Customization, clothes etc...

[Kommissar Kaede]

Doing pursuits to get outfits is fun, but why can't they have regular stores that sell outfits too? I understand why getting a great weapon is a reward, but getting a new outfit? It doesn't make sense. In the real world, we can walk into dozens of clothes stores in our home town and get all the clothes we want. Why then are clothes so rare in this game? It's based on the real world, after all?

To a certain extent, but that line of reasoning breaks down when you also realize that there is no falling damage.

[Arsenic_Touch]

This was the question i just posted. What happened to all the options from beta? There were a ton of clothing options, you had to buy with bits but still it was there.

It was basically just so you could test out the defiance store. I'm sure they'll release them again eventually, hopefully they'll revamp some of them.

[SonicBoom]

To a certain extent, but that line of reasoning breaks down when you also realize that there is no falling damage.

There's no falling damage, vehicles don't need fuel, we can carry tons of weapons at once and so on. That's all about convenience, not realism. Not having any clothes isn't convenient in any way. It's only lazy developers usually, though in this case it could be because they needed to get the game out in time for the series. I never played the beta, but if there were clothes there, I'm sure we'll get them in the game soon enough.

[Orbytel]

I agree with what everyone here has said, and I'd really like some additional clothing options. Especially the ability to change top/bottom and colouring. One of the best things about previous MMOs I've played is the ability to customise your character's looks and make it a representation of YOU as a player.

Running around seeing 25 people who are near identical in one area is frustrating. And, while there are options at creation for facial structure, hair and tattoos etc the level of detail isn't that specific that you can tell people apart from the size of their nose or eye colour at a distance.

I'm trying to get my wife into defiance, and the one thing that puts her off is the inability to put her 'touch' on her character. She's been playing DCUO for years, and spends hours just collecting new sets of gear, and messing around with different combinations.

[Elite_T91]

This is an MMO. MMOs have hundreds of players running around in the same era. MMOs are played for months, or even years. Why then do we all look identical? The only new clothes I've found are in the cash store, and even then, there are only a handful of complete outfits. No new jackets, no new pants, no new hair styles etc. I know this game is quite new, but are there any words on new customization options, and especially in-game after you create the character? This is supposed to take place on Earth, so surely there are a few clothes stores around? I think it's amusing how we have tons of different colors for our cars, yet not a single color option for our clothes.

Haven't run into many the same outfit's if you ask me. Some color changing or minor changes to the outfits should be nice. There are a lot to unlock and helmets to match with diffirent outfits so it isn't that bad.

[dirtyklingon]

i'm not a big achivements or dungeons guy so i wish there was a better way for people like me to get some of the outfits.

i also wish they'd release soem better outfits in teh cash shop. actually i'd rather they have released what they had ready then worked on more rather than tease them out like they are doing... as well the pricing is a bit silly(though i expected a price rise from beta 3)... having to spend $15 or 20 to get a 880 bit outfit is more than a little disrespectful to buyers. idc if every free to play game that isn't made by valve does it, and gw2 does it... it's obnoxious as ****.


anyways i have a few nice outfits between pursuits missions and the cash shop.

[Shima]

I suspect having outfits look different not only per gender but per species (especially if they're adding in another species) is slowing down the development of outfits a lot.

There are a bunch you can get from missions and pursuits, though. So not everyone should really look the same. Still, more variety would be nice too (or being able to dye our clothes, that's a cheap way of giving customization).

[Vletts]

I agree with what everyone here has said, and I'd really like some additional clothing options. Especially the ability to change top/bottom and colouring. One of the best things about previous MMOs I've played is the ability to customise your character's looks and make it a representation of YOU as a player.

Running around seeing 25 people who are near identical in one area is frustrating. And, while there are options at creation for facial structure, hair and tattoos etc the level of detail isn't that specific that you can tell people apart from the size of their nose or eye colour at a distance.

I'm trying to get my wife into defiance, and the one thing that puts her off is the inability to put her 'touch' on her character. She's been playing DCUO for years, and spends hours just collecting new sets of gear, and messing around with different combinations.

You also have to remember that ALL those games you played did not release like that, and most of them didn't get them even in their first year of play (options for further customizing, after creation). As for the 'variety' .. there are items to be bought in the store, rewards from missions (Nolan's outfit, etc), and you can even get things from PVP. Now I'm not saying that some are reskins -but this allows you to choose a color you like right?. The game is a week or so old, I for one and damn glad they are focused on the play and not the 'Eww I look like everyone else!' because if you haven't noticed we all look the same in real life, and for those of you thinking 'I am unique' so are the 1,000s that look and act just like you being unique!

[dirtyklingon]

I suspect having outfits look different not only per gender but per species (especially if they're adding in another species) is slowing down the development of outfits a lot.

There are a bunch you can get from missions and pursuits, though. So not everyone should really look the same. Still, more variety would be nice too (or being able to dye our clothes, that's a cheap way of giving customization).

you are ofc aware right? that in beta 3 there was about 25-30 outfits in teh cash shop?

[Shima]

you are ofc aware right? that in beta 3 there was about 25-30 outfits in teh cash shop?

No I wasn't in the beta. From what I've seen of the videos they looked like recolored versions of existing outfits though, so I'm not sure they'd particularly make the OP happy anyway :P