Can we get LESS revealing outfits in the game?

Jimbo · 2022-11-10T17:15:13.418Z

At her command they brought harness to replace Conan’s chain-mail — gorget, sollerets, cuirass, pauldrons, jambes, cuisses and sallet. When Yasmela again drew the curtains, a Conan in burnished steel stood before his audience. Clad in the plate-armor, vizor lifted and dark face shadowed by the black plumes that nodded above his helmet, there was a grim impressiveness about him that even Thespides grudgingly noted. A jest died suddenly on Amalric’s lips.

Black Colossus

stelagel · 2022-11-10T17:19:18.245Z

Winthor:

If I want realism and realitity I turn off my computer and go to work.

Ain’t that a fact . I lmao m8, thanks! I play for exactly same reasons. To forget reality and this game helps me a lot in this part.
I remember on 2012 I was supervisor on a building in an island. The position of the building was really rough, material could come only with animals(donkeys) or sea platforms! I remember I made a mistake on the drawing on a wall of a bathroom and we had to bring it down! Knowing how difficult and expensive was to bring materials there, my heart was broken (among my pocket ). In Conan exiles I can bring down the whole f… g castle and fix it back without worrying for the rumble either .
So yes, if I want reality I go to work too .

stelagel · 2022-11-10T17:23:54.046Z

How talented these people were, isn’t it? How is it possible to describe armor pieces and be so damn romantic at the same time, my goodness what a gift! Thank you @Jimbo, fantastic!

Taemien · 2022-11-10T17:43:18.143Z

Here’s the counter point. People in the stories did wear full sets of armor, wore clothes head to toe, and in many areas were quite prudish in their look. Outside some seedy area in a brothel like place in Stygia. People dressed quite conservatively. Including Conan himself.

That was in civilization.

If you want to see what people typically wore in the Exiled Lands. You only need to read The Slithering Shadow, the story that takes place geographically the closest to the Exiled Lands. In that story, Conan and the Brythunian woman, Natala had to brave the deserts in a very similar (and one that in all likely inspired) survival situation as we experience in the Exiled Lands:

THE desert shimmered in the heat waves. Conan the Cimmerian stared out over the aching desolation and involuntarily drew the back of his powerful hand over his blackened lips. He stood like a bronze image in the sand, apparently impervious to the murderous sun, though his only garment was a silk loin-cloth, girdled by a wide gold-buckled belt from which hung a saber and a broad-bladed poniard. On his clean-cut limbs were evidences of scarcely healed wounds.

At his feet rested a girl, one white arm clasping his knee, against which her blonde head drooped. Her white skin contrasted with his hard bronzed limbs; her short silken tunic, low-necked and sleeveless, girdled at the waist, emphasized rather than concealed her lithe figure.

Now with that said. Should all the conservatively covering armors be removed? Surely not. But they exist and in greater number to the more revealing attire. Which is what is spurring on the requests for such things.

The idea here is everyone should have options to what THEY want to wear. We’re all heroes in our own stories. And as Conan has proven in his career as a Barbarian, a Thief, a Mercenary, a Pirate, a Soldier, and as a King, you can be quite successful in a variety of differing options. Or nothing at all in some cases.

Jimbo · 2022-11-10T17:53:19.981Z

Taemien:

If you want to see what people typically wore in the Exiled Lands. You only need to read The Slithering Shadow, the story that takes place geographically the closest to the Exiled Lands. In that story, Conan and the Brythunian woman, Natala had to brave the deserts in a very similar (and one that in all likely inspired) survival situation as we experience in the Exiled Lands:

The story I quoted also took place in the desert, relatively nearby in fact.

Taemien:

Should all the conservatively covering armors be removed? Surely not. But they exist and in greater number to the more revealing attire.

Entirely untrue. I’m not sure where you got that notion from, but that is far from the case.

Taemien:

The idea here is everyone should have options to what THEY want to wear.

Yes, and I want to wear more heavy, realistic armors.

DeaconElie · 2022-11-10T18:05:34.633Z

Ay Jimbo

Sorry just could not resist.

Taemien · 2022-11-10T18:13:27.512Z

Jimbo:

Entirely untrue. I’m not sure where you got that notion from, but that is far from the case.

72 armors sets that are not very revealing, 26 that are, and about 11 that are kinda inbetween. Not counting some of the bits and pieces which are mostly helmets, jewelry, and other bits. Objectively there is more conservative based armors than revealing ones.

Solome · 2022-11-10T18:21:38.219Z

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Jimbo · 2022-11-10T18:35:53.760Z

Taemien:

72 armors sets that are not very revealing, 26 that are, and about 11 that are kinda inbetween.

I think we have two very different ideas of what is revealing. If I can see exposed vital organs, I would consider that revealing. Such as Pictish Warchief, which is almost entirely open-torso on male characters.

stelagel · 2022-11-10T18:37:34.888Z

Let me tell you something here my little friend! This is an adult childish conversation! Because it is childish, doesn’t make the adults, less adults! Coming to someones topic and telling him to shut up doesn’t make you adult, but more child that you already are! I was sure that you are not 18 now you just confirm it! Please delete this message, so I can delete mine too, thank you!

Taemien · 2022-11-10T18:48:41.620Z

Jimbo:

I think we have two very different ideas of what is revealing. If I can see exposed vital organs, I would consider that revealing. Such as Pictish Warchief, which is almost entirely open-torso on male characters.

I counted that as revealing. I also counted anything that was full coverage on one gender but revealing on the other to be revealing. I wasn’t kidding when I said there was far more options for body coverage than not.

I’m not opposed to more options for full coverings of realistic armor, especially considering we don’t have all the Hyborian Age cultures represented yet. But there is quite a few depictions of not full coverings not quite represented also.

Jimbo · 2022-11-10T18:58:37.734Z

Cloth isn’t protective.

I think you’re mixing up prudent and practical. I’m asking for realistic armor.

Taemien · 2022-11-10T18:59:20.652Z

Let’s keep it civil. Jimbo has the right to want play a fully armored knight/samarai/or other equivalent.

Solome · 2022-11-10T19:02:11.854Z

The majority of existing light and medium armors look quite realistic for light and medium armors.
What you want is more heavy and fully covered armors.
Majority of DLC heavy armors provide fully or almost covered options.
Bazaar Aesir set also fully covers the body. so there’s already quite a lot of options available.

Solome · 2022-11-10T19:03:51.110Z

Yes, he does.
But placing the “unrealistic” tag on every piece of gear simply because it shows a bit of skin here and there doesn’t vibe with me.

Jimbo · 2022-11-10T19:06:55.936Z

Solome:

The majority of existing light and medium armors look quite realistic for light and medium armors.

I could nitpick that per set, but the concept of light and medium armor is a purely game classification anyways.

Heavy armor should be full.

Solome:

What you want is more heavy and fully covered armors.
Majority of DLC heavy armors provide fully or almost covered options.

Disagree. Not enough. Heavy is supposed to be the pinnacle of protection. There are many bad sets that don’t fit that. Pictish Warchief, Hyberborean Slaver, Theurgical Aegis, Black Dragon, Argossean Phalanx, Guardian, and many others. These are costumes, not armor.

Solome:

But placing the “unrealistic” tag on every piece of gear simply because it shows a bit of skin here and there doesn’t vibe with me.

Your vibe wants to have it’s liver punctured because you didn’t put any armor over it. Showing off “a bit of skin” defeats the whole point of heavy armor.

Jimbo · 2022-11-10T19:11:07.698Z

No. It’s my thread, and my opinion. Go make your own thread if you have a valid point. Otherwise, there’s other threads for you to go troll.

Tystin · 2022-11-10T19:15:04.255Z

More. Gowns. Please.

Solome · 2022-11-10T19:15:30.676Z

Damn, guess we gotta invent a time-travel machine and tell Roman’s and Greece soldiers that their armor is unrealistic.

I’m sure if you ask long enough Funcom will drop another Redeemed Silent Legion set into Bazaar.
Because that’s what you want.

Jimbo · 2022-11-10T19:16:19.255Z

None of these would be worn in a combat setting, but I wouldn’t be opposed to an implementation for dancer thralls. The emphasis of my thread however is on armor, and spamming disagreement doesn’t change that.