Gunbreaker Offhand

Been watching the vid over and over... Is it just me or does his battle stance seem like he should have a shield?

It seems like he should have a shield but won't.
Idk why he has his entire organsplace open with his sword behind his head. It must be really hard to react and swing that weapon from there as well. Also putting a gun right by your head near your ear??? What if you accidentally fire it? Heckin yeowch.
I was hoping for the stance we saw in the ghymlyt dark.

Doesn't seem like it to me.

Where's the video? I still haven't seen it. Only heard about it.

Here is the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTe_GM8uEk0&t=0s

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

Where's the video? I still haven't seen it. Only heard about it.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTe_GM8uEk0&t=0s

Request granted.

It's Squall's stance from FF8, which is where Yoshida said they're taking inspiration from.

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Originally Posted by Daralii

It's Squall's stance from FF8, which is where Yoshida said they're taking inspiration from.

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Squall's stance in FF8 had him holding the weapon with two hands when in battle.

It's a Seifer inspired job, trenchcoat, stances and everything.

I'm curious if you think the job will be abbrieviated as GNB or GBR or something else?

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Originally Posted by Lusavari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTe_GM8uEk0&t=0s

Request granted.

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Looks like a tank rdm without magic. Honestly, I'm not impressed. Granted it is a tank, as I said, so that's what it's supposed to be I suppose. I thought it would be.... more flashy.

Not really, just looks like another unrealistic and impractical pose, just like just about every other weapon in the game has, sure some base poses look more believable than others, but then they start flailing the weapon around and practicality and realism go out the window pretty fast.

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Originally Posted by Bellsong

Not really, just looks like another unrealistic and impractical pose, just like just about every other weapon in the game has, sure some base poses look more believable than others, but then they start flailing the weapon around and practicality and realism go out the window pretty fast.

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I don't really see the need for practicality and realism, in FFXIV. The game is about as ridiculous as you can get. I would prefer flashy. This looks extremely boring, to be completely honest. It was like Original Star Wars Darth Vader, but worse. He looks like he is just pistol whipping people, and he looks really bored while doing it.

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

I don't really see the need for practicality and realism, in FFXIV. The game is about as ridiculous as you can get. I would prefer flashy. This looks extremely boring, to be completely honest. It was like Original Star Wars Darth Vader, but worse. He looks like he is just pistol whipping people, and he looks really bored while doing it.

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As someone who was hoping for Gunbreaker to be a DPS i think the animations look cool. Tho they look a lot like the pld animations so... meh. lol

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Originally Posted by Burningskull

As someone who was hoping for Gunbreaker to be a DPS i think the animations look cool. Tho they look a lot like the pld animations so... meh. lol

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It does actually! Like a worst paladin! You don't have a shield. How are they going to explain how you actually tank? I thought it would be more like well you are quick on your feet and use your gun to close distance, etc. but dudes just facetanking and bludgeoning the enemy with his pistol.

Granted, with the manner of tanking in FF, facetanking is mostly what you want to be doing, but it just looks so boring.

I thought it would be more like a support tank. Similar to MCH with different ammo types or something to debuff, etc.

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Originally Posted by Burningskull

I'm curious if you think the job will be abbrieviated as GNB or GBR or something else?

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GUN seems like the obvious pick.

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

It does actually! Like a worst paladin! You don't have a shield. How are they going to explain how you actually tank? I thought it would be more like well you are quick on your feet and use your gun to close distance, etc. but dudes just facetanking and bludgeoning the enemy with his pistol.

Granted, with the manner of tanking in FF, facetanking is mostly what you want to be doing, but it just looks so boring.

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Clearly magitek shields for mitigation, and magic bullet charges for increased damage/emnity.

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Originally Posted by Seraphor

Clearly magitek shields for mitigation, and magic bullet charges for increased damage/emnity.

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I thought they would be like flying through the air and doing dragoon stuff like a gif my friend sent me one time of gunblade in a different ff.

According to the way Yoshi talked you are going to have magical ammo that you have to decided how you want to use it. Which to me says it'll be used for your Mitagation abilities when you are tanking, or increasing your damage when you are off tanking. Any other speculations on how it might play?

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

I don't really see the need for practicality and realism, in FFXIV. The game is about as ridiculous as you can get. I would prefer flashy. This looks extremely boring, to be completely honest. It was like Original Star Wars Darth Vader, but worse. He looks like he is just pistol whipping people, and he looks really bored while doing it.

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Not saying the game needs it, just saying it's not the worst offender if we're thinking about realism or practicality.

Honestly I'm not a fan of it either, was hoping for something similar to squall or seifer. Hopefully seeing more of it's skills will make up for the lack of flashy battle stance

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Originally Posted by Burningskull

Here is the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTe_GM8uEk0&t=0s

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ahh that beautiful orange sky at the start

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

I thought they would be like flying through the air and doing dragoon stuff like a gif my friend sent me one time of gunblade in a different ff.

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That was probably Dissidia, where everyone is flying through the air.

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

I thought they would be like flying through the air and doing dragoon stuff like a gif my friend sent me one time of gunblade in a different ff.

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We saw maybe one combo, a defensive cooldown, a little puff of air for lack of better words, and some emoting. There's clearly a lot of animations they haven't shown off yet.

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Originally Posted by EusisLandale

We saw maybe one combo, a defensive cooldown, a little puff of air for lack of better words, and some emoting. There's clearly a lot of animations they haven't shown off yet.

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Problem is that is what they showed off in the gunbreaker trailer. The trailer is supposed to build hype. This just deflates all of the hype, for me.

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

Problem is that is what they showed off in the gunbreaker trailer. The trailer is supposed to build hype. This just deflates all of the hype, for me.

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I dont see how. Looks awesome to me.

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

Problem is that is what they showed off in the gunbreaker trailer. The trailer is supposed to build hype. This just deflates all of the hype, for me.

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I assume this is your first job teaser trailer? Just go back and look at Samurai and RDM reveals, they're about the same level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp9EgbhokJM Samurai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKuIOtF41dI Red Mage.

If you want more just wait for job action trailer.

As for the skill animations in general, XIV has always been a bit more on the tame side.
I know some of you might not like it, but is what it is.

Also I'm assuming one hand had to be kept free for 'Reloading' animation or whatever the Gunbreaker's equivalent is.

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Originally Posted by mosaicex

I assume this is your first job teaser trailer? Just go back and look at Samurai and RDM reveals, they're about the same level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp9EgbhokJM Samurai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKuIOtF41dI Red Mage.

If you want more just wait for job action trailer.

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I actually think Samurai is an extremely boring class as well. If they released half baked trailer in the past they could have remedied it now. I want some bada** sh**! :cool:

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

I actually think Samurai is an extremely boring class as well. If they released half baked trailer in the past they could have remedied it now. I want some bada** sh**! :cool:

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And you get that. With the job action trailer, not the reveal.

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Originally Posted by Burningskull

Squall's stance in FF8 had him holding the weapon with two hands when in battle.

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https://www.gamereactor.eu/media/grt...48543_w926.jpg

definitely more onto the Dissidia squall where his gun blades over his shoulder most the time besides attackcs


https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...path-prefix=de

I actually thought the Gunblade on the shoulder thing would be the running animation with the blade out, but that the battle stance would either be Squalls 2 handed stance or the normal Garlean stance.

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Originally Posted by Duskane

https://www.gamereactor.eu/media/grt...48543_w926.jpg

definitely more onto the Dissidia squall where his gun blades over his shoulder most the time besides attackcs

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Ah! I see! I had forgotten how he stands in Dissidia. Still looks like a DPS instead of a Tank lol. Oh well. Time to learn to Tank. I love the Gunblade and Squall.

I wish they were using the Garlean stance for the blade but oh well.