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Tier 5 in-game earnable Kaelar plate armor 3D renders.[1]

Heavy armor is predominantly plate metal, but may incorporate other influences, such as leather.[2]

List of heavy armor

Item Icon Type Rarity Level requirement Set
2nd Sword Division's Belt Icon.2nd Sword Division's Belt.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 2nd Sword Division
2nd Sword Division's Boots Icon.2nd Sword Division's Boots.png Foot Heavy armor CommonLegendary 2nd Sword Division
2nd Sword Division's Bracers Icon.2nd Sword Division's Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 2nd Sword Division
2nd Sword Division's Breastplate Icon.2nd Sword Division's Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary 2nd Sword Division
2nd Sword Division's Gloves Icon.2nd Sword Division's Gloves.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary 2nd Sword Division
2nd Sword Division's Helm Icon.2nd Sword Division's Helm.png Head Heavy armor CommonLegendary 2nd Sword Division
2nd Sword Division's Pants Icon.2nd Sword Division's Pants.png Leg Heavy armor CommonLegendary 2nd Sword Division
2nd Sword Division's Pauldrons Icon.2nd Sword Division's Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary 2nd Sword Division
Academus Monitor Breastplate Icon.Academus Monitor Breastplate .png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Academus Monitor
Academus Monitor Cuisses Icon.Academus Monitor Cuisses.png Leg Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Academus Monitor
Academus Monitor Faulds Icon.Academus Monitor Faulds.png Waist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Academus Monitor
Academus Monitor Gauntlets Icon.Academus Monitor Gauntlets.png Hand Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Academus Monitor
Academus Monitor Greaves Icon.Academus Monitor Greaves.png Foot Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Academus Monitor
Academus Monitor Pauldrons Icon.Academus Monitor Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Academus Monitor
Academus Monitor Stechhelm Icon.Academus Monitor Stechhelm.png Head Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Academus Monitor
Academus Monitor Vambrace Icon.Academus Monitor Vambrace.png Wrist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Academus Monitor
Aelan Chainmail Belt Icon.Aelan Chainmail Belt.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Aelan Chainmail
Aelan Chainmail Boots Icon.Aelan Chainmail Boots.png Foot Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Aelan Chainmail
Aelan Chainmail Bracers Icon.Aelan Chainmail Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Aelan Chainmail
Aelan Chainmail Breastplate Icon.Aelan Chainmail Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Aelan Chainmail
Aelan Chainmail Gloves Icon.Aelan Chainmail Gloves.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Aelan Chainmail
Aelan Chainmail Helm Icon.Aelan Chainmail Helm.png Head Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Aelan Chainmail
Aelan Chainmail Pants Icon.Aelan Chainmail Pants.png Leg Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Aelan Chainmail
Aelan Chainmail Pauldrons Icon.Aelan Chainmail Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Aelan Chainmail
Arbor Etched Tassets Icon.Arbor Etched Tassets.png Leg Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 10
Ashen Haunt's Belt Icon.Ashen Haunt's Belt.png Waist Heavy armor RareLegendary 10 Ashen Haunt
Ashen Haunt's Bracers Icon.Ashen Haunt's Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor RareLegendary 10 Ashen Haunt
Ashen Haunt's Breastplate Icon.Ashen Haunt's Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor RareLegendary 10 Ashen Haunt
Ashen Haunt's Garb Icon.Ashen Haunt's Garb.png Chest Heavy armor RareLegendary 10
Ashen Haunt's Greaves Icon.Ashen Haunt's Greaves.png Foot Heavy armor RareLegendary 10 Ashen Haunt
Ashen Haunt's Pauldrons Icon.Ashen Haunt's Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor RareLegendary 10 Ashen Haunt
Beetleplate Breastplate Icon.Beetleplate Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Beetleplate Helm Icon.Beetleplate Helm.png Head Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Belt of Hushed Words Icon.Belt of Hushed Words.png Waist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Bishamon Chestplate Icon.Bishamon Chestplate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Bracers of Retribution Icon.Bracers of Retribution.png Wrist Heavy armor RareLegendary 10
Bracers of the Lifter Icon.Bracers of the Lifter.png Wrist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Cataphract Of Valor Breastplate Icon.Cataphract Of Valor Breastplate .png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Cataphract Of Valor Cuisses Icon.Cataphract Of Valor Cuisses.png Leg Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Cataphract Of Valor Faulds Icon.Cataphract Of Valor Faulds.png Waist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Cataphract Of Valor Gauntlets Icon.Cataphract Of Valor Gauntlets.png Hand Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Cataphract Of Valor Greaves Icon.Cataphract Of Valor Greaves.png Foot Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Cataphract Of Valor Pauldrons Icon.Cataphract Of Valor Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Cataphract Of Valor Stechhelm Icon.Cataphract Of Valor Stechhelm.png Head Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Cataphract Of Valor Vambrace Icon.Cataphract Of Valor Vambrace.png Wrist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Cloak of Aithanahr Icon.Cloak of Aithanahr.png Back Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 10
Cloak of Azmaran Icon.Cloak of Azmaran.png Back Heavy armor UncommonLegendary
Cloak of Halcyon Icon.Cloak of Halcyon.png Back Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 10
Cloak of Joeva Icon.Cloak of Joeva.png Back Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 10
Cloak of New Aela Icon.Cloak of New Aela.png Back Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 10
Cloak of Sunhaven Icon.Cloak of Sunhaven.png Back Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 10
Commander's Breastplate Icon.Commander's Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 10
Crystallized Cap Icon.Crystallized Cap.png Head Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Cuffs of the Seeker Icon.Cuffs of the Seeker.png Wrist Heavy armor RareLegendary 20
Cuirass of Enchantment Icon.Cuirass of Enchantment.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Enchanted Bronze Belt Icon.Enchanted Bronze Belt.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Enchanted Bronze
Enchanted Bronze Bracers Icon.Enchanted Bronze Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Enchanted Bronze
Enchanted Bronze Breastplate Icon.Enchanted Bronze Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Enchanted Bronze
Enchanted Bronze Gloves Icon.Enchanted Bronze Gloves.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Enchanted Bronze
Enchanted Bronze Greaves Icon.Enchanted Bronze Greaves.png Foot Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Enchanted Bronze
Enchanted Bronze Helmet Icon.Enchanted Bronze Helmet.png Head Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Enchanted Bronze
Enchanted Bronze Pants Icon.Enchanted Bronze Pants.png Leg Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Enchanted Bronze
Enchanted Bronze Pauldrons Icon.Enchanted Bronze Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Enchanted Bronze
Fire-scarred Chestplate Icon.Fire-scarred Chestplate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Forgeguard Waist Icon.Forgeguard Waist.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary
Forgeguard's Belt Icon.Forgeguard's Belt.png Waist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Forgeguard
Forgeguard's Boots Icon.Forgeguard's Boots.png Foot Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Forgeguard
Forgeguard's Bracers Icon.Forgeguard's Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Forgeguard
Forgeguard's Breastplate Icon.Forgeguard's Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Forgeguard
Forgeguard's Cloak Icon.Forgeguard's Cloak.png Back Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Forgeguard
Forgeguard's Gauntlets Icon.Forgeguard's Gauntlets.png Hand Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Forgeguard
Forgeguard's Helmet Icon.Forgeguard's Helmet.png Head Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Forgeguard
Forgeguard's Leggings Icon.Forgeguard's Leggings.png Leg Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Forgeguard
Forgeguard's Pauldrons Icon.Forgeguard's Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Forgeguard
Forsaken Blades Belt Icon.Forsaken Blades Belt.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10
Forsaken Blades Boots Icon.Forsaken Blades Boots.png Foot Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10
Forsaken Blades Bracers Icon.Forsaken Blades Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10
Forsaken Blades Breastplate Icon.Forsaken Blades Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Forsaken Blades
Forsaken Blades Garb Icon.Forsaken Blades Garb.png Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Forsaken Blades
Forsaken Blades Gloves Icon.Forsaken Blades Gloves.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10
Forsaken Blades Helm Icon.Forsaken Blades Helm.png Head Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Forsaken Blades
Forsaken Blades Pants Icon.Forsaken Blades Pants.png Leg Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10
Forsaken Blades Pauldrons Icon.Forsaken Blades Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10
Forsaken Commander's Plate Icon.Forsaken Commander's Plate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Gravedusted Greaves Icon.Gravedusted Greaves.png Foot Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Grove Guard Helmet Icon.Grove Guard Helmet.png Head Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 10 Grove Guard
Heart of the Flameweaver Icon.Heart of the Flameweaver.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Hollowhued Breastplate Icon.Hollowhued Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Implacable Breastplate Icon.Implacable Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary Implacable
Implacable Feet Icon.Implacable Feet.png Foot Heavy armor CommonLegendary Implacable
Implacable Forearms Icon.Implacable Forearms.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary Implacable
Implacable Hands Icon.Implacable Hands.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary Implacable
Implacable Head Icon.Implacable Head.png Head Heavy armor CommonLegendary Implacable
Implacable Legs Icon.Implacable Legs.png Leg Heavy armor CommonLegendary Implacable
Implacable Shoulders Icon.Implacable Shoulders.png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary Implacable
Implacable Waist Icon.Implacable Waist.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary Implacable
Indomitable Forgeplate Icon.Indomitable Forgeplate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Inferno Breastplate Icon.Inferno Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary Inferno
Inferno Feet Icon.Inferno Feet.png Foot Heavy armor CommonLegendary Inferno
Inferno Forearms Icon.Inferno Forearms.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary Inferno
Inferno Hands Icon.Inferno Hands.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary Inferno
Inferno Head Icon.Inferno Head.png Head Heavy armor CommonLegendary Inferno
Inferno Legs Icon.Inferno Legs.png Leg Heavy armor CommonLegendary Inferno
Inferno Shoulders Icon.Inferno Shoulders.png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary Inferno
Inferno Waist Icon.Inferno Waist.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary Inferno
Iron Belt Icon.Iron Belt.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Iron
Iron Bracers Icon.Iron Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Iron
Iron Breastplate Icon.Iron Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Iron
Iron Gloves Icon.Iron Gloves.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Iron
Iron Greaves Icon.Iron Greaves.png Foot Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Iron
Iron Helmet Icon.Iron Helmet.png Head Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Iron
Iron Leggings Icon.Iron Leggings.png Leg Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Iron
Iron Pauldrons Icon.Iron Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Iron
Khalidur's Heavy Breastplate Icon.Khalidur's Heavy Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Khalidur's Pauldrons Icon.Khalidur's Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Librarian's Circlet Icon.Librarian's Circlet.png Head Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Moss Covered Pauldrons Icon.Moss Covered Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Phantom Sentinel Icon.Phantom Sentinel.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Polished Tin Belt Icon.Polished Tin Belt.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Polished Tin
Polished Tin Bracers Icon.Polished Tin Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Polished Tin
Polished Tin Breastplate Icon.Polished Tin Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Polished Tin
Polished Tin Gloves Icon.Polished Tin Gloves.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Polished Tin
Polished Tin Greaves Icon.Polished Tin Greaves.png Foot Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Polished Tin
Polished Tin Helmet Icon.Polished Tin Helmet.png Head Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Polished Tin
Polished Tin Leggings Icon.Polished Tin Leggings.png Leg Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Polished Tin
Polished Tin Pauldrons Icon.Polished Tin Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Polished Tin
Purifier Bracers Icon.Purifier Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary Purifier
Purifier Breastplate Icon.Purifier Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary Purifier
Purifier Cloak Icon.Purifier Cloak.png Back Heavy armor CommonLegendary Purifier
Purifier Gloves Icon.Purifier Gloves.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary Purifier
Pyre Scorched Chestplate Icon.Pyre Scorched Chestplate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Rebel's Reward Icon.Rebel's Reward.png Wrist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Rividium Belt Icon.Rividium Belt.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Rividium
Rividium Boots Icon.Rividium Boots.png Foot Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Rividium
Rividium Bracers Icon.Rividium Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Rividium
Rividium Breastplate Icon.Rividium Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Rividium
Rividium Gloves Icon.Rividium Gloves.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Rividium
Rividium Helm Icon.Rividium Helm.png Head Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Rividium
Rividium Pants Icon.Rividium Pants.png Leg Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Rividium
Rividium Pauldrons Icon.Rividium Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary 20 Rividium
Rosarium Guard Belt Icon.Rosarium Guard Belt.png Waist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Rosarium Guard
Rosarium Guard Bracers Icon.Rosarium Guard Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Rosarium Guard
Rosarium Guard Breastplate Icon.Rosarium Guard Breastplate.png Chest Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Rosarium Guard
Rosarium Guard Gloves Icon.Rosarium Guard Gloves.png Hand Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Rosarium Guard
Rosarium Guard Greaves Icon.Rosarium Guard Greaves.png Foot Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Rosarium Guard
Rosarium Guard Helmet Icon.Rosarium Guard Helmet.png Head Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Rosarium Guard
Rosarium Guard Leggings Icon.Rosarium Guard Leggings.png Leg Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Rosarium Guard
Rosarium Guard Pauldrons Icon.Rosarium Guard Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20 Rosarium Guard
Servant of the Soil Helm Icon.Servant of the Soil Helm.png Head Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 10
Sons of Fortune Belt Icon.Sons of Fortune Belt.png Waist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Sons of Fortune
Sons of Fortune Boots Icon.Sons of Fortune Boots.png Foot Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Sons of Fortune
Sons of Fortune Bracers Icon.Sons of Fortune Bracers.png Wrist Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Sons of Fortune
Sons of Fortune Garb Icon.Sons of Fortune Garb.png Chest Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Sons of Fortune
Sons of Fortune Gloves Icon.Sons of Fortune Gloves.png Hand Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Sons of Fortune
Sons of Fortune Helm Icon.Sons of Fortune Helm.png Head Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Sons of Fortune
Sons of Fortune Pants Icon.Sons of Fortune Pants.png Leg Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Sons of Fortune
Sons of Fortune Pauldrons Icon.Sons of Fortune Pauldrons.png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary 10 Sons of Fortune
Stony Visage Icon.Stony Visage.png Head Heavy armor UncommonLegendary 20
Sujoma Pauldrons Icon.Sujoma Pauldrons .png Shoulder Heavy armor CommonLegendary 30

Armor characteristics

Kaelar armor.[5]

You're not going to get one set of armor that's going to be situationally relevant for every encounter you might face- that's crazy- and as a result of that you're going to have to succeed in acquiring sets that are situationally relevant for the types of encounters you are intending to face.[6]Steven Sharif

Light, medium, and heavy armor weights have different characteristics.[7]

  • The stat values on armor can include both damage dealing and damage mitigation stats.[6]
Certain armor types are going to have certain type of predominant stat values. So there's going to be certain waterfall stats and/or certain primary attributes that are available on certain armor types; and then if you want to have the one that's not more prominently available- those will be rare to get- you'll have to elicit the services of a crafter who's very capable within that particular type of armor in order to get the non-traditional stats and/or waterfalls available. So there's still the ability to get whatever on these but they're going to be more predetermined for certain types of stats and waterfalls.[7]Steven Sharif
There'll be certain types of set bonuses granted across specific full sets or partial sets of armor types. There will be a similar function in how damage is mitigated based on the type of armor you're wearing and how that relates to physical or magical incoming damage. So that's something to keep in mind. It's going to be situational what type of adversarial foe am I facing and what armor is the best against that to mitigate damage.[7]Steven Sharif
You're going to have certain strengths and weaknesses of armor sets and those can be specced into by your opponents. For example, I might place some type of elemental enhancements on my weapon that horizontally changes my outgoing damage and that's going to reflect based on the opponent on my target opponent and what type of armor they have available to them to counter that.[7]Steven Sharif
We're playing a little bit with the idea of these universal skill sets, such as dodge, parry, block, active blocking, stuff like that; and progression within those areas. There is something to be said I think for incorporating itemization choice as part of that system as well; and how it might affect that system. That's something that I think is going to be coming up in the pitch phase here shortly from design as we implement those universal skills. So you can look out in the future for more information on that.[7]Steven Sharif

Class weapons and armor

Weapons and armor are not class locked, but certain archetypes or classes are more synergistic with certain types of weapons or armor.[10][11][12][13]

Weapons are intended to be somewhat agnostic in the sense that you can find a way for a weapon to be utilized by different classes. Not just the rogue is going to be able to use daggers. Because if you restrict equipment through that, it makes the economy more difficult to have sustainability across the market of items.[13]Steven Sharif

Certain abilities require certain items to be equipped.[15]

Q: We had stated that we were going to allow people to use any class combination, which would be both your archetypes together, being able to use any weapon. Do we see problems that could occur with that, for instance like a bow tank, or an orb tank or things like- will there be some strangeness there, or are there problems that you first are foreseeing in the future?
A: We're giving a lot of flexibility to the crafters in our game. They get to help define the stat block that a particular item, weapon, or gear has; and that stat block can be relevant to any particular class or archetype combination. So in that sense the idea is, no not to see any strangeness there or not to see any elements that would dissuade a person from that customization perspective.[16]Steven Sharif

Racial weapons and armor

Armor racial appearances in early Alpha-1.[17]

Violet light and myself are wearing exactly the same armor set right: Same stats, same everything, but it drops for her it looks one way, it drops for me it looks another way; and... a small part of that is gender, but then the other part of it is race. So because I was a Vaelune in that playthrough my armor was in the Vaelune style; and when she picked it up it was in the elven style because she was an elf. So that gives you an example of sort of the breadth of looks that we're going for and how we try to capture like who you are as as a character and allow you to build your look that way.[18]Jeffrey Bard

Dünir and Empyrean racially styled armor concept art by Keith Kovach.[19]

We have essentially sets that exist across all races; and each race that dons those armor sets is going to have their own racial influence on the presentation of those particular sets. So that's something that's unique in how each of the races get diversified.[20]Steven Sharif

Weapons and armor are not race locked, but armor will take on a racial appearance.[21][20][22][23]

I think it just makes sense that these meshes are different for certain more central pieces to the outfit, because the race that's donning them is inherently a different culture. So, if you're this Orc looking dude, you don't want to be seen wearing a deformed human Kaelar chest plate design. You want to have probably some type of like massive metal piece on the chest and some ripped tattered-looking leather components on the stomach or whatever, because that Orc visual- that fantasy is visually different than what usually can come along with deforming meshes across different bodies. So what I pushed for within our pipeline was this requirement that each race has different modeled armor pieces that the thematic components can be applied to, whether that be material choice, attachments, other bespoke meshes that are necessary, whatever: so that we get a more comprehensive cultural representation of these races.[21]Steven Sharif
Let's say for example you have the Eagle set or something, right: The Eagle set has in art, it has a thematic design that's going to include certain attachments to the armor. It's going to include color palette and theme. It's going to have some aspects to it that define it as the Eagle set, right. When a Elf wears the Eagle set or when an Orc wears the Eagle set, you obviously have two different cultures there; and you don't want to stomp out that culture by assigning a de facto 'This is the Eagle set and this is how it looks on everybody.' What we want to have is cultural influences play a role in showing how that set looks.[25]Steven Sharif
When you say, what if I'm an Orc but want to look like an Elf and I want my Eagle set to be the Elf representation? Well the issue becomes there that Orcs have a different organic model. You know, their body is different than that of the Elf. So, from a scope-creep standpoint, it's one thing to add different influences that represent the cultures that are donning the armor; it's another thing to adapt each influence as a matrix that can be worn pretty much by everything. From a scope perspective, that's a very difficult task for the character artists to tackle. So instead what we've done is, in order to facilitate a variety of cultural representation between the races but allow for the sharing of assets like different armor sets, we give different representations of those armor sets to each race.[26]Steven Sharif
Q: Since a single armor set will look different on each race, how will we have large varieties of in-game achievable gear for each race if we have to make nine different looks for each set?
A: The approach for that is to create a modular piece set for armor creation; and the way we achieve that is by two steps: So, on the modeling side, each race has these geo sets basically where you're creating pieces of the armor for heavy plate armor, for medium, for robes; and you get to grab those modular pieces and mix and match as design makes a request for a particular set to the art teams. So, design comes along and they say, "hey we have a theme for a set that we want to create", so let's use Carphin in that example; and that theme from design's standpoint is going to include color, it's going to include materials, it's going to have an etymology for the set to give a background so that they can incorporate certain types of attachments- whatever they want to include on the art side. Then, the character team says, "okay let's take our base sets of geo and let's mix and match those pieces to create the Carphin set and then we're going to do a materials pass on it, and then we're going to do a color pass on it"; and that way we have a lot of essentially pieces of the puzzle to create these many different unique sets. Now we can also deform pieces across from race to race. So, even if we create unique geo on a per-race basis, we can grab the pauldron from the Human set and put it onto the Vek representation; and the end game there is that we have a particular set, for example Carphin, and that Carphin is communicating the theme; and when you don the armor for the Carphin set- you've acquired the Carphin set and you put it on- it is going to look Vek if you're a Vek. It is going to look Kaelar if you're a Kaelar, but it is still going to have the identity and the theme of the Carphin set.[27]Steven Sharif

Visuals

See also

References