Or they could stop being so stubborn and implement the same feature Everquest 2 and LotRO have--visible equipment slots. You have the gear you wear for stats, then there's another slot right beside it that's just for looks if you so please. If you don't equip anything in the "looks" slot, you see what armor you have equipped for stats.

Phoenix Psaltery said...
>> One of the things I hate about upgrading my
>> DK's armor is that once I have several pieces
>> of new armor, some of it silvber, some red, and
>> whatever, he no longer looks "Death Knight-y."
>>
>> I wish there was a p[lace you could take your
>> new armor to have it refinished in black... for
>> a price, of course. Are you listening, Blizzard?
>> :D

Raaj replied:
> Or they could stop being so stubborn and
> implement the same feature Everquest 2
> and LotRO have--visible equipment slots.
> You have the gear you wear for stats, then
> there's another slot right beside it that's just
> for looks if you so please. If you don't equip
> anything in the "looks" slot, you see what
> armor you have equipped for stats.

I think actually being able to modify the color would be less database overhead.

P2