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zeramoth

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Male FoW

How comes it that nearly everywhere u go u see a male warrior with FoW armor, i think that armor looks pretty bad, for other charrs FoW armor looks much cooler but still the most seen FoW armor is still male FoW armor, why??

12/28/06 00:52

NecroRebel

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RE: Male FoW

In most games, warriors and other melee fighter noncaster-type characters in that vein tend to be the easiest character type to play. For that reason, many people's first character is a Warrior. Since their first char is a war, they consider that their main character and get it new armor/weapons/runes before other characters. And since people naturally associate that character type with strength (and to a certain extent low intelligence and/or brutishness) they make male warriors due to the generally-higher physical strength that men have.

In other words, despite the fact that male FoW looks like you're wearing a trash can, people still tend to get it first :)

12/28/06 01:06

zeramoth

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RE: Male FoW

sounds pretty logical, though i cant understand why they buy a armor that looks like a "trash can" as u said

12/28/06 01:16

The Warrior Of Timi

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RE: Male FoW

FoW armors are prestige armor, so if you buy it. People see that ou have a lot of money

12/28/06 01:56

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RE: Male FoW

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In other words, despite the fact that male FoW looks like you're wearing a trash can, people still tend to get it first :)

Truer words have rarely been spoken.

Like most FoW its about prestige, not looks. Most FoW is uglier than a (insert favorite derogatory descriptive word here) [except male mesmer!] . When people buy FoW I think they are trying to accrue more respect; also when I first starting playing the game, FoW armor meant excellent player to me, some people might still be stuck in that mentality.

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12/28/06 01:58

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sounds pretty logical, though i cant understand why they buy a armor that looks like a "trash can" as u said

Maybe they also like trash-metal music ? ^_^

12/28/06 02:02

Truemajeed

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RE: Male FoW

Im not sure that you're 100% correct on the war thing though...

When I started, I went Me/W...could have been cool, but as has been said before, Me is not a good starter...esp. if you don't realise thet henchies are free..lol

I only got a W/Mo because I ofund AMP, and everyone was saying...all 'noobs' make W/Mos cos its easy...hehe..time to go make my W/Mo

Anyway....

..the only FoW sets I like are:

Elementalist...cool and spiky;

Warrior female...its quite cool, at least it looks more like armour than 15k glads...lol....;

Necromancers(female)...cool, looks neccro-ish but not ugly necro-ish;

Perhaps also Mesmer.

I find the rest to be too much like what you can already get cheaper.

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12/28/06 02:42

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RE: Male FoW

Male FoW Armor for War is not ugly Mesmer FoW is ugly or Assa or Der but War is cool.And here chars are balanced and its not harder to play with caster just ppl play with wars because they looks cool and most of their armors look cool but i prefer necros and monks and eles

12/28/06 02:54

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RE: Male FoW

NecroRebel ur post is very stupid then why ppl make female chars ? to look in their tits and ass? and armor is not like a trash can just ppl like knights and this ages.

12/28/06 02:58

Truemajeed

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RE: Male FoW

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Why ppl make female wars? to look at their ---- and ------?

YES....I have a female war...

Duh....just look at 15k glads (female)

And please try not to be aggressive...necrorebel certainly did have a valid point....Naturally I would be more likely to attribute brutishness etc. to a male char...its not sexist, it's not exactly an attribute to be proud of...

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12/28/06 03:10

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RE: Male FoW

Im a chick and I make chick chars -.- I think that war fow is Ugly there is WAY better armours for a warrior gotta say that to alot of people it was a sign on richness. Then alot more people got it so it kinda died down but your not just gonna go and delete it.

12/28/06 03:30

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RE: Male FoW

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NecroRebel ur post is very stupid then why ppl make female chars ? to look in their t*ts and *ss? and armor is not like a trash can just ppl like knights and this ages.

1st, chill with the agro attitude

2nd, i made a female char cuz i like the armor better and because i think of a evil soul sucking character as a woman... lol just kidding.

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Male Warrior - its a warrior, you expect a big, hulk-like guy

Female necro- see reason above

Male monk- if i could go back, i would make him female cuz the armor is better, and you think of a woman as being more nuturing thus more monk-like

Male Ranger- Mountain man, not mountain woman

Female Dervish- Man in a dress vs. a woman in a dress, what would you choose?

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12/28/06 04:05

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RE: Male FoW

Edit: I decided not to say it, don't want to fire anyone up <_<

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12/28/06 04:42

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RE: Male FoW

I think a lot buy FoW armor cause they think it puts them in a higher class of gamers and makes them feel they are better than others (note not all fell that way and also not all would admit it) The truth is even though they have that armor all it really shows is that they had more time in most cases. Its just a way for those that play several hours a day to blow their money and get something that would take the casual player as some would like to say which only get to play maybe 2 hours a day if lucky cause of work or family obligations. I could have gotten a set by now but I don't like any of them so instead got a couple regular 15K armors.

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12/28/06 05:23

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RE: Male FoW

FoW armor, for some, is an achievement. It is a goal that they set for themselves and strive for. Evenhands had a great post(link to post) the other day about how he wanted a maxed out brute sword back in the day and what he had to go through to save up for it. For some its an ebay buy for others its about a couple weeks of long days and solo UW runs it just depends. As for myself I have 8 characters W/Mo being my first for basically the reason necro rebel stated, a monk my second b/c I figured I could get in more groups and my main character now is a necro. I set a goal ohhhhh about 8 months ago to get FoW armor for my necro. Currently I am about 3/4 of the way there. When I do have enough to get it to me it will be the completion of a long term goal I set, nothing more. I dont care if its ugly or just a waste of money (which it is) to me it was something that at one time was unachiveable but has become quite within my reach. Since alot of people start with W/Mo it is probably the same there, not to mention warriors can still farm very well allowing one to save up quite a bit of money.

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12/28/06 07:01

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RE: Male FoW

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I agree for some it is an achievement and its good to have goals but I don't agree with his whole post on the weapons for unlike the FoW armor they aloud a person to have an advantage because of time. The FoW armor has no special qualities that you can't get on 1.5K armor. Only difference is the skin which is how the weapons should be not the mods. Which is how they became after Nightfall which a lot didn't like cause that means anyone could get maxed moded weapons so the mods weren't that special but the rare skins still are.

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12/28/06 07:11

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RE: Male FoW

It's like what my former guild-leader said: when you are going to spend an awefull lot of hours watching a butt, better make sure it's a nice one...

* note: I cannot play with female characters... doesn't feel right for me :-)

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12/28/06 08:15

johny bravo

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RE: Male FoW

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As for the weapons what some people truly forget is that once you start dropping away from the perfect stats the price becomes very affordable, even before nightfall. As for max mods VS. nt quite max mods
IMO there is no huge advantage between a 20/20 sundering and an 18/20 sundering or a 30 and a 27 fortitude mods. The difference are extremely minor and really only have a very minor effect on game play. When you talk about getting damage in the 50-60s 3 hp is not going to make a difference 99% of the time (I would say 100% but I have seen 1 hp and lived, not as a 55 either). Basically the max mods, rare skins, and expensive armor is out there for the people who want to set themselves apart by looks. They don't give an great advantage to those who wiled/wear.

The reason this comes up so much is that people don't realize that GW, much like the real world, is not fair and balanced. So in a society where people feel that they are entitled to everything that other people have naturally when they come to GW they expect everything be available right out the gates regardless of effort put fort. Unfortunately for them this is a capitalistic economy where some have money and nice stuff and others don't. Those who don't have the means to get stuff but it requires either good luck or hard work (much like the real world). Unlike the real world though, there are equivalents that allow the have nots to compete with the haves on level ground.

Just my 2 cents on the issue.

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12/28/06 08:59

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RE: Male FoW

Im sorry to say, but this FoW prestige thing is a bunch of bull. Just because you have one set of FoW does not make you better at the game. I myself have over 15 15k sets and a whole lot of the good greens, and gold weapons. Wouldnt you rather have all that on many chars than just one set on one char? And isnt the point of armor how it looks (besides the obvious of protection), and how you want your character to look, not to say "STFU NOOB I HAVE MORE MONEY THAN YOU, IVE GOT FOW". Besides the obvious that many of the FoW armors look rather bad, they do nothing to enhance skill level... this takes, o whats it called, experience.

12/28/06 09:30

Jake Jacobs

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RE: Male FoW

i compliment ppl on thier fow because its a bitch to get.

i was gunna get a set, but then decided not to because the amt of money i saved is still keeping me going after i bought multiple 15k sets

also about female chars, why not? i do make female chars beacuse some classes have better armor for females and others have better ones for males u can really tell if some one is making females for a show if they make a female ele or own female plate

12/28/06 10:06

zeramoth

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RE: Male FoW

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i agree with you, i think its much better to spread the money all over ur charrs, FoW armors are only for "GW nerds" thats play all day long just to get FoW, or a VERY few ebayers,

12/28/06 10:21

Truemajeed

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RE: Male FoW

hmm...I take that idea to extremes...instead of getting full 15k sets on 1 char, I split my time between all my chars, earning each her own cash, and buyin a single piece of 15k...

so far I have managed 15k druids top on ranger, 15k glads of war, and ahve the cash for 15k primevil top for para (if only I could do GoM!)

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12/28/06 10:25

johny bravo

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RE: Male FoW

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You missed the point of my post and most likely Evenhands. The idea isn't about prestige or LOOK AT ME, it is simply about setting a goal for something difficult to obtain and achieving it. I won't be any better then somebody because I have FoW armor, but I will have a sense of achievement that I have managed to obtain the unattainable. It is a personal achievement thing for me not an I am better than you thing. I have spent months saving up for it but at the same time have farmed for the greens I wanted. I refuse to buy weapons that can be found. I have yet to buy a single weapon in the game and I have a lot including Chaos axes (req 8 and 9) Shadow bows, storm bows, fell blades the list goes on. These are items I attained throug hard work and smart farming (farming areas with other people and not just the cookie cutter farms). When I get an item I have been looking for it is vary satisfying. For example have been trying to get a good shield for my paragon and yesterday I just got a rare diamond ageis max armor and decent mods. It was like sweet. When I do get my FoW I am going to be proud of the achievement but other then that it means nothing.

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12/28/06 10:33

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RE: Male FoW

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But one might say your goal is still there as far as the items cause even though you can just build one similar you can set a goal to find one with those maxed mods already, oh but wait people that set those goals and now quit them isn't because the goal is no longer there just they don't like the fact that even though its a very small advantage it was still that. Oh and your right this isn't real life its a game and a game that the makers wanted based on skill not time. And though a small + or - is not noticed that much and may not change an outcome, there is the chance that it might. I've had several maxed mods but there are several skins I haven't found. Also Items from Prophecies and Factions, and from the Realms of the Gods have not been converted to the new system, which means they never come with an inscription slot so there are still items to set goals for. Its just now a person can select a different skin in Nightfall and put mods on it to do the same as a weapon that can only be found in one of the other chapters. Some people just don't like things being on a equal playing field. It would be like adding an extra player on a football team on the field. One more player may help but it may not. Without the extra player you take away that chance and make it a level field where it is just based on each players skill.

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12/28/06 12:23

johny bravo

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RE: Male FoW

I think somewhere along the line my point got a little off topic so let me lay it out straight

FoW armor, rare skins, and perfect mods are somehting to set goals to get if you like the skin or just want a perfect weapon. They don't prove skill or really make a significatn difference.

As far as the nightfall stuff goes personally I like the system. Now when I get a weapon with 2 mods I have the chance to get them both, or at least the one I want the most. (does take a little of the rush off when you get that perfect +30 hp Mods instead of the legthen bleeding duration) but even in the new system I haven't come across a lot of those perfect MODS everyone wants. The playing field is level but that doesn't mean people should get 1 month what takes some people a lot of time and work to get. Don't get me wrong luck is luck but just to have it handed over is another thing. The system in place now works great allowing new players to get those perfect mods (green weapons) and max armor at decent prices while keeping the rare skins in place to give those who want to strive for something something to shoot for. I mean do you really need a perfect sundering crystaline sword of enchanting? No but it looks nice so if you have the time or feel lucky go for it.otherwise get a 18/20 sundering longsword of enchachanting (18%) for 1-2K or maybe even a purple drop

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12/28/06 13:54

Cross

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RE: Male FoW

thats what I was getting at its the fact that its still just as hard to get a crystaline sword as it was before so the price as far as their skin goes is still there for people to set a goal for. I never wanted anything handed over just don't want someone bragging their better just cause they have more time to play to get better mods. The looks just shows their determination in getting something that looks good to them that they wanted, which is great and congrats to those that achieve those goals.

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12/28/06 14:26

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RE: Male FoW

lol i have 3 male 5 female chars i just make something doesnt matter to me i have a female ele,war,ranger,derv,rt
and a male,monk,necro,assasin

12/29/06 14:25

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