Everyone minus me.

I really hope we don't see weapon skins in the crown store. We already have the elemental effects on weapons, though I would agree they should last longer or have an option to toggle the effect so it stays on.

Did I say wow weapon looks? I said weapon skins. A fire sword is a bit different then a cartoon bow that shoots rainbows.

I wouldn't mind them selling weapons skins if I thought any of the profits would go toward fixing the lag in Cyrodiil. I doubt that is true, though, and would never buy them. Never even thought of them til I saw this thread.

pronkg wrote: »

And delete The entire reason weapon motifs exist? Nah..

Dyeing weapons? Yes

Agreed.

Actually the more simple animations are preferable to me. I like the dull glow or sheen that enchanted weapons have. I tend to wield disease or poison a lot, and I like the stinky aura that you get on those two. Lightning, Fire, and Ice also have their own effects. I think the animations are sufficient. In terms of the way the armor looks I actually would prefer if they moved toward more realism than less. I'll give a specific case in point: heavy armor should definitely protect the neck and throat. There really isn't much point in wearing a set of full plate armor with a helm that completely covers your face if you're going to leave your neck entirely exposed. The neck is one of the weakest parts of the human anatomy, and one of the primary targets specifically in combat swordfighting (I'm not talking about points based fencing). For the same reason I don't like seeing heavy armor that obviously exposes the heart or lungs. No intelligent soldier would do this. The whole reason you are willing to wear heavy armor is that it protects you, otherwise its not worth the extra weight you'd have to lug around.

Those are the two among many egregious mistakes that video game makers are guilty of when doing the art for armor in video games. ESO is more guilty on the neck protection. I do realize that many cultures had 'heavier' armor that didn't fully protect the neck, and while this is true their armor is most certainly not the heavy variety that a knight wore. The spartans for instance wore a heavy breastplate and some lighter armor with a huge shield and a fairly protective helmet. You'll note this helmet dips rather low, giving at the very least some good defense for the neck. I would say spartans wore 'Medium' armor though for the sake of this game.

Another artistic mistake made by many game designers is they make the equipment look overly heavy to be realistic. Truck fender sized pauldrons for instance are pretty normal in video games, and would be pretty ridiculous in real life. A lot of extra regalia is often also added to armor which is ridiculous. There is a difference between what a general would wear riding around in dress armor for show, and what he would wear for battle. I find it very ridiculous when armor starts having excessive amounts of hooks, chains, and doodads which would only manage to get the soldier stuck in most cases, and ultimately dead.

TLDR: I don't like the idea of overly flashy equipment, armor or weapons.

Looking like a Led Zeppelin thread....you know, idea sinking like a lead balloon.

Stubie wrote: »

You know what they about assumption? And fire sword was an example. Skins don't have to be elemental based or over the top at all. But I do find most weapon to be rather lacking on the graphic department.

Then perhaps your op should have given us a bit more insight? Back to the topic at hand though. I respectfully disagree. The current weapon styles are lore friendly representations of what we've found in es games over the years. I enjoy their somewhat realistic design as well. I am all for dyeing them and new motifs being added though.

Probably hasn't been done yet because you would weapon swap and invisible weapon effects will be all over the place

Hey that's what the forums are for. Agree, disagree whatever. We are having a discussion on weapon skins is all. Like I said before the common look of weapons throughout the leveling process just seems a bit boring to me. My vet 2 staff looks exactly like my lvl 12 staff. My reward for finishing the main story is a healing staff that looks like a stick. I would just like a little more epic looking weapon as I progress in power. I must admit I'm not far into vet ranks and haven't seen anyone with anything I would consider an awesome looking weapon. I just think it would add a lot of revenue to the game which is a good thing. I think it could be done in a tasteful fashion that is lore friendly.

Eso has its style, which is more gritty and dirty with a sense of realism. Well, as much as you can get from fantasy MMO.
I'm extremely happy with the current design of weapons, they have flair but not to the point of breaking the theme of TES universe (thus not breaking immersion on the TES world).


Also it looks like the majority of people disagree with "everyone wants a flashy for sword or cool bow, and I do mean everyone". this game has grown from the roots of TES and doesn't alter the universe in crazy ways. I think that's why so many people stick with it, despite striking so many obstacles.

Stubie wrote: »

Hey that's what the forums are for. Agree, disagree whatever. We are having a discussion on weapon skins is all. Like I said before the common look of weapons throughout the leveling process just seems a bit boring to me. My vet 2 staff looks exactly like my lvl 12 staff. My reward for finishing the main story is a healing staff that looks like a stick. I would just like a little more epic looking weapon as I progress in power. I must admit I'm not far into vet ranks and haven't seen anyone with anything I would consider an awesome looking weapon. I just think it would add a lot of revenue to the game which is a good thing. I think it could be done in a tasteful fashion that is lore friendly.

This is funny, I wish I could craft that stick as a motif!!! Its my favorite stave in the game for style

My favorite weapon hands down so far was my prismatic staff. Loved the soft glow of it. Sadly I out leveled that long ago. Like I said before I think it could be done tastefully and not breaking the tes world.