I really hope the DLC has better armor design

[StopItStepBro]

Like there are some really good sets in Elden Ring but nowhere near as many as in previous souls games and an undeniably worse catalog compared to the likes of DS3. While there are some sets I absolutely love from this game (Vagabond, Fingerprint, Wolf, Briar), I feel like wayyyyyy too many sets are just different variations of robes. I mean I could be the only one on this stance but I definitely feel like base game Elden Ring lacks some serious armor variety.

[purpl3 h4z3]

There is a tradition in the DLCs made by fromsoftware that they leave the best armor and weapons only in the dlc, so expect good looking armor and weapons.

[Senki]

i like more sets in elden ring than i liked in previous games.

Banished knight, blackflame monk, beast champion, tree sentinel, blaidd armor, cleanrot, radahn, lionel, malenia's armor, maliketh's armor, zamor, night maiden, omen etc. all great sets

I think only DS2 might have more sets that I like or at least a comparable amount

[Heater]

Souls games ranked by favorite armor:
DS2>DS3>DS1>ER

[Ashenran]

Originally posted by Heater:

Souls games ranked by favorite armor:
DS2>DS3>DS1>ER

you forget demon's souls

[Lil Grandpa]

I appreciate that the armor in this game looks better maintained (world isn't as decayed, after all) than those in the Dark Souls world.

[Greywander]

Originally posted by (Poot) Lil Grandpa:

I appreciate that the armor in this game looks better maintained (world isn't as decayed, after all) than those in the Dark Souls world.

There's quite a few that have bits of rust on them or other wear and tear.

I really wish they would expand on the armor alteration system. In addition to changing colors or swapping out emblems/crests, it would be nice to have a setting to change the visible condition of the armor (likely a simple texture swap, in most cases). I could see having three settings to choose from: pristine, worn, and ruined.

Imagine, for example, the Sun Realm Shield, but in pristine condition (I would call its current state "ruined"). And yeah, that's technically a weapon, not armor, but no reason they couldn't expand the system to include weapon customization as well. Especially for shields; I'd love to have the option to change colors and crests on shields.

[Lil Grandpa]

Originally posted by Greywander:

Originally posted by (Poot) Lil Grandpa:

I appreciate that the armor in this game looks better maintained (world isn't as decayed, after all) than those in the Dark Souls world.

There's quite a few that have bits of rust on them or other wear and tear.

I really wish they would expand on the armor alteration system. In addition to changing colors or swapping out emblems/crests, it would be nice to have a setting to change the visible condition of the armor (likely a simple texture swap, in most cases). I could see having three settings to choose from: pristine, worn, and ruined.

Imagine, for example, the Sun Realm Shield, but in pristine condition (I would call its current state "ruined"). And yeah, that's technically a weapon, not armor, but no reason they couldn't expand the system to include weapon customization as well. Especially for shields; I'd love to have the option to change colors and crests on shields.

I was so disappointed when I saw you could customize armor, and I was thinking you could alter their color in subtle but varied ways (no pink or anything that would disrupt the art direction). And then I realized altering the armor essentially meant removing the cloak. Boc scammed me.

[Sephylon]

Originally posted by (Poot) Lil Grandpa:

Originally posted by Greywander:

There's quite a few that have bits of rust on them or other wear and tear.

I really wish they would expand on the armor alteration system. In addition to changing colors or swapping out emblems/crests, it would be nice to have a setting to change the visible condition of the armor (likely a simple texture swap, in most cases). I could see having three settings to choose from: pristine, worn, and ruined.

Imagine, for example, the Sun Realm Shield, but in pristine condition (I would call its current state "ruined"). And yeah, that's technically a weapon, not armor, but no reason they couldn't expand the system to include weapon customization as well. Especially for shields; I'd love to have the option to change colors and crests on shields.

I was so disappointed when I saw you could customize armor, and I was thinking you could alter their color in subtle but varied ways (no pink or anything that would disrupt the art direction). And then I realized altering the armor essentially meant removing the cloak. Boc scammed me.

He's still learning the trade. Hopefully he'll be better at it when the dlc hits. Also hope we get a laundromat, some of these clothes need to get washed

[Lil Grandpa]

Originally posted by Sephylon:

Originally posted by (Poot) Lil Grandpa:

I was so disappointed when I saw you could customize armor, and I was thinking you could alter their color in subtle but varied ways (no pink or anything that would disrupt the art direction). And then I realized altering the armor essentially meant removing the cloak. Boc scammed me.

He's still learning the trade. Hopefully he'll be better at it when the dlc hits. Also hope we get a laundromat, some of these clothes need to get washed

I think it's better if I never trust demi humans again.

[Greywander]

What gets me is how many armors we have that are essentially palette swaps. Okay, they're a bit more unique than that, but that's the thing. What they should have done is make the Lordsworn Knight set a single armor set (and likewise for the Lordsworn Soldier and Lordsworn Footman sets), and through the power of customization you would be able to modify, say, a Godrick Knight set into a Leyndell Knight set, or some hybrid between the two.

If they had done that, then imagine what we could do with the armor sets that don't have alternate versions.

It's a matter of scalability. If I make a game with 10 complete outfits then there are only 10 options for plays to choose from. If I instead make 10 shirts and 10 pants, now there are 100 different combinations players can do. If I have 10 shirts, 10 pants, 10 hats, and 10 shoes, there are 10,000 possible combinations. Heck, even if we say that we can only afford to make 10 items total, 5 shirts and 5 pants would still give 25 possible combinations rather than just 10. Not only that, but it's way easier to choose between 10 shirts and 10 pants than it is to choose between 100 complete outfits. This type of modular system is just better design.

[yaemikosimp]

interesting....
like a bikini armor or something

[HoboCop]

Most boss sets in ER are the worst looking across all FromS games. Radahn's armor is really cool but looks absolutely idiotic on a player character, Malenia's set is laughably bad, etc.

And yeah, it's veryy hard to combine gear from different sets this time.

[Mecharion]

Agree.. there is not one armor in the game that i really love.

Also i have not found "my" weapon... 🙄 Hope the dlc will deliver.

[Lil Grandpa]

Originally posted by Mecharion:

Agree.. there is not one armor in the game that i really love.

Also i have not found "my" weapon... 🙄 Hope the dlc will deliver.

not even the tree sentinel set? damn, it looks so good.

[Mecharion]

Originally posted by (Poot) Lil Grandpa:

Originally posted by Mecharion:

Agree.. there is not one armor in the game that i really love.

Also i have not found "my" weapon... 🙄 Hope the dlc will deliver.

not even the tree sentinel set? damn, it looks so good.

Dont know.. my char allways look fat in those 🙄🙈