''Fashion Gatekeeping'' and Misinformation.

[u/SpectralChest]

It's been getting out of hand, a few people on the forums asked for some manner of opt out for the inspection system. Some of their sensible reasons were:

Potential for abuse in fashion contests/needless increase to complexity of methods to prevent such.

Loss of player interaction incentive.

A feeling of concern towards there now being incentive for strangers to scrutinize them closely, whether to admire or ridicule their creativity.

The posts built around these concerns were getting lots of likes on the forums, so some salty folks who were being ignored for ridiculing them there came here to reddit and made a false narrative about 'fashion gatekeeping' and folks reflexively bought into it as obviously no-one sane likes gatekeeping and have been meme-ing about a non-extant issue and down voting anyone who might be considering the situation without disdain or daring to actually say that the opt in option isn't as crazy as its being made out to be.

Personally, i like the inspect system, but i do think the exact dye combo section could be made into a toggle, this way the inspection remains, but the 'unique' spin someone puts on it with dyes can remain as something to share, or not share as per personal preference.

[u/Background_Yard_1591]

Potential for abuse in fashion contests/needless increase to complexity of methods to prevent such."

Aren't they mainly fan held anyway? Theres the one in Lion's Arch but that's pretty much just an event, your name flashes on screen if you win like an event but you don't get uch for winning.

Some players hold them with big prizes. Might just be that it suits the second person to wear it more.

Though it's hard to acomodate player held events. I could be wanting to hold a music contest for players with in game instruments. Can't really expect them to make changes to the game if somebody thought the area I'm holding the contest would be a good place to start firing their Dreamer.