Suggestion: Add dummies armors to relevant areas...

bioshrike

There are several vendors/stores in-game, where you can buy different armor pieces, and until you take the plunge or do a lot of digging through the forums/wiki, exactly how your character will look is up in the air. I'd love to see dummies dressed in the relevant armor sets to be displayed near their respective vendors, or to have some sort of right click -> preview option added to the items themselves, (please make sure to have proper lighting, so you can see the back as well).

Meanwhile, here is my TR wearing the Guild Assault Vest, (other pieces are from the Alliance Assault set):




PS: I realize this already exists in a few places, (like Icewind dale or in the Trade of Blades), but still think it should be expanded...

theycallmetomu

Try exporting your character to the preview shard, and then making any purchases with your exported character. Yes, it's ridiculously tedious, but at the very least you don't have to have buyers remorse.

santralafax

And previewing a piece you pick up shouldn't bind to character! I've learned that the hard way. There is no way, other than to do a preview shard journey, to know what something looks like.