Heavy Armor in this game makes my eyes bleed

As much as I generally like the armor in this game, my Warrior is level 44 and I ONCE AGAIN find myself wearing "tin can" armor with a duckbill visor and droopy eyes. I've worn this exact same armor set at least four times during the leveling process, although now it adds shoulder pads. Based upon what I can expect at higher levels, it looks like there is at least one more variation of the set that adds a fin to the helm. It's absolutely terrible.

If I could at least turn off the helm this armor might be somewhat cool, but as it stands, I hate everything about the design.

I know that different people have different tastes in armor design, but I really hope that future armor sets provide a little bit more variety and give us the option to turn our helms off.

I agree hopefully as time goes on they will give us different variations, or hopefully some more crafted recipe's for the armor or something to mix it up a little. I usually love the armor detail in FF games, but it is lacking just a little variety, but not to bad considering the game hasn't been out on re-release that long. We can hope! But I do think it's a good idea if they could impliment the head piece not showing at least that would make it visually more appealing to me.

Everyone hates the tin can armor. My advice to you is save up your mythos and work towards relic armor, so you aren't a darklight trashcan lifer like me.

I hate them too, but I doubt Square will add an helmet-less option. They already stated on the darklight cowl sets that it requires 2 separate models and they don't see the point in spending the resources to make a second model. I'm just happy I finally started getting the AF2 armor set on my paladin so I don't have to look at that hideous armor set anymore.

What really sucks is even though I got an allagan body piece to drop in the coil I had to upgrade my helmet to AF+1 to really get the best out of the upgrade. It forces you to upgrade both at once. This type of armor needs to go away forever.

And to salt the wound, its back to the can when you get darklight or its crafted equivalent. I really hope I'm wrong on the crafted part though.

But if there's something positive to take away from this, it is that we tanks are quite literally a can of whoop-ass.

Vanity (cosmetic) gear is coming in 2.1.

I don't like the tank gear as you indicated, but I also was hellbent on finding ways around it.

Made sure I got my Cavalry set from Brayflox's Long stop, which carried me with little issue all the way to AF at 45 (cavalry gear is lvl 34 and really quite good).

Also, there are ways of getting around the Dark Light gear as well, it just requires people to not scoff at your iLvl.

Um. You can turn off the helm. Unless it's one of those armour pieces that incorporates chest and helm as a single piece.

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Originally Posted by Baneus

Um. You can turn off the helm. Unless it's one of those armour pieces that incorporates chest and helm as a single piece.

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Um. The OP and all the following posts are clearly talking about the tin can.

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Originally Posted by Baneus

Um. You can turn off the helm. Unless it's one of those armour pieces that incorporates chest and helm as a single piece.

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He was talking about the heavy armor, which incorporates the head and chest into one piece.

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Originally Posted by Lord_Zlatan

Vanity (cosmetic) gear is coming in 2.1.

I don't like the tank gear as you indicated, but I also was hellbent on finding ways around it.

Made sure I got my Cavalry set from Brayflox's Long stop, which carried me with little issue all the way to AF at 45 (cavalry gear is lvl 34 and really quite good).

Also, there are ways of getting around the Dark Light gear as well, it just requires people to not scoff at your iLvl.

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I'm pretty sure the community reps have actually said vanity slots are not coming in 2.1, and probably not coming in 2.2 either. Can I ask what information you have seen that makes you think we will see it in 2.1?

Not gonna lie... I lol'd at the pic in your signature, OP ♥

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Originally Posted by Lord_Zlatan

Vanity (cosmetic) gear is coming in 2.1.

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Are vanity slots coming in 2.1? I read a petition for it on the forums but didn't see it specifically listed as a 2.1 feature.

My Tin can issues will be solved tonight after I run four AK/WP dungeons then buy my Valor Surcoat. :)

At least lv 90 gear aren't tin cans.

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Originally Posted by Mythrella

Not gonna lie... I lol'd at the pic in your signature, OP ♥

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To be honest, that's the best looking tin can I have ever seen. Orange cans are so much better than that boring black cans I see everywhere. ^^

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Originally Posted by Reeth

He was talking about the heavy armor, which incorporates the head and chest into one piece.

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Well, there you go then. Second condition of my statement met :P

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Originally Posted by Sayura_

Are vanity slots coming in 2.1? I read a petition for it on the forums but didn't see it specifically listed as a 2.1 feature.

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Nope, they said it's not coming in 2.1, they didn't even say it was going to be released on 2.2, they just said "It's on the way." with bad excuses as to why we don't have it now.

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Originally Posted by Mythrella

Not gonna lie... I lol'd at the pic in your signature, OP ♥

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I laughed. Thanks. :)

I remember back in 1.0 when you'd be really impressed when you saw someone rolling around in Heavy Darklight Armor because it looked really badass and it was rare as hell. The times we live in, man.

Well, in your aesthethic defense, you look like a very classy can of orange soda. Not the 99 cents kind, like the 1.50 kind with mineral water and shiz.

The only real solution was mentioned already...save up some Mythos & buy yourself the relic type armor. I myself also hate my darklight on PLD as it looks stupid.

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Originally Posted by Lord_Zlatan

Vanity (cosmetic) gear is coming in 2.1.

I don't like the tank gear as you indicated, but I also was hellbent on finding ways around it.

Made sure I got my Cavalry set from Brayflox's Long stop, which carried me with little issue all the way to AF at 45 (cavalry gear is lvl 34 and really quite good).

Also, there are ways of getting around the Dark Light gear as well, it just requires people to not scoff at your iLvl.

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This advice is useless for those running the coil. It has nothing to do with people scoffing at your iLvl and everything to do with using completely inferior gear for the content.

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Originally Posted by KrazyKupo

I agree hopefully as time goes on they will give us different variations

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I find it highly unlikely that we'll get more variety in the 1-50 armor, only a few new armor sets with each release of new end game tiers.

Which is unfortunate. The lack of armor variety in this game is by far one of my greatest disappointments with ARR.

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Originally Posted by Tiggy

What really sucks is even though I got an allagan body piece to drop in the coil I had to upgrade my helmet to AF+1 to really get the best out of the upgrade. It forces you to upgrade both at once. This type of armor needs to go away forever.

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Agreed. Not only are the models horrendous, but the design decision to combine body and head (and leg and feet) into one piece is just absurd.

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Originally Posted by Naunet

Agreed. Not only are the models horrendous, but the design decision to combine body and head (and leg and feet) into one piece is just absurd.

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Yeah... I don't really get it either. It also makes comparing stats on gear pretty clunky. You have to do a lot of math to see if chest + helm separately is better than your combined piece.

You have to admit that the suits actually look like they would protect someone.

However it's true the look gets old after a while.

Armor customization should have been included in the revamp of the game in the first place. The rather ugly outfits of all armor ranges is probably the one greatest problem I have with FFIX. I don't see the point of the rather nice character customization options of you have .. that you don't see because most of the armor looks like tin cans or flour sacks.

I don't mind it too much. I just wish I could at least turn my head so I'm not staring at the ground in combat. Would also be nice if the helms at least looked different between suits, other than sticking a couple useless blades on it and calling it Darklight.

I haven't even worn that type of armor yet its so ugly, just rocked my AK gear until I could afford the AF2, I suggest you do the same if it bothers you that much.

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Originally Posted by Amyas

I haven't even worn that type of armor yet its so ugly, just rocked my AK gear until I could afford the AF2, I suggest you do the same if it bothers you that much.

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I did the same. I finally got that valor coat today. I also did first turn of coil fully expecting the chest to drop so I can kick myself. It didn't, I got a neck piece instead :)

http://i.imgur.com/dhRNnKB.png

Ohh man. I've been avoiding those trash cans like the plague. In fact, I haven't ever equipped one and I'll do everything in my power so that I never do.