Is this REALLY necessary?

[Katrala]

I understand the whole Night-Elf-females-are-a-bit-hoochie thing, but are Blizzard's developers all 14-year old boys at heart?

I'm in Blade's Edge yesterday turning in a quest and I see a pair of pants that have better stats than my current ones - so I pick those and put them on. I close the character window, look at my toon, and say, "Where'd the pants go?"

/sigh

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/hoochie2.jpg

[satineeftw]

Thats my current armor set I <3 it haha

**edit** It also looks even hotter when my night elf is in shadowform rofl

[moopy]

The solution is to equip a robe, cover up the dubious stripper/healer gear. In the meantime, a guild tabard will save a few blushes. There are some mageweave pants for low level casters which are even worse on female characters. I saw a draeni with it all hanging out the other day, and sighed inwardly, assuming it was on purpose, but a quick inspect revealed (ahem) that the shirt and pants actually had excellent stats for the level. Grumble.

However much you may or may not like the design of those items, it gets you an unwanted audience of eejits- so even if you're not puritanical, it's a big disadvantage.

[xxlebox]

Nice butt. :p hahaha

whaddaya think, succubus has been made by the blizzard people right? bunch of h*rny guys. :p

[satineeftw]

my reason for wearing it is not because I want to stare at a night elf butt lol (thats what I have KCMA for) but because I think it's funny for a priest to be looking sexy. I don't know but thats why for me. lol

[Stigg]

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/arstout/3-1.jpg

That is the honest to god some of the l33t3st tanking gear a pally can get at level 60, without raiding.

It didn't help that she named her toon Dreamly either.

[moopy]

my reason for wearing it is not because I want to stare at a night elf butt lol (thats what I have KCMA for) but because I think it's funny for a priest to be looking sexy. I don't know but thats why for me. lol

As long as you can fend off the stupidos every time you go to a major city, it's fine :) My nelf priest wears long robes as a matter of course, my draeni shammy is lucky enough to have good sturdy armor too (though is a bit comic book hawt in enhancement gear- the first windfury crit usually clears that one up).

[satineeftw]

As long as you can fend off the stupidos every time you go to a major city, it's fine :) My nelf priest wears long robes as a matter of course, my draeni shammy is lucky enough to have good sturdy armor too (though is a bit comic book hawt in enhancement gear- the first windfury crit usually clears that one up).

Yea my human warrior has some pretty hopt gear and she hits hard. the helm makes her look likea turtle though lol.

[Katrala]

Hehe, I ran through SW a bit after I put them on, only to have several whispers of "Nice pants" and other such stuff.

Moonkin form solved that problem.

[moopy]

Moonkin form solved that problem.

Muahaha, absolutely. When my shammy was fairly shiny and new, she needed to go and pick up loads of FPs, and so had to do the nekkid run thing (to avoid repair bills). "When you're a wolf, no-one minds that you're nekkid".

Yea my human warrior has some pretty hopt gear and she hits hard. the helm makes her look likea turtle though lol.

Just about every hat in the game looks daft- especially if the toon has horns or pointy earns (/crymore). The only ones I don't hide are crazy cyborg-looking engineering goggles.

[satineeftw]

I do the nakey thing to fool hordey lol. they can't tell what lvl I am if I'm atleast 10 lvls above them if I'm naked haha. For all they know my 40 could be a 70. (I know I know I'm a dork)

[PlayThemAll]

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/arstout/3-1.jpg

That is the honest to god some of the l33t3st tanking gear a pally can get at level 60, without raiding.

It didn't help that she named her toon Dreamly either.

HaHa, very true. I play a female Pali and all the armor I find makes her look like a stripper.

[moopy]

I do the nakey thing to fool hordey lol. they can't tell what lvl I am if I'm atleast 10 lvls above them if I'm naked haha. For all they know my 40 could be a 70. (I know I know I'm a dork)

There's a warped kind of logic here, somewhere :)

[Icefrost]

Brings to mind something I saw before I started playing WoW:
"How can some characters have such high armor when they are wearing a metal bra?"

[Stigg]

Brings to mind something I saw before I started playing WoW:
"How can some characters have such high armor when they are wearing a metal bra?"

We told her it distracted mobs and players while they were fighting her, so theyre swings got sloppy and missed a lot. :)

[Icefrost]

We told her it distracted mobs and players while they were fighting her, so theyre swings got sloppy and missed a lot. :)

Well I never really did believe that they are actually lucky enough to only get hit on the 10% part of their body that is actually covered :P

[myusernameistaken]

I was annoyed the other way actually - I just made myself the Mageweave set for my troll priestess... the vest set (rather than the robe set) I think is supposed to look quite sexy for female characters... however, with these thighs and feet; no way :cry:


Edit: I thought this was going to be a thread about how annoying Warlock's imps are...

[Silverhand]

Brings to mind something I saw before I started playing WoW:
"How can some characters have such high armor when they are wearing a metal bra?"



Magic.

Cheers,

Silverhand

[Stigg]

I was annoyed the other way actually - I just made myself the Mageweave set for my troll priestess... the vest set (rather than the robe set) I think is supposed to look quite sexy for female characters... however, with these thighs and feet; no way :cry:


Edit: I thought this was going to be a thread about how annoying Warlock's imps are...
That set is hawt on my belf!

[murderousmic]

If you didn't want to be ogled you should have rolled a female Dorf.

[myusernameistaken]

That set is hawt on my belf!

Aye I bet - I'll be making it for my mate's Belf lock when he gets up to 40. QQ for my poor troll though, as if dating wasn't hard enough for a 6'5 blue skinned lass with 2 fingers and tusks.

If you didn't want to be ogled you should have rolled a female Dorf.

Judging by 50% of my ex girlfriends I should have a thing for short ladies with big thighs...

[Silverhand]

I understand the whole Night-Elf-females-are-a-bit-hoochie thing, but are Blizzard's developers all 14-year old boys at heart?

I'm in Blade's Edge yesterday turning in a quest and I see a pair of pants that have better stats than my current ones - so I pick those and put them on. I close the character window, look at my toon, and say, "Where'd the pants go?"

/sigh

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/beccamillott/hoochie2.jpg

Suggest this doesn't represent the maturity level of the game designers so much as it does an appropriate awareness of one of their target market segments.

Cheers,

Silverhand

[Xmcdaniel]

Nice butt. :p hahaha

whaddaya think, succubus has been made by the blizzard people right? bunch of h*rny guys. :p

Catering to a bunch of horny guys is more like it...

I just LOL at some of the posts on these boards that imply that Blizzard designs everything with their employees interests in mind, e.g. "all the dev's play locks lol no wonder they are OP!!!!!!!1111111" Blizzard is a business...and a very successful one at that. Do some of their designers have the same interests as the people that play the game? Of course they do! But to suggest that they are catering to their own desires rather than the customers is a little short sighted.

xxlebox- this is not directed at you just a general frustration of mine.

[Rysteranch]

Suggest this doesn't represent the maturity level of the game designers so much as it does an appropriate awareness of one of their target market segments.

Cheers,

Silverhand

Totally agree. A segment of the WoW population (not sure how much) likes to see scantily clad BE's. The rest of us prudes (yes, I am one) have to put up with the stripper gear.

[myusernameistaken]

I think I object much more to the size of the high-level gear. It doesn't bother me if some teenage boy wants to run his naked Belf about the place, it does annoy me that I'll end up duel wielding 2 axes that are bigger than me. And probably a really stupid colour.

[Icefrost]

I think I object much more to the size of the high-level gear. It doesn't bother me if some teenage boy wants to run his naked Belf about the place, it does annoy me that I'll end up duel wielding 2 axes that are bigger than me. And probably a really stupid colour.

I too have to say that I'm far less annoyed by half-naked elves/humans/whatnot than heavily armored tauren with shoulderpads big enough to fit in a gnome or two.

[Shadowpup]

I too have to say that I'm far less annoyed by half-naked elves/humans/whatnot than heavily armored tauren with shoulderpads big enough to fit in a gnome or two.

That's where they store their snacks. Gotta keep the gnome ka-bobs someplace...

[myusernameistaken]

I too have to say that I'm far less annoyed by half-naked elves/humans/whatnot than heavily armored tauren with shoulderpads big enough to fit in a gnome or two.

Aye bigger =! better. Surely we could have some really well designed yet simple and moderately sized gear. Mind, someone was flashing pics of the latest set of Warrior armour, that looked pretty cool. I feel sorry for the Warlocks and the stupid winged hat though.

[xDarkDrifterx]

What are they called? Did I miss the name somewhere?

[Tollin]

I have a female dorf and she is very curvy and has had some interesting armor to say the least. Was very interesting to see her in.

I dont mind Nelfs so much as the human female and belf paladins that are supposed to be wearing plate???????????

[Tikki]

I don't know what you guys are talking about...

but I ALWAYS find my chrome bra and panty set are the perfect combination of coverage and lift when I want to enter a good fight...

[satineeftw]

I don't know what you guys are talking about...

but I ALWAYS find my chrome bra and panty set are the perfect combination of coverage and lift when I want to enter a good fight...

exactly! I'm wearing mine now. Such a good fit.

[Tikki]

satineeftw, have you gotten any tassel addons? They add armour, and change of automatic fire on a critical hit. I love them...!

[Xlorep DarkHelm]

I understand the whole Night-Elf-females-are-a-bit-hoochie thing, but are Blizzard's developers all 14-year old boys at heart?

I'm in Blade's Edge yesterday turning in a quest and I see a pair of pants that have better stats than my current ones - so I pick those and put them on. I close the character window, look at my toon, and say, "Where'd the pants go?"

/sigh

As my roommate puts it, apparently, according to Blizzard, the only vulnerable spots on the female anatomy is the breasts and crotch area.

While on many races, this looks sexy, the problem is when you see what it looks like on gnomes. Gnome females, which look like little girls who started puberty a bit early, running around in clothing that I don't even think hookers would be caught on the street wearing. Suddenly, the "sexy" clothing that the female characters has, twists into some perverse... very disturbing thing.

[Katrala]

What are they called? Did I miss the name somewhere?

Metro's Slimming Legs

[satineeftw]

satineeftw, have you gotten any tassel addons? They add armour, and change of automatic fire on a critical hit. I love them...!

I actually added the sequins for frost damage but thats a nice set too!

[Leandar]

I have to start making female toons. It would be a nice change of senery than a mans ass. What do these look like on a male NE? I bet I would laugh my ass off, it would be that funny

[Tollin]

On a male Nelf it would be full pants... trust me there is a bias here...

See sucubus...

[KollegeGurl]

On a male Nelf it would be full pants... trust me there is a bias here...

See sucubus...

God..i'd hope so...nothing i want to see less than a male nelf in a speedo

[oX Callie Xo]

God..i'd hope so...nothing i want to see less than a male nelf in a speedo

Sounds hawt to me.

It'd look better on a Draenei female anyway. :rolleyes:

[Tollin]

The bias is everywhere even the horde females have curvy bodies on them.. Orc's and Troll are perky and in your face.. Undead arent in your face but its there.. and of course belfs

[oX Callie Xo]

The bias is everywhere even the horde females have curvy bodies on them.. Orc's and Troll are perky and in your face.. Undead arent in your face but its there.. and of course belfs

My Blood Elf supports anorexia. I don't like it... :undecided:

[Tikki]

i really like my belf...I think she's pretty....and i feel so wrong for thinking this.

[larissa]

On a male Nelf it would be full pants... trust me there is a bias here...

See sucubus...

What are you suggesting? Isn't the Felguard big and buff and topless? And the imp ... well ... not so big and buff .. but you get what I'm saying! :grin:

Given the actual lore on Succubi, I would say Blizzard did a fair job for a creature built around lust and temptation.

I've worn the Black Mageweave set for a bit, and it's Outlands counterpart. Sometimes I just want something 'sexy' for my character to wear, rather than some volumous robe.

As to the various armour pieces, and what they cover ... especially the plate, I see it as a bit tongue-in-cheek, given the classic 'gals in chainmail bikinis' that pervade various fantasy genres. Reminds me of some comic I saw years ago, with this busty warrior woman in the skimpiest of chainmail bikinis, with dozens of arrows just embedded in the bra and panties, saying "Good thing I was wearing my armour!" :laughing:

~~~Larissa

[Xlorep DarkHelm]

Yeah, I could see there being a bit of tongue-in-cheek to it all, considering it IS Blizzard.

[LucidSpirit]

If you never worked in an IT department, especially in a software development team, most employees are male. I'm in a team of 12, and not one is a girl. Office Christmas parties are, well, just boring -- hardly any girls and endless technical discussions *yawn*. I much prefer HR Christmas knees-up :D

Having been in software development for a long time, extremely long time, they're aren't many females in the business. :shocked:

I think I make the point clear.

-LS

[kall]

I do the nakey thing to fool hordey lol. they can't tell what lvl I am if I'm atleast 10 lvls above them if I'm naked haha. For all they know my 40 could be a 70. (I know I know I'm a dork)

2 monitors and a link to http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/ ftw.

[moopy]

The bias is everywhere even the horde females have curvy bodies on them.. Orc's and Troll are perky and in your face.. Undead arent in your face but its there.. and of course belfs

As the undead emote says:

"Yes, they're real.. They aren't mine, but they're real."

vs

"Yes, they are real.. and they can cut glass." (Draeni, who have some of the best /silly samples- I love the one about gnomes..)

[satineeftw]

too bad that site is blocked for me. Workplace internet restrictions ftl

[Argument]

I don't know how many of you have seen it, but the Spartans from the film 300 show that there is a long and noble history of Magic Tiny Pants of Invulnerability.

The Bondage Lederhosen worn by the other Greeks wasn't nearly as effective.

[myusernameistaken]

There is some awful gear for male characters as well. I remember one of the first leg quest rewards I got for my hunter were some kind of green Lederhosen. And go and buy some Prospective Woollies (IIRC) they're like furry male hot pants :sad:

I saw a male Belf in a pair of something similar only this morning - it was deeply, deeply disturbing.

[moopy]

Ok, so where's the WoW machinima version of YMCA? :)

[fzyx]

If you never worked in an IT department, especially in a software development team, most employees are male. I'm in a team of 12, and not one is a girl. Office Christmas parties are, well, just boring -- hardly any girls and endless technical discussions *yawn*. I much prefer HR Christmas knees-up :D

Having been in software development for a long time, extremely long time, they're aren't many females in the business. :shocked:

I think I make the point clear.

-LS
Not really... What is your point? There aren't alot of female programmers?

FWIW - My male night elf druid currently has pants that are skin colored except for a thong looking area. They are great pants but he looks ridiculous and almost offensive :)

[jack you up]

"Omg these clothes make me look like a whore! /wrists QQ"

DON'T WEAR THEM IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT!

[bwirum]

"Omg these clothes make me look like a whore! /wrists QQ"

DON'T WEAR THEM IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT!

This isn't the official forums. Cut the caps too please.

[Sturm]

Would say normal hats - not helms - are nice =)

[moopy]

Would say normal hats - not helms - are nice =)

Well, the new "Stylin'" hats made by leatherworkers are uberpimpin'. It's just too bad that they don't come with free fur coat, cuban heels and cane.