We actually need FEWER glamours plates.

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think having fewer glamour plates would be better.

Having too many glam plates cheaper them and removes the incentive to really make good glams. With fewer plates you'd have to really make choices about which outfits to keep and which to throw away, encouraging you to put more thought into them.

For example perhaps you'd think twice before allocating one of your precious few plates to a basic draped dalmascan top outfit, or to a joke frog head outfit. You would instead have fewer, better outfits.

Less is more.

I can't relate since I just use Emperor's New Clothes, Emperor's New Breeches on everything then walk into quicksand

We need at least one glamour plate for each job simply because of the way the portraits work.

Portraits are linked to the gearsets. And when you link a glamour plate to a gearset the portrait will update itself every time you switch to that gearset and the glamour gets applied.

Bait used to be funny.

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Bait used to be funny.

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Labeling anything you disagree with as 'bait' is a facile argument.

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think having fewer glamour plates would be better.

Having too many glam plates cheaper them and removes the incentive to really make good glams. With fewer plates you'd have to really make choices about which outfits to keep and which to throw away, encouraging you to put more thought into them.

For example perhaps you'd think twice before allocating one of your precious few plates to a basic draped dalmascan top outfit, or to a joke frog head outfit. You would instead have fewer, better outfits.

Less is more.

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I don't have good glamour. The reason is i don't have a glamour plate for alle the classes and jobs. I don't want to create a good glamour for my jobs/classes if i have to change it constantly since we don't have enough for alle classes/jobs. For that reason i have some easy to create but not realy good glamours.

Less is less.

So you're saying coming up with 7 outfits instead of 22 will make glamours higher quality because you have to pick a glam that suits the entire role instead of specialize with gear-pieces that might fit the job identity lot better? ...


... I don't get it

Hard disagree.

I know, YOU use 10 glamour plates and forgo using the rest, we'll all do our thing. Everyone is happy, you feel righteous and we get plenty of plates, win win.

Yeah, I also think we need FEWER threads on the forum.

well since femaleroth cant wear hats and most gear isnt goth/emo enough for me I dont have much to worry about one good thing i guess of them not adding enough of my styles is I dont have to use that many plates

although with the new duel dye system that might change big time since that will allow me to create my own goth/emo outfits for the most part - starts singing monster high intro as i design my own styles-

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Originally Posted by Zaniel

I know, YOU use 10 glamour plates and forgo using the rest, we'll all do our thing. Everyone is happy, you feel righteous and we get plenty of plates, win win.

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This won't help me with having to look at the many unfortunate outfits that other players come up with.

Disagree. Only reasoning behind this would be that you only have 2-3 jobs that you play. What about players that want to use all their jobs and want glams for all ---> 21 <--- jobs. That's without counting all the crafters and gatherers as well as blue mage and beastmaster. That's 34 playable jobs that each have unique gear they can wear.

Need at minimum 1 glamour plate per job and additional x number of plates just for casual glams.

I understand the sentiments behind your words OP, and to an extent, it’s not a bad wish. If I’m stating it right, with less plates, players will be forced to put more thought into their limited glams and raise the overall community visual. There’s truth in that. However. . .

The reverse side of that coin punishes artists like myself who love nothing more than designing new and badass glams simply for love of the art form. Assembling new pieces with old to make something genuinely unique, then slowly refining it (especially with the new dye system) to make something that was hi grade, master grade. While there ARE some glaring flaws (too many skirts on armor) the artists/devs are constantly putting out beautiful pieces to tinker with in combination. . .and the current number of glam plates allow for some generously diverse creations. For those with a passion for it, creating fascinating glams is one of the most rewarding things about ff, because of some of the lengths you have to go to get particular pieces. Openly asking to reduce that joy. . .

Nope.

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

This won't help me with having to look at the many unfortunate outfits that other players come up with.

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If we have to look at these troll threads, you have to look at "unfortunate" outfits.

How about you just feel free to challenge yourself by stating you will only use plates 1-5, and let those of us who like to vary appearance based on jobs have more plates.

OP's idea sounds like a quite pointless inconvenience.

Also those people who run around naked with a huge mascot head probably only need ONE plate, so ... won't help with that lol.

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Yeah, I also think we need FEWER threads on the forum.

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Easy - just keep bumping a single thread from the two people who keep creating a new one the moment they aren't on the first page anymore and we'll have about 75% fewer topics created.

I already don't have enough glamour plates for all of my outfits as it is!

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think having fewer glamour plates would be better.

Having too many glam plates cheaper them and removes the incentive to really make good glams. With fewer plates you'd have to really make choices about which outfits to keep and which to throw away, encouraging you to put more thought into them.

For example perhaps you'd think twice before allocating one of your precious few plates to a basic draped dalmascan top outfit, or to a joke frog head outfit. You would instead have fewer, better outfits.

Less is more.

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I'd rather they refactor it so that each job has 20 plates, and the glamour dresser just be a "collection" system. Find it once, dump it in the dresser, it check's off that you have one, you can forever use it for glamor unless you remove it.

More to the point allow collected glamour to be used by all characters on the account. You still cant use the glamor plate if the gear level is higher than what you can equip. Items (level 1) that are cash shop purchases are automatically placed in the glamour dresser as "not removable" rather than going through the mog mail.

I would like to have more glamour plates if only so I can make each job look unique, given that there are a lot of specialized crafter/gatherer sets that I would like to be able to wear. I know that I could have one glam that covers all of them, but I think it would be more fun to have a distinct look for each of them because I really like a lot of the fiend sets you can get in the firmament such as the cauldronfiend's coat.

We don't even have enough plates for one outfit per job.

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think having fewer glamour plates would be better.

Having too many glam plates cheaper them and removes the incentive to really make good glams. With fewer plates you'd have to really make choices about which outfits to keep and which to throw away, encouraging you to put more thought into them.

For example perhaps you'd think twice before allocating one of your precious few plates to a basic draped dalmascan top outfit, or to a joke frog head outfit. You would instead have fewer, better outfits.

Less is more.

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What is a "good" glam?

The whole plate system should be nuked and replaced with simple check mark system like WoW has. Did you ever aquire this piece? Done it's in your catalogue now for glams.

I only have about 5 plates active. Use maybe 4.
(I only use them if I don't like the base armor appearance.)

Bait thread is bait.

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Originally Posted by Tho-Much

What is a "good" glam?

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Perhaps you'll find out some day.

For those not familiar with the WoW transmog system: https://youtu.be/lkLNrkpGKWM?t=136
Advantage: All gear that's bound to you is available No need to save items before using.
Every character has it's own gear collection. It would be a bit more complicated in FFXIV with multiple jobs. I suppose the UI could just show the gear that's usable by that job.

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

and removes the incentive to really make good glams

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some like strawberry icecream, some like vanilla.
some like boxers and some like briefs.

there's no accounting for taste

We need 0 glamour plates. Instead of putting glamours on plates that then need to be linked to gearsets, each gearset should just include an equipped gear page and a glamoured gear page so that each gearset is also its own glamourset. For the purposes of dye conservation, these glamoursets should be copypastable between gearsets.

How can you be encouraged to make a "good" glam if you have no capability of customizing the glam to a given job's identity? If you're just blanket using one glam over a single role that seems like it's going to less creative.

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

Labeling anything you disagree with as 'bait' is a facile argument.

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There's no need for an argument because you are simply wrong.
Bait used to be funny.

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

Perhaps you'll find out some day.

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Ah, you dont even know. Thats sad.

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think having fewer glamour plates would be better.

Having too many glam plates cheaper them and removes the incentive to really make good glams. With fewer plates you'd have to really make choices about which outfits to keep and which to throw away, encouraging you to put more thought into them.

For example perhaps you'd think twice before allocating one of your precious few plates to a basic draped dalmascan top outfit, or to a joke frog head outfit. You would instead have fewer, better outfits.

Less is more.

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I give each of my jobs a new outfit and I'm currently having to keep spare glams for Viper and Blue Mage in my saddlebag because there's not enough glamour plates for me to have outfits for everything.

I believe the community has spoken.
https://i.imgur.com/ZXRZms5.png
Clearly, one of these topics garnered more interest than the other. Numbers don't lie.

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion

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Well at least that was correct.

I want enough plates to have one for every job and then some more for casual glams or specific glams. I just want more.

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

I believe the community has spoken.
https://i.imgur.com/ZXRZms5.png
Clearly, one of these topics garnered more interest than the other. Numbers don't lie.

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views... dont mean anything lol Most people are coming here to see what kind of trash fire this will become, we dont have enough plates period there isnt even 1 per job including crafter and gathering jobs.


Like honestly I only use maybe 6 of them atm which that probely going to change on the 28th... but even i know its really stupid to say we have to many plates lol

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Originally Posted by Taliriah

I believe the community has spoken.
https://i.imgur.com/ZXRZms5.png
Clearly, one of these topics garnered more interest than the other. Numbers don't lie.

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