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Jaime Jones, you can see his other works here: http://jaime.cghub.com/. And since we're in the cape business:

Probably has something to do with capes.

Indeed, even though some designs veered into the "epic" direction, they still were rather tame, compared to the industry standard (and, at the same time quite clearly inspired by historical suits of armour): And here's another cool concept art from it:

Indeed! It's decidedly fantasy, but fairly understated and practical. Here's an alternate take:

Bow related fantasy design from Warhammer, digging the cloak and armour:

Remember Deep Down? Here's more: Looks like they've made their research!

I'll just add this one then:

There have been plenty of Non-European and really imaginative designs in these topics, here's one of the cool examples:

Previous parts : 1) http://forums.obsidi...designs-a-plea/ 2) http://forums.obsidi...a-plea-part-ii/ 3) http://forums.obsidi...-plea-part-iii/ 4) http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/64003-armour-weapon-designs-a-plea-part-iv/ I also propose a name change to simply : Armour & weapon designs (part V). Would suit it more now!

Now that's a cool looking helm:

You mean something like this?

Continuing the theme of Warhammer, here's one of my favourite pieces:

This design's pretty nice:

Since we're discussing Warhammer, here's another great piece from it: Wish we could use something similar in PoE!

Diagoras and Merlkir mentioned Warhammer Fantasy, this piece really does remind me of it: The caparison looks amazing, medieval swag.

Here's an exact quote from Josh: You've omitted the highlighted part. Time and budget constraints are actually cited as the main reason, contrary to what you've posted. To be fair, you've actually claimed (in this very topic), that: Which was proven to be false by BAdler, among others. You've missed the gist of the post - those romanceable companions had significantly less content if you didn't pursue their relationship paths. So, answering your question - in order to include so many romances Bioware had to simply cut corners elsewhere. Obsidian, which I'd hasten to add, had to do the same, but they obviously have different priorities. Naturally, it should be acknowledged that we may have different opinions whether it was the right thing to do or not. Personally, I think they've made the right call.

As to the notion that writing romances can be done without harming the rest of the content - Mass Effect 2 proves that to be untrue. Most of the characters in this title have starkingly less to say if you aren't romancing them - vide the infamous Garrus' "I'm in the middle of calibrations".

You're operating under an impression that the resources are unlimited. Whereas, in reality, it's a question of allocation. Obsidian simply chose to employ the writer talent, which they have at their disposal, differently - and some people (I count myself among them) are happy with this decision.

Thanks for the link, it's a gold mine!

Here's an illustration that seems to be a part of the work that Woldan posted on this page:

Just chiming in: I'm really glad we'll have an opportunity to use both the rapier and the saber in PoE!

Good point, but I had the paintings I've posted in mind, friend! Here's another illustration that goes well with the one you've posted: Thanks for the link! Continuing the discussion - I think that rapier's significant advantage is, aside from its lethality, the reach it provides when lunging.

Slightly surprised you won't be pursuing stretch goals - but I'm guessing it's because you really want to meet the winter 2014 release date. The screenshots are absolutely amazing. The more I see of the game the more are my expectations surpassed.

Without delving into the other aspects, I'd say that it's the mix of the western armour with eastern attire - which looks rather unique! I'm not an expert, mind you, but from what I've read it would seem that a rapier is a far more lethal dueling weapon; using a saber against one is actually putting yourself at a severe disadvantage. Oh and I'll definitely be looking to add some more examples of the Commonwealth designs!

Found some very interesting designs while browsing the internet, I must say that I really like the east meets west aesthetic of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - I'd love to see something similar in PoE. Very unique look.