Some less obvious but nice armour sets

[Guy De Alsace]

<p>Courtesy of the Dressing Room:</p><p>Awakened Chain:</p><p><img src="http://gr3yh4wk.50megs.com/images/EQ2/armour/awakenedscale.jpg" border="0"></p><p>Awakened Plate:</p><p><img src="http://gr3yh4wk.50megs.com/images/EQ2/armour/awakenedscaleplate.jpg" border="0"></p><p>Frozen Halasian:</p><p><img src="http://gr3yh4wk.50megs.com/images/EQ2/armour/frozenhalasian.jpg" border="0"></p><p>Klakrok Elytra:</p><p><img src="http://gr3yh4wk.50megs.com/images/EQ2/armour/klakrokelytra.jpg" border="0"></p><p>Quellithulian Sentry Plate:</p><p><img src="http://gr3yh4wk.50megs.com/images/EQ2/armour/quellithuliansentry.jpg" border="0"></p><p>Sootfoot Banded Chain:</p><p><img src="http://gr3yh4wk.50megs.com/images/EQ2/armour/sootfootbanded.jpg" border="0"></p><p>My personal favourite: Stygian Chain (purple metallic)</p><p><img src="http://gr3yh4wk.50megs.com/images/EQ2/armour/stygian.jpg" border="0"></p><p>Some of these go for silver on brokers. They arent great but look cool.</p>

[mappam]

<span style="color: #99ffcc">Thanks for posting these Guy. I will have to pay more attention to some of the armor <img src="/smilies/e8a506dc4ad763aca51bec4ca7dc8560.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></span>

[Valita]

If only they had stats that made them worth keeping. o_O Then again I can't really say I like them that much. Awakened Chain looks very similar to the level 20 AQ items for Dirge (Dirges have a skirt). Most these don't appeal to me for one reason or another. Nothing really sets them apart from one another.

[Xakkoriz]

I've always liked the look of the Awakened Plate.

[Lasai]

<p>That screenie doesn't do the Stygian Chain justice, it is pretty eye catching in game.  It is also my favorite.</p><p>Its the mail that gives me the Shine and clean look of the City Faction Luminous Vanguard.  The faction chain is all pretty hidious compared to the Faction plate.</p><p>Stygian Chain is the same model they used for Tayil's armor.  It shines even when I have specular turned off, and really pops when I turn it on.</p><p>I bought a set and wear it all the time in town, I love it.  Specially since my work armor at this time is "Robin Redbreast" Xegonite chain <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />. (did they not ever LOOK at that on a Female??)</p><p>I run with pretty high gamma, I hate dark games, and on my machine it is nearly silver.</p>

[Revalou]

My vote goes for the Quellithulian armour set.  Looks amazing in green!

[Beldin_]

<p>I never liked the soothfoot look really, and i still remember how everyone was wearing that stuff in the beginning when trying to kill Darathar <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>And i really hate that they made T6 Leather now look like sootfoot <img src="/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>The problem with the Stygian is (or at least was) that the BP is chain, but legs or shoulders were plate, i remember my Ranger wore the BP sometimes, but she couldn't equip any other parts of the set <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Is the frozen Halasian on the picture Plate ? I remember my (meanwhile deleted <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> ) Dirge had that set in long time ago, but chain looked like the normal ebon chain only in blue-metallic <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Argul]

Oooh, I love the awakened plate set. I'll have to check that out on the broker when the servers are back up! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Hella_Nervous]

I don't know what the name of it is now (because I think it changed during the tradeskill revamp) but my favorite was a low level leather armor set. It looked like it was patchwork. a bunch of similar colored pieces sewn together. All were a beighish kinda color oh and I loved the <u>OLD</u> Emerald Hide armor...even though it wasn't really emerald heh heh.

[Guy De Alsace]

<p>The Stygian is all chain but Scout only. The Halasian is plate I think. There are other suprising models out there for stuff that is really low quality. Theres an Archaic Bronze Mantle (or something similar) which has no stats but looks awesome - with a reddish metallic vanguard plate model. </p><p>Then there are other <b>Fabled</b> items that look exactly the same as standard tier 2 items. Its really strange, almost as if they rolled randomly on a table assigning models and textures as they come across them sometimes.</p><p>Although there are actually very few base models in the game, its interesting how many different ways you can retexture and recolour something to make something look new and cool to look at. </p><p>My current "bad fish" are the legendary plate sets for tanks that look simply atrocious. It doesnt even look like plate, more like a knitted jersey. Another "bad boy" is the Tunic of Shadowed Songs and Dwarven Ringmail Tunic which sport extremely sub-par low res textures at the moment.</p>

[Valita]

They really need to rethink the armor and get back to a clear progression of level, quality, and appearance. Someone who has worked very hard for a fabled piece should have a piece that looks as good as its stats. You should be able to tell instantly if someone is wearing Treasured, Mastercraft, Legendary, or Fabled.

[Winter]

<span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff66ff; font-family: comic sans ms,sand">I love the look of the awakened plate.</span>

[Hamervelder]

Another cool set is the Thexian Dragoon set.  It looks like the Stygian Chain, except it's very dark gray, almost black.  It's a lvl 17 set, useable by anyone who can wear chain.  Seems to be rather rare however.

[Lasai]

Nikky@Oasis wrote: <blockquote>I don't know what the name of it is now (because I think it changed during the tradeskill revamp) but my favorite was a low level leather armor set. It looked like it was patchwork. a bunch of similar colored pieces sewn together. All were a beighish kinda color oh and I loved the <u>OLD</u> Emerald Hide armor...even though it wasn't really emerald heh heh. </blockquote><p> That was the old Boiled Leather armor, I think the graphic is still around on a very few loot pieces, I know my Warden had some t2 fabled legs with the Boiled graphic.  I think perhaps the Treebark stuff from Nek is still that model.. not sure tho.</p><p>it was neat, patchwork leather, and the apron/skirting was a unique and nice shape, short but coming to a point, with no side pieces.  Cute.</p>

[Lasai]

Guy De Alsace wrote: <blockquote><p>The Stygian is all chain but Scout only. The Halasian is plate I think. There are other suprising models out there for stuff that is really low quality. Theres an Archaic Bronze Mantle (or something similar) which has no stats but looks awesome - with a reddish metallic vanguard plate model. </p><p>Then there are other <b>Fabled</b> items that look exactly the same as standard tier 2 items. Its really strange, almost as if they rolled randomly on a table assigning models and textures as they come across them sometimes.</p><p>Although there are actually very few base models in the game, its interesting how many different ways you can retexture and recolour something to make something look new and cool to look at. </p><p>My current "bad fish" are the legendary plate sets for tanks that look simply atrocious. It doesnt even look like plate, more like a knitted jersey. Another "bad boy" is the Tunic of Shadowed Songs and Dwarven Ringmail Tunic which sport extremely sub-par low res textures at the moment.</p></blockquote><p>There is Stygian Plate.. but its a flat grey/black accents armor on the old common T2-3 healer Plate model, not too impressive.  I just looted some tonight off Fetidthorns.</p><p>And thanks to the guy for mentioning FG Thexian Dragoons, I KNEW I had seen the stygian chain model someplace else but could not for the life of me remember where.</p><p>and ditto on the Dwarven ringmail.. bad textures and an awful yellow color to boot.  It makes a nicer treasure chest. </p>

[DwarvesR]

Nikky@Oasis wrote: <blockquote>I don't know what the name of it is now (because I think it changed during the tradeskill revamp) but my favorite was a low level leather armor set. It looked like it was patchwork. a bunch of similar colored pieces sewn together. All were a beighish kinda color oh and I loved the <u>OLD</u> Emerald Hide armor...even though it wasn't really emerald heh heh. </blockquote><p>You mean this?  Yah, this is the old boiled leather *after* its 1st "appearance revamp."</p><p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1349/714479783_e92ff8976a_o.jpg" border="0"> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1097/714479789_fe34861b80.jpg?v=0" border="0"> </p><p>the "old" Emerald hide is now the handcrafted for that tier, iirc.  That said. . I do kinda like the new one:</p><p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1183/714545969_ebe8cb0769_o.jpg" border="0"></p><p>And c'mon. . . how can you NOT love the Enchanted Thicket Woven set?  You get to fight in a Tux with skulls on your kneecaps and belt!</p><p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1128/714545955_dabfd1f5af_o.jpg" border="0"></p>

[Beldin_]

Jonna@Befallen wrote: <blockquote><p>You mean this?  Yah, this is the old boiled leather *after* its 1st "appearance revamp."</p><p><img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>I also had a while Armor that looked like the Enchanted Thicket but in RED instead of green, the look that the Girl for the Journeymanboots-HQ in TS wears. I think it was T5 mastercrafted or so. However .. i really loved it, but after 2-3 weeeks they patched it into some ugly brown whatever .. i was really [Removed for Content] of at that time <img src="/smilies/2e207fad049d4d292f60607f80f05768.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Beldin_]

<p>Ahh .. i hate the forum-editor .. just eat all the text in my post .. grrr </p><p>And also eat it twice .. f***ing quote-function .. so then doublepost without quote </p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>That was also the look of the Leather-AQ in the very beginning if anybody remembers. I really liked it on my Highelf Fury that days, even if others hated it <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>I also had a while Armor that looked like the Enchanted Thicket but in RED instead of green, the look that the Girl for the Journeymanboots-HQ in TS wears. I think it was T5 mastercrafted or so. However .. i really loved it, but after 2-3 weeeks they patched it into some ugly brown whatever .. i was really [Removed for Content] of at that time <img src="/smilies/2e207fad049d4d292f60607f80f05768.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Araxes]

Thanks for posting these. While I do agree that there are some sets worth collecting at any time in the game, unfortunately, this is also a shining example of why they really need to work on adding more geometry models to the game.  These textures are all on the same geometry.  Hopefully, that will happen once this 'skeletal revamp' is completed.