The glow on relic+1 weapons is ugly

It just looks tacky and out of place, hopefully vanity slots give an option to disable it when added

B-but.. I like it. :/

The glow has grown on me a little bit but when I first saw it, I couldn't help but think "oh look, they added f2p weapon glows!"(I know it's not exclusively a f2p thing, but that's where you see it most of the time). :/

Dont be a baby.

Well the Relic Weapons are more suited with your AF + 1 Gears.. so wait until you have the whole set first?

You permanently lose your non glowing relic if you get it upgraded to +1.

Pics or it didn't happen

I asked them not to do this. Many of us did. We didn't want tacky glowing gear as it would clash with the beautiful natural aesthetic the game had going for it.

Then they did it anyway.
Oh well. Just another of my many minor annoyances with the game. Luckily the pros still outweigh the cons so I'll be playing until I seriously get fed up with something.

It's not ugly, it doesn't have feel of accomplishment.

They should have just changed the aesthetics of the weapons instead of that glow.

your accomplishment was imbuing your relic with the power of mountain dew

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Originally Posted by Gramul

I asked them not to do this. Many of us did. We didn't want tacky glowing gear as it would clash with the beautiful natural aesthetic the game had going for it.

Then they did it anyway.
Oh well. Just another of my many minor annoyances with the game. Luckily the pros still outweigh the cons so I'll be playing until I seriously get fed up with something.

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Man, you complain a lot.

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Originally Posted by Heavell

It's not ugly, it doesn't have feel of accomplishment.

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It has a feel of gimmickry. I like this game alot but I hate it when it goes 'me too!' 'me too!' It makes me worry about what is coming down the line.

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Originally Posted by Syfin

Man, you complain a lot.

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I do don't I?
I think it rubs me the wrong way that my expectations and desires went in a totally different direction. Especially sense I feel the final patch of 1.0 was actually starting to make it a good and original game. So I'm sorry if I get on your nerves.

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Half of the relic without glow look horrible. With glow, they look epic. I have no problem.

it sorta fits with the MNK relic imo, it looks like they're on fire.

The Sphairai, Artemis Bow, Holy Shield, Thyrus, and Bravura look awful with the glow.

Curtana and Stardust Rod look fine with their glows. I'd say they even look good.

The SMN and SCH books most likely look terrible with the glow. I haven't actually seen them.

Each relic has its color glow.

Black Mage and Summoner: purple
Paladin and Bard: white
Monk: orange

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Originally Posted by Ruisu

The Sphairai, Artemis Bow, Holy Shield, Thyrus, and Bravura look awful with the glow.

Curtana and Stardust Rod look fine with their glows. I'd say they even look good.

The SMN and SCH books most likely look terrible with the glow. I haven't actually seen them.

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Disagree with Artemis glow. It fits the name of being a holy weapon with the holy glow.

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Black Mage and Summoner: purple

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Summoner book doesn't glow purple. It's a pale white/green.

I loathe glowy weapons. I hope we can get rid of it, too.

Relic weapons are not ugly. Sure you may not like the glow, but it's definitely not UGLY.

Wanna know what an ugly sword looks like? Here you go.

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8056/blade2ju0.png

Does the gae bolg (dragoon lance) glow when it is +1?

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Originally Posted by SoullessSvipdagr

Does the gae bolg (dragoon lance) glow when it is +1?

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It does. They all do.

I like the way my Gae Bolg is glowing, it's not too much glow - it's quite subtile.

I want to see this glow!

It would at least be nice to have an option to turn it off for your own gear.

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Originally Posted by Leafcore

Relic weapons are not ugly. Sure you may not like the glow, but it's definitely not UGLY.

Wanna know what an ugly sword looks like? Here you go.

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8056/blade2ju0.png

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Pretty sure that's a popsicle.

We running out of stuff to complain about or something?

The glow is fine.

You want boring, simplistic and realistic weapons? Visit a medieval museum.

As long as the gear doesn't go overexagerated fantasy-style like in most korean MMOs I'm fine with them I guess.

Example of what I mean:

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs42/f/20...rownfinger.jpg

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Originally Posted by Mizar

You want boring, simplistic and realistic weapons? Visit a medieval museum.

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I don't know how to respond to this, other than that it depresses me.

I'm going to cuddle with my history of Ireland book.

#super sensitive design and historical appreciation issues #effects like jingling keys #hashtags are a cancer on communication #own personal blog #F33lz!1!

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Originally Posted by Mizar

The glow is fine.

You want boring, simplistic and realistic weapons? Visit a medieval museum.

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But I didn't ask for that. I like the look of the relic weapons. I just think the aura looks like ass on 5.5/8 of them. A toggle whre your head/weapon toggles are at would be nice.

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Originally Posted by Prototype909

It just looks tacky and out of place, hopefully vanity slots give an option to disable it when added

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Yes they are very ugly. They look cheap and rushed. The only one that looks decent is the Curtana since only the blade has a glow..... The biggest reason they look bad is that the whole weapon is glowing instead of specific parts of it, but the whole glow graphics style looks bad anyway.

The glow effect is the biggest reason why I wont get a +1 and will hold off for the Allagan weapons.

I wish there was an off switch for the glow on the weapons.

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I really like the stardust rod glow, and ifrit weapons etc. I hate ugly auras especially if the whole weapon is covered.

http://www.tale-ffxiv.com/boards/upl...5_6_341573.jpg

SE plz stick to this kind of glow , or plz make the aura optional.

Well done Dev Team with the relic designs. +1 relic aura glow disallows players to see the weapon's design. Please make the +1 relic aura glow optional.

wow. u guys. just wow. anything else u guys wanna complain about? maybe the grass in the game not being realistic enough? geez

I really like the glow on the PLD sword and shield. Especially the shield. Makes it look actually 'Holy'. The glow kinda goes with how we made them +1, since we basically just poured that funky mist on them and stuck them in the fire.

But I don't understand why they wouldn't allow us to turn off the glow. Probably the same way they won't let us dye certain dungeon sets like the Acolyte, etc...because reasons.

At least moths don't swarm us when the weapon is drawn... Phototaxis stick, go!

I love my +1 glows. So far I have a Stardust Rod +1 and Omnilex +1 with a Veil of Wiyu +1 coming very soon. Eventually I want all of them. Yes, that's a lot of myth tomes. Yes, they could have been spent on other gear to specialize one job sooner. No, I don't care. I love my +1 glows. :D

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Originally Posted by LunarEmerald

Each relic has its color glow.

Black Mage and Summoner: purple
Paladin and Bard: white
Monk: orange

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Sadly, PLD weapon doesn't glow white. It glows purple-ish like the BLM relic. The reason for that escapes me. :(