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Sara Kerrigan
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Posted - 2004.02.27 08:39:00 -
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Edited by: Sara Kerrigan on 27/02/2004 08:41:10
The following comes from a recent CSM:
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MOOstradamus > Q: (moocifer) I am tired of my char's background setting and wearing the same outfit SO when will portraits be editable ?? The thought also occurs for including a 'Clone Count' somewhere on the pic or even in char info ... Finally whatever happened to the promise of more stats - primarily measurables such as kill count or time spent in-game ??
Hellmar > The main reasone for not allowing for character portrait editing is identity hoppin
MOOstradamus > but the name stays the same :(
Hellmar > often players know the pic more than the name (same reason is for not allowing name change)
Hellmar > There is also a minor technical problem with caching of the thumbnails but that is an easy fix
Hellmar > If you guys deem it an important enough of a feature we can up the priority of it
Hellmar > but uping priority of one thing means lowering it on another, there are also some UI issues
Wondering what everyone thinks about this as a feature. I would surely like the ability to change a few details including the lighting, background, and clothes. Would also like to reposition the direction of the face and eyes, but I'm not so sure about changing the actual facial features. While it could make up for 'flaws' made during the initial process, I'd rather the facial structure stay the same as to preserve a sense of identity in the world.
Though, I can see how such facial changes could be introduced. While I was writing a story based on an event in EVE, No Longer Original, i did some research on the cloning process. The following comes from Scientific Articles: Cloning.
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Culturing a clone takes several months, but all clone stations store generic clones that are only put to use when a client buys it. The skull, and frequently other bones as well, is replaced by osteoplastic materials û soft synthetic bone polymers that can be shaped and then hardened by gamma laser irradiation. In this way, facial features and other body marks and textures can be applied very quickly. The process is very quick and is applied as soon as the clone is purchased. A similar technique is also used to adjust skin tones and give special skin marks, such as tattoos and scars. This means that the featureless clone is quickly transformed into an identical twin of the client.
So I would suggest, if this is implemented, that it could be worked into the medical facility UI. You could modify the features of your clone (for a price), and thus the changes take place following your next death.
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Daakkon
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Posted - 2004.02.27 08:44:00 -
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suck my what!?
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Joshua Calvert
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Posted - 2004.02.27 08:47:00 -
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I'm with you Sara - keep the main facial structure but allow editing of background, hairstyle, eye color/direction, and clothing.
No doubt your character gets chilly going around in a string vest all the time.
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Vel Kyri
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Posted - 2004.02.27 08:56:00 -
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I would say let us change clotes, lighting, positioning, (make up for females, facial hair for males) and background.
keep the rest the same
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Icarus100
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Posted - 2004.02.27 09:21:00 -
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Yes, I'd really like to cut my hair.. 
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Karol Kei
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Posted - 2004.02.27 09:30:00 -
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I would like to edit a bit as well. Maybe no more morphs on the face, same colour of eyes etc. But surely I can turn my head and even dye the hair. Not to mention move to a different background.
I do not like the idea of changing names though. Even if this one was orginally a stuck-petition alt, and the name of the original character was much cooler. ;)
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Astrid Tron
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Posted - 2004.02.27 09:46:00 -
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Edited by: Astrid Tron on 27/02/2004 09:48:32
I agree that some features on the portrait, hair, clothes, background, lighting, and such could be changeable, but not the structure of the face.
The name should under no circumstances be changeable, as this is the only 'identity' a player has, if it becomes possible to make changes to the portrait. Changing name, would make it effectively impossible to keep track of scammers, or to search for a specific character.
But this is not really important, I think. It is 'nice to have - not need to have'.
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Hallinskide
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Posted - 2004.02.27 09:56:00 -
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Edited by: Hallinskide on 27/02/2004 10:00:01
Edited by: Hallinskide on 27/02/2004 09:57:17
Great idea and please also let people get rid of these ugly p0rnstar sunglasses if they want 
I lost my last ship just because the lights in my c.ockpit failed and I was not able to read the controls anymore with these stupid things on 
Edit: dear Polaris - don't you think the filters here are a little too much ... it's quite annoying to not be able to name the room in a ship where the pilot is sitting  |
Sara Kerrigan
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Posted - 2004.02.27 10:05:00 -
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Edited by: Sara Kerrigan on 27/02/2004 10:06:24
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Edit: dear Polaris - don't you think the filters here are a little too much ... it's quite annoying to not be able to name the room in a ship where the pilot is sitting
There are no c.ockpits in EVE~ we sit in a goo-filled pod with a neural link connecting us to everything from sensors to camera drones to weapon systems~
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Carmen Electra
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Posted - 2004.02.27 10:18:00 -
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Edited by: Sara Kerrigan on 27/02/2004 10:06:24
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Edit: dear Polaris - don't you think the filters here are a little too much ... it's quite annoying to not be able to name the room in a ship where the pilot is sitting
There are no c.ockpits in EVE~ we sit in a goo-filled pod with a neural link connecting us to everything from sensors to camera drones to weapon systems~
Except me. I'm the one
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Jamal Baxtor
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Posted - 2004.02.27 10:25:00 -
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i would appreciate this sort of addition very much. when reading the csm-chat i was a bit shocked about the devs response. they really seem to have given this sort of thing a very low priority.
i think this kind of little changes would help the game at the moment much more then any big additions and patches and balances. it would bring back some more of that feeling of being a very special game that all of us had the first day when creating the characters.
what i would like to see though, is some sort of 'instant-messenger-like'-features where you could create different views of your character, lets say one smiling, the other looking bored, the third looking busy, the fourth screaming as if in a fight with pirates ... and then adjust your image within the chat window with one click of your mouse. sort of like an emoticon. to display your mood or the state your in more precisely.
i'd find this very important. i would be careful though with changing clothes and background. i think too many characters look very much alike. often it is only the clothing or background that keeps them different. so it'll be better to let people make changes only to the angles, and facial expressions like smiling.
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Sylia Masters
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Posted - 2004.02.27 10:43:00 -
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The place where the crew controls an aircraft is called a "Crew station".
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zincol
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Posted - 2004.02.27 12:11:00 -
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i wanna be able to run round my ship naked!!!
w00t!
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Sin Ist
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Posted - 2004.02.27 12:22:00 -
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Best post ever. I am 1 week old. Absolutely despising my tatoo. If I could get a laser removal that would please me immensely.
I vote yes for cosmetic changes. After all we still have our name. Maybe make some limit like ISK or a Time Delay.
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StealthNet
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Posted - 2004.02.27 12:28:00 -
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That would be great. I always asked myself why we are not allowed to change our char. the creation UI is one of the best things in the whole eve, it's an awesome job, and you can see that only when you create your char.
I don't think that changing the char portrait is an issue to identify a player. You cannot change the names, and it could be possible to create an identity tag for every player, displayed along the lines where it shows the sec, name and etc. Rping that would be so easy: "In face of the escalating illegal activities, CONCORD is issuing a new identification method, to be employed in all stations. That identification will use DNA samples, and every eve citizen will receive an identification tag, to avoid clone modification issues".
Something like that, Im pretty sure CCP is creative enough to come up with a wonderful story 
I posted some comments in the CSM thread about personalization. More and more, people will want to modify things such as portraits, ships, hangar and etc.
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Orestes
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Posted - 2004.02.27 12:30:00 -
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Well, one concern would be that the only reason why Eve portraits look so unique is the different lighting and background options!
(apart for Caldari, they really all look alike)
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cashman
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Posted - 2004.02.27 12:37:00 -
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I'd REALLY like to change my character's looks. 
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Sheriff Jones
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Posted - 2004.02.27 12:44:00 -
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Not that i want to change my face in any way, for this the face of doom and destruction! *ahem* But, i would think, that a few plastic surgeons would have leaped through the eve gate before it crashed.
Also the criminals have used fake ID cards and such for ages.
What? We master interstellar travel but can't fake a plastic flippyfloppy or change our haircolor?
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StealthNet
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Posted - 2004.02.27 12:56:00 -
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Edited by: StealthNet on 27/02/2004 13:01:07
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Well, one concern would be that the only reason why Eve portraits look so unique is the different lighting and background options!
(apart for Caldari, they really all look alike)
Exactly.
Most of the time we play eve all day and forget how awesome is that creation UI. I was giving it a try a month ago when my son started playing, and now again, when I deleted 1 of my alts.
Simply changing the lightning, the hair and the costumes make it another completely different char, with special mention to the lightning.
TBH, I think most players do not spend enough time tweaking their chars, thats basically why there are lots of portraits that look basically the same. But if you spend some effort, you can come up with some rather exclusive looking and interesting results
Edit: I don't know if the suddenly changing portrait is still an issue. I know that I can't wipe my cache, or Ill see one of my alts as a mad man  it changes completely his appearance. It appears to be something client side, but it's really annoying. Being able to change the portrait would be a solution, altho not fixing the problem where it resides (it would at least give players an alternative).
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Eneroth
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Posted - 2004.02.27 13:15:00 -
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All i would like to change is my bg lightning. This blue stuff looks bad in mini portrait
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WdoMkr
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Posted - 2004.02.27 13:20:00 -
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Yes, I'd really like to cut my hair..
BAH!!! at least you still HAVE your hair... mines been gone since the last patch!!!
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Icarus100
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Posted - 2004.02.27 14:20:00 -
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Yes, I'd really like to cut my hair..
BAH!!! at least you still HAVE your hair... mines been gone since the last patch!!!
You're more than welcome to have mine
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cypriss
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Posted - 2004.02.27 14:30:00 -
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hellmar says that often players know the pic more than the name. huh???
believe me take out the names and leave only the pics and often the players wouldn't know who the f* they were looking at. besides everyone looks the same to me. black background with a gold stickman in the middle. come on, let us change our look, i can assure you if the name remains the same we will know who eachother are.
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MATANDO
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Posted - 2004.02.27 14:32:00 -
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often players know the pic more than the name
I really doubt that; the big image in the character details screen is not often looked at only once or twice and the images in the chatrooms are so small, you hardly can recognize the peeps on it.
I really pay more attention to the name since some pictures are almost equal and thus not reliable to decide on who you are talking to.
So, yes let's make the images editable.
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drunkenmaster
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Posted - 2004.02.27 15:16:00 -
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I'd like to be able to change a few aspects of my avatar (background, eye direction), but I also understand the whole 'recognition' thing.
As it currently is, I can recognise most people I regularly see just from the tiny-tiny thumbnail in the chat window, and it would be a shame to lose that.
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Gaius Kador
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Posted - 2004.02.27 15:22:00 -
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I wish I could shave my head and be bald like the rest of PIE :p
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Arianne Rakis
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Posted - 2004.02.27 15:29:00 -
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I think redoing whole portrait would go a long way. Personally, I never pay attention to portraits, only to names... TBH, some portraits are just ugly, and sometimes I regret looking at them in zoom, hehe.
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Slinky Redfoot
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Posted - 2004.02.27 15:30:00 -
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I've been playing a hunchback for the last 6 months.. science has given us great achievements such as cloning, warp speed - what about giving me an operation on my triple hernia already?
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Miso
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Posted - 2004.02.27 15:38:00 -
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This would be a nice and welcome feature. I'd like to change background lighting, clothes, that would be cool, but I agree with keeping the face structure as it is.
Please CCP, let us have this!!
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Captain Vinar
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Posted - 2004.02.27 16:34:00 -
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Sara and Miso, not sure why you would want to change anything.. You both pretty hot in my book...
But I do agree.. Would be nice to change things..
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HostageTaker
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Posted - 2004.02.27 16:37:00 -
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Meh, a few months back I spent about 30-45 mins on my avatar as I knew it would be forever this way, I'm still happy with it; CCP spend your time on more important things...
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Dark Messiah
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Posted - 2004.02.27 16:39:00 -
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I would love to change my char image i hate this one :(
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Black Dronza
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Posted - 2004.02.27 16:44:00 -
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I agree with the GM... to change a face too much would mean loss of unique id we each have. On the other hand, perhaps one day when tech allows and priority is high enough... I would like to see larger versions of chars in-game, and even perhaps animation or emote versions when PM between chars etc.
DRONZA. :)
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Aelius
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Posted - 2004.02.27 16:53:00 -
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This char has almost a year and im quite happy with it.
EVE is a MMORPG not a Sims in Space.
I would rather prefer having costumysable ships than chars (not for big battles but for when you pass in Luminaire with all that people jumping around).
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Riffix
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Posted - 2004.02.27 17:10:00 -
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Well, one concern would be that the only reason why Eve portraits look so unique is the different lighting and background options!
(apart for Caldari, they really all look alike)
I think Orestes has a good point. I was just about to post that I would love the ability to change clothing, lighting, background, and head/eye position because that would make people's actual faces more important instead of the whole portrait.
But the fact is, except for slight morphs, the basic face for all the members of the same race is really almost identical.
Given the size of how we most often view eachother's portraits, the lighting, background, and clothing are probably the things that distinguish us more than anything else. If you could change those often it might cause some identity issues....
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Negotiator Navy
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Posted - 2004.02.27 17:25:00 -
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would be nice to have a limit on portrait change(like once a month) and it would cost an ungodly ammount of money depending on the "complexity" of the changes. (Wanna change the background? SURE! 50 mil plz..)
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Koda
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Posted - 2004.02.27 17:43:00 -
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Edited by: Koda on 27/02/2004 17:44:07
I would like to be able to change my picture given that the Rogaine prototype I smuggled out of Crielere worked!
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Michaeleen Flynn
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Posted - 2004.02.27 17:52:00 -
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come now orestes, just come clean on your caldari racism, "they all look alike"
we shouldnt have to stand for racism on these boards, especially not from the moderators, geez.
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Rinekar
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Posted - 2004.02.27 17:53:00 -
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When I read this in the CSM I found it to be an intriguing proposition. I for one like my characters avatar (face and outfit) although I look like every other Intaki out there. I guess what I would change about it is my orientation so that my character faced out more (like my signature). It would be also nice to see implants show (like the optical implant at the top of the page). I think that would add some more depth to existing characters. As for being able to change facial features, I think that should not be allowed. As for changing your characterÆs clothing and hair, why not let that be allowed? It happens often and regularly in real life, so why not role play it?
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Riddari
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Posted - 2004.02.27 18:01:00 -
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I sometimes wonder how much Devs play the game when they say players know the portraits better than the names... do they just read the forums (except for TomB who just PVPs)?
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Jubeli
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Posted - 2004.02.27 19:14:00 -
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Well to be able to do some changes would be nice, facial structure can be discussed more.
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Hellmar > often players know the pic more than the name (same reason is for not allowing name change)
I don't agree with this though.
However I would rather see devs working on more important things like corp management system and tools, alliance system and tool and similar instead of spending a few hundred hours thinking about how to be able to do this change..
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Sara Kerrigan
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Posted - 2004.02.27 19:23:00 -
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Check This Thread for an example of how well some people know avatars. Personally I could put a name to all but a few of those portraits. These are the portraits that tend to stand out on the boards; ingame I don't think it's much different. The people I am often in contact with, I can recognize their avatars in chat before I look at the name.
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Jubeli
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Posted - 2004.02.27 20:04:00 -
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OK maybe gatejumping this topic - That test wasn't too hard to name 60-70% instantly, mainly because the people there are people often writing on these forums (more or less).
Now do that in-game and count all people you meet, how many have you loaded the avatar from,
beides corp/alliance mates you will recognize how many percent? I don't see that many I know outside the group I play with (or play against *smile*). I recognise the pirates, but that is for survival, the rest of the gobs.. nope..
Oh well, sorry for this long post about this.
If a person playing think that the playing experience would be better if he/she could change the avatar then that is fine, and can be explained in-game aswell with the cloning story.
BUT again. Shiva and things as better corp functions/tools are MUCH more important.
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OverKill
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Posted - 2004.02.27 21:20:00 -
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I must say that CCP is a bit sketchy in this area.
In one sentence they say that don't want people hooping others identities because "people know the face more than the name" yet they allow numbers in the character name generation process which allow players to, as far as the fonts go within the game, directly copy another existing players name.
Better to ask the wind if it would change directions for you.
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Fetty Chico
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Posted - 2004.02.27 22:07:00 -
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Edited by: Fetty Chico on 27/02/2004 22:08:22
dey could at least fix me right eye
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Posted - 2004.02.27 22:59:00 -
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Edited by: Fetty Chico on 27/02/2004 22:08:22
dey could at least fix me right eye
Lmao..
er.. Yeah, I'd kinda like to be able to change a few things. The clone idea sounds pretty cool. Then it would cost money, plus death. So you wouldn't be changing every freakin day. *hopefully* Except alts..but.. heh they're bastards anyway.
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Posted - 2004.02.27 23:02:00 -
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probably mentioned, but..
Just make it to where you can only change the hair, or the cloths, background, lighting, direction, ect. On the portrait editor you would simply remove the knobs for adjust features like eye color, or the shape of the face.. piece oh cake.
The whole caching problem. Not really a problem. Just add a button near each portrait, or a rightclick option that will "Update Portrait"..
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Infection
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Posted - 2004.02.27 23:17:00 -
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Edited by: Infection on 27/02/2004 23:18:30
I dont see this becoming something the dev's will even consider touching for awile. However, I know few people who associate people with who they are by picture, given there are many many duplicates of apearance, most go by name. So adding the function of re-editing everything but your name for character apearance wouldn't be something that would throw everyone off. If this didn't occur I would agree that being able to change hair, clothes, lighting, aswell as background to atleast give the character more life.
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Negotiator Navy
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Posted - 2004.02.27 23:20:00 -
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Overkill, ur still going on about that? |
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Posted - 2004.02.27 23:21:00 -
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Overkill, ur still going on about that?
What a lengthy post. I assume that was directed at the creator of the thread?
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Mallus Kulov
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Posted - 2004.02.27 23:30:00 -
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Finally! An attempt to get away from the many ships and back to whats important... the character!
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Infection
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Posted - 2004.02.27 23:36:00 -
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Finally! An attempt to get away from the many ships and back to whats important... the character!
This attempt however is not original, for it has been sugested time after time nearly since Eve existed from what I understand. Would be nice however to see even a Mod to read this thread and make note to the devs of something obviously the community cares about. Simply even by looking at the thread views. It's of something that Eve online community cares to see something done with.
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Riffix
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Posted - 2004.02.27 23:38:00 -
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I know, we should be able to add scars! :-)
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Fetty Chico
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Posted - 2004.02.27 23:40:00 -
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CCP FIX ME FRIGGIN RIGHT EYE!!!
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Posted - 2004.02.28 03:12:00 -
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Might have to start calling you Glass Eye Fetty Chico..
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Mallus Kulov
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Posted - 2004.02.28 05:23:00 -
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Infection:: I know, I've been claimoring for them to focus on the character again since beta as well.
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Maridia
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Posted - 2004.02.28 09:48:00 -
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I defenatly need a shave, please let me 
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Gryganne
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Posted - 2004.02.28 11:57:00 -
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I definitely want a new haircut
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Raudka
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Posted - 2004.02.28 12:20:00 -
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I definitely want a new haircut
I like it
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Unleashed
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Posted - 2004.02.28 12:40:00 -
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Just to add a little variety to this topic, what about facial structure changes? Im not necessarily for, or against, and Im pretty happy with my characters face(wouldnt change even the simple things) but just an idea, the structure could be changed, but depending on how much, there is a possible chance for sp loss.
ie give yourself a nose job and you just might be able to get away scott free, but change your face from fat to slim, and you could have some pretty serious re-learning to do.
There would be a serious cost involved, and countdown timer until the next time you would be able to do modification(think recovery from plastic sugery :)).
Changing even the lighting of a picture, combined with facial/hair, clothing & background can also be just as big a change as facial structure imo, just take a look at the character creation process if you try that. Different lighting makes all the difference with alot of portraits, combine it with the rest, and you could easily wind up with a new character.
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Novah
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Posted - 2004.02.28 12:45:00 -
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Anyone ever considered "Plastic Surgary Skill" Sits in the same catagory of cybernetics?
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Novah
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Posted - 2004.02.28 12:46:00 -
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Anyone ever considered "Plastic Surgary Skill" Sits in the same catagory of cybernetics?
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Novah
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Posted - 2004.02.28 12:47:00 -
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Anyone ever considered "Plastic Surgary Skill" Sits in the same catagory of cybernetics?
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cashman
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Posted - 2004.02.29 03:05:00 -
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CCP FIX ME FRIGGIN RIGHT EYE!!!
LMAO
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nails
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Posted - 2004.03.01 01:07:00 -
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Edited by: nails on 01/03/2004 01:25:06
My portrate is fine as it is.. I would only change it if I could give my chick spikey hair like Ryoko.
http://nails.otaku.jp/old/tenchi/char/ryoko/ryoko3.JPG
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Baleur
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Posted - 2004.03.01 03:47:00 -
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simply, have a 1 time a month change of background, lighting, pose and hairstyle. doesnt have to be harder than that :P
God i gotta change my sig..
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Shintoko Akahoshi
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Posted - 2004.03.01 04:34:00 -
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Here are a couple of ideas that immediately spring to mind:
Clone appearance: There is some ethical reason to have your clone be identical to yourself. Perhaps, though, you could slip some extra to the technician and get a clone that looks different. It might leave a trail, though, that a dedicated investigator could follow.
Plastic surgery: Similar thing, here. Readily available plastic surgery would be available for some price, but there would be records of the appearance change that someone could easily check out (including before & after pictures). More expensive surgery would be available from people who won't make the change public record - you'd have to pay an investigator to find this out.
Identity change: Going all out, you pay someone to forge a new identity for you. I imagine that identity is tied to your DNA or some other such thing in order to make an identity practically impossible to do. Maybe for a vast sum of money, though, someone would do it for you in a way that is difficult, at best, to trace.
I understand the desire to prevent people from exploiting this sort of thing, but look at it. Most of this stuff is available in the real world today, so why wouldn't it be available in the world of Eve? It makes things more interesting. Take this story as an example:
Clint McBad spends a couple of months worming his way into the trust of the CEO and board of directors of Large(tm) corp. In a swift strike he manages to empty the corp wallet as well as clearing out the hangars from several Large(tm) offices before someone finds out and removes his access. Large(tm) corp then puts a bounty on Clints head, prompting Clint to go on the lam. Clint pays a visit to a black market plastic surgeon, paying an unholy amount of money to have both his appearance and identity changed.
At the same time, Large(tm) corp figures that Clint might do something of the sort. They hire the services of Stephanie Pear, a private investigator. Stephanie, using her high Investigator skill, traces Clint to the black market surgeon. She then uses her high *****ing and Infiltration skills to access the records of Clints identity change, getting his new name and picture. She talks to her local agent and gets a fix on Clints location. She sends all of this back to Large(tm), who make a call and send in the bounty hunters.
Sounds like a big pile of fun to me!
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Asharee Intrefer
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Posted - 2004.03.01 04:56:00 -
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I think being able to "take a new photo" of your character every few months would be nice. Just changing the pose, clothing, expression and environment, but leaving the facial features intact.
So, there they are, my two isk on the subject. 
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Niomi Blade
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Posted - 2004.03.01 06:01:00 -
[69]
Nice Idea. Can I get nipple rings? |
Jubeli
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Posted - 2004.03.01 16:43:00 -
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Quote:
Here are a couple of ideas that immediately spring to mind:
Clone appearance: There is some ethical reason to have your clone be identical to yourself. Perhaps, though, you could slip some extra to the technician and get a clone that looks different. It might leave a trail, though, that a dedicated investigator could follow.
Plastic surgery: Similar thing, here. Readily available plastic surgery would be available for some price, but there would be records of the appearance change that someone could easily check out (including before & after pictures). More expensive surgery would be available from people who won't make the change public record - you'd have to pay an investigator to find this out.
Identity change: Going all out, you pay someone to forge a new identity for you. I imagine that identity is tied to your DNA or some other such thing in order to make an identity practically impossible to do. Maybe for a vast sum of money, though, someone would do it for you in a way that is difficult, at best, to trace.
I understand the desire to prevent people from exploiting this sort of thing, but look at it. Most of this stuff is available in the real world today, so why wouldn't it be available in the world of Eve? It makes things more interesting. Take this story as an example:
Clint McBad spends a couple of months worming his way into the trust of the CEO and board of directors of Large(tm) corp. In a swift strike he manages to empty the corp wallet as well as clearing out the hangars from several Large(tm) offices before someone finds out and removes his access. Large(tm) corp then puts a bounty on Clints head, prompting Clint to go on the lam. Clint pays a visit to a black market plastic surgeon, paying an unholy amount of money to have both his appearance and identity changed.
At the same time, Large(tm) corp figures that Clint might do something of the sort. They hire the services of Stephanie Pear, a private investigator. Stephanie, using her high Investigator skill, traces Clint to the black market surgeon. She then uses her high *****ing and Infiltration skills to access the records of Clints identity change, getting his new name and picture. She talks to her local agent and gets a fix on Clints location. She sends all of this back to Large(tm), who make a call and send in the bounty hunters.
Sounds like a big pile of fun to me!
Corp theft and trust is a enough huge problem as it is. Sure fun idea but would only get greifers to play more if you would would change identity.. What about employment records? Forged so ALL directors/CEOs must check ALL corporations EVERY applicant has been in just to make sure they aren't frauds? Corp management is lousy as it is and this would make is worse..
I do agree that the twist is cool, but sorry.. won't work in EVE.. isk is life and if a corp lose all isk most probably all non-superdedicated will leave instead of continue and CCP don't want that.
Instead when large bounty is placed on your head all cloning contracts should be rewoked without a refund. No honest(tm) corp would associate itself with a pirate/theif aso and what better way to punish a pirate then let them have this brand for life! *smile* Would make people think once and twice before becoming a pirate! |
Skillz
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Posted - 2004.03.01 17:10:00 -
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Why should pirates have to take all risks, miners can just stand in 0.5 for at least two more months.
Keep on flaming, lamers.
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Anede
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Posted - 2004.03.01 18:22:00 -
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When will I be able to change the size of my *******?
These are keeping me up all night :(
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OverKill
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Posted - 2004.03.01 20:56:00 -
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Overkill, ur still going on about that?
You still listening to me go on about that?
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Ballsy McEatballs
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Posted - 2004.03.01 21:16:00 -
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yeah as long as there was a limit as to how often you could do it (like with the clones) i think it would be nice, although i dunno about changing facial structure.
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Luc Boye
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Posted - 2004.03.05 10:21:00 -
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I could use some sun!
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Aeon Yakati
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Posted - 2004.03.05 10:43:00 -
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Well, one concern would be that the only reason why Eve portraits look so unique is the different lighting and background options!
(apart for Caldari, they really all look alike)
Hey, I'm Caldari but I like to pretend I'm unique  I actually like my looks and I agree with you that lightning really is a major factor in the 'uniqueness' of a character.
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MaD CheF
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Posted - 2004.03.05 10:50:00 -
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im in terrible pain,my face hasnŠt move for 2 months,help me CCP!!! i want to move my mouth a bit
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Cardassius
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Posted - 2004.03.05 10:57:00 -
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Why should pirates have to take all risks, miners can just stand in 0.5 for at least two more months.
Because you are pirates?
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Tovarishch
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Posted - 2004.03.05 11:00:00 -
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The concept of keeping your character's actual face (via the model that you created) while being able to change the background and enviroment is a very cool one. Simply being able to change the lighting, angle at which the picture is taken, and background would bring a nice change every once in a while.
Say, for example, that this ability was granted to every player every three months or so in the name of needing to update their ID (think of it as a Driver's License).
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Kathar Narka
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Posted - 2004.03.05 11:04:00 -
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Sure, I'd like to change the way I look, this guy looks like a weakling... but lightning would also be good if that would be the only possibility, I don't like the blue stuff. :)
Why not just put a name list of a char like the "Employments" tab in the Character Info ?
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