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[[Gear]] inspection may be on an "opt-in" basis.{{livestream|28 July 2017|23m20|rx6xdibiRIk}}
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Players will have a buff that indicates the [[Gear sets|gear set]] they are wearing. Other players will be able to see this buff by targeting that player at a distance.{{livestream|26 June 2020|1h28m10|KesMtSOZl8k}}
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* The developers believe that inspecting gear to obtain an exact equipment list or gear score may lead to "unwelcome behavior".{{livestream|28 July 2017|23m20|rx6xdibiRIk}}
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<blockquote>''When you see a player approaching you and they're wearing a transmog you know you don't know if that person is a high damage mitigation against physical damage or against magical damage and essentially the way we overcome that is through you being able to target a player at a distance and they will have a buff that's present on them that you will see
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which indicates that essentially the piece set that they are wearing. It is important for players to be able to ascertain from a threat assessment standpoint you know what they're going up against if they're actively checking that and that will be available.''{{livestream|26 June 2020|1h28m10|KesMtSOZl8k}}{{ndash|[[Steven Sharif]]}}</blockquote>
  
 
<blockquote>''Being by default able to see a person's "gear score" / equipment list... may cause unwelcome behavior.''{{livestream|28 July 2017|23m20|rx6xdibiRIk}}</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>''Being by default able to see a person's "gear score" / equipment list... may cause unwelcome behavior.''{{livestream|28 July 2017|23m20|rx6xdibiRIk}}</blockquote>

Revision as of 19:06, 1 July 2020

Players will have a buff that indicates the gear set they are wearing. Other players will be able to see this buff by targeting that player at a distance.[1]

  • The developers believe that inspecting gear to obtain an exact equipment list or gear score may lead to "unwelcome behavior".[2]

When you see a player approaching you and they're wearing a transmog you know you don't know if that person is a high damage mitigation against physical damage or against magical damage and essentially the way we overcome that is through you being able to target a player at a distance and they will have a buff that's present on them that you will see which indicates that essentially the piece set that they are wearing. It is important for players to be able to ascertain from a threat assessment standpoint you know what they're going up against if they're actively checking that and that will be available.[1]Steven Sharif

Being by default able to see a person's "gear score" / equipment list... may cause unwelcome behavior.[2]