I've noticed that too. It's not because of expense to me, it's just...silver has such a nice luster too it. I really prefer the white metals(Silver, whitegold, Platinum, etc) to gold just because gold not only seems to gaudy, it's just...not as nice.

Mhm. Most people beneath the age of 25 or so will agree with you - unless they're hispanic. Gold is a big part of their culture. African-americans too, though I think that more has to do with the culture of rap music etc.

Me too

*dances about with glee*

This suit is rather small, made to fit a furrikin's short stature. It
appears to be quite stylish, the fabric crisp and neatly cut. Thick
cloth dyed a deep, charcoal-black has been cut into a small jacket and
trousers, pressed perfectly to sit neatly upon the masculine frame. In
the back of the trousers is a hole cut specifically for a furrikin's
tail to fit through, giving the wearer more freedom of movement. From
the jacket, cut to fit around the tail of the wearer, are two long,
elegant coat tails. Four silver cufflinks in the shape of cracked
boulders keep each of the sleeves closed. Despite the suit's highly
fashionable appearance, it appears to have been neglected washing for
quite some time - or is, perhaps, simply the favoured outfit of a
Geomancer. Large splotches of dirt and grime cover the back and front of
both the jacket and pants, some areas of mud so thick that they actually
seem to be cracking slightly.

Just curious, has anyone has tried making a sailor outfit yet?

You can wear a crown with a hood up, but you can't wear both a crown and a hat.

Ergo, my magicrown stays, and so does the robe, unfortunately.

At least my robes are super awesome and self-styled, I suppose.

I want a pimp suit

Remember how you got told you're not a real pimp like Krin though? Remember that?

That was funny.

Krin is a poser. His claims are invalid

Hence why it was funny.

Just thought of a solution.

Make splendor hats usable with Enchantment Magicrown pretty please?

Yeah... I'm not sure why the admins are giving us this awesome change, yet designing gowns and suits from the get-go to be noticeably less convenient than (and arguably inferior to) robes. Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of this change?

I still believe that the best route is to simply incorporate the code for head protection into gowns and suits (as in, it automatically works) and be done with it. The same can be done for robes, making hood up/hood down an aesthetic choice.

Would that be hard to code or destroy the game balance somehow...?

I suspect it's just something the admin don't want to do because it would make more sense if you were protected by at least SOMETHING on your head.

As far back as I can remember, you couldn't wear a crown with a hood. When did that change? I wonder if it was an intentional change. *eyes stack of announces, weeps*

I've considered that, but why? Striving for realism in a demonstrably unrealistic game seems far less important than altering the way head protection works so that a whole bunch of other problems are neatly solved in the meantime. Hood defense is an unnecessary complication, as all of the debate and questions here amply prove. Almost nothing would change save the lack of need to raise one's hood.

Defensive stats are just that, stats. We're talking about a set of numbers no one really cares about once they've been determined and put in place. Wearing fashions we can enjoy is much, much more important... again, wasn't that the entire reason for adding defensible gowns and suits to begin with? If they're inferior from the get-go, it's a self-defeating gesture. They'll be the new Batted Vests (which also need fixing).

don't see why you couldn't wear a crown over a hood. You'd look silly, but it's not physically impossible. And yet, you still can't wear pants and shirts under robes

I can easily picture someone wearing a circlet or small crown underneath a raised hood. I'm pretty sure I've seen fantasy art depicting such an outfit, too.

Presumably beacuse the trans skill of enchanting is magicrown, and enchanters only wear robes for protection. So if they couldn't wear a crown over a raised hood the'd have to choose between protecting their head or foregoing the benefits of having transed their skill.

You can still wear a crown with a hood, you just have to wear your crown, THEN raise hood. I've been doing it for... uh... however long it's been since I got my crown. Ages.

Obviously, someone needs to design a mitre.