I don't care if its good, i am not going to use ____________ because i do not like the way it looks.

[drwow]

Never ever wear helmets in ME2, it ruins the cut scenes.

I never use mp5's in shooters cause they just look weak.

 

[GrinningManiac]

In Assassain's Creed and ASC2 (though mainly the original since the sequel was so good at cutting down this stuff) - I turned off the map and the healthbar and the icons and the weapon-thing and the thing that tells you how much money you have. Why? Because although I'm aware the story is about being in a machine SIMULATING (for lack of a more accurate term) the ancient holy land and renassiance Italy, I still want to pretend I'm actually in those places, and it's distracting to have a fancy digital map glaring at me

 

[Palademon]

Most of the clothes in Fable 3...oh wait, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY BONUSES!

 

[Dr. wonderful]

In New vegas, I love the Merc grunt outfit along with with the beret.

Also, I need either a sniper rife, a 9mm or my weather 10mm.

 

[Lionsfan]

Oh yeah all the time. Obviously not for anything that is too powerful but if I have armour A that protects 10 but looks horrible then most of the time I'll stick with armour B that protects 8 and so on and on. Immersion is kinda important to me so I'll use stuff that doesn't make me laugh/etc when I see it

 

[MrJKapowey]

In Oblivion, wearing full elven or the Golden Saint armour because those were the most stylish. NEVER use Daedric, it looks Sh*t, like roughly hewn militia weapons painted red on the edge and battered with a hammer a bit.

 

[Seneschal]

In Oblivion, wearing full elven or the Golden Saint armour because those were the most stylish. NEVER use Daedric, it looks Sh*t, like roughly hewn militia weapons painted red on the edge and battered with a hammer a bit.

Aww, I didn't think about it like that. For me it looked like it was made from some smoldering stone. But yeah, they do look like banged up orc weapons from LotR.

In Oblivion, I preferred normal-looking armors and like leather, chain or ordinary clothes, especially since you can get away with it with a stealth build. It's kinda weird when people start walking around in glistening green glass or ornate ebony. It suited Morrowind which took place on an exotic volcanic island, but it's off in Cyrodiil.

 

[[.redacted]]

I don't usually have this problem, but there are a couple of times I remember:

Having a full black character, only to find that a body armour with far superior stats in a hideous shade of green slime. Happy times.

Even worse, was when I had just started playing Diablo 2, in which a complete set (in this case the Sigon set) gave shiny silver armour all over, with a golden glow to boot.
In order to have this bonus, every piece of the set was necessary - I was well over twice the level I should have been when I dropped that golden glow...

 

[7moreDead_v1legacy]

I do it all the time. My WoW gear was mainly based on looks unless doing proper runs - Same goes for more or less every game I play...I like aesthetically pleasing things

 

[Yarpie]

Not a weapon, but the helmets and extra armors in Mass Effect 2. Lot's of great bonuses, but they always cover the face and it breaks the immersion in half.

This. I would have loved to just have the helmets on during combat or space walks, but the game insists on you wearing them all the bloody time. Thank fuck for the visor, only helmet I can actually use without looking like a moron. I also have to say that most helmets just look terrible, with that blue, glowing... thing being the primary suspect.

 

[Polaris19]

Pokemon is where I am especially picky.

My team could probably be stronger if I didn't dislike the look of half the pokemon.

 

[ShasoRmyr]

I will never play as SVER in MAG because they look so awful. Seriously they look like a bunch of rag tag hobos with rusty guns, but last I heard they rock most of their matches.

 

[slipknot4]

Oblivion in a nutshell for me.
I never use anything but what's in a set.

 

[Krafty_Krocodile]

Garchomp, nuff said. seriously i prefer to use Salamence, better attack and more versatile move set and now because of black and white, OVERCONFIDENCE allows you to wipe entire teams easily. and Garchomp looks crap too

 

[Casimir_Effect]

Fuck that noise. I want my characters to be the smooth, suave fashion-abortions usually facilitated by the best loot combo I find.

Whether that means running around in the rainbow (chromatic) armour in Neverwinter Nights or the gay pink armour of Mass Effect or the men's short-skirt in Dragon Age and Titans Quest or countless others, doesn't matter so long as the bonuses are there.

Anyone remember the Red Dragon armour in Baldur's Gate 2, which was some of the best armour in the game (not counted ToB)? Red my ass! That suit was pink with yellow trimming. What's my great manly hero going to do: stab Irenicus to death or bum him?

I guess that's the good thing about KOTOR games - Jedi robes always gave the best benefits and looked good. For some reason most RPGs cannot do both at once. Almost like they're taunting us.

 

[RatRace123]

In dragon age, I never wear hats and I never wear armor sets that don't match.
And in Mass Effect 1, I always made Shepard wear the N7 armor, even though it's not particularly good, it's the best looking I think.

 

[Aerialfrogg]

Immajerk
I don't care if its good, i am not going to use _grammar_ because i do not like the way it looks.
/Immajerk

Power Armor in Fallout 3. Also, it is heavy.
Naughty Nightwear and Pre-War Hat with a shotgun strapped to the back, thanks.

 

[LostFable]

Does weight itself count? Because whenever I play any Fable game, if I ever see my character even slightly overweight, it's to the nearest produce stall faster than you can say 'You ain't that big'.