Thursday, February 1, 2007

Ho ho ho!


No, I'm not confuzzled. I know it's not christmas. I know we're not anywhere near Christmas. No, I'm talking about "ho's" like in "hookers". Since that is what my warrior suddenly looks like. One thing is anatomically correct armors. Armors that actually fit a person (or troll/orc/whatever). But female armors in WoW is a joke, especially the plate ones. Allow me to demonstrate:

Is this what a warrior is supposed to look like?! I mean, this poor troll is supposed to be a meatshield, a tonk, a tin can. Where's the friggin tin?! Or the plate, for that matter? She's supposed to be able to withstand all kinds of hell, breathed fire at, spat poison at, beaten, kicked and gnawed on like some chew toy. Well... I wouldn't want to be the one to charge Nefarion first in this outfit. And yes, you can argue I can cover her up with shirts and tabards, but frankly, I don't think I should have too. (Even though Mog Nogu's guild tabard rocks!)

Maybe it's the poor game designers at Blizzard who were so desperate for some stimulance they made these skimpy damn armors for their own amusement. I'm not going to elaborate on those mental images, but still. I would've adviced Blizzard to give the game designers some vacations. Alternatively send them to obligatory strip-clubs-excursions once a week. Because these armors are just silly, ugly and hopelessly unpractical.

And if you accuse me of saying this because I'm a woman too, you're dead wrong. Male characters running around in plate thongs and leather harnesses looking like members of the Village People wouldn't have made me happy. (Another lovely mental image for ya ;) Male characters with faces looking like Brad Pitt wouldn't have made me happy either. Because it takes the fantasy-part out of WOW, in more ways than one. First of all, this doesn't leave very much to the imagination, or ones fantasy, at all. Second, I just can't seem to get Destiny's Childs stage outfits to fit into the World of Warcraft I love.


Oh btw. The man who invented migrains can expect anthrax in his mail any day now.