08-31-2005, 06:36 PM
Actually what bugs me about WoW and what I really liked in CoH is that you could customize your character appearance in CoH - and that was the way your character would look. In WoW, you are what you wear, and there's no customizability in that. You can't dye your armor, you can't choose the way your weapon looks... Your gear doesn't get more powerful along with you, you can only replace your gear with new items.
To fix that, I'd introduce a new function: armor customization. You talk to someone, he or she can customize the way your armor looks. Coloring armor is easy and just needs dyes, changing the shape (model) requires crafting materials. Give armor several 'slots' for crafter-added modifications similiar to how slotted items work in Diablo II.
So, for instance, you just got the Lightforge Helm, but it clashes horribly with all your nice silvery armor - so you take it to an armorsmith. The armorsmith colors it silver, adds a visor front, and now you're styling.
To fix that, I'd introduce a new function: armor customization. You talk to someone, he or she can customize the way your armor looks. Coloring armor is easy and just needs dyes, changing the shape (model) requires crafting materials. Give armor several 'slots' for crafter-added modifications similiar to how slotted items work in Diablo II.
So, for instance, you just got the Lightforge Helm, but it clashes horribly with all your nice silvery armor - so you take it to an armorsmith. The armorsmith colors it silver, adds a visor front, and now you're styling.