Please do NOT alter Dark Knight AF for female characters.

[Alacran]

This could actually also be part of why some people don't get why its so upsetting to some, myself included. The reason I include myself is because I know many women who would probably not care or even very much like it.Everyone has different tastes, it isn't just a straight up "men like skimpy women outfits thats why they made it this way" type of thing.

You are correct as a person you are entitled to your taste in fashion ma'am. Quite simply i would like the job to come first and foremost, i am a DRK fan, i believe altering a great design would be damaging to the lore of the character. Uniformity lends wight to appearance, the old saying you never get a second chance to make a first impression comes to mind.


(this is a uniform i wear in my professional life)

Obviously the officers here are of different appearance and gender, however i feel without question they are of the same profession.


These are male Police officers.




All jokes aside (and yes there are many (and yes that has a dual meaning)), can you honestly tell me that is a proud female Police officer? This was found with the following goggle image search "female police uniform".

[Evangela]

nah, I want my character to looks good.

[mekia]

I just love how this topic only comes up in the English forums. What is the problem of western people with exposing some skin on a VIRTUAL character. Or try to make a point with "WELL IN real live they don't wear this" yeah reality in a game with dragons and stuff.
I don't agree with OP because women in male armor is just ugly and boring. I play a female character because female armor just looks better in my eyes. Female's should have more feminine armor and not run around in a Burka. And people going on about wank material, i mean really? It's about pleasing to the eye and when you need a game to get off than you are doing it wrong on the internet xD.

[Evangela]

I just love how this topic only comes up in the English forums. What is the problem of western people with exposing some skin on a VIRTUAL character. Or try to make a point with "WELL IN real live they don't wear this" yeah reality in a game with dragons and stuff.
I don't agree with OP because women in male armor is just ugly and boring. I play a female character because female armor just looks better in my eyes. Female's should have more feminine armor and not run around in a Burka. And people going on about wank material, i mean really? It's about pleasing to the eye and when you need a game to get off than you are doing it wrong on the internet xD.

they want everyone to wear full heavy armor from head to toe. why do we need character creation at all if we're gonna dress like that?

they're people who like Kratos, the Hulk, Juggernaut, and all the boring musclehead protagonists. FF devs shouldn't listen to them. imagine if all the JRPGs have a protagonists like Dark Souls protagonist. can't even see his face. imagine Cloud Strife & Sephiroth in full armor with stupid iron helm. I wouldn't even bother to play it.

[Mahri]

Hahaha, it's like clockwork. See what I mean about them not actually reading my post?

Nearing 300 upvotes for the point made. Listen to the kiddos scream.

Anyway, a visual, thanks to Kanemano's art.

This, right here, is ridiculous:



Now these taken both at the same time? Is infuriating (seriously I just got an instant five Wrath stacks just posting it -- they don't call it social justice warrior for nothin', rawrrrrr):



THIS, however? Is hilarious:



Learn to parse. It's about equal treatment, kids. This ain't rocket science.

[Evangela]

One thing I like about JRPG is how women can look tough and beautiful at the same time.

and it's always like this from the beginning.

you don't need to make a big hole on your armor to be sexy. I think SE can get it right (the female dragoon AF is ridiculous though).

[Ashrak]

FF devs shouldn't listen to them. imagine if all the JRPGs have a protagonists like Dark Souls protagonist. can't even see his face. imagine Cloud Strife & Sephiroth in full armor with stupid iron helm. I wouldn't even bother to play it.

I would respect em, instead of laughing at them.

or

Yeah... i know what i would choose.

[Mahri]

imagine if all the JRPGs have a protagonists like Dark Souls protagonist. can't even see his face

Excuse me, I spend like an hour in character creation in a Souls game each time. I wear that stuff because I want to protect my beautiful face, okay (which may or may not be all gross and zombie at any given time but WHO CARES, I'M PRETTY ON THE INSIDE)

you don't need to make a big hole on your armor to be sexy. I think SE can get it right (the female dragoon AF is ridiculous though).

Your posts on the last page didn't lead me to believe you'd not be putting up something sensible here, but there you go and do it. Bare legs? Hell, Romans are fine with 'em.

My main complaint on that note is more the fact that most races get really twiggy legs. Especially females. Seems only Highlandresses got respectable thigh definition.

Since we're doin' this, here's my own character in the presently-armored look. Not fully armored head-to-toe, see. This is pretty much my own standard for "sensible" in this game.

[Evangela]

I would respect em, instead of laughing at them.

or

Yeah... i know what i would choose.

play western games then. don't play JP games and ask the devs to change stuffs.

[Shougun]

play western games then. don't play JP games and ask the devs to change stuffs.

Dark Souls is by FromSoft a Japanese company, Japanese are not incapable of well geared females.. Even though I must repeat because I think people are not reading into the OP right, the OP is not saying all females must be covered up but that there should be equal and logical treatment. OP does not want to see all the sexy outfits to be removed.

Also skirts, just to add to the photo you posted, are not an uncommon real life gear piece - as they offer a lot of mobility so long as your training incorporates saving your legs lol (though probably a bit longer than your photo its still a skirt armor- still would be real"ish").