So, I saw a post on more vanity items, and I went "huh, yeah, we do need that. Then I thought to myself, thought back on an issue I ran into a while back;
“Hey, we need more faces!”
So I’m here to suggest some faces and eyes that we could have that could liven up the game, and also become the fever dreams of people who want to expand the horizons. This suggestion will be put into two chapters, much inspired by Jared Diamond’s “Guns, Germs, and Steel,” and his process of handling a question. In this case, the question is “what faces could be added?”
CHAPTER 1 - THE QUESTION’S COMPLICATIONS
So, there’s probably a few people thinking “hey, don’t we have enough faces?” Nope, next question. Uh, but seriously, there’s a few expressions I feel have been left out in the course of these faces. We have anger, happiness, grumpiness, etc., all of which can be made by finding the right combinations. But there’s a few that I can think of that are left out. That’s how this will be set up; what eyes/mouths should be added, what expressions they represent or could be made into, and links to some references to faces that look like what I imagine.
CHAPTER 2 - NEXT QUESTION
What faces, you may be asking? Yeah, sorry for testing your patience, but we’re here. I’ll be ordering these by what I want most, and at the top of the list…
Expressionlessness - I, as someone with an RBF, want this. We already have a pretty expressionless mouth, one of which is just a straight line, so why not an expressionless eye…(s?) too!
Points of reference: Unpleased Eyes
I love these eyes for some reason, and having something similar would be amazing. So uh… please. If anything here is added, I’d want it to be this.
Insanity - People want to roleplay as insane characters? Well, with the upcoming Dark Sea update, Insanity’s in the name (not literally), meaning this would be a perfect edition.
Points of reference: Crazy Happy
Insane eyes and an ear-to-ear smile; textbook psychopathy. Plus, who wouldn’t love to see their crazed face on that bounty board?
Overjoyed - Some people are happy, but others are happier! A good point of reference would definitely be Sailor Moon. Plus, it’d allow for more, er… anime cosplays in AO, as anime characters tend to have a sparkle in their eye quite a lot.
Points of reference: Sparkle Time Sparkle Eyes
I don’t really have much to comment on about this one, but I’d love to see it regardless.
Realistic Face - Speaking of anime tropes, another one is a highly realistic face in a comedic scene, even if the anime itself is highly unrealistic. Hell, it doesn’t even have to be just anime. Spongebob does this as well with Handsome Squidward. I would love to see these kinds of faces in AO, as it’d be funny to see people running around in them. It would also be another thing that I’d love to see people have on their bounty posters.
Points of reference: Handsome Head (I’m so sorry for this) and Squidward
And uh… that’s it! Woohoo. First suggestion ever, done. I’m sure other people can come up with more ideas, but these were mine.
I imagine that Expressionlessness and Overjoyed would both be just eyes, while Realistic Face and Insanity would be both face and mouth. Also, please give RF a butt chin. The world needs it.
Thanks for reading through this terrible post. Hope you enjoyed it.
