Yeah, not liking or even understanding the need for this redesign. Far more groups in game were deserving of such.
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The robes are better fitting for an ancient magical cabal than this warrior gear IMO. I wouldn't mind if it was a new member of the group that used Titan Weapons but for every single member? No thanks.
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Behold... the new look for the Circle of Thorns
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So, I'm not the only person who thinks that design looks like a clone of Warcraft?
It sure doesn't say "evil millennia-old magician" to me.
Yeah, looks weird. Miss the robes.
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I don't know from WoW (never got past the newbie isle) but I don't like the new look.
The robes are fine. I understand the desire to update the looks but they look like some kind of supernatural warrior caste and not some cult from the 60's reinvisioning what it means to learn true power.
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I couldn't agree more.
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I don't mind an updated look, but they don't look quite that wizard-y now. Needs moar robes in addition to what's there.
And the heads of those LTs look humongous in comparison to the rest of their bodies.
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Yuck.
As a Praetorian version od CoT, fine. As a Primal Earth version? Yuck.
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Eh. I don't mind the crazy shoulderpads and spandex. Superhero/villain wizards wear stuff like this all the time. They'd look far more wizard-like if they had capes, though.
Yeah, the costume pieces look cool, but they need robes too..and they look too much alike, really.
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I agree with the overarching sentiment above: the update is somewhat ugly and unnecessary.
I will say what I said in another thread as well: Were these pieces used in smaller doses (a few pieces per character) and a global update to the CoT was done, I would likely LOVE the change... but to overhaul them completely and just slap them in head-to-toe of a single set... with a single set of colors looks bad. This outfit does NOT befit the CoT I know.
Straight up, the redesign sucks.
I'm with Thirty-Seven here, use the new pieces in moderation and with more than two colors. And for God's sake give them back their robes. I could care less if we the players got robes, but for a villain group to have robes for the last 7 years and suddenly get rid of them for this? Just ugh.
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I agree with the overarching sentiment above: the update is somewhat ugly and unnecessary.
I will say what I said in another thread as well: Were these pieces used in smaller doses (a few pieces per character) and a global update to the CoT was done, I would likely LOVE the change... but to overhaul them completely and just slap them in head-to-toe of a single set... with a single set of colors looks bad. This outfit does NOT befit the CoT I know. |
I thought the new look was just for the Praetorian version of CoT.
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I don't mind so much. Even Lex Luthor got a muscularized Silver Age spandex outfit.
At least there are now female members in the group. That's a plus.
Although, it will be confusing and hazardous at first when players run up to the Energy Mage looking to spend some Merits.
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I honestly thought this was a joke thread by looking at the screenshots.
Nope. Check out the war walls in the background. It's the Circle of Thorns from primal earth.
Why not use these designs for the Mu intead? They're underused as a villain group and their current look SUCKS.
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Apparently all the players wanting generic dragon age-esq armor for their characters wasn't enough. We now get to see the NPCs we fight wearing similar things.
Would it be so bad to maintain the Circle of Thorns as they are? They are a unique and interesting villain group in the game. They look awesome. They're the typical evil robed cultists that can be found in ALL different genres. I for one am a massive fan of the Circle of Thorns as they currently are in the game and have no idea why these new designs were introduced.