This is particularly impressive, as I recall that the Warrior T2 was pretty much universally reviled, with jokes cropping up the moment it was released. At best, it crossed into “so bad it’s good” territory.
But the revamp manages to turn it into a truly incredible set, to the point I would almost say it’s one of the best sets in the entire game.
The textures on it are just immaculate. There’s no weird blemishes, but even with the bright color scheme, it manages to avoid becoming a garish eyesore. The detail in all of the skulls and unique details… utterly flawless work.
Seriously, major kudos to everyone who worked on this set in particular; they took what I would consider to be the single worst set in the game, and make it one of the contenders for best-looking armor in the entire game.
Hell, even with the “matching” Artifact weapons, I can’t help but feel like “man, I’d love to see them take a stab at making a truly matching weapon”. Maybe a new spin on the Arcanite Weapon? Or some kind of bladed fist-weapon?
Yeah, I was never a huge fan of the Hunter T2, although with Hunters it’s kind of a low bar. I’ve just never thought they’ve had a cohesive “theme” or “fantasy”, and that really shows in how all over the place their sets typically are.
The biggest shame though is the “claws” on the boots were a nice addition, but don’t appear to show up some races.
In general though, I feel like it’s a set that might’ve looked better if they leaned into more of an “elven” look, and I could maybe see recolors of it looking better.