Seriously: WHY....
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Adeon Hawkwood,
Posted on: 2011-06-30 11:36 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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It also implied that they wore armored boots while wearing armor nowhere else. Here i was guessing it was so that their ruffles, lace, and bows wouldn't get rumpled by the armor. "Ah, the sacrifices and risks we endure for fashion."
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Originally Posted by Scythus
I think Vanden was making some kind of attempt at humor, as though men who hid their flesh behind protective metal were pansies while the crazy Scots and Germans that ran at their enemies buck naked while their skin is painted green or black respectively were "real men."
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I don't follow your logic here. Wouldn't making the Baron coat unisex make the Magic pack more attractive to potential buyers, as well as assuaging the complaints of those who have already bought it and are currently less than happy with their purchase? How would adding a female version to an existing booster-pack costume part cause Paragon Studios to lose any more money than adding a female version to an existing standard costume part?
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Originally Posted by Bad_Influence
I have no problem with females receiving access to the Baron coat, but we're less likely to get that since the Magic stuff was a thing we paid for. However the Ascension stuff does not cost us a thing in real-world money, so they're not losing any of that by giving men access to the Ascension Armor boot.
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
Not that there's anything inherently wrong with that, but it also means that virtually every knight and nobleman in medieval times who even merely trained for combat was gay.
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Because they might feel that they would be giving too much value for the price of the pack. I have a feeling they have a set number of pieces per booster pack [I have never actually counted]. Plus if they gave the Baron coat to women, people would start clamoring for all kinds of crossovers re other booster packs, imagine the headache. "The women got the Baron coat, now I want my guys to be able to have a male version of the Witch Lace top!"|
Originally Posted by FlashToo
I don't follow your logic here. Wouldn't making the Baron coat unisex make the Magic pack more attractive to potential buyers, as well as assuaging the complaints of those who have already bought it and are currently less than happy with their purchase? How would adding a female version to an existing booster-pack costume part cause Paragon Studios to lose any more money than adding a female version to an existing standard costume part?
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But the Ascension stuff is free, there's no cost-effectiveness ratio to worry about.
And female characters can't smoke cigars apparently
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I'm not saying I know, and I'm not saying I agree with the logic...|
Originally Posted by Dz131
And female characters can't smoke cigars apparently
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...but women smoking is something of a ... particular subject of fascination among ... some men.
(Those who are old enough can use Google to prove this to themselves, should they doubt it.)
This may play a part in continuing to exclude that option. Again, not that I agree with that logic.
did you just time travel here from the 1930s?
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Not an unfair question. But I'm only suggesting that a Google search for women smoking cigars might produce images of the type they might seek to avoid.|
Originally Posted by Dz131
did you just time travel here from the 1930s?
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I'm being non-committal and just bringing up ideas. I personally see no problem with it, and certainly no greater problem than much of the existing female attire.
Can't be more suggestive than fishnet leggings the new steampunk top with the highlighted chest or the (wtf) eden top. I hope they added it in game I need for a lot of my character concepts. 
I said the same thing about the boots in beta. There are multiple things that I question in the costume creator. I am still baffled by the lack of Kheldian Sashes, Chinese Martial Arts use those and not belts. What about the Warrior Belt with tight tops, or bracers for male toons?
Best I can figure on the Ascension boots is that whoever did the female version had a better sense of style.
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Funny, because the Greeks only wore armor below the knee, the Romans were the same...|
Originally Posted by Vanden
Wearing armor above the knees was actually a subtle way of showing that one was homosexual in medieval times.
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So, it would seem that only wearing armor below the knee was saying this...
That was a joke by the way.
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I didn't say it was the perfect system. These people treated sword wounds with urine, they weren't the brightest lot.
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
Not that there's anything inherently wrong with that, but it also means that virtually every knight and nobleman in medieval times who even merely trained for combat was gay.
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Issue 16 made me feel like this.
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I bet they just defrosted him.
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Originally Posted by Dz131
did you just time travel here from the 1930s?
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Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar |
Originally Posted by ThatGuyThere
Not an unfair question. But I'm only suggesting that a Google search for women smoking cigars might produce images of the type they might seek to avoid.
I'm being non-committal and just bringing up ideas. I personally see no problem with it, and certainly no greater problem than much of the existing female attire. |
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Note that I agree with you here.|
Originally Posted by Dz131
Can't be more suggestive than fishnet leggings the new steampunk top with the highlighted chest or the (wtf) eden top. I hope they added it in game I need for a lot of my character concepts.
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In addition to my aforementioned (and much-maligned) suggestion, I also think part if it is the game's "T for Teen" rating. I'm not sure smoking plays nicely with a "Teen" rating in all places among all those polled anymore.
(Abundant polygon skin, fine. Polygon tobacco consumption? Over the line. What a world; what a world!)
Don't confront me none. If we get cigars for females, I have a couple costumes to change.
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Well, in that case, they should remove the cigar option for males.
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Originally Posted by ThatGuyThere
Note that I agree with you here.
In addition to my aforementioned (and much-maligned) suggestion, I also think part if it is the game's "T for Teen" rating. I'm not sure smoking plays nicely with a "Teen" rating in all places among all those polled anymore. |
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though a significant portion of younger looking female npcs smoke cigarettes... and way too much eye makeup.
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Originally Posted by Dz131
And female characters can't smoke cigars apparently
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How do you smoke makeup?
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Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
though a significant portion of younger looking female npcs smoke cigarettes... and way too much eye makeup.
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That's not how rating reviews work. |
Originally Posted by Scythus
Well, in that case, they should remove the cigar option for males.
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Cigar smoking for men may seem standard fare, while cigar smoking for women push those limits.
I doubt it was because of ratings though.
It probably has more to do with not many female superheroes smoking cigars, when they made game.
Might be hesitant to add them now for a lot of reasons. While I know at one point they did this, not sure if it has stuck, but they had characters stop smoking cigarettes, cigars could be next.
Could be as simple as looking stupid on the female faces.
Im not against the idea to have cigars added for females. I have no characters to make use of it, but then I have no characters to make use of a lot of the costume options.
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Originally Posted by Scythus
How do you smoke makeup?
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We already have kilts.
I want skirts.
Or at the very least, robes.
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