I am really, really sad and i just can't stress enough the really part, to see
this discussion about armors. The whole topic just makes me sad.
People seem to be mostly divided in two groups the pro-bikini and anti-bikini, with a few individuals in between.
With the anti-bikini people mostly raging when there's artwork that's not to their liking with threats of withdrawing their pledge and such.
It's project eternity all over again. There's a thread there of countless posts. And supposedly one of the most hot topics? (i really don't know what's going on there atm, i stoopped visiting the forums because of that thread) I mean, the most important part of the game is the armor for females?
And why there's no topics for male armors then? How they should look like etc? Male armor appearance can be ugly as long as it's not bikini?
Don't really think the one group can convince the other.
Myself, i'm with the pro bikini crowd.
Bullet point explanation
1. I like women looking like women and not dwarves with beards, suggesting that i appreciate armors for females to be more feminine.
2. I appreciate realism and historical accuracy but this is a fantasy setting, not everything has to be absolutely realistic, it's not Rome Total War with a Roman soldier wear bikini armor. If i like a certain design, i just like it and as long as it makes sense for the setting it belongs to, and i mean no lightsabers in a mediaval based setting, i have no problems
3. As Raze said, quote follows below, theres people actually not backing or even withdrawing pledges for the sake of bikini armor.
I don't see pro bikini people react like that.
...I doubt anyone looked at the updated art and didn't back because they couldn't see a bare belly (and arms, neck and cleavage, which the artist failed to mention in that post).
I am one of those that didn't back project eternity due to this rage coming up about bikini armors and the whole artwork style.
I only did back it very later begrudingly so, well after the kickstarter has ended.
My answer would be. If possible, make a few options for pro bikinis, a few options for anti bikinis and the rest in between. When i say few could be 1 - 2 i don't know. Depends on the workload
Or just let the artists do the art they like.
Save the boob plate
PS. I just noticed the cover artwork change *heavy sigh*
While i do like the new looks better, i can't help but to think this was an act of censorship
