Suggestions: Quality of Life Stuff and other suggestions

[Pixela]

I meant rank 30, actual finished body and complete.

You just create a new item ID and dats associated with them (which are just duplicates with an effect embedded), then trade the rank 30 current body to the npc and in an hour you get the glow one (the name can even be the same) with the 1 of 4 maxed out paths as your old one was.

It will be identical in every way, except the item id is different and it points to a different dat file.

Maybe I'm missing something, it seems pretty simple to me.

[Zenion]

I meant rank 30, actual finished body and complete.

You just create a new item ID and dats associated with them (which are just duplicates with an effect embedded), then trade the rank 30 current body to the npc and in an hour you get the glow one (the name can even be the same) with the 1 of 4 maxed out paths as your old one was.

It will be identical in every way, except the item id is different and it points to a different dat file.

Maybe I'm missing something, it seems pretty simple to me.

Maybe that would work. Does anyone know how the rare tag works with regards to different stages of the same item? Like, I'm sure relic and mythic are just like "no, you have this one, you can't just start it again", but does anyone know how it works for empyreans?

If you can't have the same empyrean weapon at two different levels (because of inventory errors, and not just a "you can't start that trial at some point), then yeah, that wouldn't be too hard. If you can have, say, Twashtar 99 and Twashtar 95 at the same time, though, then that solution just breaks because it implicitly means letting people do multiple (or all) Nyame paths, which seems to be contrary to the actual intended design.

Mind you, I wouldn't trust this to be implemented without, like, "trade the finished gear plus 10000 stones" in any event.

[Immortal]

How sad is it that we are at the point where people are discouraging others from expecting something that most would consider the bare minimum, a tiny dat swap or at worst adding a new item ID to give the tiniest of glows. They've even demoralized their community so badly they are essentially attacking others for their ideas for new stuff lol.

[Alhanelem]

How sad is it that we are at the point where people are discouraging others from expecting something that most would consider the bare minimum,

Adding shininess to a desireable set of gear that is already desireable is not what I'd call "bare minimum." In fact, I'd call that "above and beyond" even prior to the change in update schedule.

Outside of the ultimate weapon sets, glowy gear is very rare in FFXI. For this reason I do not expect it, even on particularly good items that are generally sought after. Whenever they do it, it's usually for some special reason. This is in contrast to FFXIV which has way more stuff that glows.

Disclaimer: this post is presented as opinion and not an assertion of fact

[Catmato]

Technical limitations.

IMO that's a terrible reason to want something to not exist. I can understand wanting to keep glowing stuff rare or just not liking glowing stuff at all. But not wanting something to exist because you think it would take too much effort from the devs or you can't fathom a way they'd do it just feels an excuse to rain on someone else's parade.

[Sp1cyryan]

How sad is it that we are at the point where people are discouraging others from expecting something that most would consider the bare minimum, a tiny dat swap or at worst adding a new item ID to give the tiniest of glows. They've even demoralized their community so badly they are essentially attacking others for their ideas for new stuff lol.

It must be difficult for you as the game further winds down in activity and development. When you try to constantly force a happy face on everyone over any minute or miniscule matter. Just relax and let it go. It's not like the odds are with you, and you can't hold back the tide of sentiment.

[Pixela]

It must be difficult for you as the game further winds down in activity and development. When you try to constantly force a happy face on everyone over any minute or miniscule matter. Just relax and let it go. It's not like the odds are with you, and you can't hold back the tide of sentiment.

What do you get out of posting in this manner? Crab in bucket mentality or?

[Catmato]

What do you get out of posting in this manner? Crab in bucket mentality or?

The forums are his new Spike Flail.

[Alhanelem]

IMO that's a terrible reason to want something to not exist

ordinarily I'd agree but even the most basic technical limitations are going to be a factor going forward, since we know that updates are going to be very limited from here on out. Any time spent on development is going to need to be used efficiently, and overcoming technical limitations interferes with that.

[Alhanelem]

The maximum amount of Gallimaufry you can store has been increased from 100,000 to 100,000,000, but only if you have completed The Voracious Resurgence.

Rejoyce, all ye gallimuffins.