Do you wear costumes because the armor designs are ugly?

Rohamad_Ali · April 2017

If I don't wear a costume , I look like some kind of Star Trek monster . Which would be fine except we're not playing Star Trek .

Strider_Roshin · April 2017

This, and I like the look of black emperor armor

zaria · April 2017

I use armor as its crafted outside of the stupid shoulders and belt.
costumes are mostly town wear anyway, not realy something who i feel fit in combat.

Betsararie · April 2017

don't like costumes you can never tell what armor people are wearing when they have one so I don't wear them.

Also I think it's a cop out because you can look that way without having done anything. Armor takes work to get whether farmed or crafted.

Daemons_Bane · April 2017

Some of the costumes takes as much "work" to get as armor

Betsararie · April 2017

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

Some of the costumes takes as much "work" to get as armor

Still costumes are more pre-packaged whereas the armor look you create yourself. So that's why I don't wear them.

My banking alts wear them because they're dressed in rags. Makes them easier to look at

Daemons_Bane · April 2017

A second ago, you didn't wear them because they hide your true equipment

But what does it matter that it hides what you wear? In most cases, it won't matter anyway

ThePonzzz · April 2017

Poll doesn't have a lot of good options.

I like costumes and polymorphs. But my primary reason right now is my monster set is ridiculous. The shoulder floats over my armor and it doesn't mesh with my current set at all. If there were only a way to convert to already known styles with a special item, I would explore options.

Shanjijri · April 2017

I wear a costume to hide my armor. But I like my costume so much I think I could wear it if I liked my armor.

ssewallb14_ESO · April 2017

The designs aren't inherently bad, but if I'm building for in game performance I'm limited to the innate style of dropped sets, which may not work on my character or may not go well together.

Betsararie · April 2017

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

A second ago, you didn't wear them because they hide your true equipment But what does it matter that it hides what you wear? In most cases, it won't matter anyway

I still don't wear them for that reason.

FriedEggSandwich · April 2017

It's not that the specific styles are ugly, bar a few like spinners, but more that the inevitable mix of styles is very ugly.

Betsararie · April 2017

FriedEggSandwich wrote: »

It's not that the specific styles are ugly, bar a few like spinners, but more that the inevitable mix of styles is very ugly.

This is true. More often than not the mix of styles looks god-awful.

This can be remedied by wearing gear all from the same set (something that is beneficial anyway), or by using the dye station to try and make it look acceptable.

When I am leveling a character they generally just put on what is the most effective irregardless of set, then I will go to the dye station to try and make everything match so he isn't too much of an eyesore.

Maybe I could wear costumes for the characters I'm leveling, but I don't bother.

WalksonGraves · April 2017

I hate that the mazzatun sets are trash because my argonian looks amazing in that tribal bone motif.

Daemons_Bane · April 2017

You can not always get something good by just using same set and a dye station

sometimes it can be acceptable, but for some people, it's still not enough

still too limited

EvilCroc · April 2017

No. COSTUMES are ugly. Armor has some nice pieces after all. With small hip flaps ones.

Izaki · April 2017

I don't wear my costume cause I think the armor is ugly, I wear my costume cause I paid real money for it.

Apherius · April 2017

Wait ! i have the Imperial edition , i can convert my armor in imp... oh no sorry .... i can't convert my necropotence , thank zenimax !

and it's why i use a deguise .

Betsararie · April 2017

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

You can not always get something good by just using same set and a dye station sometimes it can be acceptable, but for some people, it's still not enough still too limited

Costumes are the most limited of all.

There are no options for customization for the outfit (besides dying if you're a sub but you can dye anything).

That is why costumes are just a lazy cop out. Effortless to wear.

Daemons_Bane · April 2017

EvilCroc wrote: »

No. COSTUMES are ugly. Armor has some nice pieces after all. With small hip flaps ones.

To you maybe, and some others

but for the other group, it's the other way around

DaveMoeDee · April 2017

How about "so no one knows what I am actually wearing in PvP"?

And I only use drop costumes. I would never spend a cent on a costume.

Banana · April 2017

Still no ability to customize ugly dropped stuff.

DaveMoeDee · April 2017

IzakiBrotherSs wrote: »

I don't wear my costume cause I think the armor is ugly, I wear my costume cause I paid real money for it.

Sunk cost. You paid the money regardless. There is no point in using something just because you paid for it. Just use what you like more.

Kendaric · April 2017

None of the options really fit for me... I wear a costume on some characters and crafted armor on others. I hide helmets on all characters even though I don't have monster helmets nor do I want to have them.

Betsararie · April 2017

DaveMoeDee wrote: »

How about "so no one knows what I am actually wearing in PvP"?

And I only use drop costumes. I would never spend a cent on a costume.

This is why I think they should be disallowed in pvp.

Even in PVE, if a random in my group is wearing a costume, I can't determine what type of gear he is wearing, and thus, his effectiveness.

wolfdoggie_ESO · April 2017

Most of the time I use costume unless the armor skin im wearing is as amazing as mazzatun stuff.

Daemons_Bane · April 2017

Blanco wrote: »

DaveMoeDee wrote: »

How about "so no one knows what I am actually wearing in PvP"?

And I only use drop costumes. I would never spend a cent on a costume.

This is why I think they should be disallowed in pvp.

Even in PVE, if a random in my group is wearing a costume, I can't determine what type of gear he is wearing, and thus, his effectiveness.

PvP - If they killed you, they were better than you.. No need to see their gear
PvE - if you win the event, goal achieved.. No need to see their gear

Kendaric · April 2017

Blanco wrote: »

DaveMoeDee wrote: »

How about "so no one knows what I am actually wearing in PvP"?

And I only use drop costumes. I would never spend a cent on a costume.

This is why I think they should be disallowed in pvp.

Even in PVE, if a random in my group is wearing a costume, I can't determine what type of gear he is wearing, and thus, his effectiveness.

Except for a few cases like monster helmets/shoulders, you can't determine their gear anyway.

Daemons_Bane · April 2017

Kendaric wrote: »

Blanco wrote: »

DaveMoeDee wrote: »

How about "so no one knows what I am actually wearing in PvP"?

And I only use drop costumes. I would never spend a cent on a costume.

This is why I think they should be disallowed in pvp.

Even in PVE, if a random in my group is wearing a costume, I can't determine what type of gear he is wearing, and thus, his effectiveness.

Except for a few cases like monster helmets/shoulders, you can't determine their gear anyway.

Well, if he has studied enough, he can at least guess their style and maybe material

maybe that determines effectiveness

Xundiin · April 2017

I only wear costumes to hide the monster sets. If I could change those into any style that I know on my crafter with say the style stone and a few bar/bolts/hide to the style I prefer to use, I'd stop wearing costumes.