Laurelin.2658

I apologize for posting this in the wrong place - NONE of the topic headings seemed right, and I just need to rant, but I'm actually really mad right now after discovering that Tier 3 Light Cultural Armor (The Magus Armor) for charr doesn't accommodate their tail. Like, I was already KIND OF annoyed that a lot of the armors do clip, but you know, it happens (that 1/5th of the races get screwed over and get horrible clipping in their armor sometimes (read: most of the time)), but this one makes me legitimately angry: Tier 3 CHARR CULTURAL light armor CLIPS WITH THE TAIL. It sticks right out of the skirt. My charr's CULTURAL armor doesn't fit her tail. Like, what the actual F, Anet? I would also like to point out that fewer than 10 of the 100 outfits listed in the wardrobe clip with charr tails. I appreciate what you're doing, making the paid-for costumes right, and I respect that, but I think it's disgusting that I have to shell out real money to get an ensemble that doesn't clip with a distinguishing feature of the charr race since 2005. They've had tails for the entire 9.5 years that GW2 has been live. I'm NOT saying that more of the outfits should clip; I'm saying that FEWER of the armors should clip. Start with fixing their Cultural armor, and then just keep going. I really shouldn't have had to ask for CULTURAL ARMOR to fit my character's body model.

Yeah, but the Melandru form in Twilight Oasis fractal is very clearly a modern sylvari in Tier 2 Light Cultural Armor (I probably should have mentioned that earlier). (I specify modern sylvari because the original concept art for them looked more like humans wearing plants instead of humanoid plant-creatures). So, yeah, I get that they're recycling models to make it easier for themselves irl, but from an in-game perspective, it looks like a goof. Edit to add: the Melandru Dervish elite-form looks more like a walking tree than even the modern Sylvari do (imo). I personally would've loved to see them recycle all 5 of the Dervish elite-forms.

Oh, good point, I forgot about them. But do those sylvari predate the Pale Tree sylvari by 100+ years? If they do, there's possibly no inconsistency. But, if they don't, there definitely still is. I'm going to look that up now, thanks!

Yeah, I noticed it said it on the Wiki, but the Wiki doesn't point out the inconsistency in the timeline, which is mostly what this post is about, haha. However, I did recently start playing my sylvari Warrior and she could use a very cool armor set or costume (hint, hint) and I'd wear the heck out of that Melandru elite-form if they offered it (which there's precedent for since they've recycled a few of the other Dervish elite-forms for gemstore costumes already). Edited to add: And yes, I agree that it's most likely just Anet reusing existing resources to save time and it is half-right: Awakened Amala being modeled after a sylvari when we meet her in Istan isn't weird or inconsistent - the Sylvari have been in Tyria for 30ish years at that point. Mostly I'm just poking fun at a bit of trivia I noticed 3+ years after the release of that fractal, lol.

In the Twilight Oasis fractal, we get to see (well, participate in) Amala's death and subsequent Awakening. During the fight, Amala transforms into a number of Dervish forms and in most cases, uses the old Dervish elite-forms we knew and loved in GW1. Except for 2: Grenth and Melandru. I don't care much about Grenth's just being GW2 armor skins (though, I would've loved to see the old Grenth Dervish elite-form again!), but the Melandru form is a Sylvari. Amala was slain and Awakened in or around 1175 AE.The first Sylvari didn't appear in Tyria until 1302 AE. I have the perfect solution to this, though: Make the original Melandru elite-form a gemstore costume (like Lyssa, Dwayna, and Balthazar), release it for Earth Day with part of the proceeds going towards something green in nature (no pun intended), and (of course) re-costume Amala in the Melandru elite Dervish form since it'll be in the game. Oh, and gift me the skin for free for noticing your goof. I'm mostly joking about that last part...mostly. >.> Apologies to anyone who has noticed and posted about this. I only did a cursory search on the forums (which I admittedly don't use very often, so I may have missed it!).