MELEE GEAR CONTEST WINNERS

While I'm not a huge fan of the melee winner, I'll wait to pass judgement until we see what it actually ends up as ingame. That being said, I really wonder how they are going to take such a minimalist set (it's a friggan catsuit with gauntlets/boots/helm slapped on) into distinctive gear sets for all the different jobs/roles for that tier. I have the terrible feeling that it's either just going to be a recolored catsuit for everyone or they are going to have to greatly depart from the original set's aesthetic in order to make them distinguishable.

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Originally Posted by Pingosteel

Tank contest winner: High-allagan MK-2 (boring indeed) . JAP designer

Magic DPS contest winner : devilish-like black coat , mostly ok but the IG model look not so good thanks to bad clipping. JAP designer

Healer : White coat (extremely boring) that look like cr*p on male characters because it's not the same model. Jap designer

Melee : kinda ok but not the best design. I wonder how it will look like IG. JAP designer

Ranged : Machinist AF MK-2 , so yet again no originality and "surprise" : JAP designer


I won't say that those contest were not totally fair but I sure have doubts...
And SB skins (and not only skins) are just bad in general. Very few "good" design.

Whatever... Continue to give the same thing over and over again, we don't have enough of white robes/coat for healers.

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Worth noting that 2 more winners were Japanese if you count the hair design contest winners.

Only the Furniture contest, with it's 100 winners, had non-Japanese winners as far as art/design contests go.

A couple of times is a coincidence, it's firmly in the 'pattern' territory now.

https://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/gdcd...OUjgM/m033.png

Man I wish this would have won. The design is pretty damn nice to look out and being a Roegadyn, get to show off our muscles for sure.

Well, this or the delinquent set.

Love that melee set. It's nice to have something not overdesigned to hell.

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Originally Posted by Reaperking386

Grand Prize Winner:

https://i.imgur.com/7RUe8UO.png

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https://i.imgur.com/TR5kcTD.jpg

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Originally Posted by Pingosteel

Tank contest winner: High-allagan MK-2 (boring indeed) . JAP designer

Magic DPS contest winner : devilish-like black coat , mostly ok but the IG model look not so good thanks to bad clipping. JAP designer

Healer : White coat (extremely boring) that look like cr*p on male characters because it's not the same model. Jap designer

Melee : kinda ok but not the best design. I wonder how it will look like IG. JAP designer

Ranged : Machinist AF MK-2 , so yet again no originality and "surprise" : JAP designer


I won't say that those contest were not totally fair but I sure have doubts...
And SB skins (and not only skins) are just bad in general. Very few "good" design.

Whatever... Continue to give the same thing over and over again, we don't have enough of white robes/coat for healers.

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If I remember right, the last few contest winners/runner ups were mostly Japanese too.
As if the rest of the world doesn't have any great ideas :/

We don't know how many NA submissions are being received compared to JP submissions. It could be as simple as JP having a larger amount, which would make it a greater chance for a winner to come from there.

ETA: I suppose if all submissions have to be made on the official forums, I suppose you COULD compare numbers. Is that how it works? And if so, has anyone actually looked?

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Originally Posted by Skivvy

We don't know how many NA submissions are being received compared to JP submissions. It could be as simple as JP having a larger amount, which would make it a greater chance for a winner to come from there.

ETA: I suppose if all submissions have to be made on the official forums, I suppose you COULD compare numbers. Is that how it works? And if so, has anyone actually looked?

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People from all over NA submitted via tumblr and posted their entries that weren't picked. I'd be surprised if the number wasn't decently even.

Dammit...I don't like that melee outfit...Oh well...at least the range looks good. Hope the melee version for it isn't trash.

I like both sets, and they don't feel like things we already have. As much as I like the lost allagan set, seemed like we had similar stuff before with high allagan. That said of course we'll have to see when they come out.

I wonder if one will be the dungeon gear in 4.5, or if we'll be waiting for 5.0 and beyond for these.

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Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

I wonder if one will be the dungeon gear in 4.5, or if we'll be waiting for 5.0 and beyond for these.

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Assuming we're stopping at 4.5 again, I wouldn't expect these till 5.0. The tank set was announced before the expansion was announced, and I believe was previewed at one of the fanfest liveletters before its eventual SB release. The first fanfest is quickly approaching, so I figure they'll show off one of the finished winners there and then sit on it.

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Originally Posted by xxvaynxx

They might add one as dgn drops and the other as 24man drops like they did with the tank set.

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cause you caught me before I finished editing :P -
That'd be 2 completely new sets in 4 months. While I'd love for that to happen, I don't think its reasonable, especially when they staggered the releases of the healer/caster winners.

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Originally Posted by Rokke

Assuming we're stopping at 4.5 again, I wouldn't expect these till 5.0.

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They might add one as dgn drops and the other as 24man drops like they did with the tank set.

Congratulations to the winners, but this is an instance where I really wish the runners-up would eventually be implemented in-game too, like the furniture and hair design contests. I was rooting for the Delinquent set.

Notice how the devs tend to pick ones that are basically easy to pull pieces from existing models?

The ranged winning entry is great, but I just don't like the melee dps winning entry. There were better runners-up. Hopefully they improve on it in production.

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Originally Posted by xxvaynxx

They might add one as dgn drops and the other as 24man drops like they did with the tank set.

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Question is if they could do that in time. If they only just now picked the winners, they may have decided on the armor models ahead of time. Plus I imagine the raid will be more Ivalice inspired stuff. I could see the dungeon set being a contest if they had time to work on these models in game, but I doubt it for the Ivalice part 3 gear.

And the tank contest gear was from tomestones, creation if I remember right from 4.0, not an alliance raid.

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Originally Posted by Dualgunner

Gentlemen get ready for your MGR cosplays.

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Looks like I'll soon get to retire my makeshift Cyborg Samurai Glamour. XD

https://i.imgur.com/bKR8E8c.jpg

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Originally Posted by Ruinfeild

https://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/gdcd...OUjgM/m033.png

Man I wish this would have won. The design is pretty damn nice to look out and being a Roegadyn, get to show off our muscles for sure.

Well, this or the delinquent set.

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I was thinking how good that'd look on a male midlander or au ra... or even elezen or catboy. It fits a svelt physique well.

I really hope that set makes it in one day! It's too good not to utilise. Caster version could be something like the Ascian robes, since it has that vibe to it.

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Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

Question is if they could do that in time. If they only just now picked the winners, they may have decided on the armor models ahead of time. Plus I imagine the raid will be more Ivalice inspired stuff. I could see the dungeon set being a contest if they had time to work on these models in game, but I doubt it for the Ivalice part 3 gear.

And the tank contest gear was from tomestones, creation if I remember right from 4.0, not an alliance raid.

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It was from the proto ultima from the last HW 24man

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Originally Posted by xxvaynxx

It was from the proto ultima from the last HW 24man

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Wasn't the tank sinner the Lost Allagan set from 4.0? That's what I was told anyway.

https://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/4f...5f04e636_0.png

That's the tank contest winner and this is the proto ultima glamour if I"m not mistaken.

https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/w/imag...ltima_Mesh.png

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Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

Wasn't the tank sinner the Lost Allagan set from 4.0? That's what I was told anyway.

https://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/4f...5f04e636_0.png

That's the tank contest winner and this is the proto ultima glamour if I"m not mistaken.

https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/w/imag...ltima_Mesh.png

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It was the Lost Allagan set that was based off of the tank contest winner.

https://xivdb.com/item/19220/lost+allagan+surcoat+of+fending

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...00aef2ecbf.jpg

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Originally Posted by Enla

It was the Lost Allagan set that was based off of the tank contest winner.

https://xivdb.com/item/19220/lost+al...oat+of+fending

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...00aef2ecbf.jpg

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Yep. That matches the contest so I'm not sure where the idea that the tank contest gear had something to do with proto ultima came from.

I just hope they don't give the tank version a tail coat.

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Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

Yep. That matches the contest so I'm not sure where the idea that the tank contest gear had something to do with proto ultima came from.

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Oh shoot well nvm. Hmm...then guess one of them might not come until 5.0 or they might actually give up two glamours this time and make one of them the winner.

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Originally Posted by MuseTraveller

ikr? It almost feels like they chose the easiest to make in game. :/

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I'm guessing having to model an outfit for 5 seperate races with 2 seperate genders makes that a priority.

I'm surprised the first runner up for melee didn't win. That "Whispering Dragon Set" looks so well designed for melee.

I...want that melee set NOW. It reminds me a lot of Warframe.

The winners are nice and all (genuinely do like the Ranged winner, hope it dyes well) but I can't wait to see how healers/casters yet again get more dresses out of these. I have no doubts that SE will go out of their way to turn that super sleek and futuristic melee winner into a long fluttery skirt.

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Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

I wonder if one will be the dungeon gear in 4.5, or if we'll be waiting for 5.0 and beyond for these.

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They won't be implemented until 5.0 at the absolute earliest. Probably later than that, given how long it took the tank and healer winners to get in the game.

i picked a good time to start playing samurai
i do hope that set is is the striking set


https://78.media.tumblr.com/2dd50fec...sfzvo1_500.gif

I might just go back maining Bard over that outfit.

https://i.warosu.org/data/tg/img/029...0129810429.jpg

RULES OF NATURE!

AND THEY RUN WHEN THE SUN COMES UP, WITH THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE. ALIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

Wonder how the melee set will be obtained.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

I...want that melee set NOW. It reminds me a lot of Warframe.

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Reminds me especially of Ash's Tsukuyomi outfit:
https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets...odzic-dan2.jpg

I really hope that when they make the tank version of the melee set they don't make it stupidly bulky and give it a cape or a skirt...
I want to look slick and tight!

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Originally Posted by Ameela

I really hope that when they make the tank version of the melee set they don't make it stupidly bulky and give it a cape or a skirt...
I want to look slick and tight!

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That's what kinda annoys me in this game. Final Fantasy is known for it's giant sword wielding protagonists, who a lot of times are lightly armored. I know, this is old-school fantasy and it makes absolute sense as a Tank to wear heavy armor, but I wish we'd have more options to wear something less bulky. Like you said, I want to look slick and tight.

Hopefully the Tank gear won't make us look like Sundowner.

https://i.imgur.com/f2XDOCj.jpg

Accel World's Silver Crow, or Metal Gear's Raiden? I dunno, this design is all over the places. I don't see any uniqueness from this.

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Originally Posted by Barachim

That's what kinda annoys me in this game. Final Fantasy is known for it's giant sword wielding protagonists, who a lot of times are lightly armored. I know, this is old-school fantasy and it makes absolute sense as a Tank to wear heavy armor, but I wish we'd have more options to wear something less bulky. Like you said, I want to look slick and tight.

Hopefully the Tank gear won't make us look like Sundowner.

https://i.imgur.com/f2XDOCj.jpg

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i dont know this would be amazing on a Roe and Funny on a lala

RIP Delinquent set, may a choir of Ora Ora's sing thee to thy rest...seriously, if Square ever decides to implement any of the runner ups, would love to see this one more than anything, I'm honestly surprised it didn't win tbh. Raiden set is...honestly unremarkable in almost every single way compared to the runner ups.

As for the ranged, its nice, looking forward to it, the last runner up, the green military coat, I think that one looks a bit better, would love to see this implemented later on, but the winner is a great design.

I just hope they make it look nice, they made the Lost Allagan tank set look like it was made of plastic and they used odd coloration and botched the mask of the casting set.

Still on the fence for that ranged DPS set, might get some use out of it depending on how the finished implementation looks like.
That melee set? I'm going to use the look for the whole two seconds it takes to glamour something else over it. Though I'll admit I'm curious how they'll turn a bodysuit into the obligatory robe for the healers.

I know many have instantly thought metal gear when looking at that melee winner, but for me the design feels like it was ripped right out of PSO2. It doesn't really do anything new... we've seen it before elsewhere.

Well maybe it will look better on a non-melee. Lost allagan for SAM is possibly Stormblood's best looking armour, despite the winning design being for tanks.