So Vanity Weapon Slots.

[BearGrylls]

Either Titan's axe or Rampager. All the other "great"axes are tiny.

[Sumii]

When/where was this stated?

Here you go

The vanity slot feature is something that lets you change the look of the gear with stats right?

This is correct. This will be a feature where you can wear one type of equipment and have it displayed as another.

The previous request asked to have separate equipment slots for cosmetic gear in addition to regular equipment slots. We will not be implementing a system exactly as originally requested, but a system that does fulfill the goal of displaying alternate equipment to what is worn.
Also, as previously mentioned there will be some restrictions as to what you combinations can be worn and displayed.

*Once the specific details for the vanity system have been finalized we will make an announcement. There is also the possibility that the official name changes.

This is the post saying they are no longer doing separate slots. The one for transmog is buried in that same post. It's over 70-80 pages long.

[BearGrylls]

DCUO managed to have the best vanity system of any MMO, better than "slots" even, and that was on ps3, so memory limitations or whatever isn't an excuse.

[Zourin]

DCUO managed to have the best vanity system of any MMO, better than "slots" even, and that was on ps3, so memory limitations or whatever isn't an excuse.

Yoshi always has an excuse.

While yes, 'slots' aren't required, you can count on them implementing the alterntaives in such a way that it turns it into a royal pain in the ass to do, such as destroying the original item, or restricting the change to nearly identical armor, or restricting it so that green/blue armor cannot be used as either the grantor or the recipient of a new model.

I would get your balm ready, because there will be some chafing going on when they release their "Glorious Plan" to make vanity items as painful an experience as possible.

[Worm]

I like the fists from the Lightning Event a lot. I wish they'd make that gun cock noise more during combat too.

[Sumii]

This was actually in the same quote from my earlier message, but a little above it:

I’d like special equipment slots for cosmetic type gear.

I believe that the vanity slots that we are planning for patch 2.2 will come close to addressing this request. We do not have any plans to make it so you can completely separate the setting of cosmetic gear and gear with stats.
*The difficulty is, as this would increase the amount of information transferred for each character, we'd see additional stress on the server.

Memory/Server limitations or whatever you want to call it. This is the first triple A rated MMO publisher you'll ever hear bicker about their infrastructure so much and use it as a crutch to deny content.

[Zourin]

CCP, the developers for EVE Online, have managed to develop a way to handle the server load for 15,000 players to occupy the same localized area/zone and engage in pvp combat with no pop in and minimal lag. This is in addition to having an infrastructure that handles an MMO without any 'worlds' or 'shards' segregating players.

SE b*tches about server stress caused by vanity slots?

BULLSH*T Yoshi. That's just lazy and a demonstration of unadulterated ineptness. If a small, indie company in Iceland can develop a game that has a higher load capacity than the entire country they live in, a AAA game developer/publisher can do vanity slots properly.

Oh, and CCP can also deploy major patch content in an hour now too. Not 27.

[Sumii]

Can you imagine farming Odin's full armor set to prepare for vanity to find out that it's transmog and destroys the 'vanity' item in the process? When the new tier gear comes out or you just have to upgrade you get to re-farm Odin's armor or any other pain in the butt armor. Not only can I see Yoshi/SE doing this, I can see them putting a positive spin on it to make it more 'rewarding' and what not. Heehee.

EDIT: Then again I'm still sticking with the idea that they won't allow you to transmog AF, Allagan, or any of the other 'untouchable' sets in terms of Dye. Cracks me up.

[Mr_Blue]

DCUO managed to have the best vanity system of any MMO, better than "slots" even, and that was on ps3, so memory limitations or whatever isn't an excuse.

I know right! DCUO vanity system is the best so far. You equip the item/gear, you get the style. It's also a way to earn sp/achievement. So i wonder why SE AKA Yoshi P. clame saying it's bout server stress? DCUO run on ps3 & have more than 60player in screen with no lag issue. LOL

Edit: also have an ingame voice chat with realy good quality. (better than Skype)

[Jinrya-Geki]

What is this transmog and transmutation exactly?