Should we be able to transmog over exotic gear?

[jx]

When season 14 comes around and ada-1 brings transmog to destiny, should we be able to transmog gear over currently equipped exotic gear? I understand exotics looks unique due to its lore behind it etc but I say it should be an option only because there's some really nice sets in destiny and an exotic piece of gear can throw sets completely off.

[Nakos]

Mm... no, that's not why Exotics look the way they do.

Exotics look like they do because it's a signal to other players what special abilities your character is currently using.

So ... SHOULD we be able to transmog Exotics? Yes.

Are they going to let us? No, probably not, because it goes against some of the meta design for the game.

[Nibbie]

Originally posted by Bracus Zavala:

I understand exotics looks unique due to its lore behind it etc

As above, pretty sure they look unique because they can have a large impact on what a player can do, not because of lore (which doesn't make sense in the first place, since legendary items also have lore to them). While it doesn't matter as much in Coop (though it is still nice), it can be quite important to see that your pvp opponents are wearing Wormhusk, or One Eyed, or whatever else that may impact how you play. A reasonable system would be to transmog them in PVE modes only, but I don't know how feasible that is for their systems.

[Zoomii]

No, exotics need to keep their unique looks so you know what your teammates are using and/or what enemies are using in Crucible.

[jx]

Originally posted by Zoomii:

No, exotics need to keep their unique looks so you know what your teammates are using and/or what enemies are using in Crucible.

to be honest i dont run up to team mates and enemies to identify what exotic theyre wearing. you can find out rather quickly what exotic they are wearing depending on the enhancements that they bring. for eg a hunter with mask, i can identify their dodge blink but i cant identify the mask from across the map as i am to busy focusing on other stuff + you can also inspect guardians and see what theyre running. if you have to visualise and exotic to know what theyre bringing you just need to play more :)

[MOSLEY]

Originally posted by Zoomii:

No, exotics need to keep their unique looks so you know what your teammates are using and/or what enemies are using in Crucible.

This IMO.

Also, I think this would directly affect Eververse ornament sales so I don’t think it’s likely to happen anyways.

[Mez Koo]

No, they are unique so they should look unique.

[Human]

yes, you should be able to transmog over exotics.

if someone cant tell that somebody has bakris on when they literally teleport dodge than i dont know what to tell them.

[Internet ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ Hero]

For PVE? Sure, ability to change ugly, but useful exotics would be nice. More use for armor ornament sets, just like you said. For PVP? Probably not.

[MOSLEY]

Originally posted by Human Guy:

yes, you should be able to transmog over exotics.

if someone cant tell that somebody has bakris on when they literally teleport dodge than i dont know what to tell them.

It would be nice to know what they can do BEFORE they do it...

[R A Z E R]

No.

[Pocahawtness]

Yes you should be able to, but perhaps they should vanish in PVP?

[Avidius Aurelius]

Exotics are often ugly and ruin my entire look... I would love to be able to transmog over exotics.

In the heat of pvp, everything happens so fast that its a waste of time to try and see what the enemy is wearing anyway, because there are SO MANY overrides already, so its very difficult to spot on which part of the body someone is wearing an exotic.

[Mister Wiggles]

Should you? Maybe, will we? Probably not. See people talking about being able to identify what people are using but the real reason is Eververse. Good luck selling an ornament when you can just transmog over it with something else.

[Akryte]

You won't be able to transmog over exotics because that will completely ruin exotic ornaments. Bungie will lose money. That's pretty much all you need to know.

[Delta]

Originally posted by Akryte:

You won't be able to transmog over exotics because that will completely ruin exotic ornaments. Bungie will lose money. That's pretty much all you need to know.

That's literally not all you need to know as Bungie talked about this topic before.
You can't cover up exotics because you and your opponents in PvP need to visibly see what exotics people are using to know how to fight them.