All of my characters on another MMO that I was playing, prior to this one, have a carefully crafted appearance, based on the cosmetic slots available. Part of play a MMO is role playing. Having a grumpy old warrior who is dressed in bright, glitzy armor simply doesn't make sense! So, as they characters leveled, each component that matched their individual personality went into the proper cosmetic slot. The real armor appearance is double plus ugly. The RP appearance is awesome. Hopefully something equivalent to that is on the development schedule.