Faerie Aesthetics - What We Want vs What We Got

What we want:

https://imgur.com/cW9BZjC.png

What we got:

https://imgur.com/YYnMf9M.png

Don't get me wrong, the Anden quest was cute, but his helmet I just don't care for, and I'm a bit frustrated at rewards from Pixie content... The ONLY real Fae attire we have is from Mog Station, and it's nowhere near as pretty as the Titania Dress & Wings. No Pixie glam, no wing mounts (the ones we got don't even have unique emotes like Umbrellas do) and I keep thinking the dev team doesn't quite get why some of us would love more Faerie/Pixie inspired attires.

You will never be allowed to don the kingly attire of Titania.

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Originally Posted by BaconBits

You will never be allowed to don the kingly attire of Titania.

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https://media.tenor.com/5KrDexj2ok8A...n-tv-shows.gif

It's good to be the King.

Don't you think one outfit is fair considering all other pixies are naked?
...You want a sparkling dress to blind all onlookers, don't you? If that's the case we'll need to get that option to turn off glamour on other people.

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Originally Posted by Misplaced_Marbles

Don't you think one outfit is fair considering all other pixies are naked?

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I thought they could adapt it.. or make other stuff. Leafy dresses, flowery tops/boots, stuff like that.

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Originally Posted by Misplaced_Marbles

...You want a sparkling dress to blind all onlookers, don't you?

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https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/w/imag...Flash_Icon.png

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Originally Posted by DiaDeem

I thought they could adapt it.. or make other stuff. Leafy dresses, flowery tops/boots, stuff like that.

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The pixies do kinda look like leafs, so what you're saying is you want to make clothing out of their skin? Okay, you got my support!

Let's leave whether i'm kidding or not a mystery. Carry on.

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Originally Posted by Misplaced_Marbles

The pixies do kinda look like leafs, so what you're saying is you want to make clothing out of their skin? Okay, you got my support!

Let's leave whether i'm kidding or not a mystery. Carry on.

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https://cdn.betterttv.net/emote/58a3...8820b9/1x.webp

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Originally Posted by DiaDeem

What we want:

https://imgur.com/cW9BZjC.png

What we got:

https://imgur.com/YYnMf9M.png

Don't get me wrong, the Anden quest was cute, but his helmet I just don't care for, and I'm a bit frustrated at rewards from Pixie content... The ONLY real Fae attire we have is from Mog Station, and it's nowhere near as pretty as the Titania Dress & Wings. No Pixie glam, no wing mounts (the ones we got don't even have unique emotes like Umbrellas do) and I keep thinking the dev team doesn't quite get why some of us would love more Faerie/Pixie inspired attires.

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Mao was kinda wonderings about this. In GW2 can has wings that are FUNCTIONAL and can be dyed. Here can has only glam that can't be dyed and can't function and is only good for standings around like clothing store mannequin.

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Originally Posted by BaconBits

You will never be allowed to don the kingly attire of Titania.

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I mean... Feo Ul DOES say we can always say we want to be Titania, take their place.... :)

Maybe then we'd get some goddang rest.

I've wanted Titania's dress for my female characters since Shadowbringers and wasn't impressed in the slightest by the cheap online store knockoff. Overall I would have liked to have seen the fae play more of a role in the story in tandem with additional rewards...and then we get tone deaf responses like "Why would you want to summon Feo Ul as a scholar? She might pull a prank on you!"

I guess with thinking limited as that we can't expect much from people who would sooner focus on a sentient bush and instead try and pass off this "King" nonsense when both Feo Ul and the original Titania are obviously female. Just wish they stuck with treating them with the respect high fantasy elements like this deserve instead of turning everything into a joke if not an attempt at subversive messaging in the english localization.

Shoulda made yourself the fairy king in shadowbringers obviously.

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Originally Posted by rainichan

I mean... Feo Ul DOES say we can always say we want to be Titania, take their place.... :)

Maybe then we'd get some goddang rest.

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Summoners get cool Primals and DRGs get awesome armor, and we can't get a dress replica?

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Originally Posted by Eraden

Mao was kinda wonderings about this. In GW2 can has wings that are FUNCTIONAL and can be dyed. Here can has only glam that can't be dyed and can't function and is only good for standings around like clothing store mannequin.

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While our wings can't be dyed, the fashion accessories that currently exist are as functional as GW2 wings, and will move accordingly as you jump/fall, wings with more functionality than that are just skins for the Glider, which FFXIV doesn't even have a proper equivalent to, in fact it would largely be a completely obsolete system in FFXIV, since here mounts just have outright unlimited flight.

There is actually a funny quirk around this, if you are wearing the same skin for your back item as your glider skin, the back item will shrink and disapear for a moment when you pop out your glider, because the game will still treat them as different models even if they are the same, it's something very relevant to me as I use Archdemon Wings as part of my standard look in GW2.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...34/unknown.png

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Originally Posted by aveyond-dreams

I've wanted Titania's dress for my female characters since Shadowbringers and wasn't impressed in the slightest by the cheap online store knockoff. Overall I would have liked to have seen the fae play more of a role in the story in tandem with additional rewards...and then we get tone deaf responses like "Why would you want to summon Feo Ul as a scholar? She might pull a prank on you!"

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Oh hey uh... so... turns out we actually agree about something for once? The Mog Station dress looks super cute on Lalafell, but I don't think it works as well on tall races. The boots and pants are actually really good to mix and match with other glams, but the dress itself never convinced as much. I keep hoping we eventually get something else regarding the pixies and the Fae folk. A side story with rewards that let us dress up in the style, maybe some pixies wanna come play so they cast a spell and we get glams for Selene and Eos with different colored ones, maybe we can get a Titania summon or something? Summoners get a bunch of cool Primals, and I like Seraph but compared to Titania? Then someone else made a thread about Rune Knights or something like that? I know I'd love a job fully based on their aesthetic, though that last one may be too much to wish for.

I'm at least hoping for more glam options. And hey, glad we could agree about something for once lol.

Much as I would love Titania's dress, I'm sure those floaty sleeves would be stiff as a board on a player character.

Biggest letdown for me was the Pixie Framer's Kit which is just plain ugly and has no nature, wings or leaf designs at all.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

Much as I would love Titania's dress, I'm sure those floaty sleeves would be stiff as a board on a player character.

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Well... if you look around enough within the community, someone made a version with simplified wings and no sleeves, and it's super lovely. Not endorsing anything, just saying...

https://imgur.com/h9NX2lC.png

That's why I thought more of a... "Here's a replica for my lovely branch" thing, more than a one-to-one "GIVE EXACT DRESS" type of thing. More than the dress itself though, it's the whole aesthetic, and how we got a leafman scary-funny ugly helmet instead of even something like the PvP Aiming Butterfly is what has me a bit sad.

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Originally Posted by Tint

Biggest letdown for me was the Pixie Framer's Kit which is just plain ugly and has no nature, wings or leaf designs at all.

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I was hoping for flowers, branches some pretty wings or something... Instead is just an ok stained glass background and some half-barely noticeable rainbows.

See... the stained glass we got is a variation of this:
https://imgur.com/DRTh0DS.png

Which is on some of the castle windows in Il Mheg, but there was also something more like this...
https://imgur.com/1BEIYFd.png

Which is so much more colorful, but I guess not this time.

Edit: Did we get a frame?? I think I picked the Pixie one but it's so indistinct I'm actually not sure if it's from something else

PS: I'm kinda worried I'm about to spend all my daily posts lol

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Originally Posted by DiaDeem

Summoners get cool Primals and DRGs get awesome armor, and we can't get a dress replica?

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I have the Fae dress, worked well for a Forgiven Namazu glam for a silly EX prog a couple years ago lol. I use the boots, capris, and the head piece for a lot of stuff, but not so much the dress. I'd definitely go for the kingly dress though, I'm sure at least one of my characters would make it work. :D

Glamour doesn’t care about lore

So why not

Is Mao character in GW2. Is example of functional wings and dye system.

https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...961.1682103660

I too want more fairy dresses and not just wings I can’t use at all times :( more beautiful updo hairstyles too.

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Originally Posted by Eraden

Is Mao character in GW2. Is what can be done with GW2 dye system.
https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...961.1682103660

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Here
https://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acc...961.1682103660

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Originally Posted by BaconBits

You will never be allowed to don the kingly attire of Titania.

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On the contrary, we actually won the rights to wear said kingly attire. Feo Ul is only holding our place for us until we decide to take the mantle. But iirc, doing so would require shedding our mortality and form.

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Originally Posted by aveyond-dreams

I've wanted Titania's dress for my female characters since Shadowbringers and wasn't impressed in the slightest by the cheap online store knockoff.

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The dress, which is actually a gown, on its own is actually quite beautiful and elegant. I'm not quite sure it's supposed to mimic Titania's attire, but rather be representative of the Fae Folk. What Titania wears I consider to actually be a dress and I would absolutely love to have it. I think it would still need to be toned down a bit though. Give me the crown, shoes, updo (length would need to be lessened), and the dress minus all the flare, and square could just take my money now.

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I guess with thinking limited as that we can't expect much from people who would sooner focus on a sentient bush and instead try and pass off this "King" nonsense when both Feo Ul and the original Titania are obviously female. Just wish they stuck with treating them with the respect high fantasy elements like this deserve instead of turning everything into a joke if not an attempt at subversive messaging in the english localization.

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The bush head being a reward is actually right up the alley of the Fae. It's totally something they would do. The Fae themselves though are genderless, and as much as I hate to say it, use 'they, them' pronouns. That said Titania clearly is feminine and exudes it from head to toe, but 'King' is still the appropriate title for their ruler due to the rules of linguistics. I personally do not care and always use female pronouns when referring to her.

I love the Anden helm.

I'll admit, I don't like wings in mmos. GW2 in particular looks awful to me, and the wings I'm seeing in FFXIV aren't much better. But I can see why people like them, just not for me I guess.

I wouldn't mind getting faerie glamour like, hair styles and dresses.

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Originally Posted by Pratini

I love the Anden helm.

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Oh, like... there's nothing inherently wrong with the helmet, and I know people have fun with those (and Chocobo/Elephant/Tonberry) helms. It's more the general lack of pixie/faerie looking stuff that makes me sad. I just always try to make my OP posts somewhat funny to varying degrees of success.

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Originally Posted by BaconBits

You will never be allowed to don the kingly attire of Titania.

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https://i.imgur.com/H1y6LTv.gif

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Originally Posted by rainichan

I mean... Feo Ul DOES say we can always say we want to be Titania, take their place.... :)

Maybe then we'd get some goddang rest.

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I read a fanfiction about that. Arbert took the Warrior of Light's place, and they became Titania. Also they were in a romance with each other. Very weird.

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Originally Posted by aveyond-dreams

I've wanted Titania's dress for my female characters since Shadowbringers and wasn't impressed in the slightest by the cheap online store knockoff. Overall I would have liked to have seen the fae play more of a role in the story in tandem with additional rewards...and then we get tone deaf responses like "Why would you want to summon Feo Ul as a scholar? She might pull a prank on you!"

I guess with thinking limited as that we can't expect much from people who would sooner focus on a sentient bush and instead try and pass off this "King" nonsense when both Feo Ul and the original Titania are obviously female. Just wish they stuck with treating them with the respect high fantasy elements like this deserve instead of turning everything into a joke if not an attempt at subversive messaging in the english localization.

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You have female characters?! Mercy on the forum's collective soul! xD

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Originally Posted by Gemina

The Fae themselves though are genderless, and as much as I hate to say it, use 'they, them' pronouns. That said Titania clearly is feminine and exudes it from head to toe, but 'King' is still the appropriate title for their ruler due to the rules of linguistics. I personally do not care and always use female pronouns when referring to her.

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Based of them, really. The Fae were above petty mortal things such as gender before it was cool.

(it was always cool, we just hadn't realized it yet.)

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Originally Posted by hynaku

I wouldn't mind getting faerie glamour like, hair styles and dresses.

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I think anything that isn't Titania's would fall short of player expectation, much like the OP pointed out. And in this case, I think that expectation is perfectly reasonable considering the game's own canon involving Il Mheg. The WoL is the rightful ruler of Il Mheg and the title of Titania. The Swamp Thing's glamour falls a wee bit short of that imo. A missed opportunity from the dev team, big time. They would have got a lot of praise getting glamours, hairstyles, and dresses in the list of items to buy with this currency.

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Originally Posted by TowaIsBestGirl

Based of them, really. The Fae were above petty mortal things such as gender before it was cool.

(it was always cool, we just hadn't realized it yet.)

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I suppose. The Fae just aren't a binary species, and gender can't apply to them.

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Originally Posted by Gemina

I think anything that isn't Titania's would fall short of player expectation, much like the OP pointed out. And in this case, I think that expectation is perfectly reasonable considering the game's own canon involving Il Mheg. The WoL is the rightful ruler of Il Mheg and the title of Titania.

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Ugh, Final Fantasy XIV is in such dire need of better hair and outfit physics. Would solve so many problems.

Im getting excited for the in duty wings update to be honest :3