If you're following the game you probably know that the cog armor has went through something of a redesign for gears of war 3, as it is now sleeveless. In all of the previews I've found this pretty distracting, has it been a problem for you or is it something that I just need to adjust to?
 

When i first saw it i thought it looked abit odd but when you think that Gears 3 is set during summer *I read that somewhere* and the COG is low on resources after sinking Jacinto so gears will have less armour. Of course i could just be making reason when Epic just though "Eh why don't we just make them sleeveless?"

I don't mind it at all, it's explained and I guess it's good that they made the characters look a bit different from the other games

Not so fussed, either. And infact I think it makes Baird and Marcus look pretty cool.

Welcome to the Gun Show!!!!

I honestly don't think I could care less if they had sleeves or not.

They weren't much of a problem, and there are reasons for it being sleeveless, so I'm cool with it.

Don't mind at all. Speaking of things that seem out of place, Anya's hair in that pic is kinda glowy. Wonder why I never noticed that before.

It looks okay to me.

its always good to change it up a bit. and since the gameplay is solid and fresh, why not change up the aesthetics, i like it. 

Dudes wearing tank tops are silly-looking in real life too, not just in the game.

The sleeves were a real make-or-break for me so unfortunately I will not be buying this. Too bad.

Yeah the warmer climate provides the proper context for the sleeve less armor, also makes them look more rag tag than proper military force. 

Of course they are wearing tank tops. They are going to win this war, look cool doing it, go play some gamecube and maybe bro out.

NEXT GEN WIFE BEATERS.

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" Dudes wearing tank tops are silly-looking in real life too, not just in the game. "

We've already accepted 6 inch thick steel-plated armor and no helmet, so having no arm protection doesn't seem any worse.

Looks bad ass.

In the beta you don't even notice, to be honest.

no sleeves no masters

I think the women are too small.. that blond should probably look like this.

space wifebeaters

Does the female COG armor seem to have less on upper and lower?

While it wasn't as big a change, the armored looked a bit different in 2 than it did the first game, didn't it?

They look dumb, but it doesn't really matter. 

Yes, absolutely. Gears was set in a respectable universe that could be taken seriously by adults but now that the sleeves are gone, it's all over.

Tank top armor is obviously taken from the Vin Diesel school of badass. Well rather I like to think that instead of the alternative, the Larry the Cable Guy school of offensive terribleness.

In that picture it does look odd, I wonder if changed were made from that pic to the BETA because in the BETA i honestly think the armour looks fine. 

The fact that they all have sleeveless in that pic makes them seem more uniform.  They were more varied before (long sleeves, short sleeves, no sleeves, blue long sleeves) and seemed more rag tag, which they were somewhat (with Baird and Cole being from different uh, companies, I think it was alpha and bravo?).  Given the story the short sleeves can be justified so I'm playing along with that.

Is it just me, or is the Gears planet pretty much fucked after this war no matter who wins?  

Dudes wearing tank tops are silly-looking in real life too, not just in the game.

As a person who is a big fan of sleeves, this doesn't bother me in the slightest.

I feel the characters seem more human exposing more skin instead of looking like walking armor sets.

It looks no sillier than anything else in the Gears universe.

Honestly those tank tops are the least ridic thing in that game.

An excuse to show their beefiness, I suppose.

Sleeveless makes much more sense than sleeves when it comes to utility/armor vests. What exactly do you think the sleeves would protect from, aside from being a little bit chilly?

edit: Yes it looks silly, but much less so than before.

I think they are fine, for the most part. Marcus looks a bit odd, but everyone else looks good.

On Anya or any light/recon units it'd make sense. For Dom, Marcus & the rest on the front lines less armor seems rather silly.

Ok, having now played the beta I can say that in game the wife beaters are alright. I was expecting to be distracted, transfixed by the bare, beefy sweat glistened arms but actually you get used to it in like 10 minutes. It still looks stupid in promotional images like the one I posted though. May as well take it all the way and have the Gears keeping cool and stylish in bermuda shorts as well.

In the beta you don't even notice, to be honest.

Looks fine in the beta, besides, it's Gears...

Until they literally have TANK-tops, then yes they will all look silly.