Letter from the Producer, Glamour details

[TheUltimate3]

Hmm makes sense. Any idea if these prism things are disposable? Meaning you get 1 "Glamour" per prism, or is it like the materia making system?

I believe they already stated that it's one prisim per use. Presumably so you have to keep buying prisims (and thus crafters have to keep making them) if you wanna keep changing your look.

[Daenerys_Sedai]

As others have mentioned, the question remains regarding the gear being glammed up. The gear being copied (i.e., the gear you want the visual appearance of) can be stored in the retainer, but there isn't any mention of removing the glamour. A similar system was used in GW2 but you were left with one piece instead of 2 identical pieces.

I'm a little disappointed with the vanity option. It doesn't really fix what many consider the uglier options in game-- tin buckets and cowls (e.g., DL fending and DL casting). I would have loved to have been able to trade out DL Fending for Calvary or DL Casting for Acolyte..

[Ecks007]

I really hope it's not as annoying as materia melding where you would have to buy a certain prism by crafter type that the base item requires. Bleh. I just want to be able to buy a thing and use it without the hassle of bothering a crafter or someone I know who has the specific crafting class needed.

[Sessurea]

Did that Lalafell transform into an Elezen?

/ComicallyMissingThePoint

I think this may be a hint that fantasia will be added to mog station. I can see no other reason why he would post that.

[Thaliss]

Hmm makes sense. Any idea if these prism things are disposable? Meaning you get 1 "Glamour" per prism, or is it like the materia making system?

My bet is something like Dyes. Crafters makes the, and you use one per item you want to customize. And probably like someone said there will be one "remove glamour" item.

[Kayo]

Honestly, instead of this whole "Prism" whatever feature they should have just implemented "Vanity" slots where you just drag over the "Looks" pieces and you can freely remove/replace the individual pieces.

Quick. Simple. No hassles.

Same here. Its just another PS3 limitation IMO. Vanity slots = more UI elements, and theyre already full with the PS3. Using the prism probably just pops up a confirmation menu or something. Vanity slots would = another tab in the character window and/or another icon. Doesnt sound like much but when they remove things like focus target on PS3 (and were only able to add it if it toggles the exp bar) because of memory issues, it becomes a problem.

[L-D-Omlette]

I really hope it's not as annoying as materia melding where you would have to buy a certain prism by crafter type that the base item requires. Bleh. I just want to be able to buy a thing and use it without the hassle of bothering a crafter or someone I know who has the specific crafting class needed.

IIRC they stated that there would be a tiered prism system, like the carbonized matter. But you won't need the crafter to apply the prism to gear, just make prisms themselves.

[AlexNiculaie]

I think this may be a hint that fantasia will be added to mog station. I can see no other reason why he would post that.

To be funny? Seriously, not that deep.

[Vezzian]

Although I'm not going to be one to obsess over the glamour system in FFXIV at all, I am disappointed in the way this is going to be done.

I had hoped that they would take a page from the way DCUO does "styles" as it gives such a level of flexibility and uniqueness to how a person can make their character look.

In DCUO if you obtain a piece of armor and equip it, you forever have that "style" available to you as an option to wear while keeping the stats of your current gear.

It's the simplest implementation of a "glamour" system, and offers the most customization to the player.

Oh well...

[Naunet]

I hope they only limit it by items that can be used by the class/job itself. And not by type of armor.

In order for this to be fair, they would have to make it so any class/job can glamour with any type of armor. Otherwise, you plate people would have access to a lot more options than cloth wearers.

Note: I actually think this would be a good thing. There should be no armor restrictions.

While I know it was never said it would be added I was really hoping that we would be able to use trade skill outfits as well as long as you had the current tradeskill class.

/Sigh I dissapoint..

Agreed. :\