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Yes, I'm absolutely obsessing over this deluxe skin and i just need to gush a bit. Join me, if you will.

 Let me be the first to say I'm willing to drop good money on this one, especially so if it's complete with a unique idle animation/pose, unique exalted blade skin, and if the nipple ring is still there on release. This design is top tier and i do hope it gets the extra attention.

With regards to unique idles, i do hope his pose with his hand over the end of his nikana's hilt is implemented- if not as an out-of-combat idle, then perhaps as the idle for a new nikana stance. maybe an exclusive stance for the deluxe nikana itself?

On that topic..

I know we already have a number of nikanas to choose from- and i know what I'm about to bring up is justifiable by lore- but seeing as how Excal Umbra has a signature nikana (skiajati), wouldn't it be nice to also see this nikana be more than just a reskin? Complete with it's own combos and idle pose! I think it's fitting for Excal, as our poster-boy sword frame, to have this kind of special attention. (I see all your eyes rolling, just let me gush, i'm almost done)

And lastly, exalted blade. Liger Inuzuka (praise be) did not include a design for it in their concept, but i hope DE will make the effort to adapt a fitting blade consistent with the beastly/samurai aesthetic.

If nothing else, i really hope DE doesn't detract or compromise any of the details on the model itself. I'd be happy just to see that my precious excal looks true to the concept art ive been obsessively analyzing over the last couple weeks (and will continue to stare at for the next few months), if none of the aforementioned ideas came to be.

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I strongly suspect the final product will actually only vaguely look like that.  Thinking the upper-coat especially will be trimmed down considerably, if not outright removed.

Overall, there's just something about this deluxe that seems off next to the other deluxe concepts.  Probably too much detail and fluff.

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15 minutes ago, Lost_Cartographer said:

I strongly suspect the final product will actually only vaguely look like that.  Thinking the upper-coat especially will be trimmed down considerably, if not outright removed.

Overall, there's just something about this deluxe that seems off next to the other deluxe concepts.  Probably too much detail and fluff.

I feel like the devs themselves were blown away and particularly excited to make this a reality. I have faith in their attention to detail but id be lying to myself if i said i dont share your skepticism, as partial as it is

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22 minutes ago, (XB1)A Excal Umbra said:

This deluxe is okay but I still strongly prefer this skin: 

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Way cooler imo and looks like an appropriate Excal skin. 

Gorgeous for sure, but too bulky for my taste. I feel a frame like Excalibur requires a little more room to breathe, this concept seemed too rigid and restrictive for Excal's agile movements

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Just now, KnossosTNC said:

I still haven't dropped a single Forma into my Excalibur Umbra, so this skin isn't really for me. That said, I'm very interested to see how they'll implement the pipe.

I'm worried Rebecca was all too serious when she suggested that the pipe promotes smoking, which they do not wish to condone. Would be a shame to let it go to waste, it really does accentuate the tone/theme of this look

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Don't really like it, to be honest. The design is just too busy for my tastes.

But I will say it looks pretty dammed good overall. The talent behind the design is amazing, and I think I can see what he was going for.  Just not really up my alley.

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23 minutes ago, (XB1)A Excal Umbra said:

This deluxe is okay but I still strongly prefer this skin: 

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Way cooler imo and looks like an appropriate Excal skin. 

...After seeing that, I have to say that I think it would look better on Hidryn than Excal.

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Just now, Highlord83 said:

Don't really like it, to be honest. The design is just too busy for my tastes.

But I will say it looks pretty dammed good overall. The talent behind the design is amazing, and I think I can see what he was going for.  Just not really up my alley.

I guess it's why I'm so enthralled by it- it really truly hits the exact *spot* in regards to my tastes and what deeply appeals to me

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2 hours ago, Lost_Cartographer said:

I strongly suspect the final product will actually only vaguely look like that.  Thinking the upper-coat especially will be trimmed down considerably, if not outright removed.

Overall, there's just something about this deluxe that seems off next to the other deluxe concepts.  Probably too much detail and fluff.

Nezha Deluxe followed the concepts design incredibly well.

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3 hours ago, Lost_Cartographer said:

I strongly suspect the final product will actually only vaguely look like that.  Thinking the upper-coat especially will be trimmed down considerably, if not outright removed.

Overall, there's just something about this deluxe that seems off next to the other deluxe concepts.  Probably too much detail and fluff.

DE has always faithfully added every detail of a deluxe skin made by Liger Inuzuka. I would be surprised if they didn't add everything that is shown.

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27 minutes ago, (XB1)GearsMatrix301 said:

Nezha Deluxe followed the concepts design incredibly well.

Yes, but it was notably simpler:

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Nezha deluxe didn't have an obvious worn-on-top half-coat and sleeve to work with, or a bunch of dangly bits (there's a horn and some baubles hanging from the belt.  And then there's the shoulder pad over top of all that.  And that helmet...

This looks more like a deluxe skin for Proto-Excalibur, all things considered.  And it really is super busy.  Many skilled artists have this issue with adding detail for detail's sake.  I just know it's going to get reigned in a little bit.

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1 hour ago, Lost_Cartographer said:

Yes, but it was notably simpler:

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Nezha deluxe didn't have an obvious worn-on-top half-coat and sleeve to work with, or a bunch of dangly bits (there's a horn and some baubles hanging from the belt.  And then there's the shoulder pad over top of all that.  And that helmet...

This looks more like a deluxe skin for Proto-Excalibur, all things considered.  And it really is super busy.  Many skilled artists have this issue with adding detail for detail's sake.  I just know it's going to get reigned in a little bit.

You’re forgetting this is also a Skin for Excalibur. The poster boy. It’s kind of a no brained that’s DE’s probably going to put in the extra effort for it.

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4 hours ago, Ryden said:

I'm worried Rebecca was all too serious when she suggested that the pipe promotes smoking, which they do not wish to condone. Would be a shame to let it go to waste, it really does accentuate the tone/theme of this look

She was joking, they confirmed less than a minute after he was getting the pipe and a custom idle using it. 

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5 hours ago, (XB1)A Excal Umbra said:

This deluxe is okay but I still strongly prefer this skin: 

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Way cooler imo and looks like an appropriate Excal skin. 

While a bit bulky, it looks really clean and elegant. It's not as busy and makes him look really like a knight. The other one looks really busy and a bit like Nidus' deluxe, quite monstrous and off-theme for Excalibur. It seems you'd need to double the poly-count of the warframe to get it to look even remotely close to it, he basically has two helmets.

And that nipple piercing looks ridiculous.

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1 hour ago, InfinitusPhoenix said:

Looks like a skin that will clip a lot all over the place

Especially with the scarf of umbra excal

They mentioned having the Umbra additions being a toggled option, off by default when using a skin on Excal Umbra.

 

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