Any chance of getting gender specific armor sets?

[Master Blaster]

Not looking anything in the vein of a bikini armor, but something to show that this is a female warrior wouldn't be so bad, example being the loading screen, if that was how your character could look like Id be blown away, also lets be honest here there are players that enjoy playing the sensual baddass female role and look good doing it too, not knocking the armor sets in the slightest but its clear they are aimmed towards a more male appearance, just asking for a bit of diversity is all but nothing crazy, females can look sexy and badass at the same time without looking like a h ooker.

[Burusagi]

Originally posted by Gus the Crocodile:

Armour is armour. The game is better for letting men and women both look equally like post-apocalypse trash piles.

No "armour" is not always "armour" in Grim Dawn.

There is plenty of robes and clothes (classified as "Caster Armour" in-game) where it is not far-fetched at all for the female version to look like the loading screen.

I agree that chainmail bikinis would be stupid, but more robes showing some cleavage like that?

Totes plausible.

[KG]

I think Crate's opinion on this is that the game is better off with them introducing two armor sets rather than one set with a different look for male and female characters. I can't personally disagree with that.

[Gus the Crocodile]

Well, women going into battle dressed like the loading screen is not my idea of plausible. Caster armour is still armour: it's a practical outfit, not a dress to wear to a fancy dinner party.

I mean if you want to add clothes for the "sensual badass", great, whatever, but do it for men too. The idea that exposing yourself is particularly a woman's role is gross.

[Burusagi]

Originally posted by Gus the Crocodile:

Well, women going into battle dressed like the loading screen is not my idea of plausible.

If they are of the "Spellcasting Necromancer" archetype (which she CLEARLY is) then it is entirely plausible. The thing I find harder to swallow are those immense and impractal shoulderpads, lol. They're a bit too WoW-sized for my liking.

Also, I find it worrying that you think of cleavage as "exposing yourself". To me that is some dude in a trenchcoat twirling his penor at you.

[Gus the Crocodile]

Yeah I think Grim Dawn's "spellcasting necromancers" would prefer outfits that were going to be comfortable and practical for all the constant running across the countryside and getting hit in the face by zombies etc. Ask any woman who's worn anything like the loading screen outfit whether they'd do sustained physical activity in it if they had a choice.

The idea that "a burqa would satisfy me" runs directly counter to the fact that I just said "if you want to add clothes for the "sensual badass", great, whatever". As I said, it's the association with women specifically that's the problem.

[Master Blaster]

Originally posted by Gus the Crocodile:

Yeah I think Grim Dawn's "spellcasting necromancers" would prefer outfits that were going to be comfortable and practical for all the constant running across the countryside and getting hit in the face by zombies etc. Ask any woman who's worn anything like the loading screen outfit whether they'd do sustained physical activity in it if they had a choice.

The idea that "a burqa would satisfy me" runs directly counter to the fact that I just said "if you want to add clothes for the "sensual badass", great, whatever". As I said, it's the association with women specifically that's the problem.

You know little in the ways of seduction I see, not ever battle needs to be won by a show of force you know, a womans charm can fall many a foe.

[Gus the Crocodile]

Which battles in Grim Dawn have you won by charming the enemies?

[davidb11]

Yeah, Gus, you kind of are on the losing side here, not that I agree with Master Blaster, but still.
And what do you mean by the association with women that is specifically the problem?

Armor like on the loading screen is actually feasble and realistic for a spell caster with an army of skeletons on their side. After all, skeletons tend to be good "meat" shields, and her armor is most certainly not going to be touched by any mere mortal's blade. :) Necromancers have lots of magic shields.

THere are plenty of charm based spells in Grim Dawn too.

[Anathema]

Originally posted by Master Blaster:

Originally posted by Gus the Crocodile:

Yeah I think Grim Dawn's "spellcasting necromancers" would prefer outfits that were going to be comfortable and practical for all the constant running across the countryside and getting hit in the face by zombies etc. Ask any woman who's worn anything like the loading screen outfit whether they'd do sustained physical activity in it if they had a choice.

The idea that "a burqa would satisfy me" runs directly counter to the fact that I just said "if you want to add clothes for the "sensual badass", great, whatever". As I said, it's the association with women specifically that's the problem.

You know little in the ways of seduction I see, not ever battle needs to be won by a show of force you know, a womans charm can fall many a foe.

I seriously doubt the Aetherials and Chthonians care about charm.

[davidb11]

Well, they don't seem to be immune to the few ways to charm enemies in the game. :)

[Burusagi]

Originally posted by davidb11:

Yeah, Gus, you kind of are on the losing side here, not that I agree with Master Blaster, but still.
And what do you mean by the association with women that is specifically the problem?

Armor like on the loading screen is actually feasble and realistic for a spell caster with an army of skeletons on their side. After all, skeletons tend to be good "meat" shields, and her armor is most certainly not going to be touched by any mere mortal's blade. :) Necromancers have lots of magic shields.

THere are plenty of charm based spells in Grim Dawn too.

This guy gets it.

Every single armour in the game would have you dead with one bullet, btw.

Just sayin', since apparently we've gotten into a realism discussion about a grimdark fantasy game for some reason.

[davidb11]

Thank you!
To be fair about bullets, the reason armor didn't work against them is because of how fast they go compared to arrows.
Crossbows were invented because people were tired of arrows bouncing off armor.

Guns just became the natural progression past Crossbows. It just took a bit of time. :)

And yeah, I don't know why we got into a realism discussion.

[Gus the Crocodile]

Originally posted by davidb11:

And what do you mean by the association with women that is specifically the problem?

The expectation of sexy appearances as specifically a female role is sexist garbage, is what I mean.

Originally posted by davidb11:

Armor like on the loading screen is actually feasble and realistic for a spell caster with an army of skeletons on their side. After all, skeletons tend to be good "meat" shields, and her armor is most certainly not going to be touched by any mere mortal's blade. :) Necromancers have lots of magic shields.

Even a Grim Dawn character that never takes a hit themselves is still spending basically days at a time running from A to B. Why don't you ask a woman whether sustained running in a corset is something they consider "feasible and realistic".

Originally posted by davidb11:

There are plenty of charm based spells in Grim Dawn too.

If you're saying this in response to what I asked MB, please note that I didn't claim otherwise and this doesn't answer the question.

[Burusagi]

Originally posted by Gus the Crocodile:

Why don't you ask a woman whether sustained running in a corset is something they consi

F*ck's sake give it a rest already.

[davidb11]

Gus, why in the 9 levels of hell are you even gibbering on about realism in a video game with freaking magic?
Seriously, your arguement is invalid because Magic. Seriously, video games aren't supposed to follow real life. You silly goose!
I mean, okay, maybe parts of Call of Duty are realistic. :P


And stop thinking people aren't allowed to design armor that isn't super ultra-mega protective like a freaking full suit of platemail.

I mean, I really don't want to have to point this out, but when Xena's armor from the TV Show is actually realistic, there's some flaws with the idea that Armor has to be all sorts of bulky. :)

I'm just saying.
Stop complaining about something that is literally insane to complain about.

This game doesn't need you to fight and argue and raise holy hell about.