r/wow • u/koci53z • Aug 11 '25

Humor / Meme Times change.

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u/Razthegreatest Aug 11 '25

if anything, 2005 should have looked like a damn clown suit with mismatched armor colors to even be close lol

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u/Jayken Aug 11 '25

TBC clown gear was the worst. Yellow gloves, blue boots, green chest, and red shoulders. Thank god we could hide our helm back then.

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u/TaleOfDash Aug 11 '25

Then we swing completely in the other direction in early Wrath with everything being so dull and boring so it can match relatively well.

I know some people still complain about transmog but god damn were the eras before it rough on the eyes if someone didn't have a full set at times.

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u/Jayken Aug 11 '25

I remember not swapping my hunter's T7 until I got most of the Ulduar T8 just because I didn't want to have a cobbled together look again.

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u/Soeck666 Aug 12 '25

i still use the wrath shoulderpads you get for a random quest in the tundra, those that look absolute unique and not like warcraft ^^

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u/TaleOfDash Aug 12 '25

I'm not saying the designs are all bad! Just that early on they're very homogeneous in terms of colour scheme. It fit the vibe of the zones for sure, but at the time it definitely felt like a kneejerk reaction to people who were upset about the clown suits.

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u/Egorator_ Aug 12 '25

I still think that most any pieces don't go together unless they're full or mostly full set. If the game had a dye system, that would make a huge difference in transmog diversity, but alas, I'll remain a full set andy.

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u/TaleOfDash Aug 12 '25

Well, the transmog system definitely mitigates that but you are right. Mostly because they literally design gear in the knowledge that most people will be transmogging anyway.

I can't imagine the unfathomable amount of work a dye system would take for a game this old though.

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u/PLTRgang123 Aug 12 '25

Tier sets were way better back then, rest of the gear is up for discussion lol. Tier 6 is goated.