Prices for looks? Really?

[Me_Hate_Libs]

I pay more to have nice bras from Victoria's Secret even though they do the same thing as a regular bra and no guys get to see them because I like girls and girls don't really care what another girls bra looks like because that kind of thing does nothing for us and since they also wear bras they know how stupid the whole thing is to begin with. -.-

 

So um, I can't really criticise them.

 

WAY tmi!

Not really, unless you consider by liking of girls to be too much information. Other than that, I'm talking about bra, which are just matieral you wear on your body like any other clothing.

[Punitive_D]

I pay more to have nice bras from Victoria's Secret even though they do the same thing as a regular bra and no guys get to see them because I like girls and girls don't really care what another girls bra looks like because that kind of thing does nothing for us and since they also wear bras they know how stupid the whole thing is to begin with. -.-

 

So um, I can't really criticise them.

 

WAY tmi!

Not really, unless you consider by liking of girls to be too much information. Other than that, I'm talking about bra, which are just matieral you wear on your body like any other clothing.

 

Well, ok then. I buy my underwear at Walmart 'cause it's cheap there. I also like girls (one, actually). I doubt anyone cares what my underwear looks like. Not sure what this has to do with Runescape, but there you have it.

[atestarossa]

 

On the topic: Caring about looks in a video game if you aren't designing the game itself is just a moronic view. You will have all the immature 12 year olds that plague this game at you regardless of what you equip, anyways. You will either be called out on the cheapness of an item (being called poor), the medium priced item that has better alternatives (being called both poor and inefficient), or for the expensiveness of the item (being called a pixel hugger). You're not going to win, so why buy for looks in the first place?

 

When I "dress up" in something that looks slightly better than the base clothes, I don't do it so that these 12 year old immature boys are going to bother me, because as you say they'll do it anyway. But the reason that I do, is rather just for myself. If I think it looks cool / classy / whatever, then I'm wearing it just because of that, while i don't give a damn about what other think about that. (Most of the people I talk with is via the clan chat anyway)

 

It is actually exactly the same point as MHL came with. When she's wearing that bra, it's not at all because of what other persons thinks about it, but because it's something that you self like better.

[Slayer_Jesse]

It's that sort of attitude, 'Hur hur, that guy's wearing a skirt: LOL UR GAY!' that is why legs cost more. If guys weren't wimps and scared of being called girls, then there'd be more skirt purchases.

 

LOL Bandos tassets are "skirts" yet LOTS of ppl wear them. IMO d skirts look rubbish, thus there worth less than d legs.

 

That is because there is no "legs" alternative.

same thing with verac. if there were another peice of barrows legs that gave a pray bonus (at the same def) id wear those instead.

[bedman]

I pay more to have nice bras from Victoria's Secret even though they do the same thing as a regular bra and no guys get to see them because I like girls and girls don't really care what another girls bra looks like because that kind of thing does nothing for us and since they also wear bras they know how stupid the whole thing is to begin with. -.-

 

So um, I can't really criticise them.

 

WAY tmi!

 

That was no where near "to much information." I know a quick trip into a female's psyche might be hard for you, but you'll get used to it. :mrgreen:

 

On the topic: Caring about looks in a video game if you aren't designing the game itself is just a moronic view. You will have all the immature 12 year olds that plague this game at you regardless of what you equip, anyways. You will either be called out on the cheapness of an item (being called poor), the medium priced item that has better alternatives (being called both poor and inefficient), or for the expensiveness of the item (being called a pixel hugger). You're not going to win, so why buy for looks in the first place?

 

A quick trip into a normal female's psyche, okay, but a quick trip into mehatelibs psyche is something entirely different.

[Omali]

witch is why they need to redesign d skirt to match "heavy" d armor. maby even add a longskirt version.

 

A longskirt? That would be a dress.

 

 

I pay more to have nice bras from Victoria's Secret even though they do the same thing as a regular bra and no guys get to see them because I like girls and girls don't really care what another girls bra looks like because that kind of thing does nothing for us and since they also wear bras they know how stupid the whole thing is to begin with. -.-

 

So um, I can't really criticise them.

 

Do tell

[Ermy]

I personally think it's embedded into the human mind to look as good as possible as long as it's within price range. Without it you'd never get them priceless moments throughout life where you see something that good you completely stop.

 

May have gone a smidge off par.

[Me_Hate_Libs]

witch is why they need to redesign d skirt to match "heavy" d armor. maby even add a longskirt version.

 

A longskirt? That would be a dress.

 

 

I pay more to have nice bras from Victoria's Secret even though they do the same thing as a regular bra and no guys get to see them because I like girls and girls don't really care what another girls bra looks like because that kind of thing does nothing for us and since they also wear bras they know how stupid the whole thing is to begin with. -.-

 

So um, I can't really criticise them.

 

Do tell

 

lol, perv. I was just pointing out how dumb it is for me to buy expensive and facy underwear when it's only guys who really enjoy that thing, and since I'm into girls and guys don't see it, kinda dumb on my end.

[Unknown_Warrior]

Let's not beat around the bush here.

 

Let's take a good look at the RuneScape demograph: A lot of boys, usually in their young teens. And that, my colleagues, is the age where boys are immature [puncture]s and obscenely homophobic. Indeed, you know the ones. The ones who, if not playing RuneScape, shout homophobic slur through their headset with their eardrum-piercing, high pitched voices when playing a game online.

 

It is therefore no wonder that they shun away from anything that can be deemed slightly effeminate, even if it's not. Friends of them (of similar age) also won't shy away from remarking about said items (and ridiculing with, formerly stated, homophobic slur) if he should be seen wearing it.

[Maxingmck]

I like d skirts cuz 170k > 1m and it weighs less

 

plus i look barbaric with it and bcp

[Shangdi]

Back when I wore dragon armour I was quite willing to pay the extra 400k (thats how much it was back then) for legs.

 

After all, a man's gotta have his pride. ;-)

[SirTommy2005]

Surprised 3rd age isn't the talked about here.

 

For dragon skirt thing, whatever works for the person. Just don't let others get in your head. As people tell my three 3a sets are worthless and no use. I beg to differ

I wore a skirt for some time back then

[Gandorf61]

Efficiency > Looks

 

I haven't worn platelegs since when I was still using rune. Even though I could afford platelegs there are many other things I could spend the extra 700k that are a lot more worthwhile. Half the time I wear my Guthans or Veracs anyways and they are both skirts. Honestly I'm not too fussed about the whole platelegs vs skirts and have never really had a problem with people making fun of me for wearing a skirt.

 

However sometimes I do wear things that look good for fun. After all the game is supposed to be entertaining so why just sit in your basic clothes? It all really comes down to personal preference really; I can wear whatever I want and it shouldn't matter what other people think.

[Lets_3ekout]

Two points you should consider:

 

1) There's a lack of items in Runescape that are of high cost and high usefullness. Currently, the priciest thing worth getting for efficiency is AGS (for PvP'ers) or SGS (for PvE'ers). Not only is there an enormous gap in price for the next set of useful items, but these two items, and almost all items that cost 10m+ are far from required for anything. They're just small boosts in efficiency and convenience. What I'm getting at is, people have mountains of money left over for buying what looks good (want proof? Rares. Statless TT items.).

 

2) For your example of d skirt and legs, consider this scenario in real life. You see some pants and a skirt in a shop with the exact same pattern - both look equally stylish. The skirt costs half the pants. If you're a hetero guy, which do you buy? I don't know where you come from but where I live the choice is pretty damn obvious.

 

Yes I am insisting that majority of RS'ers are straight guys. That or they're kids who have yet to find out what they are and as such they would typically stick with the normal and go with legs.

 

Rares are expensive because they are rares, not because they look good, cause IMO they don't look good. They DO look good BECAUSE they are rare, but trust me, if they were 1 gp you wouldn't see a lot of people running around in halloween masks or partyhats.

Yes and no. Obviously it's a contributing factor that they're rare but ultimately people do buy them to wear them, or merchant them which is another story. (and just FYI, many people do think they look good in their skiller clothing). If you look at all the edible rares and Disk of returning you'll see they're alot behind wearable rares (besides their sudden enormous price spike which is probably the work of a merch clan). As for if they were 1gp each, no one can really make a call on that but personally I'd say people would still use them in skilling setups since some rares can look good in those "costumes" (can't remember what people call them).

[bedman]

Many people do think they look good because they are expensive, that's what I was trying to point out. Okay, nobody can say what it would be if it was zero gp, but I'm pretty sure you would see A LOT LESS phats/masks/santas. (santas would probably pop up during christmass, or the random guy who dresses in full santa, but then, the full santa is again a bit questionable since it is a holiday reward so people partly wear it to show they were playing back then too).

 

So yeah, it is hard to tell, but I think a lot of these items would loose their appeal if they wouldn't be unique but easily acquired by anyone.

[Kaida23]

trust me, if they were 1 gp you wouldn't see a lot of people running around in halloween masks or partyhats.

I agree with you on partyhats, but not halloween masks -- they definitely look cool, IMO.

Personally I like the phats, and if they were 1gp I'd certainly buy one (but Halloween masks are definitely full of win. :thumbup: )

 

That being said, we spend a lot of time looking at our RS avatars. As such, we're willing to spend gp on outfits that look good so we have something nice to look at for hours at a time and to express a small bit of individuality at the same time.

 

As for skirts vs. legs, armor skirts are almost always cheaper than their leg equivalents, especially when it comes to the higher level/priced ones (god or trimmed armors for example). I have always suspected this was because there were more male characters than female ones and combat is extremely popular so legs are in more demand. I'm not as familiar with the dragon skirt/legs, but I do think a couple of the trimmed/god skirts look really good (black(g) and Saradomin in particular) when put together with either the matching platebody or similar looking top.

[Hedgehog]

I've always wondered why people don't wear plateskirts. It's not like people think you're gay for wearing one on the internet. If some 13 year old kid hasn't discovered girls yet and is afraid of others thinking he is gay, then they need to wake up. No one gives a [cabbage] if you wear a skirt on your pixel character. It's a game, not a contest of manliness. Besides, they are cheaper and weigh less. And probably a lot more comfortable. Frankly, I even think it makes you look more badass.

 

I think that if people actually realized that the skirts are identical, if not better, than their leg counterparts, they would go up to a similar price.

[Wizz]

Just look at partyhats >.>

I think they look ugly in the photo people take with it.

[3hitm4g3u]

It's not so much that D skirt looks 'gay' so much as the fact that it makes you look like a noob.

[Hedgehog]

It's not so much that D skirt looks 'gay' so much as the fact that it makes you look like a noob.

And dragon legs don't?

[3hitm4g3u]

It's not so much that D skirt looks 'gay' so much as the fact that it makes you look like a noob.

And dragon legs don't?

Not to the extent of D skirts.

[meili]

Metrosexual? Wow, I am glad I am a woman and I can wear good-loooking armor, clothes and frivolous items without shame. I pity the poor men who just want their avatar to look better yet are judged by some internet nerds who think there is only one right way to play.

[Jacks0n]

When I skill I'd rather wear something that looks cool for money over something that looks rubbish for free.

 

EDIT: Oh we're talking about skirts on men.. Whats wrong with that?

[Troacctid]

It's not so much that D skirt looks 'gay' so much as the fact that it makes you look like a noob.

And dragon legs don't?

Not to the extent of D skirts.

I'd say you certainly do look like a colossal idiot when you wear a dragon platelegs "for looks" and then wear a rune platebody/fighter torso and berserker helm with it. Nice fashion sense--your bright crimson matches the brown and cyan so well! :rolleyes:

 

Not to mention how you are apparently too poor to spend an extra 400k to upgrade your rune platebody to Guthan's for significant power increases, but not so poor that you can't afford to spend an extra 700k on an item with exactly the same stats.

 

Did you know that 700k will buy you enough repairs on your Barrows platelegs to last you about 140 hours of training? That's long enough to get 99 strength.

[Obtaurian]

Think about this: Not everyone in the game trains combat, and not everyone is interesting in combat. Items like gnome goggles, scarves, berets, canes, etc, are for those players. They don't need full Bandos or an Arcane Spirit Shield. They don't have anything to spend money on other than looking pretty or whatever, so why not? I don't see items being expensive for looks as a bad thing. Personally, I'll take effectiveness over good looks any day, but I don't tilt my head when I see someone wearing a gnome scarf while slaying.

 

Which is a true story, by the way. And, actually, I did tilt my head. I even said, "what the [bleep]?" out loud to myself.