Quote Originally Posted by viion View Post
Lanturn Shield already has a glow, so its been done, why are people worried about it being tacky, that shield looks ace.

I'm all for glowing weapons.
Lantern Shield just pwnd this thread. Ouch.

Final Fantasy ... well, Final Fantasy has always had special weapons. It's had diamond sword and ice brand that look like their namesake. Ice Shield, Flame Shield, Stone (Medusa) Arrows. I could go on and on. I always wondered why the MMOs do such a drastic job of taking the FF out of the XI(V).

I'm not saying I want a sword made of fire, glowing and blaring and looking tacky and ridiculous - but it could certainly be designed to look like fire, even have subdued aura/glow or runes that make it look magical, or have a "flame" animation as you hit the monsters.

All of this is part of what it's meant to be Final Fantasy for 20 years. So it's weird to hear so many people dead set against it. It's like XI is the only FF you ever played. Good choice, but there's more to the series than that.

Edit: By "designed to look like fire," I meant a metal sword that has the shape or coloring of a flame, not designed to be flame itself. Sorry if that caused confusion.