Fashion Report MEGA THREAD!

Hello All!

As the title suggests, let's compile our findings for the Fashion Report here!

Personal findings:

Head: Songbird Hat

Body: Hannish Wool top

I got 4 stars for the Bridesmaid shoes, and he was only ok with the Spring skirt.

he did NOT like the Eikon Cloth Culottes of Healing, the wedding ring, or my Menphina Ring...

Bridesmaid sandals can net you a gold, Spring Skirt too, just need to dye them. Rings need to be any of the Ishgardian rings, the hint was a reference to Haurchefant.

Reddit thread

not so good this fashion contest... class locked item, event item, mogstation dye, expensive item like the falconeer shirt, and how they find that the falconeer shirt can be simpler that the hempen camise ?
bad translation in french... High Society translated to "Fleur de la societe" (litteraly flower of society) and the reference to Haurchefant is a bit fetched, and come on the eternity ring gives only 1 star ????

i think this minigame need a rework asap

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Originally Posted by Ladygrilka

i think this minigame need a rework asap

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I agree. I'll also throw in how for guys, it's harder to nail the boots. I have yet to find a single item that'll give my guy a gold on the boots while for ladies there're several options, even if they require dyes.

There's a discussion already running in the Gold Saucer subforum: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Fashion-Report

And I got the reference for the ring immediately, though just I finished Heavensward two days ago so it's been very much in my mind. I'm surprised and a bit disappointed that they would do that for a minigame you access so much earlier than either the dungeons that drop the rings OR the story content to interpret the hint. New players won't even have met him at the point when they unlock this.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

And I got the reference for the ring immediately, though just I finished Heavensward two days ago so it's been very much in my mind. I'm surprised and a bit disappointed that they would do that for a minigame you access so much earlier than either the dungeons that drop the rings OR the story content to interpret the hint. New players won't even have met him at the point when they unlock this.

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That's actually a good point. They'll likely spoil themselves just looking it up, then see they're locked out of the relevant content. Throw in how most of the glamours that net you the top scores are expensive craftables and new players are kind of locked out of this attraction outright.

I was really surprised to see this. Since you get to the Gold Saucer at such a low level, I was certain that a level 15 would be able to do, and therefore potentially score a perfect on, the fashion report, but as it stands that's just a pipe dream. Also, unsurprisingly, people are already price gouging all the ideal slot items, because of course they are. Don't get me wrong, I can afford this junk with ease, even the gougy versions, but I'm not dropping 6 or 7 figures to get 60k MGP, and my disappointment in just about all of this is definitely intense. I expected better than this, and I imagine there are more than a few sad new players as well. Maybe future weeks will be better, but if not, then the faults here are pretty glaring.

I don't have a screenshot but I got 81 points with:

Songbird Hat dyed Snow White (Got Gold)
Falconer's Shirt dyed Snow White (Got Gold)
Asuran Hakama of Healing dyed Soot Black (Got Gold)
Bridesmaid's Sandals dyed Metallic Gold (Got Gold)
And I didn't bother with the ring (Got Bronze)

My gold rated items (High Society challenge):

Halonic Friar's Ring (unsync farm this)
Bridesmaid's Sandals (Honey Yellow dye)
Yasha Hakama of Healing (buy with Centurio seals, no dye)
Songbird Hat (Snow White dye)

Had a 2 star shirt and some armoire items in other slots and it was enough to get above 80 points.

The fact that there is only a 4 try limit is a bit silly. I'd enjoy the mini game so much more if I could experiment with various combinations, and not have to worry about the weekly limit. The discovered "gold stamp" outfit is just so awful. I really don't want to believe that that combination is the only option to get a 80+ rating.

Also, there needs to be a dresser or dressing room near the NPC, if we're going to be stuck with the current glamour-dresser-server limitations for the foreseeable future.

Pretty lousy minigame. Only 4 tries? Vague hints and even more vague rules? It's a pain to fumble around with this game's gear/inventory system enough as it is. Also I don't think it's possible to get to 90 without shelling out millions of gil? And who the heck knows how to get to 100. Even though I only had 4 times to attempt this game (why not 5...?) I still ended up with a bunch of ugly glamour odds and ends in my inventory.

However, I wasn't exactly expecting anything they add to the Gold Saucer to NOT be utter garbage lmao.

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Originally Posted by ChewieFlakes

However, I wasn't exactly expecting anything they add to the Gold Saucer to NOT be utter garbage lmao.

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Then don't do it if you hate it so much, it's completely optional.

The hints are... well hints, they are supposed to be vague, or were you expecting it to be handed to you on a silver platter? As for the rules themselves, they walk you through them pretty clearly in the opening quest, I'm not sure what about them confused you. I'm sure people here would be happy to help clarify them for you if you just asked. And your 'millions of gil' comment was wildly exaggerated. I spent about 20k in mats total and got an 82 (why are you shooting for 90 anyway?) No idea how to get 100, but from what I've seen it's entirely unnecessary as everything over 80 wins.

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Originally Posted by Rymm

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On any real server the dyes, hannish/falconer top, dress material/skirt are worth millions alone. Not to mention the seasonal gear that can get gold medals. Why am I shooting for 90? Why shoot for 100? Why try to get the highest score possible?? What are achievements and titles? Listen to yourself...

And the rules aren't "confusing", I said they're vague. It's unclear about the impact of dyes, rarity, quality, etc. Why do some dyes award more points then others? Does having a dyed weapon help? Does high quality matter? Once again, with such limited attempts, it's less about experimenting with fashion as opposed to solving an incredibly specific puzzle with only 4 allowances that seems impossible to get a grade of 100.

But hurr durr it's all optional. Everything in the game is optional, it's a friggin' game.

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Originally Posted by ChewieFlakes

hannish/falconer top, dress material/skirt are

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-completely farm-able if you don't want to spend gil on mats. And I got gold scores using the crafted soot black, honey yellow, and snow white dyes which are worlds away from costing millions on any server, 'real' or not, lol. :rolleyes: If there are achievements for higher scores, I'm wasn't aware of them. I just wanted to win for the MGP and other prizes. You are limited in attempts, but it plainly states this is meant to be a group project for the community, people are intended to pool their efforts and work together to figure things out, which ends up giving us many more chances than the 4 each player is allocated.