tumpai Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) Developers, Can we get an update on your plans please? Edited January 26, 2012 by tumpai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voigt Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I believe this used to be called the Color Match System. I would like to know more as well. Hopefully they just implement an appearance tab like EQ2 had, you can wear any item you want for its stats and put appearance gear in there own slot for looks. Its the best of both worlds. It seems like the only way to prevent people from exploiting the modification system with pvp and pve gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannic Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Several months ago they actually hired the guy who created the Appearance Tabs system for SWG. One would think they could get it done pretty easily if they want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-rollin Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I would love to see this put back in. I don't know why it was removed in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezzi Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Let's keep this topic moving. This is something a lot of us have been clamoring about. I won't play a trooper until I see this, or some version of it, put back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaManoNera Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Hopefully they're working on an actual dye system. I think someone finally managed to inform them that it's the year 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasnova Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 It was already addressed in a sticky when the game first came out. They took out the feature because it was preventing the feel of gear progression. It's not coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasnova Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Found the post: http://www.swtor.com/blog/why-unify-color-chest-piece-gone-and-whats-next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentocs Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) It was already addressed in a sticky when the game first came out. They took out the feature because it was preventing the feel of gear progression. It's not coming back. But getting a couple of orange pieces in BT/Esseles and switching the mobs out from levels 10-50 isn't hindering the feeling of gear progress? Fail logic BW. Edited January 26, 2012 by Mentocs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsKNives Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) It was already addressed in a sticky when the game first came out. They took out the feature because it was preventing the feel of gear progression. It's not coming back. ...in the same form. In the very same post you're talking about they said that they're working on an improved/different version of the same feature. They removed it because simply changing the hue of the textures (I assume it was done in some way like that) was undermining the work they had done to get them to look they way they had wanted. Because they know we want the feature still they are working on a way to get it to work in a way that satisfies both them and us. Edited January 26, 2012 by MillionsKNives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photoheathen Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) With virtually no gear variety in existence right now for many classes, I see no reason for a match-to-chest option. Maybe it will be necessary once BW rolls out a "new content" patch featuring all the gear which already actually exists but they've chosen not to include right now. Till then, brown is brown, black is black, orange is orange... Edited January 26, 2012 by photoheathen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid_Drano Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 What sucks is MMOs probably have a serious business model in place, so a crap load of stuff is planned later on, not because they can't do it atm, but because they want to save features for later months and years to keep people coming back and to attract new players. That 'scares' me the most. Saving awesome features for years down the line, like an appearance tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobadee Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 It was already addressed in a sticky when the game first came out. They took out the feature because it was preventing the feel of gear progression. It's not coming back. I've already pointed out that their claim was an excuse to cover up a statement they had made in regards to it's removal in beta; which completely contradicted that sticky you are referring too. In beta they stated that they took it out because they wanted to see how the players felt with it not in the game. There was overwhelming disapproval of not having it in. When the game was close to launch they came back and stated that they took it out in order to make a better system that would take months to implement. Ha! From what I gathered, someone in their art team got butt hurt that people weren't seeing the gear they designed in the colors they made them in due to the option to match all colors. So they took it out to keep them from crying. It's as simple as that. Now they are talking about throwing in an appearance tab; which totally contradicts EVERYTHING they stated beforehand. Where did they find their PR reps, Washington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kourage Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 If they put it back in, people would just swap mods out and keep the same gear for the most part. Mistmatched colors makes people look for new gear. Spend credits and commendations. Nice credit sink for pulling the mods out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaManoNera Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) It was already addressed in a sticky when the game first came out. They took out the feature because it was preventing the feel of gear progression. It's not coming back. That was a cop out. The real reason is that for launch, BW decided (for some reason) to remove A LOT of gear sets from the game that were in the testing builds. In the finished product, each class only has about 5 or so unique looks and the rest of their gear from 1-50 is just palette swaps, which a color unify feature would obviously render pointless. Really, it's a problem that BW itself created. Edited January 26, 2012 by LaManoNera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krijgsheer Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Let's keep this topic moving. This is something a lot of us have been clamoring about. I won't play a trooper until I see this, or some version of it, put back in. I hear ya, as Trooper my armor while leveling is a friggin' rainbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalfenix Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 BUMP because I want this very badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatB Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Found the post: http://www.swtor.com/blog/why-unify-color-chest-piece-gone-and-whats-next Wow, that's a REALLY stupid reason given. So, keeping the same custom orange from 10 (or thereabouts) to 50 and slapping in new mods doesn't give the feeling of gear progression? I mean, at least the other way there were subtle changes to the look... instead of absolutely none at all. And, of course, the option would have been just that. An OPTION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezzi Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Keep it going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pursang Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) Wow, that's a REALLY stupid reason given. So, keeping the same custom orange from 10 (or thereabouts) to 50 and slapping in new mods doesn't give the feeling of gear progression? I mean, at least the other way there were subtle changes to the look... instead of absolutely none at all. And, of course, the option would have been just that. An OPTION. And the worst part? The whole thing worked flawlessly during the beta. I had absolutely no complaints with it. Hey BioWare here's a hint: I'd rather have no feeling of gear progression then look like a complete clown! I kept my Black Talon chest piece from level 10-50 because it was the only decent looking piece of gear that didn't make me look like I belonged to the circus. How about that for gear progression? Edited January 29, 2012 by pursang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PibbyPib Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I believe this used to be called the Color Match System. I would like to know more as well. Hopefully they just implement an appearance tab like EQ2 had, you can wear any item you want for its stats and put appearance gear in there own slot for looks. Its the best of both worlds. It seems like the only way to prevent people from exploiting the modification system with pvp and pve gear. I actually like Warhammer Online's system better. You could take any piece of gear and apply it's appearance to another. So there was no appearance tab, no second set of gear. The piece you wanted to wear for stat reasons took on the appearance of the piece you wanted to wear for looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoteknate Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I too am interested.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taargkrizzt Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I went the same way as the high res textures, they couldnt press into beta pt 2, I mean release .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormey Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yeah i'd like an update on this, i was hoping we'd see it in the 'coming soon' vid, but it seems to have fallen off their radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezzi Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Still waiting on word about this, aren't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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