(WoW) Tier 12 Comments
So... Firelands tier 12 armor has been mostly revealed. The Firelands theme shows through on most, if not all, sets. I like some better than others, but there are none of them that I actually dislike. I think it's been a while since that happened.
Of course, I focus on the paladin set as that's my main character. I think this sums it up in general pretty well. For plate armor, it looks heavy on the cloth - but there are plate-ish elements. I prefer pants to robes/dresses, but I'm okay with that style for paladins. Shoulders are flashy, but kinda cool. The masked look still seems a little unpaladinly to me, but it harkens back to the very memorable/distinctive tier 2 Justicar armor. All-in-all, 'tis fine.
It is however, sad that the most distinctive parts (shoulders and headgear) are alwasy the hardest to come by anyway.
If I could change one thing about the visual style, though, it would be to add some specifically-paladinly element to the design (of this set and all others to come). A badge/symbol of the Silver Hand (or Argent Crusade even) would be nice. A tome on a chain (though this would mean added dimension to the model and might be avoided due to clipping issues) would be awesome.
But I'll settle for armor that I don't find ugly. ;)
Of course, I focus on the paladin set as that's my main character. I think this sums it up in general pretty well. For plate armor, it looks heavy on the cloth - but there are plate-ish elements. I prefer pants to robes/dresses, but I'm okay with that style for paladins. Shoulders are flashy, but kinda cool. The masked look still seems a little unpaladinly to me, but it harkens back to the very memorable/distinctive tier 2 Justicar armor. All-in-all, 'tis fine.
It is however, sad that the most distinctive parts (shoulders and headgear) are alwasy the hardest to come by anyway.
If I could change one thing about the visual style, though, it would be to add some specifically-paladinly element to the design (of this set and all others to come). A badge/symbol of the Silver Hand (or Argent Crusade even) would be nice. A tome on a chain (though this would mean added dimension to the model and might be avoided due to clipping issues) would be awesome.
But I'll settle for armor that I don't find ugly. ;)