138521-what-exactly-are-costumes

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			Just right click on the costume piece you got (you can do this with all gear as well) and then put it into your Holo-Wardrobe. From there you can put any look you want on your current gear and keeping the stats yes. It's very easy to change it whenever you want. (You can then sell or delete the costume piece since it is saved in your Holo-Wardrobe). 	
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Yep, very similar to DCUO.
 
Save the look of any armour/weapons you acquire and use them as a skin for your current gear in the future.
 
If you open up your character page, select Costumes from the drop-down menu, then you can access the Holowardrobe and fiddle about.	
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			So costumes, are they basically I can save the aesthetic look of any armor I have, so I can use it later but still have the stats of my current armor, if I don't like the looks of it? Kind of like DC Universe Online? Or is it something else, I haven't really found an answer to this yet. It'd be great it I could easily customize my look like that.	
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			Costumes are just equipment pieces with no use other than to add to your holowardrobe (low stat gear). A system I had typed out an explanation for but somebody beat me to it.
			
				
	Edited October 7, 2015 by Astasia	
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			I have an eye patch and when equipped, it took the slot of my head gear and had no stats.  My only interaction with a costume.  Looked to me like a roleplaying thing just for fun.  	
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Think of it as an visual overlay that is put on your stat gear. Normally you are after gear that give you stat boost. And you replace that gear pieces when something with higher stats are acquired. But it ends up with a character looking like clown, each piece visually not suiting the others. 
 
Costumes are pure visuals. When you find nice looking piece (with stats on it or not), you can "unlock" its visuals and store it in holo-wardrobe. Then you can apply visual over your currently equipped item. Next time you find an upgrade - simply equip it. Your stats will change accordingly while you keep your appearance intact.
 
Costumes are a cosmetic feature for those of us who wants to be powerful and look good at the same time.	
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Basically, as Sabaot said. Just a small clarification.Costumes may refer to:
 
A ) Sets of visuals for your character, created and managed via the holo wardrobe. You can right click any gear in the game and add its visuals to holo-wardrobe as long as you own it. Armor type requirements do not apply - you can use visuals of gear that you cannot normally wear. Unlocks are account-wide. After that if you go to holo-wardrobe you can apply unlocked visuals to your character and dye them with whatever dyes you have unlocked for a certain fee. The costume persists based on character, not your current gear, which means that if you swap a gear piece your looks will remain the same.  
 
B ) Gear pieces with no stats that can be used to unlock unique visuals for use in the holo-wardrobe. You can just wear them, but its not their intended use. 
 
   
			
				
	Edited October 7, 2015 by MiracleBoy	
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I have an eye patch and when equipped, it took the slot of my head gear and had no stats.  My only interaction with a costume.  Looked to me like a roleplaying thing just for fun.  
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			So, why do costumes exist at all? Why not just make them normal items since now everything is technically a costume piece with the holo-wardrobe? I know it was different at launch, but it seems meaningless now.	
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			Making costumes lvl 1 items with no stats makes them cheaper for players to dye.	
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Just right click on the costume piece you got (you can do this with all gear as well) and then put it into your Holo-Wardrobe. From there you can put any look you want on your current gear and keeping the stats yes. It's very easy to change it whenever you want. (You can then sell or delete the costume piece since it is saved in your Holo-Wardrobe). 
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