clothing with a wide-brim hat that can be pulled down to shadow his features if necessary (hoods on non-mages can make others instantly suspicious) and has a plain grey horse with discreet saddlebags to carry his loot. He also doesnt keep any pets.




My sorc Runilkar is a bit on the conservative side as well, dressing in old ancient elf robes and not using skins or keeping a pet either. The closest he comes to flashy is once in a while he'll summon a clanfear (never a twilight, he finds those flappy things to be quite annoying) or conjure a spectral horse when hes not in the mood to walk somewhere (which to him is far more practical than having to keep and care for a live horse).

Handsome and practical!

What is the name of that gray horse?

That's the Yokudan horse that me and others requested for a come back I don't even how many times and frankly I got tired to do so.

Yes it is, and I get what youre saying. I dont understand why they dont bring these things back either.

What Ive been waiting for to come back is the Imperial Warhorse. This was only available in drop boxes in one of the events. If that had been a crown store item I would have snatched it up, and I have plenty of gems saved up as I keep hoping it will one day show up in crown crates.

I patiently waited the year out for the event to return so I can try for it again, and when the event returned, it was no longer offered

Why they will not bring it back in some form (store, crate, event etc) I have no idea?

Vulsahdaal

Danko35 wrote: »

Vulsahdaal wrote: »

I have no issue with flashy armors, skins and mounts. To each their own.

However, my main Alex is a master thief and as such will always try to remain practical and inconspicuous.

The last thing he wants to do is draw attention to himself, so he dresses in drab black clothing with a wide-brim hat that can be pulled down to shadow his features if necessary (hoods on non-mages can make others instantly suspicious) and has a plain grey horse with discreet saddlebags to carry his loot. He also doesnt keep any pets.




My sorc Runilkar is a bit on the conservative side as well, dressing in old ancient elf robes and not using skins or keeping a pet either. The closest he comes to flashy is once in a while he'll summon a clanfear (never a twilight, he finds those flappy things to be quite annoying) or conjure a spectral horse when hes not in the mood to walk somewhere (which to him is far more practical than having to keep and care for a live horse).

What is the outfit Alex wears?

He's wearing the Queens Eye Spymaster costume with the Modest Mourning Hat. It seems to suit him.

Tabbycat

I'm not really a fan of "outfits" or armors. I prefer costumes. Mainly because I tend to change my characters clothing often. That would get super expensive with the outfit system.

General_Zeranth

I guess he's about my least flashy character but then I also don't know what counts as flashy... He's blind so he does use his Scamp summon to see by borrowing its eyes via a spell in my head cannon and he does ride a storm atronach senche but again the head cannon allows for it because he's a Sorcerer so summons are his deal. >-<

FLuFFyxMuFFiN

My main is my Imperial DK. The "flashiest" thing he has is the Skyforge Smith hammers just because I love the lightning effect on them. He has had the same mount and pet since the mandatory subscription was dropped. A lot of my other characters are a little more flashy but I don't mind it. I think people look fine either way.

Kiralyn2000

Nemesis7884 wrote: »

Visual "asianification" is unfortunatly the blight of every mmo

/eyeroll

You do know that there've been plenty of 'flashy' (and skimpy) examples of Western Fantasy artwork since at least the 70's, right? Both American & European. (Boris Vallejo, Clyde Caldwell, Julie Bell, Luis Royo, Keith Parkinson, Larry Elmore, Christos Achilleos, every artist in Heavy Metal....)

Chainmail bikinis and sorcerors in rainbow fashion disaster aren't an exclusively "Asian" thing.


...and honestly, I enjoy that stuff - because I grew up with it in the 80's, with Dragon Magazine covers, fantasy novels, album artwork, artist collector cards, etc. Silly armor just says "fantasy adventure" to me. /shrug

(that said, I've got at least a couple characters I could put screenshots of in this thread. If I ever got around to it.)

Aznarb

TiaFrye wrote: »

I like to "belong" in the world, so my outfits are carefully combined. I also hate most of "rare" colors since they're giving you that synthetic silk look at places. Looking cool is also an option, but you can look cool and don't make other people's eyes bleed (for the sake of it)



Still, everyone should play as they want to, no pressure.

Pretty cool indeed.
Can I know the hood motif name plz ?