Starlight Celebration Outfit - No gloves? Art looks better than reality!?

Seriously, you guys blow my mind sometimes.

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...t_Celebration/

Look how nice that miqo'te looks in that outfit. Now look at the actual outfit. Also, note the stunning lack of fur-lined gloves for the actual outfit, despite them being in the promotional artwork for said outfit.

HOW DID YOU SERIOUSLY PUT CUTE MATCHING GLOVES IN THE ARTWORK BUT COULD NOT BE BOTHERED TO ADD THEM TO THE ACTUAL OUTFIT. THIS IS ALMOST AS RIDICULOUS AS HAVING ARTWORK FOR THE LADIES WEARING SWIMSUITS AND BARE FEET WITH NO BARE FEET OPTION EVEN IN THE GAME.

I don't even know what to say anymore. Thanks, I guess? Better luck next year?

Do you think sometime in the future we'll be able to have better fur textures to make that kind of outfit look as nice as the art? Or put in gloves you tease in the artwork? Thank you for your consideration.

So dissapointed how they didn't add the gloves on the artwork, it looks so cute! :eek:

I hope you had the same complaint about the lack of Halloween stripped socks on all saints wake promo. That was worse imo but to each their own.

I want the gloves too T_T And I'm wondering what happened to the hair-extensions mentioned in the live letter XVIII's Q&A number 21....

I want that wind-up puppy... and a winter outfit for my minions...

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Originally Posted by cookiecutter

I hope you had the same complaint about the lack of Halloween stripped socks on all saints wake promo. That was worse imo but to each their own.

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yh this annoyed me too. cant the art team and graphic designers even spend 5 minutes conferring with each other zzz

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Originally Posted by Wings

I want the gloves too T_T And I'm wondering what happened to the hair-extensions mentioned in the live letter XVIII's Q&A number 21....

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I didn't see any hair extensions item on XIVDB, so I'm thinking it might be a mistranslation of them talking about the fake mustache. :(

Agreed the long gloves would have been cool.

The Garlean "disguise" in the main scenario. Because of course a helm and a short robe make a full set of imperial outfit. 'nuff said, I believe. /thumbsup

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Originally Posted by Fawkes

I didn't see any hair extensions item on XIVDB, so I'm thinking it might be a mistranslation of them talking about the fake mustache. :(

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That's so disappointing... D=

I believe the worst offender in the "Artwork vs reality" examples is the Valentine's day event this year.. that female Elezen looked cute pretty and just amazing on the artwork! Then of course you went in-game to talk to her and she was just another long neck Giraffe with disproportioned limbs and body structure ;/ -le sigh-

That Halloween Miqo'te looked super sluty .... cute and now the X-Mas on by the 12 I DEMAND SLUTIER.... Cute Miqo'tes

Artwork looks great! ...then I saw the in-game model. It's pretty unappealing. :-/

I think the main reason there are no elbow gloves would be that male versions of the top would not work with them.

Then again, making items that appear one way on male characters and differently on females is something I'm tired of seeing in general. But in this case, I would have wanted it, if it meant getting the items at all.

Pfft gloves, I want that lalafell-reindeer minion.


:p

Don't worry, they will soon be available in the cash shop.

Damn why does the artwork always gotta sell the event yet the things we get kinda pale in comparison. Whomever the art team is , you guys r doing either a good job or way too good of a job that the gear designing team/ the group that comes up with clothing ideas r having trouble trying to keep up with u pros.

I will mos likely buy the gloves if they do go on cash shop cuz u know i'm all for vanity and those gloves ARE A MUST HAVE.
SE plz that's all i want for christmas :3 besides legit snow in all the cities!

First thing that caught my eye... No Christmas tree furnishing...

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Originally Posted by Midori_Nabooru

Pfft gloves, I want that lalafell-reindeer minion.


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I think you meant sarcasm ..but
That is the raindeer suit that I think you can now get in the cash shop for all races, was from previous year's event.

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Originally Posted by Cabalabob

First thing that caught my eye... No Christmas tree furnishing...

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I got excited about it when rumors on the housing thread appeared. A wallpaper + hat doesnt equal an actual tree, inside, with glowing lights :/

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Originally Posted by Sessurea

yh this annoyed me too. cant the art team and graphic designers even spend 5 minutes conferring with each other zzz

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it takes way, way more than 5 minutes to plan, design, and test something. Given the fur trim at the top of the gloves, I can see it possibly have been actually designed, but they probably scrapped them because the fur trim may have caused excessive and noticeable clipping issues.
This is conjecture, of course...

Also concept art will ALWAYS look better since it doesn't have the same limitations that our character models have. Hell, the concept art is designed first and usually by separate people than those who actually create and render the assets, so some differences in the final product have to be accepted. I'm disappointed too, but it's not as big a deal as the OP makes it.

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Originally Posted by paindax

I believe the worst offender in the "Artwork vs reality" examples is the Valentine's day event this year.. that female Elezen looked cute pretty and just amazing on the artwork! Then of course you went in-game to talk to her and she was just another long neck Giraffe with disproportioned limbs and body structure ;/ -le sigh-

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She looked pretty in-game too. Opinions and preferences, we all have them.

I don't know if anyone really noticed this but the boots are also different between the concept art and in-game assets and imo for the better.
In the art the boots are just plain thighhighs with a brass buckle while the in-game are kneehighs with silver snowflake/star embellishments on the sides.

What bothered me more than the lack of gloves for females is how bad the dress looks compared to the concept art.

Concept art dress looks well fitted and compliments the figure.

Actual gear design looks like a potato sack with way too much open space between the character and dress.. (most tunics/dublets/half robes and smocks look like potato sacks) :(

Kinda funny too how it goes from a deep velvet red in the artwork to sun-bleached plastic in game. lmao

No tree is a serious wut. It is odd that the gloves in that outfit are completely different as well. Those boots on the actual in-game outfit are cool though, those might go well with other non-Christmas themed pieces.

PS3 limitations.

Wow OP, I was totally rolling my eyes at your post, thinking you were overreacting. Then I followed the link and saw the gloves... Give us those gloves S-E!! :lol:

Those gloves look so awesome, we dont have any long sleeved ones so PLEASE SE give us them and ill love you forever!

I... Actually really like the outfit, especially the leggings. This event seems quite generous with the number of rewards and vendor items. I always love this event!

I so wish we could have those gloves, though.

I am very interested in that Puppy @_@

If you restrict the artist to only being able to draw things definitely in game, then the pictures are going to be a lot less interesting and not as wallpaper worthy...

I understand we would all love to be able to have every little thing from concept art... but with time comes more items; and its possible the direction for the event picture is 'draw this theme and please include the following *insert items* - other then that the artist may have just filled it with their own inspiration.

If a thread like this stirs up demand we might see Large trees and those gloves next year though~!

^^ So perhaps ask nicely instead of just getting aggravated about what is supposed to be a fun event with free prizes (note: there are a LOT of prizes in comparison to previous years).

I am honestly disappointed with the in-game offering this time around.
The boots look like plastic galoshes, at least they have a new shape to them. (to my knowledge plastic is an unknown in the game so far)
The gloves as people have pointed out are disappointing to say the least. If those are the gloves bound to the body piece then that is an extremely disappointing use of the already overused short glove model with a cheap re-texture. I am hoping you just had the poor taste to using them as a filler given the quantity of bare area the suit would show if you only screened the body piece itself. (An Ifrit band would have been a much better choice if that's the case)
The body itself looks like a poorly re-texture of the one we already have, and whoever though adding pleats to the fur liner, needs to take a look at a basic fashion book. There is a reason you wont find examples of this anywhere, because it doesn't work functionally or aesthetically.
The only semi redeeming item is the pants which I could take or leave.

Given the detail of the items available for events in the past I feel this is sub-par work. It obviously can't be fixed now, but given current concerns of people in recent events with quality comparisons this was an important miss. (Also you are just shooting yourself in the foot with potential cash shop sales later as you can get a close enough version of this from the item salvager for 58 gil)

It's the tights. That miqo'te in the art is just brain-damaged and wore them on her arms.

Is a tree really so much to ask for? :(

Look at the Miqo'te! Now to the in-game outfit! Now back to the Miqo'te! This thread is now diamonds!

(I'm sorry. I couldn't resist.)

Now having gauntlet gloves (or sleeved gloves) to go with that set would be nice.

that miqote is adorable.

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Originally Posted by Niqote

I am very interested in that Puppy @_@

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I thought that was Shantotto, now I'm not so certain.

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Originally Posted by Kio

I thought that was Shantotto, now I'm not so certain.

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The legs, the way it's sitting kind of makes me think it's a puppy in a Santa hat and cape. But now that you mentioned it, it kinda does look like Shantotto in the face. xD

No christmas tree? And yeah, that is disappointing about the gloves :(

And where are the hair extensions? ?

Long gloves wouldve been sweet :(