Quote Originally Posted by Naunet View Post
Without appealing armor appearances, I see very little point in engaging in any combat gameplay. Or are you comfortable running around as a grey box?

Aesthetics impact gameplay. This is simply fact.
This is an MMO, not a dress-up simulator. The focus and primary reason to play this game is NOT to decorate your character, but to go on adventures. Dress-up options are offered as a secondary gameplay feature. This is why folks would be almost universally pissed off if "going on adventures" required paying extra money to the cash shop, but there is much more debate when it comes to cosmetics. You are correct that no one wants to run around as a "grey box", but the game presents an ENORMOUS number of options to enable you to avoid this. There are hundreds of potential glamours available! If this array of options is not enough, SE offers additional options, for a fee.