Costume system

[Twille]

how your character looks is part of.....who you represent

This is exactly why FFXI needs such a feature. So people can look like what they want, rather than what gear currently gives them the best stats/bonuses.

....of the hardship to obtain that specific item you're showing off.

The system mentioned by Camate states you can lock an appearance of gear, meaning you have to actually have the gear first. Your shinies will still be shiney.

[Catmato]

Convince me that a vanity system is the best allocation of the developers time over the above, and I will concede.

No.

I'm not really sure where you got the idea that anyone holds this feature as their highest expectation. I didn't say that, and I certainly don't feel that way.

Your shinies will still be shiney.

Until they give them away on a mog pell.

[Blace]

No.

Glad we're in agreement.

I WANT TO CROSS DRESS

Have you tried DNC?

[Numquam]

Glad we're in agreement.


Have you tried DNC?

I have, but its not the same. I want a folklorico dress.

[Flyinghippress]

This is exactly why FFXI needs such a feature. So people can look like what they want, rather than what gear currently gives them the best stats/bonuses.



The system mentioned by Camate states you can lock an appearance of gear, meaning you have to actually have the gear first. Your shinies will still be shiney.

It should be noted though that one of the rules states changing zones will remove the lock. This means you can't be on BLM lock appearance in AF and then switch to WAR and look like a BLM. So your shinies will still be shiny but only if you can equip them on your current job in a given location. Kind of a bummer because it'd be neat to have a SMN horn on WHM to roleplay Dagger/Eiko.

[Anjou]

It should be noted though that one of the rules states changing zones will remove the lock. This means you can't be on BLM lock appearance in AF and then switch to WAR and look like a BLM. So your shinies will still be shiny but only if you can equip them on your current job in a given location. Kind of a bummer because it'd be neat to have a SMN horn on WHM to roleplay Dagger/Eiko.

A FELLOW RP'ER, that's why this entire system was pitched in the first place. The players can look the part of their character while having the stats of the current fugly stuff (Sorry Yayaotl Helm, I don't mean you...you're cool)

[Blah]

Yaaaaay they do listen *dances happily*

[Zhronne]

Imho it all depends if it's a local client-side feature or a server-side feature.
1) Client-Side => You change how your character appears on YOUR screen. Everybody else will see the gear "normally"
2) Server-Side=> You change how your character appears on EVERYBODY'S screen.

Number 2) is how things workin WoW, soon in FFXIV and other games as well.
I don't like it but in WoW works for some simple reasons, mainly because there is a lot of low quality gear, and because in WoW tipically you have ONE item per slot, and you don't change it until you get an upgrade. Progression is very linear and side-grades are almost non existant.
In FFXI the model is very different. Even after the addition of ilevel, we still have a plethora of gear that we change and swap for several purposes (JAs, precast, midcast, spells, WS, idle, PDT, blahblah) and sometimes an higher ilevel doesn't even mean that the item is going to be completely better than a lower ilevel one.

In a game that uses such a model allowing people to set how OTHER PEOPLE see the gear you're equipping is, imho, very wrong.

[Trumpy]

I dunno but it sounds kinda optional to me, AKA you have to lock it so you can still blink if you prefer. Personally i think it might be annoying having to lock every time you zone or having to remember to but we will see how it is implemented. Too bad avoiding the movement lock using gear swaps doesnt work with dancer JAs.

I dunno bout tthis "social status" thing you are speaking of, I never saw someone in particular gears and though "oh wow that guy is soo cool and better than me." I honestly could care less what you look like or what you are wearing. But im pretty sure this is just an appearance thing, when you check someone you would probably still see what gear they are wearing, and I dont think you will be able to lock the appearance of an item you havent obtained. But it sure would be nice if you could lock in say full Charis gear which looks great instead of a mixed set, where you might be wearing 2 or 3 aurore gear which ruins your whole look with blaring pink against the dark color or charis armor (just an example though it would prolly be outdated now)