Mannequin? When?

Amazing armor sets and we don't have where to display them! Please give us mannequins! :D

They announced these along with FC bulletin boards but nothing ever came of either.

I remember them mentioning this as well and nothing was ever said of it again. There's actually a substantial list of housing features they've said they were working on that never got released (such as a music jukebox and interior lighting controls) so I'm hoping they're saving them all for the expansion.

The one potential issue with the mannequins is that they would essentially act as an additional storage container, and we all know how stingy SE is with that.

hmmm.. hasn't SE already implemented this?

there called Retainers

https://igcdn-photos-f-a.akamaihd.ne...73875018_n.jpg

i mean you can store stuff with them, sell your stuff with them, display armor on them.

the only issue is that you can only put them out in your house garden.

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Originally Posted by Ageofwar

the only issue is that you can only put them out in your house garden.

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being outside isn't the big issue, the bigger issues are you can't buy more without using real money and there's a very low limit on how many you can display.

being outside is kind of a good thing since people will actually see that more often.

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Originally Posted by SendohJin

being outside isn't the big issue, the bigger issues are you can't buy more without using real money and there's a very low limit on how many you can display.

being outside is kind of a good thing since people will actually see that more often.

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there is the additional issue that you can only display 1 with a small house, 2 with medium house and 3 with a large

i only have 20 spots out there... it's precious resources T_T

Retainers also aren't ideal since they're restricted to the equipment that matches their assigned class. A mannequin would have no such restrictions and would serve solely to display the equipment.

The whole 'outside only' thing is a bit of an annoyance as well.

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Originally Posted by Alberel

Retainers also aren't ideal since they're restricted to the equipment that matches their assigned class. A mannequin would have no such restrictions and would serve solely to display the equipment.

The whole 'outside only' thing is a bit of an annoyance as well.

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Agreed. I would love to dress up a NPC as a bartender to be placed inside my house, be it a generic NPC or my retainer.

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Originally Posted by Ageofwar

hmmm.. hasn't SE already implemented this?

there called Retainers

https://igcdn-photos-f-a.akamaihd.ne...73875018_n.jpg

i mean you can store stuff with them, sell your stuff with them, display armor on them.

the only issue is that you can only put them out in your house garden.

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It's the outdoor "mannequin". At least give us the indoor one :)

Way back in November of 2013...

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Planned Additions to the Housing System
A crafting workshop where players can build vehicles such as airships.
An orchestrion to change the music played inside houses.
A chocobo stable to raise chocobos.
Mannequins that can be dressed with player gear.
A bulletin board that can be place inside the house.
* The specific names of these features are subject to change.

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We have one of these. We're getting one in 3.0, the rest don't even have any idea if they're still planned, let alone when we might see them. Suppose I can't hold it against them though, Housing ended up being a bit of a disaster, with demand being a major issue, actual space inside and out still needing an increase, and the Housing team apparently ended up moonlighting as the Gold Saucer team.

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Originally Posted by Eul

It's the outdoor "mannequin". At least give us the indoor one :)

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This.

I was disappointed to learn that they could only be placed outside. My dreams of converting a Small House into a shop were instantly dashed (still waiting on that mercantile themed furniture too).