Cantha fashion items

[tim.4596]

Hey, when are we gonna get Kimono's with some insane patterns, tattoos and katana ???

[Sobx.1758]

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Infused_Katana_Sword_Skin

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Belinda's_Greatsword_Skin

[Omega.6801]

I'd rather have resources spent on something else.

[Fueki.4753]

Kimono, Hakama, Juunihitoe, and similar Asian clothes don't work too well with how armour skins attach to the characters in this game.

And since these would have to be outfits, I have to agree with lokh.2695.

However, I wouldn't mind Arenanet taking GW1 armour skins and making them GW2 armour skins. Among others, I'd have liked to see the normal and elite Canthan Assassin armour sets, normal Luxon Elementalist set and the normal and elite Kurzick Monk armour sets.

Edited September 24, 2022 by Fueki.4753

[Leger.3724]

I think they have a katana skin in game don't they? Belinda's Sword or whatever?

 

I wouldn't be against more traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean styles like kimonos as one example.

[Gehenna.3625]

Reminds me of the tattoo armor for monks in GW1. I loved that.

[Linken.6345]

1 hour ago, Leger.3724 said:

I think they have a katana skin in game don't they? Belinda's Sword or whatever?

 

I wouldn't be against more traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean styles like kimonos as one example.

You dident see the link in the first reply?

[squeegee.4320]

10 hours ago, Fueki.4753 said:

normal and elite Canthan Assassin armour sets, normal Luxon Elementalist set and the normal and elite Kurzick Monk armour sets.

Elite Kurzick mesmer, that's all I have to say

[Vilin.8056]

8 hours ago, Leger.3724 said:

I wouldn't be against more traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean styles like kimonos as one example.

You mean like the Fundoshi for the male norns?

[PinkTacoLover.7603]

On 9/24/2022 at 4:11 PM, Fueki.4753 said:

how armour skins attach to the characters in this game.

The armor is the actual 3d model unless they did again something weird like putting an another model over the character model 😂

[Fueki.4753]

10 minutes ago, PinkTacoLover.7603 said:

The armor is the actual 3d model unless they did again something weird like putting an another model over the character model 😂

Medium armour has different attach points to their body type than light and heavy armour.

That's the reason why medium armour mostly gets long coats for their chest armour and why armour skins, that should be the same on all three armour weight, get split differently for medium armour.

That's the primary reason why we can't mix pieces of different armour weights and also why Arenanet opted to making a fourth body type for outfits.

Given that many of the prominent Asian clothes (which Westerners usually think of when they think of Asian clothes) are long, they wouldn't fit well with the light and Heavy armour attach points. Thus, they would become outfits, if Arenanet ever decided to make them outfits, which I'd rather not see Arenanet spend too many resources on outfits.

Edited September 25, 2022 by Fueki.4753

[draxynnic.3719]

1 hour ago, Fueki.4753 said:

Medium armour has different attach points to their body type than light and heavy armour.

That's the reason why medium armour mostly gets long coats for their chest armour and why armour skins, that should be the same on all three armour weight, get split differently for medium armour.

That's the primary reason why we can't mix pieces of different armour weights and also why Arenanet opted to making a fourth body type for outfits.

Given that many of the prominent Asian clothes (which Westerners usually think of when they think of Asian clothes) are long, they wouldn't fit well with the light and Heavy armour attach points. Thus, they would become outfits, if Arenanet ever decided to make them outfits, which I'd rather not see Arenanet spend too many resources on outfits.

They could take the approach they did with the Bear set in IBS: attach the hangy parts to the legs for heavy and light, and to the torso for medium.

Or make separate sets for light, medium, and heavy. If the hints pointing to Raisu Palace bear fruit, that'd be a great opportunity to reintroduce sets based on the Elite Canthan armour from Factions.

[Doggie.3184]

Where's the Hot Springs armor skins? It just isn't an Asian themed expansion without a Hot Springs episode.

[Gehenna.3625]

18 hours ago, squeegee.4320 said:

Elite Kurzick mesmer, that's all I have to say

The Exemplar Attire Outfit is basically the GW2 version of that iirc.

[Silent.6137]

1 hour ago, Doggie.3184 said:

Where's the Hot Springs armor skins? It just isn't an Asian themed expansion without a Hot Springs episode.

Do we need armor skins for that?

 

Edited September 25, 2022 by Silent.6137

[Fueki.4753]

16 minutes ago, Silent.6137 said:

Do we need armor skins for that?

 

Doggie.3184 likely was referring to that Japanese hot springs usually are entered completely naked, not in swimwear.

Edited September 25, 2022 by Fueki.4753

[Brycar.2651]

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[Doggie.3184]

On 9/25/2022 at 4:02 PM, Silent.6137 said:

Do we need armor skins for that?

 

That doesn't load but if you're linking lewd female armor liek the raven pants that leave their butt and crotch hanging out but use an unfinished MSpaint texture with the transparency done incorrectly on males then keep in mind I'm a male character.

 

Edited September 28, 2022 by Doggie.3184

[Danikat.8537]

We've had quite a few Canthan themed outfits already:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Canthan_Spiritualist_Outfit
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Elegant_Canthan_Outfit
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Jade_Tech_Outfit
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Infused_Samurai_Outfit
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Imperial_Guard_Outfit
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/White_Tiger_Outfit
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Shrine_Guardian_Outfit

There's also Assassin and Ritualist outfits, based on the GW1 professions.

Plus the 4/5 armour sets for each profession introduced in EoD.

[Silent.6137]

1 hour ago, Doggie.3184 said:

That doesn't load.

It's on your end then since there's been quite a few views from when I posted it.

[draxynnic.3719]

2 hours ago, Danikat.8537 said:

Plus the 4/5 armour sets for each profession introduced in EoD.

3-5, depending on whether you count the ancient sets as separate, and the monastery set is also identical for each armour weight.

YMMV, but in my opinion, most of the EoD sets are also fairly disappointing, especially considering what they cost (if you don't get them from PvP armour boxes) and how late they are in the game. Compare what you get from the links from here compared to elite Canthan or Luxon from GW1.

[tim.4596]

Thank you for your comments guys. I notice I didn't give much explanation in my original post.

 

First of there are different kind of Kimono, and each have unique features. The most common ones that people usually pictures are the Furisode (Luxury silk Kimono worn by Geisha), and Yukata (Summer cotton Kimono worn at festivals). I can't give a full explanation of all the different kinds of kimono the list is long, extensive, and the differentiation are subtile but important, so it's best if you look up "different Japanese kimono type on Google" if you're interested.

 

Second there is the integration of Kimono's in the game. Different types of Kimono would be worn at different places, and people of different ranks would wear different of Kimono's. I haven't had time to look for too many articles, I came across this PhD thesis which I believe gives a good introduction on Kimonos. How they are perceived by Japanese, and when you're most likely to see people wearing Kimono. 

 

Last, Guild Wars 2 being a video game, they have the ability to make those piece of clothing really popup as compared to real life. They can appear more voluminous than they really are, and have each layer of cloth be more distinct. I think a lot of TV anime do a really good job, at making Kimono look good on virtual characters.

 

I don't like giving bad feedback on the game, I'm sure the Anet developer team is doing their absolute best to create content for the game. But lately, the game seems to be going in all kind of direction and nowhere at the same time. As of today, the latest weekly gemstone item release was the "Frost Blossom Staff". Sure it's nice but I fail to understand how this falls under the Cantha theme, or that particular skin is being released right now. The previous black lion weapon collection sure look more asian themed then others but they are way too wide, and look Chinese rather than Japanese. Subtle and Elegant design prime in Japan. The current weapons have to many ornaments.

 

I think the best course of action would be to hire Japanese freelance video game cloth designer, they must exist. And have them design a set of in-game clothes for Cantha, otherwise you're most likely going to miss on some subtilities.

Edited September 28, 2022 by tim.4596
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[kharmin.7683]

19 hours ago, tim.4596 said:

 

I think the best course of action would be to hire Japanese freelance video game cloth designer, they must exist. And have them design a set of in-game clothes for Cantha, otherwise you're most likely going to miss on some subtilities.

But Cantha isn't Japanese.

[Fueki.4753]

25 minutes ago, kharmin.7683 said:

But Cantha isn't Japanese.

Technically it is Japanese. It's just that it isn't only Japanese.

There are many Japanese things in Cantha, most prominently Tengu.

[Debesyla.7102]

On 9/25/2022 at 9:39 PM, Doggie.3184 said:

Where's the Hot Springs armor skins? It just isn't an Asian themed expansion without a Hot Springs episode.

That will be the first season 6 episode. The gang goes to hot springs and commander tries too take a look at undressed Dragon's Watch 😏 Episode will also include a tower wrapped around waist outfit 😏