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I understand the need some have for aesthetics, but i would personally choose whatever gives me the biggest advatage in the game. It wouldn't matter if it was Mr. Hanky or the most beahtiful pet model in the game. The same goes for gear. It's always baffled me that people would sacrifice stats and/or effects to have a certain "look", but I suppose those people can't understand why people like me don't care :)
While I do wear horribly miss matched armor, its impossible to play the game without doing so, I have often sold/disenchanted upgrades in order to keep a good looking set of armor I managed to put together against all odds.
My level 60 paladin is a good example. I’ve have a gorgeous set of green plate on him that he started putting on in his early 50s. People have sent me tells to say how good it looks and how far too few players bother to put together full sets. At level 60 I could upgrade every single piece of his armor with little trouble but I never found it worth doing. I enjoyed playing him much more as my green knight.
Unfortunately, the addition of Outland means that his green plate will have to be stored in his bank. The difference in armor between the old world and Outland is so drastic that he’ll have to upgrade if he has any hope of surviving. *sigh*
What we all need to remember is that different people enjoy different aspects of this game. I’d be perfectly happy if all PvP and raid instances were dropped from the game. It wouldn’t affect my fun in the least. But I realize that those same elements of the game are THE reason some other people play. It takes all kinds both in the real world and in the virtual world.