Event idea, 'Back to School' ?

Hi,

Mostly just as a catchy title, but, the point is, where are our school uniforms?! Games like Tera have amazing costumes, including school uniforms. If we could get an event based around school, for costumes, that would be amazing.

A Cat Girl in a private school uniform? Why is this not a thing yet?!?

As much as I'd like this, I just don't see it happening. This is the kind of fantasy world where, rather than going to school, children are usually taught by their parents what of writing and math they need to know, and then they get an apprenticeship to learn a trade skill. Kids lucky enough to be born to a rich family might get a tutor and more advanced learning, but by and large, the extent of a person's knowledge is how to write, basic algebra, and a trade skill.

Now, if we were to go to a place like Sharlayan sometime in the future, where it's at least implied that higher learning is available to all, then that's a whole different matter, and they might do something like that then.

Also, the SCH AF gear is pretty close to your suggestion anyway.

When FF Type O release expect a cross over event where we get their school clothes:

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2.../AgitoXIII.jpg

School uniforms would only be useful pre-30 when most of us are dealing with classes, after 30 we tend to graduate and get jobs.

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This game does not need it. If you want a school outfit, go scholar.

They're $14.99 per outfit on TERA, so good luck with vanity gear like that not also being on XIV's optional storefront, or being extremely expensive to craft.

A shame TERA had to devolve to creating a bundle of female-specific outfits such as that to make its quick buck ever since having gone F2P unfortunately. No integrity.

Where is my GIMP suit?

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Originally Posted by Truth_Chikara

A Cat Girl in a private school uniform? Why is this not a thing yet?!?

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Scholar skirt and Sailor Shirt, I believe is the exact look you are talking about, an its been in the game for a longtime.

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Originally Posted by myahele

When FF Type O release expect a cross over event where we get their school clothes:

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2.../AgitoXIII.jpg

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Don't tease me! I want this SO bad T_T


that being said, imo, the ironworks gear (drg set on my miqo, at least) looks somewhat like an FF military school uniform imo.

I'd like to see some kind of school uniform, may be from a sharlayan school or university as DarkStar said, something not lorebreaking.

The Lore Panel said that the vast majority is illiterate so I think the closest thing we have to schools are guilds and yeah.. because you can have is being taught a profession.

Other than a few guilds, such as the arcanists and alchemists and such, education is hardly held in high regard or seen as important to the average Eorzean. Most are completely illiterate and could barely spell out their given name. And while adventurers such as ourselves seem somewhat educated, it could also be constructed that we simply say very little and act as a third party for almost all our interactions, so it's showing neither an educated individual nor uneducated.

I can't see anyone going to school any time soon.

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Originally Posted by Bluevann

The Lore Panel said that the vast majority is illiterate so I think the closest thing we have to schools are guilds and yeah.. because you can have is being taught a profession.

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So what you're saying is...give FC's a panel to design their own uniform given presets/designs of uniforms to work with xD

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Originally Posted by Truth_Chikara

So what you're saying is...give FC's a panel to design their own uniform given presets/designs of uniforms to work with xD

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It is most likely because the player character is literate.

While the majority of Eorzeans are illiterate due to lack of education unless they are nobility or any type of important people, the adventurers are most often self trained or trained to be literate.

Of course the entire "not providing origin story" part of this game is to let the player create their own background for their own character so don't expect a explaination from SE on why our character is literate.

It is true that we deliver letters, get asked if we read them and we shake our heads and they tell us... I however would like a school blazer look... And more tall sock and short skirt options. SCH skirt is awesome, but why limit to SCH? The eerie tights are actually awesome in the same way though.

Hmm, well although it's true people of Eorzea are mostly illiterate. I don't think it was defined what level of illiteracy is being assumed.

What I'm pointing out is, when countries in our world do literacy census, they often base literacy around "working literacy" (I believe the US considers an 8th grade literacy to be working literacy, so an adult with a 4-th grade literacy would be considered illiterate, while still being able to read and write simple things). So it's possible that people in Eorzea might have learned some reading/writing at home, or even in a school, just not at a high enough level to be considered literate. They might be able to write letters, but wouldn't be able to distinguish among more high-level vocabulary and comprehension.

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Originally Posted by Squintina

Hmm, well although it's true people of Eorzea are mostly illiterate. I don't think it was defined what level of illiteracy is being assumed.

What I'm pointing out is, when countries in our world do literacy census, they often base literacy around "working literacy" (I believe the US considers an 8th grade literacy to be working literacy, so an adult with a 4-th grade literacy would be considered illiterate, while still being able to read and write simple things). So it's possible that people in Eorzea might have learned some reading/writing at home, or even in a school, just not at a high enough level to be considered literate. They might be able to write letters, but wouldn't be able to distinguish among more high-level vocabulary and comprehension.

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Keep in mind their society is not like our society.

They do not have elementary school, middle school, and high school like our society so majority of their education must be from a tutor (which is only affordable by the rich and there are very few due to these tutor must be personally trained) or self taught while some societies do have a Academy for teaching people education but is restricted to Noblility.

I would go into details but a better understanding on how their Society works is best shown in a World History class to learn how a Monarchy, Oligarchy, Theorcracy, and Authoritarianism

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Originally Posted by EdwinLi

Keep in mind their society is not like our society.

They do not have elementary school, middle school, and high school like our society so majority of their education must be from a tutor or self taught while some society do have a Academy for teaching people education but is restricted to Noblility.

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Well yeah but that's beside the point I was making.

My point is that they've stated they're illiterate but didn't define if their version of "illiteracy" is a pure one (incapable of reading/writing at all), or if it's a "working" illiteracy, in which case it's possible that Eorzeans might have a very basic understanding of some literacy aspects. Even if it's just a once a week "school" (just a gathering place) for kids/people of all ages or something small like that.

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Originally Posted by Squintina

Well yeah but that's beside the point I was making.

My point is that they've stated they're illiterate but didn't define if their version of "illiteracy" is a pure one (incapable of reading/writing at all), or if it's a "working" illiteracy, in which case it's possible that Eorzeans might have a very basic understanding of some literacy aspects. Even if it's just a once a week "school" (just a gathering place) for kids/people of all ages or something small like that.

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Well you have to understand what type of society each city state uses to get around how much education is obtained by their citizens.

Ul'dah uses a Monarchy.

Ishgard uses Theorcracy.

Gridania uses a Oligarchy

Limsa Lominsa uses a Liberal Democracy

Then you must also take into account what is the state of their cultural development.

With the currrent state of things Ul'dah has the least amount of people who can afford a education and they would be lucky to even get 1 lesson a month.

Ishgard focus of education is their religion so their citizens may be getting a decent amount (maybe 1 per week) but only about their religous beliefs while higher members of their society obtains more proper education.

Gridania has shown that they do provide education to all ages no matter their society level.

Limsa is the unknown for now since it remains young and not much is known yet if they have set up a proper education system.

So a back to school event in Ishgard/Gridania just might be appropriate after all :P

Just speaking in inevitabilities, there WILL be a "school uniform" type outfit at some point. The concept is so closely tied to video game and japanese culture that it's only a matter of time. Could be next patch, could be a year from now. But it will happen.

Well there's also the fact that most of Eorzea spent the past 5 years trying to recover from the Calamity, so I don't think higher education was a priority for many :P

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Originally Posted by Squintina

So a back to school event in Ishgard/Gridania just might be appropriate after all :P

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Well only chance would be Ishgard since I remember that there is a School designed to provide people with education but mostly for training Astrologians.

Gridania method of education is Public tutors where people gather around and learn from them so they do not have schools.

Garlean Empire may have a school system as well due to their advancement in magitek but we don't quite know enough of their society yet since we can't go there until a future storyline takes us there.

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Originally Posted by EdwinLi

Well only chance would be Ishgard since I remember that there is a School designed to provide people with education but mostly for training Astrologians.

Gridania method of education is Public tutors where people gather around and learn from them so they do not have schools.

Garlean Empire may have a school system as well due to their advancement in magitek but we don't quite know enough of their society yet since we can't go there until a future storyline takes us there.

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Even then, a back to school event in Gridania could be attending a public lesson as the tutors come back from vacation or whatever :D Maybe one of the tutors is actually a Garlean spy with a secret agenda!