COSTUME PIECE REQUESTS

[Rudra]

2 hours ago, Excraft said:

Who'd have thought people would add photos of interesting costumes to a thread about costume requests to provide inspiration for the people creating costumes for the game? 

And what part of the pictures is specifically being asked for? I'm not against posting pictures as references/examples, but it would be nice to have some indicator what in a picture the poster wants. There is no way the HC team is simply going to look at a provided picture and make the character shown, so explaining what elements are desired helps.

[srmalloy]

15 hours ago, Wingslord24 said:

It's sort of pointless to make the argument in a superhero context, where you can handwave access to all sorts of super materials, but 'boob armor' has a number of inconvenient structural issues, and exists only to perpetuate the "Look! Teats! See, I'm female!" trope. Compare Bo-Katan Kryze's armor from 'The Mandalorian' with Captain Phasma's armor from 'The Force Awakens'.

[Wingslord24]

1 hour ago, Rudra said:

And what part of the pictures is specifically being asked for? I'm not against posting pictures as references/examples, but it would be nice to have some indicator what in a picture the poster wants. There is no way the HC team is simply going to look at a provided picture and make the character shown, so explaining what elements are desired helps.

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[Excraft]

2 hours ago, Rudra said:

And what part of the pictures is specifically being asked for? I'm not against posting pictures as references/examples, but it would be nice to have some indicator what in a picture the poster wants. There is no way the HC team is simply going to look at a provided picture and make the character shown, so explaining what elements are desired helps.

 

Maybe they're just posting photos to provide inspiration and ideas?  Such as the claw-like gauntlets, hair styles and body suits?  One would think looking at a piece of romanesque chest armor, it would indicate the desire for chest armor pieces... 

[Rudra]

26 minutes ago, Excraft said:

One would think looking at a piece of romanesque chest armor, it would indicate the desire for chest armor pieces... 

That was the only picture in the set that was apparent what was being asked for.

[ZacKing]

6 hours ago, Rudra said:

That was the only picture in the set that was apparent what was being asked for.

 

Where's the difficulty in understanding that some pics can be posted to provide design inspiration?  People don't need to post photos and say "copy that".  It's not rocket science, geez.

[Rudra]

28 minutes ago, ZacKing said:

Where's the difficulty in understanding that some pics can be posted to provide design inspiration?  People don't need to post photos and say "copy that".  It's not rocket science, geez.

And what exactly in those pics, other than the breastplate, does the poster want copied? The devs have already stated they won't simply copy other people's work.

 

Edit: Here is a question for the three of you: Why is asking for clarification on random pictures uploaded to the thread such a bad thing to you?

 

Edit again: And here is another one: How long is this derailment for the thread going to last?

 

Edited yesterday at 04:00 AM by Rudra

[ZacKing]

30 minutes ago, Rudra said:

And what exactly in those pics, other than the breastplate, does the poster want copied?

 

Who said anything about directly copying anything?  Where exactly does it say in their post "copy these pictures exactly"?  Do you not understand the concept of artistic inspiration?   I'm not even an artist and I can look at those pictures and already find inspiration for a bunch of new characters.  Maybe you can't and that's fine, but if you don't understand that providing photos can be just for giving some ideas and providing inspiration, then that's a you thing. 

 

35 minutes ago, Rudra said:

Why is asking for clarification on random pictures uploaded to the thread such a bad thing to you?

 

You didn't ask for clarification.  You said the poster was "throwing random pictures on the request thread".

 

On 1/19/2025 at 10:43 PM, Rudra said:

If all you do is throw random pictures on the request thread, then there is no way to know what exactly you are asking for.

 

If anyone from the HC team sees those and has questions about anything specific, they can ask.  They don't need you or anyone else here running interference for them. 

 

31 minutes ago, Rudra said:

And here is another one: How long is this derailment for the thread going to last?

 

Stop derailing it then. 

[Rudra]

1 hour ago, ZacKing said:

You said the poster was "throwing random pictures on the request thread".

They are random though. Just pictures uploaded with no clarification and guidance as to what is desired from them.

 

For example, the first picture. Is the poster asking for a tiger head breastplate? (Edit: Maybe just a tiger head chest detail?) Or is the poster asking for that hairstyle? Is the poster asking for an armored bodysuit or a loin cloth? For clawed gauntlets? Maybe the large, metal, hoop earrings? For all of it to be able to make that exact character? (Which the devs won't do.)

 

Second picture is an ornate breastplate, but is it that pattern specifically or just an ornamented breastplate that is desired?

 

Third picture is a really small portrait, so not much detail to go off of. However, is it the hairstyle that is desired? The arm sashes or whatever those are called? The dress that the devs have already stated they can't do because of how bad the clipping is with various character animations but still gets routinely asked for?

 

Fourth picture, is it the straps that are desired? If so, are they desired as a belt option or as part of a specific set of pants like how other patterns are? Is it the gloves? Is the collared bodysuit top with the plunging neckline? Is it the pattern of the bodysuit itself specifically, and if so, what all does the poster want that pattern available for?

 

Fifth picture? Is it to be able to make a topless female character? (Because I'm pretty sure that won't ever happen.) Is it the quad wing cape? If so, is it specifically as a cape or does the poster want quad wings instead? Is it the tentacle-like hair style? Is it the head dress?

 

Sixth picture is a rehash of pictures 1, 3, and 5 for questions but adding in face mask.

 

I can't make anyone actually state what they want when they post pictures on the thread. However, I will point out that not including such information works against the poster rather than in the poster's favor.

 

Edit again: And while you are correct that the devs can simply ask for themselves what the poster wants, why should anyone bother if the poster himself/herself/themselves can't even be bothered to give an idea of what exactly is desired from the pictures?

 

Edited yesterday at 05:56 AM by Rudra

[ZacKing]

9 hours ago, Rudra said:

They are random though. Just pictures uploaded with no clarification and guidance as to what is desired from them.

 

Ok so it's abundantly clear you just don't grasp the concepts of inspiration or creativity, or are just looking to argue for the sake of arguing.

 

Here are a few words you aren't familiar with -

 

in·spi·ra·tion

/ˌinspəˈrāSH(ə)n/

noun

noun: inspiration

1. 1.

   the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

 

cre·a·tiv·i·ty

/ˌkrēāˈtivədē/

noun

noun: creativity

1. the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.

 

Images can be posted here as a means to provide inspiration and get the creative juices flowing.  They don't need to be asking for anything in specific.  This is a very simple concept to grasp. 

 

9 hours ago, Rudra said:

However, I will point out that not including such information works against the poster rather than in the poster's favor.

 

You aren't in charge of the art department here and no one on HC needs you to be running interference for them.  Let the creatives in charge of working on new costume pieces look at pictures people post in these threads and derive inspiration from them.  You might not understand what artistic inspiration is or where it comes from or how to be creative, but that doesn't mean everyone else doesn't grasp the concepts. 

[Excraft]

59 minutes ago, ZacKing said:

Ok so it's abundantly clear you just don't grasp the concepts of inspiration or creativity, or are just looking to argue for the sake of arguing.

...

You aren't in charge of the art department here and no one on HC needs you to be running interference for them.  Let the creatives in charge of working on new costume pieces look at pictures people post in these threads and derive inspiration from them.

 

Amen.