Scholar's Identity Transformation

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Scholar is the only healer I play because they felt least like a 'mage' and enjoyed the war tactician fantasy. And I can't stand the overabundance of wings that's creeped its way in XIV (not knocking ya if you like it. Wear them if you want, but don't force it on a class that it seems out of place for). This update dulled any hype I had for changes with Scholar in the expansion. I still like the playstyle and will still play as my main healer, but really not enjoying where SE is taking the aesthetics.

Another SCH chiming in that our ultimate level 100 form should have been turning into Feo Ul.

Scholar ate Seraph and got the reaper enshroud that was hardly explained. Did your voidsent eat the voidsent that you fought at the end?

If the spell is related to Seraph which looks alittle more like an angel than a fairy, I guess I can accept it. I don't want fairy wings though- I'm not a huge fan of transforming into one, leave that for BLU. If you're going to complain about identity, I'd rather them return to the war tactician math nerd scholar with a book.

I'm not entirely against it, though if it was really related to Seraph, then I wish the transformation would look abit more like her than like 'robe with wings'.

i hate the transformation of sch from battle tactician to fairy outfit from spirit halloween. we have plenty of angelic/feathered outfits to pick from if we choose to do so, this feels entirely unnecessary and just tacked on.

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Originally Posted by Minali

Well, I'm playing Scholar with a Miqo'te and considering the Scholar character from the trailer, who was also a Miqo'te, lost her ears and tail in the process and got a cheap wing fashion item slapped on the back, I'm not sure seeing how her transformed front could possibly look like to make up for this.

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I just rewatched the video so I could refresh my memory of the form. The tail disappearing makes some sense, as it could be seen as just being under the robe. There are a lot of outfits where including the tail seems odd, like the mascot outfits, but I digress. The ears being gone though does seem odd. It looks like some sorta hat and Veil is placed on the head, but why would that make the ears go away? The devs do a good job with most things, but sometimes I question their choices.

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Originally Posted by Eloah

I just rewatched the video so I could refresh my memory of the form. The tail disappearing makes some sense, as it could be seen as just being under the robe. There are a lot of outfits where including the tail seems odd, like the mascot outfits, but I digress. The ears being gone though does seem odd. It looks like some sorta hat and Veil is placed on the head, but why would that make the ears go away? The devs do a good job with most things, but sometimes I question their choices.

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I suppose on a technical level it's very similar to Reaper's Enshroud, which seems to replace the player model with one generic design, thereby removing any racial traits as long as the skill is active.

Love the idea, but for gods sake change the look of it pleSe square its so ugly :( :( :(

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Originally Posted by Rikizza

Love the idea, but for gods sake change the look of it pleSe square its so ugly :( :( :(

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Why couldn't we turn into Titania. People would've loved that.

I personally detests any skills that forcefully replaces your avatar like RPR's enshroud. Much more so if they forces you to give up racial traits.

My proposed change was to either enable an on/off toggle to that, OR, have them rip off the existing fae glyph from one of HW relic weapon's VFX: Hyperconductive Tetrabiblos. Slap a pair of that glyph on our character's rear while the action is active and you've fashioned a pseudo, magical fae wings to look at. Maybe add a few sparkling, trailing particles that look like fairy dust.

I'd very much rather to keep my character's glam at all times, thank you.

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Originally Posted by Eloah

Why couldn't we turn into Titania. People would've loved that.

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Still doesn't make sense. Upgrading our Fairy to a Titania form, on the other hand I'd accept. But I hate the idea of turning into a nun to heal more, I would have HATED wearing fairy wings and a long dress as a hrothgar male.