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http://pycklesfashionplates.blogspot.com/
Work in progress obviously, just started on it. I'd love input and suggestions though. Currently focusing on plate gear only. Will probably branch out once I'md one playing with every outfit combo for my pally, DK and warrior though. I'm doing main pages by color and then doing weekly posts with outfit "sets". On my color pages I'm doing the item name with a link to it and it's source. Not sure if I should add levels or not since with th expense of xmogging is going to be huge I for one won't be doing it on lowbies.
So any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated. 
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The text is somewhat annoying to read on the black background. Could be just me, but I very much disliked it. Not sure if it's just the size, just the color, or both.
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Looking for input?
Cmon, too forward.
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Idea? awesome I think.
Effectiveness? When I can't do anything on a page without allowing a script, I just leave....so even as neat as it may be, I will never know..
Holler when the no menu, no script, simply scroll down the page and look version comes out.
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The-Sofa-King posted:
The text is somewhat annoying to read on the black background. Could be just me, but I very much disliked it. Not sure if it's just the size, just the color, or both.
K, colors might be too "yellow" might tan them a bit instead and use a cleaner, slightly larger font.
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Idea? awesome I think.
Effectiveness? When I can't do anything on a page without allowing a script, I just leave....so even as neat as it may be, I will never know..
Holler when the no menu, no script, simply scroll down the page and look version comes out.
I set it up through blogspot so no idea what you mean or rather not sure what I'd need to change for that.
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GutterSludge posted:
Idea? awesome I think.
Effectiveness? When I can't do anything on a page without allowing a script, I just leave....so even as neat as it may be, I will never know..
Holler when the no menu, no script, simply scroll down the page and look version comes out.
I'm running NoScript, and have everything on her page blocked, and I was still able to navigate around.
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No "sexy hotness" selections? Pass...
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I have to concur, the text is a little hard on the eyes.
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No "sexy hotness" selections? Pass...
Not a bad idea for a site/lolblog overall. I guess the big issue will be getting it out there for people that care to see it, so that all of your efforts aren't going to waste. I wouldn't branch out past plate with the idea, unless you get a large enough following to justify it.
The idea of using a blog to deal with something that has such a large database, doesn't seem sufficient! I guess the Wowhead mouse-over thing works, but why not just visit that site instead? (unless you plan to post the look of each piece you have linked somehow?)
Don't know if you changed the text based on the comments already, but it looks fine at the time of this posting.
The fact that you have Blood Elves plastered in the background is blasphemy, I am shamed by your lack of Dwarven women. 
Needs a better backdrop, repeated BE models in armor doesn't draw me in. Maybe make them smaller if you go this route, because the jagged edges on the fail WoW models are a huge turn-off when it comes to eye happiness. 
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Yes I changed the font already. And frankly trying to do all types of armor atm is WAY too much. Small bites.
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The fact that you have Blood Elves plastered in the background is blasphemy, I am shamed by your lack of Dwarven women.
Don't worry there will be dwarves.
As far as the background...I need help with that.  I made that background with paint so..yeah...Making them smaller might not be a bad idea and adding a selection of races instead of just blood elves? And using a real graphics program to put it together so it's smoother. Pyckles is my BE pally tank (one of them) and sort of just based off her to start.
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The idea of using a blog to deal with something that has such a large database, doesn't seem sufficient! I guess the Wowhead mouse-over thing works, but why not just visit that site instead? (unless you plan to post the look of each piece you have linked somehow?)
What I plan is having pieces listed by color so you can tell at a glance which colors are what instead of trying to go to each piece of plate armor on wowhead and hoping there's a screenshot. Trust me, you can't just search for red armor on Wowhead. You need ot know in advance what you're looking for, that's where I come in. Evenutlaly I'd like to add images with thumbnails for each item but I'm sticking with just color charts atm. I'll be showcasing an armor set each week so there will be pics for that.
I'm still playing witht he best wayt o categorize the armor thougha nd what info to put with it, like thumbnail, part of a set, color, source, etc. Looking for suggestiosn to mkae it easier ot fidn stuff. I get a little short sited when I'm making something becaus eI know how i want it ot work I don't always make it user friendly and I skip a few steps.
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I love the idea of sorting by color and I throw in my vote for a background with multiple races, multiple sizes too.
Personally I'd love to see this feature....if you look at a piece of armor that is red, you can also get links to the gear that shares the same model but is a different color.
Also, Outfit of the Month plox! I would SO news that.
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Love it Pally, I've been grabbing random pieces for Mogging myself.
Bookmarked, I look forward to watching it evolve!
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Ok so for color pages going from suggestions, I'd have the item, source, same as and recolors. And of course when I have a TON of time to take a TON of screenies start adding thumbnails for each.
I think with the same as, I'll make sure to try and get the easiest one as the main.
Mmmm..for outfit of the month it would have to be something special, like somone submitted ideas or all farmed a special way or...has to too look amazingly cool.
I'll think on it.
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Needs nekkid pics
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Needs nekkid pics
Would you prefer gnome or goblin?
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Ok, need some input from graphics savey people here.
Check this out.
http://pycklesfashionplates.blogspot.com/2011/10/dark-iron.html
The images of the armor sets are a little fuzzy, yet I made them the same way as I made the background. Why? The pictures I started with were nice and sharp and clean. They are the same starting size. When I look at them on my computer they're nice and clear. But they fuzz out when I upload.
edit: Duh, figured out just after I posted that. If they go fuzzy when I upload, it's what happens when I upload. So I put them up on my site and simply linked to them instead. Looks much better!
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funny that the focus of the page is on the short people, yet the flanks of the page have blood elves
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http://pycklesfashionplates.blogspot.com/p/reds.html
Ok, I know the obvious, the are fake picutres X, extra <>, etc. I still haven't put up a new background with smaller images covering all races yet, still working on it.
I'm curious for input now. I'm thinking i'm going to need ot figure out a way to make sure the thumbnails are the saem size and I thought they were but that's not the case. I still need to work out the cell spacing. As far as desired info goes however, suggestions?
I'm thinking htat if I list a recolor I should probably link to it on another page I have so you can go to id and see the pic right off the bat. Currently there's just a wowhead link. I think that would be more feasable that actually listing the colors of the recolors.
<Man my typing's atroucius but I'm getting agro'd.
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Actual display of real content is so abysmally small ... what is this sized for?
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Teh little pics of the chest pieces are just for "at a glance" and then you can click ont hem for a larger pic. I'm still toying with how I'm doing this so mostly it's in the test and epxerimentation phase.
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im sure there is an addon that does all this in game? they are still updating it for the patch...
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I'm rethinking my idea of adding sort of DB and just sticking with putting sets together. Think I'm going ot scrap screenshots / thumbnails totally and simply list things by name under the color departments and then you can go look them up.
Does the addon have thing categorized by color? That's the big thing, fiding pieces that go together well instead going through each individual item to find the one that works. And having recolors listed would be nice. Just beign able to preview won't speed up the search process if it doesn't have things listed by color or some such.
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No sure, maybe you should try it and do what blizz does best, copy ideas.From what I seen it was highly rated.
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