Check THIS out!!

[Gaige]

<div>The update on test today meant changes to how the Ashen Order and Ashen Disciples looked in PoF, so I figured I'd check it out:</div><div> </div><div><img src="http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/562/monk11uc.jpg"></div><div> </div><div><img src="http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/4375/monk23lp.jpg"></div><div> </div><div><img src="http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/4274/monk42jy.jpg"></div><div> </div><div><img src="http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/3904/monk97nc.jpg"></div><div> </div><div><img src="http://img497.imageshack.us/img497/3923/monk104zo.jpg"></div><div> </div><div>There is more variations in PoF, but you can check those out for yourself.  All I know is they are very monk'ish looking, and hardly any of them are wearing a "gi" graphic.</div><div> </div><div>Kudos to SOE if we see this kind of stuff player useable sooner than later <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div>

[diamondma]

omg they are finally movin in the right direction =P but iono if i wanna hide my sexy cat chest.<div></div>

[Gaige]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>diamondmage wrote:omg they are finally movin in the right direction =P but iono if i wanna hide my sexy cat chest.<div></div><hr></blockquote><p>Well I assume though that they could come up with a brawler only bp appearance that would be invisible on males and some sort of top like the Ashen for females and make it kind of like "design your own gi" type stuff.</p><p>All I know is that the arms/pants/sandals are a HUGE step in the right direction and when those graphics start dropping I'll certainly not be one to complain <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[diamondma]

<div></div>nah looks good to me although i'd love to see some fistwraps incorp'd into the models instead of like gloves.<div></div><p>Message Edited by diamondmage on <span class="date_text">01-26-2006</span><span class="time_text">01:49 PM</span></p>

[Gaige]

<div></div><p>Some more, seems I have a mouse glow critic!</p><p><img src="http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8307/monk77wy.jpg"></p><p><img src="http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/4194/monk35rb.jpg"></p>

[diamondma]

wow the guy to the right of the fire looks badass.<div></div>

[Gaige]

<div></div>I know man that's what I'm saying!!!

[DarkerApprenti]

<font face="Arial"><font size="2">All of those (even the ones with chest pieces) look better than the Rujarkian / AQ Gi but that is just my opinion. I have to agree the shirtless look among those NPCs is the best graphic so far. And they have white socks too Gaige (wink, wink. nudge, nudge).</font></font>

[Gaige]

<div></div><div>I'm pretty sure that the sock issue is with the graphic itself.  I think the Ashen Gi only draws from two palletes (that of the gi itself and then the trim) and that makes the sock/pants color the same, regardless.  I've seen it in 3 or 4 colors now and that's always the case.</div><div> </div><div>However, with the Sandals of the Tranquil and the Sandals of the Dark Disciple it seems like the shinguard can be a color, the socks can be a color and then the trim can be a color, and in all of these shots (except the two in the Ashen where you can't see their feet) they're wearing the seperate sandal graphic hence they have white socks.</div><div> </div><div>The two sitting down in the grey Ashen gi, do in fact have grey socks, I checked <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div>

[Bladewind]

<div></div>I heart the look the guy in red on the left in the bottom/final screenshot has.  I covet it, too!

[Nerwen]

<div></div>These are wonderful!  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  They all look very monkish!  I admit that I will miss the little crop-top that they used to have, but I like the dark colors, and the wrapped wrists with the bicep bands, and the shoes and socks - wow!  They are great! I agree that all of that gear needs to be made droppable - the pants, shoes/socks, arms, wrists, chest - and HAT!  Ha ha ha!  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />I really like them redoing the monk graphics, the more the better!  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><blockquote><hr size="2" width="100%">Well I assume though that they could come up with a brawler only bp appearance that would be invisible on males and some sort of top like the Ashen for females and make it kind of like "design your own gi" type stuff.<hr size="2" width="100%"></blockquote>May I be the first to second that motion?  (Grin!)  We DEFINITELY need "design your own gi" pieces!  Go and post that on test, would you?  I know they listen to you over there - tell them to make us mix-and-match seperates!  Yes yes yes!  <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />Jen <img src="/smilies/b2eb59423fbf5fa39342041237025880.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><div></div><p>Message Edited by Nerwen on <span class="date_text">01-30-2006</span><span class="time_text">02:56 AM</span></p>

[Petit]

hehe  funny that 2 days after I just decide returning to my previous MMORPG (horizon) they decide to add some clothing for monk as well <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />I will wait a bit before returning to Eq2Storm - monk 60 provisionner 58 -<div></div>

[Anasyn Silverdagg]

<div></div>Thanks for the pictures Gaige. Hopefully soon we won't have to look like healers all the time. :smileytongue:

[JudyJudy]

<div></div><em>Very excellent screenies.  Thanks for the heads up Gaige. :smileyhappy:</em>

[FlowerFist]

<div></div><div></div><div>Hopefully this isn't a stupid question or had been answered before, but are these  graphics totally new armor or will they take the place of an old graphic? (ex. new graphic for the scaled or such...) Or are they just NPC graphics...</div><p>Message Edited by FlowerFist on <span class="date_text">01-31-2006</span><span class="time_text">11:00 AM</span></p>

[Gaige]

<div></div><div></div><p>Well, its my general impression that normally they don't like changing existing armors because people are fond of them.</p><p>That being said, I hope they use this type of look a lot more in the future where brawler oriented armors are concerned.</p><p>Message Edited by Gaige on <span class="date_text">01-31-2006</span><span class="time_text">01:45 PM</span></p>

[Owa]

<div></div><font size="2">I agree that the armour looks good for Monks - but for Bruisers?  Well, for a start the sandals will <em>have</em> to go...</font>

[Deet]

So has anyone killed any of these yet to see if they drop any of the pieces?<div></div>