Fantasia Needs To Be Obtainable By Players When They Need It

I think Fantasia is a great idea, but I find how limited we are in receiving it to be an issue. This game has a lot of focus on single character development. When someone has already leveled classes to 50, completed the story, received their chocobo, gained unique items from events, begun grinding tombs for gear, etc. it becomes very undesirable to make a new character and have to do everything all over again simply because you had a change in mind, opinion of your race of choice, or character's appearance. It's also a one time use, so if you decide the changes you made are not the right ones, you are stuck with that. Having them easily obtainable would not cause this to be an issue.

Quite frankly I don't care how we get it. Various ideas have been suggested:

1. Make Fantasia trade-able. This was at least we can transfer Fantasia from new characters to our mains. This also allows Fantasia to be sold on the Market Boards, which adds another way to receive it.

2. Make Fantasia obtainable through Grand Companies for Seals.

3. Sell them for gil somewhere in game.

4. Give them to players every month or every couple of months for subscription rewards.

5. Sell them on the mog station for actual cash. Not as admirable, but I'll take what I can get.

I really feel this is a good option of OCD players like myself. ;) Would very much like to see some addition of this, I'm over the cat craze.

Agreed on this!

Its a FF thing. it was in FFXI too the devs felt thats it was anti-rpg to be able to change race/sex because it would be impossible in RL so why should it be possible ingame.

the offering of this item was because they added new races/sex into the game and wanted to give the 1.0 fans a chance to pick the new races/sex if they wished.

doubt they'll even sell this item for real money like wow but only time will tell

Fantasia shouldn't even be remotely easy to get....

"maybe" every 6 month or every year... but the other suggestions are no good if its happen to be so easy there will be so many shapeshifter :D

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Originally Posted by Suirieko

Fantasia shouldn't even be remotely easy to get....

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I'm not pretending it should be, but I do think it should be obtainable when needed. Like if it goes up as a GC item you can purchase with seals, I'm not thinking it should be 1k seals, but more like 20k or more along with requiring a higher rank. A hefty amount. I don't think it needs to be handed out but at least there for when players decide they really want it.

I'm so paranoid to use my phial when i get it.. Just cause i know i'll screw up or something then later cry in a corner knowing it's forever and ever and ever going to stay like that.

will be tucked away forever in the farthest darkest corner of my retainers pockets.

;.;

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Originally Posted by Suirieko

Fantasia shouldn't even be remotely easy to get....

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Ok, is there any follow up reason for this or are you just trying to say things?

The fantasia does nothing to your characters progression, all it does it let you re-custom your character, all of the suggestions by the OP I think are fine and would like to see it obtainable instead of just from adding onto your sub for one time only, I'd like to re-custom my race if I can at some points but because it's a one time thing I just don't think I'll want to bother all that much, knowing I can re-do it when ever I feel like it for example would make me think otherwise.

I'd rather have a barber/cosmetic shop.

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Originally Posted by Crashar

Ok, is there any follow up reason for this or are you just trying to say things?

The fantasia does nothing to your characters progression, all it does it let you re-custom your character, all of the suggestions by the OP I think are fine and would like to see it obtainable instead of just from adding onto your sub for one time only, I'd like to re-custom my race if I can at some points but because it's a one time thing I just don't think I'll want to bother all that much, knowing I can re-do it when ever I feel like it for example would make me think otherwise.

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The current system of obtaining Fantasia is fine. Frankly I feel you shouldn't be able to customize your character's appearance every few weeks. It makes little sense, in RPG perspective, to be able to change your character's appearance at every whim.

I agree with this, I would like to be able to get fantasia some way other than month 1 of vet rewards, or other tiers as they decide to add them. several people I know like to swap around and would gladly pay ~$10 for it.

Not only does "MOST" of the community get what they want, SE also gets extra revenue from these. how is this a bad thing?

i'd be very happy buying race changes. please make it happen! <3

CLEARLY Squeenix has copied WoW in every other way imaginable, right? I mean in the latest letter we're even being told to "zoom out more" (totally WoW-style play) esp re DRG being vulnerable mid jump.

So why not copy WoW in a GOOD way & also accomplish something SE is seeking DESPERATELY to do--get more gil circulating in the economy, their main reason for making housing available? I think many players used their fantasia early on when they had not yet become familiar with the game.

It's not only for aesthetics, but battle and naming tradition too. ARR is immersive. Lesser, even free MMOs provide this. It's simple enough to do. I see no logical argument against it..

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Originally Posted by Suirieko

Fantasia shouldn't even be remotely easy to get....

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The psychology of this is fascinating. The average person is threatened by, even fearful of change. This is a perfect example. And yes, I do have medical and psychology degrees, thanks for asking. ^^ Happy playing.

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Originally Posted by joells101

Its a FF thing. it was in FFXI too the devs felt thats it was anti-rpg to be able to change race/sex because it would be impossible in RL so why should it be possible ingame.

the offering of this item was because they added new races/sex into the game and wanted to give the 1.0 fans a chance to pick the new races/sex if they wished.

doubt they'll even sell this item for real money like wow but only time will tell

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They've "tooned" up the graphics and sold out the game in every other way. Why not something the players actually WANT?

it's ok to give fantasia for the people who are paying the first month, but you should get it ONLY one time. if you keep changing ur aspect/gender... it's just stupid~ thats my point of view.
Anti professional, anti rpg, this is not a bratz game or a dressup game in flash..

the only way i see this rightly done is to "buy" this option from the mogstation. this should help, like the world transfer. it's the only thing i would agree with :)

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Originally Posted by Solfleur

The psychology of this is fascinating. The average person is threatened by, even fearful of change. This is a perfect example. And yes, I do have medical and psychology degrees, thanks for asking. ^^ Happy playing.

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Or maybe some of us have come to know a lot of the regulars on their server by looks and would prefer folks faces didn't go changing on them all the time.

Or maybe we all just have Mommy issues. I'll let you psychology that one out, Doc.