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Title: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Prpavi on February 11, 2013, 10:18:42 am
Im wondering how do you pick your gear?

do you go for your personal/clan roleplay and adjust your gear to that or you try to get the weapon/armor with the best stats atm and roll with that?

what is your preffered style (do u have one at all?) and if you choose to roleplay to what extent do mu follow it.

I roll with the easter theme and am trying to to it as strick as possible yet im having problems with the gauntlets because Strange ones are the only real eastern one but are too light. there is also mixing of Chinese and Japanese weapons and armor. so im curious what exceptions do u make and why?
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: no_rules_just_play on February 11, 2013, 10:24:14 am
weapon: pikes. i started with long awlpike and since than only used 2D polearms. i wont use the ashwood pike because it looks like shit imo.
gear: 4 different kinds of stats: light, medium and heavy. i have a set of each and purely choose what looks nice imo. I dont really care about the clans restrictions because i can use everything i want (except ninja mask for my warpriest)
attributes: knifes. because its fucking awesome. my medium gear has 3 knifes. they are useless but look awesome.
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Kuujis on February 11, 2013, 10:51:39 am
Quote from: no_rules_just_play on February 11, 2013, 10:24:14 am
weapon: pikes. i started with long awlpike and since than only used 2D polearms. i wont use the ashwood pike because it looks like shit imo.
gear: 4 different kinds of stats: light, medium and heavy. i have a set of each and purely choose what looks nice imo. I dont really care about the clans restrictions because i can use everything i want (except ninja mask for my warpriest)
attributes: knifes. because its fucking awesome. my medium gear has 3 knifes. they are useless but look awesome.
Dude, we have a whole LIST of banned items... :) And don't tell me you don't want to go all kuyak when in medium armour :P Everyone is a Kuyak hero in his secret self  :rolleyes:

To answer OP: I actually enjoy when Yellow HRE swarm siege, gives this... you know... YELLOW feeling  :twisted: So I support clan Role Play in this case wholeheartedly.

Also - Fallen guys have a GREAT banner to enforce RP. Since they actively prohibit heraldic stuff - you run with a pink back , if you wear heraldic armour  :mrgreen: (a.k.a. "Dear archers, shoot me, I stand out of the crowd" :rolleyes:)
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: no_rules_just_play on February 11, 2013, 10:58:55 am
Quote from: Kuujis on February 11, 2013, 10:51:39 am
Kuyak

NO
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Molly on February 11, 2013, 11:20:36 am
I go for looks first and stats second - simple as that. And I try to use stuff that makes me giggle or that fits to the choice of build/weapon.
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Templar_Ratigan on February 11, 2013, 11:21:18 am
I'm roleplay all the way. Smurf suit and MW stones anyone?

Maybe one day i'll bring that style back...
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Relit on February 11, 2013, 11:24:10 am
In NH we limit ourselves extremely and continuously add to our banned items lists after discussion among ourselves. We do not roleplay but we do try to incorporate teamwork into everything we do.
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: [ptx] on February 11, 2013, 11:37:33 am
All my characters have totally RP'ed outfits, even if they're extremely far from efficient/minmaxed.

A lot of people say they go for looks, but that is not RP, if you still wear mismatching armor lol. All these bads in western armor using Miaodao make my eyes bleed >_>
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Tibe on February 11, 2013, 11:41:53 am
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Same thingy. Basically all out on looks. I dont know jack about the stats. I simply categorise armors to heavy/med/low armors based on own oppinion and go for looks. Never owned a single loomed armorpiece cause of this. Only loomed weapons.
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Macropus on February 11, 2013, 11:51:00 am
I don't roleplay certain culture or something, the most important for me is how the gear looks, I mean, I want it without bugged parts of armor model and so on.
A like archer's style a lot, when I was archer I often stared at my awesome looking character drawing his awesome looking rusbow, and often got lance to my back in the process.  :D
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Zox_Fury on February 11, 2013, 12:02:32 pm
I want efficiency and desire . So i try to see the better ratio weight/armor or Speed/Damage/Lenght
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: LordRichrich on February 11, 2013, 12:19:50 pm
RP. As a Templar, I RP in that gear, usually using herladic mail as my knight, or light mail as my xbow.
When I play with my friend, we use lighter gear, like italian/german militia.
I never ever use mixed culture gear, and sometimes i even get the time period right :P

And unlike my fellow fake Templars, I am a real Templar, and only support the use of western warhorses. Saracen "ponies" couldn't be used by Western knights. They were too heavily armoured and used their horses as battering ramss, a tactic not suited to smaller horses
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Angantyr on February 11, 2013, 01:03:11 pm
RP. A major part of cRPG is to me unlike as good as all other games the possibility of using beautiful, historical armaments. I cringe everytime I log into other games, over the inefficient-looking, plastic toy-seeming, fantasy bs that is supposed to be armors and weapons.
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: EyeBeat on February 11, 2013, 01:07:49 pm
I always use different gear!
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Latvian on February 11, 2013, 01:09:17 pm
i totaly go for fashion, latest call of fashion is my strong side even if others dont recognize it i still look fabulous!
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Joseph Porta on February 11, 2013, 01:29:27 pm
I never wear the same outfit 2 maps in a row!  :D
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: karasu on February 11, 2013, 01:32:31 pm
Looks > everything else.
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: KingBread on February 11, 2013, 01:36:30 pm
i use outfit that not only looks best but also give me best mana regen and maximum mana stats (byrnja ofc). This way fashion met practice
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Molly on February 11, 2013, 01:56:35 pm
Quote from: KingBread on February 11, 2013, 01:36:30 pm
i use outfit that not only looks best but also give me best mana regen and maximum mana stats (byrnja ofc). This way fashion met practice
Manawhore!
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Kafein on February 11, 2013, 02:04:20 pm
I roleplay a medieval warrior with a freaking mohawk.

But the choice of the elite scimi is based on my experience of which weapon is the best for me, while staying a one hander hero.
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Casimir on February 11, 2013, 02:07:01 pm
Style above all min maxing stuff.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: CrazyCracka420 on February 11, 2013, 07:05:55 pm
It seems a lot of people care about the aesthetics, I personally picked every piece of gear based on the stats and price compared to other pieces of equipment.  I could look like a mismatched clown for all I care, so long as it's effective.

I play the game because I enjoy the fighting and combat, not because it looks pretty.
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Son Of Odin on February 11, 2013, 07:13:51 pm
Quote from: karasu on February 11, 2013, 01:32:31 pm
Looks > everything else.
Says a guy with Chapel de Fer :mrgreen:

I agree. Style beats stats. Mail Shirt + Rus cav boots + Nordic warlord + plate mittens <3
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: MrShine on February 11, 2013, 07:20:43 pm
style, with a keen awareness of stats
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Lactating Vegetables on February 11, 2013, 07:27:46 pm
generally keep gear rp'ed and matching/looking good, whist trying to keep good stats aswell
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Dexxtaa on February 11, 2013, 07:34:25 pm
I roleplay being a really nice person playing a really douchey playstyle.

The dissonance is fantastic to watch.

edit; now that I think of it, I'm not really roleplaying. So forget it.
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Nazurdin on February 11, 2013, 08:19:21 pm
Quote from: Son Of Odin on February 11, 2013, 07:13:51 pm
Says a guy with Chapel de Fer :mrgreen:

I agree. Style beats stats. Mail Shirt + Rus cav boots + Nordic warlord + plate mittens <3
Plate mittens is absolutely nogo wit your other armor, so you have no right to judge awesome chapel de fer.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Turboflex on February 11, 2013, 08:48:07 pm
Statistic wise all armor is fairly well balanced anyway, people trying to "min-max" in this mod are just silly.

I've never felt gimped being restricted to nordic gear.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Joseph Porta on February 11, 2013, 08:52:02 pm
Quote from: Turboflex on February 11, 2013, 08:48:07 pm
Statistic wise all armor is fairly well balanced anyway, people trying to "min-max" in this mod are just silly.

I've never felt gimped being restricted to nordic gearKuyak & nordic warlord helmet.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: the real god emperor on February 11, 2013, 08:53:14 pm
lets be honest,

Grey Order > Most honest kuyak users.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: no_rules_just_play on February 11, 2013, 09:55:48 pm
people often take plate mittens or heavy gauntlets with armor that TOTALLY doesnt fit it. the only person that is allowed to do this is yurnero.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: JackieChan on February 11, 2013, 10:02:57 pm
In general, when its about armors, i try to follow the clan theme. As for weapons, the one that i am using are following the theme and are effective stat wise so theres no problem :P
I dont understand people who go Heraldic armor, heavy gautlets and mioado... Or gear like that just so they have every thing maxed out..
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Teeth on February 11, 2013, 10:05:24 pm
My heavy gauntlets look shit, but I need max punch damage.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: IR_Kuoin on February 11, 2013, 10:07:04 pm
Roleplay and style, always.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Kafein on February 12, 2013, 12:12:01 am
Quote from: Teeth on February 11, 2013, 10:05:24 pm
My heavy gauntlets look shit, but I need max punch damage.

A pityful excuse for getting the maximum armor with no downside.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Rumblood on February 12, 2013, 01:22:19 am
GrannPappy wears the same ragged outfit no matter what weapon is in his hands  :wink:
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: WITCHCRAFT on February 12, 2013, 01:34:27 am
Most of my looms are weapons, because I swap armor too often for a loomed set to really be worth it to me. I do have a "good" set of gauntlets and body armor though.

Today, I want to be a:
peasant
conquistador in white
conquistador in blue
filthy shoeless bandit-hobo
assassin in black
fancy lady
desert nomad
swashbuckling saint
valkyrie
witch
shiny plate-laden knight
knight in black chainmail
etc.

Too many choices to loom them all!
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Umbra on February 12, 2013, 01:36:30 am
Quote from: Kafein on February 12, 2013, 12:12:01 am
A pityful excuse for getting the maximum armor with no downside.

Didnt they change the armor penalty for gloves? Its X4 now right?
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Sable Keech on February 12, 2013, 01:39:40 am
All my gear suits how I like to play.

However I keep +3 mail gauntlets because they go with practically anything.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Teeth on February 12, 2013, 01:44:57 am
Quote from: Umbra on February 12, 2013, 01:36:30 am
Didnt they change the armor penalty for gloves? Its X4 now right?
Yes, that combined with the redonkeylous price does in no way make the heavy gauntlets a better choice than the plate mittens for the true min maxer. I actually like punching the last man standing.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Kafein on February 12, 2013, 01:56:42 am
Still, I'd like to see some additional bonus to melee linked to the use of light gauntlets/gloves, the heavy ones are just too good, even with light armor.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Bronto on February 12, 2013, 02:40:35 am
I use all types of different gear and sometimes I pick the ugliest gear I can find and mix it together in one hideously beautiful I've never played this game before sort of way!
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: kinngrimm on February 12, 2013, 03:37:39 am
Head gear so everyone can see my nice beard =)
Body armor, wolf style pellty & fluffy
Leg gear against annoyance factor a while back of floor sweeping 2h spammers
Hand Gear pure minimax
Shields always round, always so that the banner is seen as i don't like the banners on Armors
Polearm as Anti cav so that flanking has higher survivability, needs to be sheatable needs to be usable with shield, first so i don't need to search it on the ground, second come on you know ... blocking ^^
Steel Pick, because there is no suitable sword for my purposes, high agi low str, the swords with 12 str 4ps just don't "cut" it ^^

Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Lt_Anders on February 12, 2013, 03:44:24 am
Eastern Soldiers cap, Black lamellar, Light strange greeves, Mail Guantlets.
All black armor that looks good used to be what I wear, but then we got the awesome Eastern Cap....
Also, I ride a black horse to keep with the black armor theme.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: oohillac on February 12, 2013, 10:27:56 am
I stick with the Fallen brown/fur theme as much as possible, except when I go full plate/longspear.  Always open helmets of course.

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With a face like that, stats are always secondary.

Fun fact:  those hide boots were the first piece of gear I bought.  They smell awful.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: woody on February 12, 2013, 02:59:47 pm
Much preferred big 2h but German/Danish I find are too slow now and vulnerable to any agi build.

Miadao I find most effective and seem to have a decent window to block/counter anyone but I find it dull after a while. Also I prefer north west euro gear. 

Usually use claymore because I like it and not too slow, amazing the difference 2 speed points makes.

Armour used to go with viking gear but kuyaks I like and still look pretty viking but 1 hit headshots mean sugarloaf helmet - looted maybe?
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: no_rules_just_play on February 12, 2013, 03:56:09 pm
Quote from: woody on February 12, 2013, 02:59:47 pm
2h
German/Danish
Miadao
kuyaks
...
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Angantyr on February 12, 2013, 04:06:58 pm
What these forums needs is more class warfare and fanboy-ism.
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Son Of Odin on February 12, 2013, 04:09:20 pm
Quote from: Nazurdin on February 11, 2013, 08:19:21 pm
Plate mittens is absolutely nogo wit your other armor, so you have no right to judge awesome chapel de fer.
You are yellow, so you have no right to judge my awesome plate mittens. They look awesome with mail imo and I need some punch damage to humiliate peasants :D.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Joseph Porta on February 12, 2013, 04:18:04 pm
Quote from: Angantyr on February 12, 2013, 04:06:58 pm
What these forums needs is more class warfare and fanboy-ism.
fanboy-ism to what?  :shock:
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Gurnisson on February 12, 2013, 04:52:16 pm
Quote from: Son Of Odin on February 12, 2013, 04:09:20 pm
You are yellow, so you have no right to judge my awesome plate mittens. They look awesome with mail imo and I need some punch damage to humiliate peasants :D.

Scale Gauntlets looks great with the mail shirt and the punch damage won't take too much of a hit
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Blueberry Muffin on February 12, 2013, 05:07:39 pm
Blue works.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Commodore_Axephante on February 12, 2013, 07:16:44 pm
I've been all about RP since day 1...

...hasn't gone so well.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Jarlek on February 13, 2013, 01:26:46 am
Quote from: Blueberry Muffin on February 12, 2013, 05:07:39 pm
Blue works.
Are you implying there's alternatives?
Title: Re: Rolepay vs Stats
Post by: Son Of Odin on February 13, 2013, 01:38:18 am
Quote from: Gurnisson on February 12, 2013, 04:52:16 pm
Scale Gauntlets looks great with the mail shirt and the punch damage won't take too much of a hit
But.... but I love my plate mittens :(. They look awesome (partly because no one else uses that combo I guess).
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Angantyr on February 13, 2013, 04:10:08 pm
Quote from: Joseph_Porta on February 12, 2013, 04:18:04 pm
fanboy-ism to what?  :shock:
Fanboy-ism to this or that weapon or 'class', meaning teenagers will rave about what is usually the counter to their 'class' or 'skills' or something they've never tried, cannot grasp or for which they cannot adapt. It was sarcasm, the forums are overspilling with both.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Joseph Porta on February 13, 2013, 04:24:04 pm
Quote from: Angantyr on February 13, 2013, 04:10:08 pm
Fanboy-ism to this or that weapon or 'class', meaning teenagers will rave about what is usually the counter to their 'class' or 'skills' or something they've never tried, cannot grasp or for which they cannot adapt. It was sarcasm, the forums are overspilling with both.

Ah! I failed to see the sarcasm in it, but yeah, i see what you are getting at. :)
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Tzar on February 14, 2013, 03:42:27 pm
I go for looks  :cry: Which means i use shitty plate armor... Sucks om performance since loomed medium gear is best.. But everyone use that, an i love to look speciel  :lol:
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Casimir on February 14, 2013, 04:43:01 pm
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Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Rhaelys on February 14, 2013, 09:12:42 pm
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Banded Armor is one of the few armors that actually looks good on a female, and Splinted Leather Graves accompany the body armor it was designed to match. Hourglass is classy as always. Most people tell me that Hounskull looks ugly, but I just tell them that they should have blocked left.

This is my favorite look x (heirloomed) armor level/efficiency, which explains why I've stuck with this set of gear for 2 years. It does lead to people instantly recognizing me on the battlefield, but it's not worth the look/armor efficiency tradeoff to change up my gear.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Angantyr on February 14, 2013, 09:23:45 pm
Hounskull has awesome beak-power.
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Digglez on February 15, 2013, 06:07:41 am
Most everything I do is themed to fit together.  I prefer the challenge of a theme/restriction than being some mongrel Frankenstein collage that must have the most OP/broken weapons to pad stats
Title: Re: Roleplay vs Stats
Post by: Osiris on February 15, 2013, 02:53:34 pm
My glorious golden outfit :D (just need gilded hourglass)

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