SOE has posted the publish notes for Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 6, which adds a new appearance feature allowing characters to wear gear for fashion and not for stats.

Appearance Window:

• The Appearance tab has been added. All characters may now access a window that determines the outward appearance of their characters. This Appearance window allows you to equip armor, clothing, and jewelry that do not alter your stats, but instead are simply for show.
• To wear an item as an appearance item, you must be able to normally equip that item and that item must be in your inventory at the time you equip it as an appearance item.
• Items equipped as appearance items do not count against your total inventory space.
•  All profession, level, and species restrictions are still obeyed by appearance items.
• A radial option "Equip Appearance" has been added to items that are eligible to become appearance items. You will only get this option if you could normally equip the item and if the item is currently in your inventory.
• Added an option under the "Misc" page in the Options window. This option called "Unequip Items When Double Clicked in the Appearance Window" allows you to turn on/off the ability to unequip items in the Appearance window simply by double clicking on them.
• A "Hide Appearance Items by Default" option has been added to the Misc section of the Options window. This option will automatically show you the normal appearance on any player creature you examine. The "Hide Appearance Items" option can also be toggled on the Examine window; it will just default to hiding those items.
• The Examine window now has a checkbox to show/hide a user's appearance items. This will allow you to see the "true" items a character is wearing.

Read more here.

really looking forward for this feature

This would have been nice back in the days of the composite armor wars :)

Once again, too little too late. Who really cares anymore?

This is actually a good idea.  I wish more games would do this

I think it's a decent addition, now you don't look like a generic > place iconic proffesion name here< .

Just wish it had come a lot sooner.

Appearance WIndow FTW!!

question is, why didn't they do this five years ago????

Originally posted by Pentamorph

question is, why didn't they do this five years ago????

Because LOTRO hadn’t implemented it yet  and 5 years ago, armor/gear didn't matter (armor was used, but came with penalties. Its nothing like what it is today) Technically, the game has come full circle in regards to clothing/outfits.

I read over the patch notes, and there is a surprising lack of bug fixes, such as the wonky animations and combat.

That crap is still in alpha.

Definitely way to late for this game, but still a very good fluff feature that I hope other and future MMORPG's will also add.

A good feature all mmo's should have.

Originally posted by Mrbloodworth

Originally posted by Pentamorph

question is, why didn't they do this five years ago????

 

 

Because LOTRO hadn’t implemented it yet  and 5 years ago, armor/gear didn't matter (armor was used, but came with penalties. Its nothing like what it is today) Technically, the game has come full circle in regards to clothing/outfits.

 

I read over the patch notes, and there is a surprising lack of bug fixes, such as the wonky animations and combat.

That crap is still in alpha.

 

No LOTRO didn't have it implemented but EQ2 has had it since  2004 or......5 years ago (give or take)  I'm surprised it tooke SOE this long to bring it over to SWG to be honest

What a huge No NO in a pvp game.  Wonder why SOE is so out of touch with it's playerbase to implement such a feature unless they expect everyone to avoid pvp.   If you can't tell what your opponent is wearing or using as a weapon, that really limits your strategy. 

What a huge goof!

Originally posted by Ozmodan

What a huge No NO in a pvp game.  Wonder why SOE is so out of touch with it's playerbase to implement such a feature unless they expect everyone to avoid pvp.   If you can't tell what your opponent is wearing or using as a weapon, that really limits your strategy. 

What a huge goof!

I'm a little confused.

 
"A "Hide Appearance Items by Default" option has been added to the Misc section of the Options window. This option will automatically show you the normal appearance on any player creature you examine. The "Hide Appearance Items" option can also be toggled on the Examine window; it will just default to hiding those items."

Does that mean it only shows the characters true equipment if you "examine" them or can you disable the Appearance slots from showing on all toons?

This smells like it is leading up to a cash shop where you can buy novelty appearance items, but i may be wrong.

Originally posted by Ozmodan

What a huge No NO in a pvp game.  Wonder why SOE is so out of touch with it's playerbase to implement such a feature unless they expect everyone to avoid pvp.   If you can't tell what your opponent is wearing or using as a weapon, that really limits your strategy. 

What a huge goof!

Complete rubbish.

Not knowing what class your prospective opponent is only adds to the experience. If you know what you're going to fight, then you know whether or not you can win, and that's boring. Really boring.

However, this isn't even the case. If you'd read the article, you'd see that players will only be able to equip things relevant to their class in the appearance slot, so you won't think you're attacking a jedi, when they're actually a commando.

I don't think I've ever seen someone use a non-default colour to type in on this website and say anything that wasn't poorly thought out drivel.

Sweet nice new updates... i love how this game always balances itself out... one bad update then one good one... this game has always been like this :) but now that this was a good update.... i really CAN wait till the next update lol

A really good idea , it's a pitty really like flowers on a grave .

cheers

---

Originally posted by Mrbloodworth

---

Originally posted by Pentamorph

question is, why didn't they do this five years ago????

---

 
 
Because LOTRO hadn’t implemented it yet  and 5 years ago, armor/gear didn't matter (armor was used, but came with penalties. Its nothing like what it is today) Technically, the game has come full circle in regards to clothing/outfits.
 
I read over the patch notes, and there is a surprising lack of bug fixes, such as the wonky animations and combat.
That crap is still in alpha.
 

---

Bullshit. SWG players have been asking for this feature for MANY years.

AND...5 years ago was the era of the Composite clones. This feature would have been most excellent back then as well.

But...SOE only learns things AFTER the fact, not when it will actually do anyone any good.

good on them