I am thinking about returning to FFXIV but unsure.

Before Returning I would like to know if there have been any major changes which make me enjoy my game a lot more.

1.) I am looking to find out if the game offers me cosmetic armor slots similar to Rift, and many other games that allow me to wear my cosmetic armor to be displayed on my character rather than ugly long black robes Some armors I honestly like more than the ones that look ugly and give better stats.

2.) I am looking for Customize player housing if this has been added yet.

3.) I am looking to be able to customize my characters appearance any time I want to from within my house, not a additional paid feature that offers one time.

I would be willing to pay $20 a month for all 3 features stated above if this game had them.

Have any of these features been added yet, if they Have I am willing to renew my subscription possibly buy two other people in my family the game/subscription, if not none of us will return we are looking specifically for MMO's designed with 2013/2014 concepts/customization.

Thanks.

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/10/22...ousing-system/

I like the concept's that Final Fantasy XIV has, but after playing for the free trial from buying the original collectors edition of the game, There wasn't enough content, and customization to keep me around, but I enjoy the class changing, and crafting systems without limits.

As of right now, vanity slots are coming in 2.2, though some are working to try to change that with a petition. There's also a barber shop coming in 2.1 which will allow you to change things like hair and tattoos/makeup.

Housing is coming in 2.1 but only for FCs at first. There's other content and fixes coming too; pvp, new fates, quests, and dungeons. But if total customization is your main concern, this is probably not the game for you. They are more concerned with proving more content right now.

Here's a list of updates coming soon: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...hanges_for_21/

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Originally Posted by jabbywocks

As of right now, vanity slots are coming in 2.2, though some are working to try to change that with a petition. There's also a barber shop coming in 2.1 which will allow you to change things like hair and tattoos/makeup.

Housing is coming in 2.1 but only for FCs at first. There's other content and fixes coming too; pvp, new fates, quests, and dungeons. But if total customization is your main concern, this is probably not the game for you. They are more concerned with proving more content right now.

Here's a list of updates coming soon: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...hanges_for_21/

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Thanks if they actually will deliver this in 2.1 the way I am looking for such in a RPG then I will return to the game and likely buy a year subscription. I really hope that SE actually knows what they are doing with these changes would be great to have custom housing similar to rift, and the ultimate RPG experience of being able to freely customize a character at any time no restrictions.

Any Idea around which date 2.1/2.2 will be released with these changes so I have an idea when I should resubscribe?

Thanks.

i strongly suggest not going back to this game,the only thing they care about is your subscription,i have a bug in my game the last week,cant make any gil,after emailing every support centre i could find,filled out 3 bug reports and the best answer they gave me was they dont give out hints and tips and that was after 3 days of sending me from 1 place to the next,they only care about your money

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Originally Posted by YOKEHEAD88

i strongly suggest not going back to this game,the only thing they care about is your subscription,i have a bug in my game the last week,cant make any gil,after emailing every support centre i could find,filled out 3 bug reports and the best answer they gave me was they dont give out hints and tips and that was after 3 days of sending me from 1 place to the next,they only care about your money

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I don't know how to respond to this statement except with a question...you can't make gil because of a bug? I think I just peed a little from laughing so hard. Now if you have a bug AND you can't make any gil that's different because admittedly, there are a few bugs(what game doesn't have them) and get your ass off the couch and go make some gil like the rest of us by questing, guildhests, levequests and most of all, Play the Market!
I can easily suggest this game to anyone looking for a fun, immersive, wonderous world based on Final Fantasy.

Live leter soon , watch it and decide yes or no :) atm game is myth cap + coil (for lv 50's at least)

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Originally Posted by jabbywocks

As of right now, vanity slots are coming in 2.2, though some are working to try to change that with a petition.

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Why the hell would anyone try to stop vanity slots? So everyone can look exactly the same in BiS, colors and all?
Can you please link to the thread? I'm curious as to what their thought process is. It seems ridiculous to me.

What I did notice is the fact that you don't seem to care about the game itself. You care about things that are well known NOT to be in the game, and NOT to be in for anywhere between 4 months to a year.

I notice you don't seem interested in playing the actual game, but instead trying to play a design/fashion style game. Maybe this mmo is not for you

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Originally Posted by YOKEHEAD88

i strongly suggest not going back to this game,the only thing they care about is your subscription,i have a bug in my game the last week,cant make any gil,after emailing every support centre i could find,filled out 3 bug reports and the best answer they gave me was they dont give out hints and tips and that was after 3 days of sending me from 1 place to the next,they only care about your money

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Okay what kind of bug in this game would make it so you can't make gil? I mean if you sell something to a vendor, do you not get your 1 gil? If you complete a quest, do you not get the quest rewards? If you sell something on the AH, does the gil not get sent to you? (you do know the gil from the AH get's sent to your retainer and not your own characer, to get the gil you have to go to your retainer to pick it up)... do you do level 50 dungeons and are you the only person who doesn't get the 45+ gil drops from the mobs while everyone else in your party does?

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Originally Posted by Aeika

Why the hell would anyone try to stop vanity slots? So everyone can look exactly the same in BiS, colors and all?
Can you please link to the thread? I'm curious as to what their thought process is. It seems ridiculous to me.

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I want to stop vanity slots for one reason: If won't dissociate looks and attributes as far as City of Heroes did, then you damn well have to wear the looks of your attributes :/

That aside, what she is talking about is the precise opposite, a hugeass thread trying to pressure (futilely as they already said it isn't coming in 2.1) for the vanity system to come in patch 2.1 instead of patch 2.2. So they're more or less going "GIVE IT FASTER" despite knowing they won't get what they want.

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Yah, pretty much. We're hoping they put them in faster since the code is already there and because of events like the Lightning Returns that gave us all these cool weapons and the two costumes that no one is going to really wear because they are level 14 junk, stat-wise (run on sentence runs on). It may be a futile effort, but "it might not work" is never a reason not to try. Especially considering that if they add the vanity slots and bust out a cash shop type dealio for costumes, a lot of us would glad pay extra money for them. Seems like a money making opportunity they should jump on.

...hmm well as for the gil bug, what have you tried? Like uninstall and reinstall the game? Your characters are saved on the server so the only thing you lose would be customized settings the UI, and those are easy enough to reset.
We can already customize colors so why not be able to swap for different item with similar attributes? I don't really see a problem with that.

So any dates for when 2.1/2.2 will be released, and how the cosmetic change system will work will I be able to go into my house and freely change my appearance from there whenever?

And Vanity Slots come in 2.2?

OP, I think Sims would be a better fit for you.

Don't think anything you listed is out yet, but in the works still.

They haven't given a date for 2.1 yet but they've said "before the end of the gear" which could be as late as the end of December.

- Free Company Housing (not individual) will be released in this patch. Personal housing was said to be released about 6 months after this patch. (so probably 2.3 if they keep up with their 3-4 months in between patches)

- 2.1 will be introducing the Aesthetician (beauty parlor) but it's mostly for changing hairstyles and stuff. You won't be able to make sweeping changes like your gender.

- 2.2 (probably 3-4 months after 2.1 releases) will have the vanity system to make it appear you're wearing one set of armor in place of another.

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OP, I think Sims would be a better fit for you.

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Nah, I am just looking for a 2013 RPG that offers 2013/2014 content which should feature things like stated in the OP.

The way I see it the Original Final Fantasy XIV was a failure, and the new one was much more improved but need a lot more work before release it.

I mean if I were a game designer making a 2014 game release like ESO, or Star Citizen, I would make sure to offer all these features on Release to all subscribers of the game, or if F2P Make sure they are included but sale additional content cosmetics, and such while allowing users to freely swap between their cosmetic pack unlocks.

Any game that doesn't have this I am not going to bother playing, only reason I gave this game a try a second time is because it was Free for a couple of weeks from purchase the original game.

I don't mind gender change not being included or race change I just want the ability to freely change the looks of my toon when I choose to for RP reasons, I guess I will just wait for 2.1/2.2 then I wont pay until I am sure these changes have came to the game and see them in action on YouTube or something.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Updates/page2

I was really thinking about returning myself with quite a few of my old guild mates, but to be honest, we do not like the system that is being put into FFXIV. I am looking for a MMO that allows FULLY free to Re-Customize character appearance including Height, Skin, Body Morphing, Hair, Tatts, everything except for race and gender unless this is a paid feature of course for those. But I am not looking to have to visit a NPC to do this, I want the ability to be able to do this from within my own house in Final Fantasy and it costs NO GIL to do such.

Until then I hate to say it but I just came from Elder Scrolls beta, and I can't talk about the game, but I am likely just going to go there on release and play it because by the time FFXIV Devs get around to fixing this game to the point where I or my guild mates will want to play we are going to be playing something else where the developers got it right the first time.

It is too bad that there is no place to leave serious suggestions directly to the developers to ask them to do this, and to believe I actually had my hopes up for this game, well they might change it but I doubt it. If I am paying for you're game then I expect a great experience and good content, to me this isn't what I call good content.

1 is incoming in about 3 months. 2 and 3 is coming on the 17th of December.

OP what you call good content has nothing to do with the MMORPG experience. Armor / vanity armor is common enough now and is being implemented soon. barber shop is common and is being added soon... Body morphing.... this game doesn't even have much difference in large body morphs to begin with. its all small differences that total to make a big difference. and even at that I doubt youll see it. I think the "mmo" experience you should look to is Second Life. you can own your own home, shop till you drop clothes wise, and change shapes at will... if that's what good mmo content is to you then that's your spot. Good mmo content to the rest of the world is great dungeons, raids, group content, quests, zones... and I would prefer them to focus on that for the most part over body morphing in a home... FYI ESO, EQN etc don't have body morphing in a home either...

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Originally Posted by Katarina

But I am not looking to have to visit a NPC to do this, I want the ability to be able to do this from within my own house in Final Fantasy and it costs NO GIL to do such.

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I can understand wanting it available, and it soon will be, but why in the world would you care where it is that you make such changes?

Whoo smells like a troll crapped in here.

I kinda thought you were serious until i read that you DO NOT want to go to an NPC to change appearance, and it MUST BE FREE, and it MUST BE IN YOUR HOME (thats not in the game yet). Uh ya, good luck finding an MMO where you can do that.