Outfits vs. Armor Skins

Who ever wanted to have that outfit or skin in Guild Wars 2? Certainly a lot of people, but the real question is which of the two would be the best option? Outfits that cost gems? Or skins that cost gold?

To end the doubts, I will introduce you the Pros and Conts of each one of them.


Armor Skins

Pros:

  • Very varied for Armor and weapons,
  • You can get through the loot,
  • Each race has 3 levels of skins, in total 135 cultural skins (5 races x 3 tier x 9 professional),
  • In lion trading there is some skin that can be had for little gold, for armor or weapon,
  • Each part of the armor can be painted to the player’s taste,
  • X possibility to combine several pieces of armor / skins, and also a large pallet of colors combination.

Cons:

  • Spend a lot transmutation every time there is a new armor or new weapon,
  • Each type of armor has its skin, a necromancer can not have the skins of a Warrior,
  • Not all skins are appealing.

Outfit

Pros:

  • All classes can use,
  • No transmutation is spent for each new armor,
  • Have some variation,
  • There are very appealing outfits.

Cons:

  • Only through Lion’s trader,
  • Each outfit costs 700 gems (you need to make at least 200g to convert 800 gems or spend 10 €),
  • Each outfit has only 4 solts to paint,
  • There is no possibility of combining part of armor.

My final opinion:

  • If you create a new character and make the process of level up, use an outfit.
  • If you already have a character at level 80, use armor skins, in my case it was rare to appear new armor or weapon than I already had.