ZOS, Why all the hate on sexy armor?

Shimmer · July 2015

I mean im not asking to star in a *** or anything, I just dont want to look like I live in a convent! So why is it all the NPC's get great looking or cool sexy looking armor and we are left having to cover every inch of skin?

The "wedding dress"? Nope, super terrible. The "evening gown", even worse.

Some Examples of something the woman in Tamriel Might light to sport:

Anyone else come across a scantily clad NPC and wished they could take their outfit?

DivinityDay · July 2015

I am a female gamer and I do wish i had more feminine armor or clothes because we flaunt it. But, in part I believe its the female Devs which we know are many and the fact most modders made Skyrim pornography happen to a certain extent (and yes i dont mind i have mine modded

) so ZOS wants to keep it conservative. They don't want to develop a rep in that aspect.

Shimmer · July 2015

Conservative yet, these NPCS are in game? Sort of hypocritical.

The_Sadist · July 2015

For the most part characters running around half naked was never my cup of tea.. Because let's face it, you should probably be sticking in an inn somewhere serving drinks and not trying to battle the undead hoard. But if they do eventually make more, eh, revealing outfits for females, I demand they also make scantily clad male armour and / or clothes to show off my Imperial's goods.

Ackwalan · July 2015

Brienne of Tarth will kick your teeth in, if you don't keep your eye's forward.

TheShadowScout · July 2015

Personally I enjoy thje way how armor in ESO looks like Armor, looks like it is actually supposed to provide protection. And I always dislike those who would want "sexy" armor, with the same protection.

That stated...

I would really enjoy more non-armor clothes to be added for roleplaying purposes... and that includes wishing for "sexy" versions (for both genders, of course). And if it was non-armor clothing, then people would have to choose between "looking sexy" and "being well protected for combat" - which is as it should be.
(and of course I'd also love to see those clothes to be not only obtainabe through burglary, but also purchasable from tailors and research/craftable by clothiers)

Personally I would also love to have the costumes in ESO being divided into two types... combat costumes like the daggerfall armor sets or the ordinator armor, and non-combat coasumes that automatically unequip if you take damage, which would be stuff like jesters costume, wedding gown, etc. Just to keep the battlefields immersion alive...

JD2013 · July 2015

Not sure what those pics are sporting would protect them in a battle.

Imagine all the arrows for one.

JD2013 · July 2015

Ackwalan wrote: »

Brienne of Tarth will kick your teeth in, if you don't keep your eye's forward.

This made me laugh out loud.

F7sus4 · July 2015

TheShadowScout wrote: »

And I always dislike those who would want "sexy" armor, with the same protection.

Well, you're protecting your virginity like a boss already.

And talking more serious. This was the actual reason to modify Redguard female Light Armor around 1.6. Yeah, bare cleavage and a bit of belly was just "too much".

Here's how it was changed:

Muizer · July 2015

JD2013 wrote: »

Not sure what those pics are sporting would protect them in a battle.

Imagine all the arrows for one.

Just about as much as light armour I suppose.

SOLDIER_1stClass · July 2015

Sylance9 wrote: »

I mean im not asking to star in a *** or anything, I just dont want to look like I live in a convent! So why is it all the NPC's get great looking or cool sexy looking armor and we are left having to cover every inch of skin?

The "wedding dress"? Nope, super terrible. The "evening gown", even worse.

Some Examples of something the woman in Tamriel Might light to sport:

Anyone else come across a scantily clad NPC and wished they could take their outfit?

Again, 100% this!

JD2013 · July 2015

Muizer wrote: »

JD2013 wrote: »

Not sure what those pics are sporting would protect them in a battle.

Imagine all the arrows for one.

Just about as much as light armour I suppose.

Haaaa. I see what you did there. Truthful.

Add a little bit of heavy in for variety.

VincentBlanquin · July 2015

anyone discover bug were transformation with golden saint armor? so nasty

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Tankqull · July 2015

as i can understand the wishes for those more revealing armors they entirly fail the purpose of armor.
but as i like deversity just add them, but couple a new stat to those armors, for 10 pixels of exposed skin you have 1% chance to be oneshotted as your armor is completly bypassed and some of the most vital body parts are opened to attacks.

daswahnsinn · July 2015

ZOS is afraid that if they took the "M" rating on this game and applied it they would offend someone and back thier own code of conduct.

But on a less trolly point, it's silly that they don't offer something to the players that want it.

TheDarkShadow · July 2015

JD2013 · July 2015

TheDarkShadow wrote: »

Well, that's just not practical. Wandering into Cyrodiil with that would just be a logistical nightmare. All those fiery catapults for one.

That's a HR nightmare right there.

tengri · July 2015

Nothing wrong with a couple npc sporting a "sexy" outfit.
Everything wrong with idiots running wild as big-boobed, blond haired bimbos sporting boob-windowed "armor"...

This is the age of the internet kids - if you want ***, google and download it... but leave my game alone.

Triskwood · July 2015

I have no problem with "sexy" outfits, as long as male characters get similar. Gay guys need their candy too.

Danikat · July 2015

I'm female (and straight and happily married) and I'd like to see more options for revealing clothing too.

No it wouldn't make sense for heavy, or even medium, armour where the material is supposed to protect you (along with the design, like having plates angled to deflect a blade).

But light armour is just cloth, it wouldn't protect you any more than the jeans and t-shirt I'm wearing in real life would. (The jeans may slightly reduce the damage from a short bladed weapon, but that's about it.) There is even a book in-game acknowledging that mages robes won't protect them at all and stating that they shouldn't need it because their magic should be enough to protect them.

As someone else already pointed out we also have clothes with no armour rating at all which could be another option.

Calluna · July 2015

I don't really care that the armor isn't revealing but I really wish they would bring back the low level redguard light armor as clothing. That was perfect for roleplaying while in town.

LameoveR · July 2015

It's sexy.

It's just stupid.

Kingof green · July 2015

Conservative? lol ZOS if the last thing from conservative, Liberals would be more of a appropriate word.

psicorpb16_ESO · July 2015

I do feel like my Sorc has only the 'dressing gown' look , s'posed to be based on magic and the ability to move quickly (light arm) so why is my only option a long dress?
I also have a v5 battle mage with heavy arm with spikes and plate which is as it should be , but a few more options for magica light armour would be nice (and I'm not talking 'Tera bikinis' , just something more appealing within the lore (as the OP showed)

Sausage · July 2015

Gears are definitely weak point in ESO, but good thing is that it can be improved. I bet tons tons of people come back they make some cooler gears.

pjwb16_ESO · July 2015

LameoveR wrote: »

It's sexy.
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Ive got Reflective Scales, gimme dat armor now !

MornaBaine · July 2015

Hello this thread again! Totally NOT a slam by the way, the fact that this subject keeps resurfacing tells me that a significant portion of the player base would like these options and, as usual, ZOS seems not to be listening. I'm not a fan of "lingerie armor" but I DO feel there should be some variation available in light armor, which 1. doesn't provide much in the way of protection in the first place and 2. what protection it does provide is largely through glyphs, as in, MAGIC! Since ALL armor has the potential to really derive its protective qualities from magic I think there SHOULD be some cool, more fantasy oriented, options. I don't want it to be ridiculous but why on earth (or Nirn!) can't a cloth robe have a neckline like THIS one, which is available already in game as MEDIUM leather armor???

And this is supposedly "light" armor, though it is clearly made of leather also. How I would love to see something akin to this in CLOTH without the giant neck piece!

Maybe some more THIS without making it one of the most difficult things to obtain in the game?

Oh look, more "medium" armor!

And this one is supposedly "heavy" armor. Would love to see it as light without all the neck gear.

And finally, more "medium" armor!

So the take away from this lesson is that you CAN have some "sexy" armor looks...but only if you ALSO have a leather fetish.

BlackEar · July 2015

Yes, wearing a robe will protect you against arrows easily /s.

When it comes to light armor, what is the difference anyway. It is MAGIC - so you can't justify it by it's practical protection.

NotSo · July 2015

I wish the devs had excepted that M rating. Gimme all the M rated stuff I deserve, dammit!

Shasti · July 2015

As a female player I would love to have some "sexy" armor. Nothing stupid and outrageous of course.
To the people who have such a HATE for this idea... Look at Real Life Ancient history. Some of the most fearsome warriors of the time wore very little (Picts), leather (germanic, celts) to the Greek, Roman skirts. So there are options out there to stay somewhat realistic in our world of fantasy for us female players and the males.