WHM combat stance.

I was checking WHM pose animations again with skills and noticed how after casted Aero III, whm grabs the staff with both hands and I totally thought that it should be the WHM combat stance pose, don't you agree? Please SE ; ;

http://i.imgur.com/qiFozr5.jpg
Ps: sorry for shitty quality lol

totally agree, can't say it's a 2h if it's held with 1 hand.

That's a very fitting combat stance for WHMs. All I can imagine happening if SE made that the actual animations is:

1) Everyone Else: "WTF, WHY DO ONLY WHMS GET NEW COMBAT POSE OMG /UNSUBSCRIBE"
2) The Majority: "WTF, WHM COMBAT STANCE LOOK SO PUSSY NOW LOL BRING BACK OLD ANIMATION PLZ"
3) The Minority: "I think it's kinda cool!" The Majority: "NO, SCREW YOU SCRUB GO BACK 2 <insert game here>"

Yeah... White Mages could do with a more defensive looking style. As they currently stand ready for combat, they look ready to get punched in the face. They're in no position to parry, they're hardly in a position that is comfortable for long periods of time, and they just look... rigid. Compare to Black Mage that looks not only ready to defend themselves, but also has their weapon and focus, their primary form of defense, over their body. A Black Mage is ready for combat, is ready to get close if that is what it takes, and that is the last thing any Black Mage wants to do. So... yeah, we could use some new animations over here.

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Originally Posted by Kikoten

That's a very fitting combat stance for WHMs. All I can imagine happening if SE made that the actual animations is:

1) Everyone Else: "WTF, WHY DO ONLY WHMS GET NEW COMBAT POSE OMG /UNSUBSCRIBE"
2) The Majority: "WTF, WHM COMBAT STANCE LOOK SO PUSSY NOW LOL BRING BACK OLD ANIMATION PLZ"
3) The Minority: "I think it's kinda cool!" The Majority: "NO, SCREW YOU SCRUB GO BACK 2 <insert game here>"

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Swap the majority with everyone else and bam. What happens any time the devs try to make a job differ/unique.

A combat stance I would like to see for WHM is the stance from that one dude in The Vault. The final boss of that dungeon has a pretty sweet battle stance.

I like to think of the WHM combat pose while idle as functioning like the Bright Wizard Staff in Vermintide, one hand to hold the staff, the other pulls the magic out to be used for some things that aren't directed through the staff itself.

I guess everybody hates that feminine white mage stance and the little smile like an airhead.

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Originally Posted by Kikoten

1) Everyone Else: "WTF, WHY DO ONLY WHMS GET NEW COMBAT POSE OMG /UNSUBSCRIBE"

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To be fair, have you ever seen a PLD sprint (with their weapon out)? They look so ridiculous. XD I know it's not a combat stance, but I think it needs a change too, lol.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

I guess everybody hates that feminine white mage stance and the little smile like an airhead.

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They're talking about the combat pose not the idle pose. The combat pose looks like Gandalf or something.

Sometimes if you parry as WHM, you will get stuck in the 2 handed pose from the original FF14...it's beautiful.

Luckily I got a pic of the pose incased in ice too

http://i.imgur.com/qWPRdJF.jpg

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Originally Posted by Selli

They're talking about the combat pose not the idle pose. The combat pose looks like Gandalf or something.

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Running with your staff out looks like Gandalf :p, I love it.
I personally like the combat stance, I don't know where people get the idea that it is not very defensive. The pose is hugely defensive, you look like you're ready to cast healing/defensive spells.
The shown in the OP is a split second pose after casting Aero 3 >.>, why are people talking about that one and not the one that you hold your staff out with?

I agree. White mages is not made for combat but they are usually making sure that they are aware of the danger in the battlezone, especially when looking upon their party members and see who needs the healing and such so, in any occasion they tend to focus and be ready to cast the cure and escape the danger.
The non-combat stance makes look them as a vulnerable prey as they get aggro fast If you notice that when you cast some spell before combat the enemies will come right after you also that is why you also have the enmity reducer so the tank is ready to take over that. And it is pretty cool when we tend to look innocent in the zone so especially the female mages. so hawt! :)

Yes please! I just started working on my WHM again, and I completely agree. I use the idle pose, because I hate the combat pose. Even then, the idle pose's smile looks super weird. I'd be all for a new WHM pose, and this one looks cool.

To clarify it, it was about combat pose, not idle change pose. c: