iakus wrote...
I'm all for unique looks, and I know you're no fan of Miranda-style fanservice.
Thank you, Iakus. As always, your posts are appreciated.
But really, wouldn't s single armor style for Ashley make more sense than a single catsuit style? Assuming Ashley is in fact a Spectre, consider:
A fair point. And I'm not disagreeing with it entirely. If given the choice, unique armor beats out unique catsuit any day of the week.
But keep in mind, during my Kotor playthrough, I refused to give Carth, Canderous, Bastila, etc, any armor beyond what they started, although in effect it required gimping my party (to a degree). I did this because I felt those were how Bioware intended the characters and thought each look suited them best, far more than inventory armor (which seemed designed with PC in mind).
In this sense, Mass Effect 1's approach (with Liara in full armor), or Morrigan with actual mage robes, etc, these are huge pet peeves of mine.
Maybe that picture is just concept art. Maybe that's an off-duty outift. But given how ME 2 (and DA2) handled clothing and armor, I simply can't trust that. Not unless there's a response form someone who's posting would put a big blue "Bioware" under the title of this thread says "Ashley Williams will be wearing armor into combat. And helmets for everybody! in toxic astmosheres"
It depends on the character, imo. Realism doesn't mean as much to me as it does to others, I understand. Certain issues (Thane's outfit) don't bother me, because I still think it suits his character very well, more than full armor would. In other cases (Miranda), I was less impressed, though the recent alternate appearance pack seems to have done a better job of 'suiting her up' while still keeping her...exposed for some.
Let me put it like this: if Ashley can have unique armor, that's great. What I don't want is another inventory system where I'm constantly cycling through armor which Bioware has only given a passing glance for party members. That's all I'm saying.