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** This does have one ''negative'' effect. Any new character models (a new race, or a new body type for an existing race) must be run through every single visible piece of equipment in the game. Any new gestures or poses must be run through ten races times two genders. Understandably, the designers are extremely reluctant to add new character models, gestures, and poses. Let alone new abilities, such as crouching, crawling, or hanging from a ledge. |
** This does have one ''negative'' effect. Any new character models (a new race, or a new body type for an existing race) must be run through every single visible piece of equipment in the game. Any new gestures or poses must be run through ten races times two genders. Understandably, the designers are extremely reluctant to add new character models, gestures, and poses. Let alone new abilities, such as crouching, crawling, or hanging from a ledge. |
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** However, shape shifting forms (such as the druids animal forms and several gag items) have a preset appearance that only changes the currently equipped weapon (and for the druid forms, with the exception of the moonkin, not even that). They also have a drastically reduced range of gestures, with the exception of those that are based on a existing race. |
** However, shape shifting forms (such as the druids animal forms and several gag items) have a preset appearance that only changes the currently equipped weapon (and for the druid forms, with the exception of the moonkin, not even that). They also have a drastically reduced range of gestures, with the exception of those that are based on a existing race. |
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** One amusing consequence of this very good feature comes about each expansion to WOW (and presumably other [[ |
** One amusing consequence of this very good feature comes about each expansion to WOW (and presumably other [[MMOs]]). Players will have worked strenuously to equip their characters with all the best "tier" armor, which generally have been designed to blend and harmonise to create a stunning effect on a fully equipped character. When a new level cap opens, however, even the best gear will soon enough be replaced with a motley mix of semi-randomly generated items and quest drops which will have been designed to no particular theme. The horror generated in the fashion-conscious player is demonstrated in [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/1/2/ this Penny Arcade cartoon.] |
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* ''[[Age of Conan]]: Hyborian Adventures.'' Also you can literally fight in the nude, being able to strip male or female characters down to skimpy (and anachronistic) thongs. Yes, you can [[Nipple-and-Dimed|see nipples]]. |
* ''[[Age of Conan]]: Hyborian Adventures.'' Also you can literally fight in the nude, being able to strip male or female characters down to skimpy (and anachronistic) thongs. Yes, you can [[Nipple-and-Dimed|see nipples]]. |
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** [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] had quite a bit of fun with this feature: Determined to see how long he could go without ever putting any armor on at all, he picked the necromancer class, set all the character sliders to their minimum possible values and dubbed his character Thinderella the Necromantic Naturist. |
** [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] had quite a bit of fun with this feature: Determined to see how long he could go without ever putting any armor on at all, he picked the necromancer class, set all the character sliders to their minimum possible values and dubbed his character Thinderella the Necromantic Naturist. |
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