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My opinions on various things around the site or other crap that no one cares about =P Whatever I feel like giving my opinion on really.
Gaia and Armor
Mythrill Armor
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This set just fails on the female avatar. The armor itself is excellently done artwise. However, it doesn't do much when it looks awkward on the female avatar. It looks great on the male avatar as a set. Though the cape doesn't fit well at all.. and the silver thing doesn't exactly look right on either avatar. The helmet doesn't look so great either. However, overall it's a pretty good first attempt at an armor set. At least I think.

Though it's difficult to match one of these many poses with anything else on the site.

Damascus Armor
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Again... looks awkward on the female avatar. It looks decent on the male avatar, however this is another thing that is really hard to match with things other than itself. Which is a huge no no for an item. When this came out I was highly disappointed about it... since there was so much feedback on the first set. On the male avatar it's decent, and the helmet is better than the Mythrill but that doesn't save it as one of the bulky MCs that you need a set to look the best. Or at least items that are of the same color... which I still haven't seen.

Jack's 2k7 Armor
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I actually really like this attempt... on the male avatar of course. If it had some sort of midsection to it it would be fantastic. However, once again the female looks odd. I think the gloves look okay but not as cool as on the males. The rest of it just doesn't look that great to me. This set feel so incomplete.. and it makes me sad because it had excellent holiday armor potential.

Kaim's Armor
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For one piece of armor it's pretty good. Especially considering it's a sponsor quest item. I've actually been able to use this in a pretty cool avatar. In my opinion at least. It looks better on the male, but it doesn't look strange or awkward on the female. So this to me is a great piece of armor. Regardless of how it was brought to us. And free is never a bad thing.

Samurai Yoroi
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There are a lot of helmet poses... most of which I find to be too bulky. (I put a link so it's faster) Though it's great to have many choices when it comes to helmets rather than a separate; belt, body, pant, shoulder, arm, etc. like the Mythrill armor. So there's an improvement.

However, again it looks a little off on the female avatar, not extremely bad like some of the others. I personally really like this set. Though I'm sad that there were no boots of some sort for it. Since there isn't anything of that particular maroon(ish) color of red. It makes it hard to match when they add so many different shades... sure you don't have to be exact but still it would be nice for consistency in color. Which has been a common suggestion in Site Feedback.

I think they've been moving toward a better understanding on armor. Though, they still don't have it down quite yet. It's hard to find that line between too many pieces and not enough. Yoroi has not enough, Mythrill far too many... Sames goes for the Jack and Damascus respectfully. :3






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diet otaku
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commentCommented on: Sun Mar 30, 2008 @ 07:51pm
i dislike armor in general. it's just another reminder of the impending battle system, and it almost always requires owning multiples, which i despise. the mythrill armor only works at all in separate pieces. i've seen some cute outfits using the belt and tiara on female avatars. the samurai yoroi is also okay, but the overabundance of helmets is... ugh.


commentCommented on: Mon Mar 31, 2008 @ 01:05pm
I think they need to start studying up, really. Armor would be a great solution to the lack of male items, but they just can't seem to do it well.

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Acora Z3RO
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commentCommented on: Tue Apr 01, 2008 @ 05:36am
User Image - Blocked by "Display Image" Settings. Click to show. mythrill has some nice pieces but the gold color is next to impossible to match. wearing the full set looks too cluttered. overall i don't like it.

damascus i like the colors a lot but the gloves are the only decent bit of the whole thing. it's bulky and lacks detail. overall i do not like it.

jack's no thank you.

kaim's as always looks way better on guys and it's hard to match. i don't like the color or how it looks so overall it's another that i don't like.

samurai best of the bunch, not crazy about the colors but it is highly usable. i am a big fan of head equips so this set was a dream for me, so many options- and they layer well.

i am a fan of multiple pieces, the more the merrier! i never wear a full set of an item so to me it's not having to buy more, it's having more options and makes me far more likely to buy. i bought the mythrill just for the shoulder pads. if they were attached to anything else it would've been a no-go.

overall though, gaia, your armor freaking sucks! it's far from visually appealing especially when worn as a set. i'd like it best if they'd go for more simple pieces instead of creating big bulky ones that don't match existing items well.


commentCommented on: Tue Apr 01, 2008 @ 09:07am
None of the armors look right when used as a full set :/

Mythril: it's pretty if you take only one or two parts at the time, such as the tiara, the shoulders or the feet, and it's really useful for cosplays. But I don't think it looks that good as a whole, even on the male avatars

Damascus: I have a strange love for the Damascus armor, but I wouldn't use the weird arm or the helmet. I think this one looks prettier on female avatars (I don't like the male version of the boots) But you're right, it doesn't match anything but itself.

Jack's Armor: First time I see it, I missed Halloween 07 gonk It doesn't look bad, except it leaves the belly exposed and doesn't look realistic as an armor sweatdrop

Kaim's armor: in my opinion, this one is a total failure. It doesn't look like an armor to me, it looks like... a flat piece of metal. I don't know what the original model looks like and I'm sure when I get to play Lost Odyssey, I would be ecstatic about this armor. But for now, I just find it ugly.

Samurai yoroi: I was really disappointed when I saw it for the firt time. It looks like it's made of red plastic for me. Samurai armors looks way more complicated than that, the chest piece looks really off. It doesn't look so bad as items, though it's also hard to match, but as a "samurai" armor, I think it's a failure



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commentCommented on: Wed Apr 02, 2008 @ 07:56am
I just hope they get it right when it comes time to make a set with a sci-fi flavour!


commentCommented on: Sat Apr 05, 2008 @ 03:59am
I'm not the hugest person on armor, but I dislike all of them except Samurai Yoroi



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