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Is anyone else...very disappointed with how bad female armor looks in Monster Hunter?
- Thread starter CenturionNami
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Ok sure but it doesn't overwrite my point that you should be able to visually mix and match any set you want without having to give up sets. The fact that this ability is locked to a subset is a bummer.
I'm talking about world specifically not monster Hunter on the whole, and in that regard the number of armor sets with options for less armor is low for both genders with the slight advantage going to female armor sets. It should be equal, but as I said it should also be more overall for both genders. Also I'd just like gender free options.
They've gotten better about it from what I remember. Honestly, I honestly I also think the inverse is true for the male armour sets. They need start getting more daring and different for the men. All the armour recently have all just sort of become giant slabs of metal that don't even show the face for some reason. Either make everything consistent or consistently wacky.
Is armor usually even gendered irl?
I feel like the only reason it's gendered in fiction is to have wwomenin various states of undress.
I feel like the only reason it's gendered in fiction is to have wwomenin various states of undress.
MHW was a step back in terms of visual designs in general IMO. Most of the new monsters look pretty boring, the armor got way less flashy, and the weapons all look like base models with a couple monster parts glued on.
At least Iceborne's new monsters are looking pretty nice so far. We'll see if they up the armor and weapon variety as well.
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The remake had consistently great designs.
Ada and Claire's redesigns are very good. (Especially how Ada actually wears a tactical vest now)
Armored is gendered in the sense that its dimensions have to fit the size of the wearer.
But the general exterior shape of armor doesn't change because it needs to function as armor. The shape is part of the function.
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Going off this list alone and not counting every variant of an armor set, I count 14 armor suits where the women's version is 'man's version, but cut holes into it to show more skin'
The OP isn't misleading in any way. saying 'the one and only set looking like that in the whole game' is a bald faced lie.
Once again, Souls.
Wouldn't that be less getting rid of the female Anja armor and instead letting male and female characters wear either?
Cuz I'm all for that. I hate the male Anja armor but I'd rock a sexy mankini Anja set.
I hate the bulky Male armor in games like this.
I like playing as Male for the most part, but when the only available armor is like that, I tend to play Female.
If they let Male armor expose more skin or look slimmer, I would prefer it
But if they don't want to change the Male designs to be less bulky and expose more skin, they should make the Female the same.
So I'm ok with ogle armor, but only if it's available to everyone.
If they don't want to give Males ogle armor, then they shouldn't give Females ogle armor.
I like playing as Male for the most part, but when the only available armor is like that, I tend to play Female.
If they let Male armor expose more skin or look slimmer, I would prefer it
But if they don't want to change the Male designs to be less bulky and expose more skin, they should make the Female the same.
So I'm ok with ogle armor, but only if it's available to everyone.
If they don't want to give Males ogle armor, then they shouldn't give Females ogle armor.
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It does.
Actually this thread has already annoyed me. Why? Because the majority of the Monster Hunter World female armor sets show next to zero skin. Outside of the Nergigante and Anjanath, all female sets that show skin in any meaningful way are the same for men. See the Dober/Bone sets to see what I mean.
It's definitely a thing throughout the series, but not as common as OP and some of the responses in here suggest.
I see your fluted armor and raise you the brass armor from dark soulsGoing back to Souls as an example of good female armor design, even the handful of sets that do change are all just as protective and practical,
Take the Fluted Female armor from Demon
They could even say one bulky set is for defense and power and the other, more exposed set is for mobility and better stamina management.
Anjanath armor was literally the first set both me and my girlfriend grinded for lol. We basically play these like "dress up" games so I actually enjoy the "Armorkinis" so I can look how I want while fighting monsters. I actually hate most armor that fully covers my character.
Deviljho
Odogaron
Vaal Hazak
Kulu Ya Ku
Jagras
Rathalos
Tsitsi Ya Ku
Death Stench
Also you might want to check the bone armor again. Male bone armor still shows off less. Still, that bothers me less than examples like Jagras and Rathalos where it looks like someone was literally just cutting thigh holes in the male armor.
Also the ones that have totally random thigh gaps like Bazel, Butterfly, Rathalos, Legiana, Pukei, Uragaan, etc.
OP is talking about impractical sets like look like, and a quote, 'chainmail bikinis'. The extent to which the Anjanath set shows skin isn't really comparable any of the sets you mentioned save Deviljho. My point is, while I get where OP is coming from, I disagree with the idea that all of the female sets are like that, or anywhere near as bad for that matter.
Then I see posts in here like "99% of them are perverted trash". Just seems disingenuous to me, that's all. Not denying that female sets showing skin is a thing in MH games though, which I'm sure some people will choose to interpret my posts as.
I like skimpy armor but I understand why some don't like it. Would be cool if they made full versions and skimpy versions for both male and female characters.
I can't speak for the newer games, but they've definitely done this for male armours too, although it's not nearly as common. When I used the Hunting Horn is 3U, one of my best armour sets was this:
Generally, the series has had a tendency to give the male sets the big, intimidating faceless armours while the female sets are more clothing-like cosplay fodder. Even in this one I posted, despite showing a lot of skin, the male version has the huge shoulderpads and more enclosed mask. But it also tries to have a lot of variety in terms of how their armours look, so you'll have cool ones, cute ones, sexy ones, and silly ones.
It's ultimately not my place to be upset here and I won't disagree with anyone who is. I don't think it's generally been a thoughtless approach though, although the thought is on marketability and hitting a wider variety of tastes rather than equal treatment.
Generally, the series has had a tendency to give the male sets the big, intimidating faceless armours while the female sets are more clothing-like cosplay fodder. Even in this one I posted, despite showing a lot of skin, the male version has the huge shoulderpads and more enclosed mask. But it also tries to have a lot of variety in terms of how their armours look, so you'll have cool ones, cute ones, sexy ones, and silly ones.
It's ultimately not my place to be upset here and I won't disagree with anyone who is. I don't think it's generally been a thoughtless approach though, although the thought is on marketability and hitting a wider variety of tastes rather than equal treatment.
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These are examples of what I mean when I state that the devs cultivate and perpetuate problematic trends that when they try to rectify under the guise of "not sexualizing" their base and ancillary trash Youtubers/social media personalities scream, "SJWs politics blah blah blah".
And having looked at the armour sets available on Wiki, it is quite astonishing how many female armour sets imbue protection to their wearer by not existing compared to their male counterparts.
And having looked at the armour sets available on Wiki, it is quite astonishing how many female armour sets imbue protection to their wearer by not existing compared to their male counterparts.
It's honestly pretty bad in general but for different reasons. But yes turning some monster armor into lingerie (master rank anjath) is very much fan service.
I don't really like armor in general, so I'm biased in that I prefer the female armor for that reason. I play dual-blade too, so I'll go out of my way to avoid bulky barrel armors to fulfill my aesthetic. I'd add short-shorts to most of them in place of just underwear, but otherwise, I'm not too bothered by it since I, in pretty much all cases, prefer my characters to look as sleek/clothy as possible.
That being said, I also don't like the Anja armor and never felt compelled to grab it at any point, save fr maybe the top at one point just for the poofy collar.
I wish the Paolomu armor was actually good, cause I really like the poofy fashion in that one.
That being said, I also don't like the Anja armor and never felt compelled to grab it at any point, save fr maybe the top at one point just for the poofy collar.
I wish the Paolomu armor was actually good, cause I really like the poofy fashion in that one.
Female sets are always pretty whack, it's a shame they don't give options for both regardless of what you pick.
Really? I honestly feel like some of the coolest sets are the female ones. I play as a male character as I tend to try and make my character look like me, but damn. Some are awesome.
The one they've shown for Velkhana just looks incredible.
I always play as Female characters and outside a few sets, I much prefer the Male sets a lot of the time. I've always been a big fan of big and bulky.
I am a guy so my opinion might be useless, but I only have a female character in MHW and I think it isn't that bad in this game.
Fanservice is pretty limited thankfully.
There is nothing wrong with a little femininity. Or sexiness.
Fanservice is pretty limited thankfully.
There is nothing wrong with a little femininity. Or sexiness.
I laughed when I was scrolling through the Monster Hunter quest rewards in FFXIV.
The male Rathalos Coil looks like this...
Then the female Rathalos Coil looks like... Well...
The chain mail basically turns it into a skirt situation but it's still pretty ridiculous in comparison
That pretty much sums it up right there.
Yep. Played thinking it would be the same armour for all
Some pieces look a lot better, others are pretty dog shit. Espcially some late game ones
Some pieces look a lot better, others are pretty dog shit. Espcially some late game ones
"Let's not cover one of the most vital parts of the body so we can show some skin."
There are other examples, just take a look at the link you provided yourself.
WTF that armor drove me crazy in FFXIV with my Dragoon. They even give you a set that looks almost exactly like it very soon afterward, but without the dumb belly-window. It was almost like an apology lol. Thankfully I feel like they got much better with it in the expansions.
As far as the topic at hand, yeah MHW exhibits more of this phenomenon than I'd like. Thankfully a good number of the F armor designs are fine. At the very least I'd like to be able to choose the M armor designs on my F character.
I actually really like the armour sets in the game, there are quite a few that I don't like but since there's a large selection there's plenty in the game I do really like and use regular. This is pretty much my rotation, sets I have saved.
However, I do wish there was an option to be able to use the same sets on both hunters, when it comes to the leg pieces especially, there's a bunch I like on the male side but with the female armour most of them are cut too short, show too much skin which doesn't work well with some of the other pieces I tend to use. But overall, it's not too bad.
However, I do wish there was an option to be able to use the same sets on both hunters, when it comes to the leg pieces especially, there's a bunch I like on the male side but with the female armour most of them are cut too short, show too much skin which doesn't work well with some of the other pieces I tend to use. But overall, it's not too bad.
It's precisely why I don't fuck with Fem Hunters.
Their sets are pure trash and I wish the games' armors were gender agnostic.
Their sets are pure trash and I wish the games' armors were gender agnostic.
Not really, even female armour that fully covers the wearer but has "boob bumps" for lack of a better term, is impractical as the concave part between the breasts would just smash into the sternum with any significant impact on the armour itself.
Slightly? Exposed thighs are almost standard for female armor in Monster Hunter.
What bothers me about Seltas armor is how the female Seltas is the bigger and stronger of the two... Yet the female armor set is based mostly on the male Seltas while the male set is based on the female Seltas. It's especially noticeable with the Low Rank gear.
Oh wow, if I had to fight something, or even like, move, I would definitely rather be wearing the female armor here.
If I was wearing the male armor I would probably cut my own head off trying to scratch my ass.
I wish the male sets stopped being so tryhard edgy bulky nonsense and I wish the female sets were more than just cosplay bait.
Also I wish there were black hairstyles.
Also I wish there were black hairstyles.
I am in there process of making a few armor sets for cosplaying and this is very very common. Hard to make something for my sister that isn't... 'too out there'
So, instead, helping her make a r 63 Travis Touchdown, and beam katana. Should be fun!
That said, I plan on making some revealing armor variants for myself :p
(Though even my ass won't go to conventions with it on! Hell no!)
So, instead, helping her make a r 63 Travis Touchdown, and beam katana. Should be fun!
That said, I plan on making some revealing armor variants for myself :p
(Though even my ass won't go to conventions with it on! Hell no!)