Glowing effects on "upgraded" gear.

[Sakasa]

belts were visible?!

Yep, but because of that there was a standardized belt formation the AF belts was a change in design as it was built into the design. I believe there was also rendering bonuses to not have belts being separate but I do not remember the update notes that well.

I wonder will we have the rune spiral separate from the glow because I like that more then the glow for armor. But to much and you will look likea billboard i suppose.

[KenzieLynch]

FFXIV 1.0, come back please! The only glowing objects there were the torches that lit up the cities at night... and the Linkshell emblem...

See.. no ridiculously glowing everything here.


Edit:
Remember when Belts were visible?!

There are plenty of weapons within ARR that do not glow. I don't see what 1.0 has to do with it

1.0 flopped, let it go.

[Gramul]

There are plenty of weapons within ARR that do not glow. I don't see what 1.0 has to do with it

1.0 flopped, let it go.

It didn't flop for a lack of glowing weapons. We've been over this.

[Roris]

FFXIV 1.0, come back please! The only glowing objects there were the torches that lit up the cities at night... and the Linkshell emblem...

See.. no ridiculously glowing everything here.


Edit:
Remember when Belts were visible?!

Back when the game had a more cohesive and grounded gear design and didn't set out to pander to certain MMO audiences that love tacky gear, flop or not.

[LoLo]

belts were visible?!

Not only that but you could equip two different Wrist, equip four different rings, wear two different earrings, equip a range weapon along with a main hand and second hand weapon slots. Also each of the four rings, two wrists, two earrings have different stats. BTW everything you equipped was shown on your character.

[Tupsi]

Not only that but you could equip two different Wrist, equip four different rings, wear two different earrings, equip a range weapon along with a main hand and second hand weapon slots. Also each of the four rings, two wrists, two earrings have different stats. BTW everything you equipped was shown on your character.

But..but...1.0 flopped! It did absolutely nothing right!


(yes, 1.23 was far superior in many aspects that they didn't need to throw out.)

[Morningstar1337]

where is this from? I thought females couldn't turn super saiyjin?

Well since the girl in the left is Pan (Goku's Granddaughter) I'm gonna say Dragon Ball GT. A part of the Dragon Ball franchise and just as like to be discounted by dragon ball fans as FF XIII (And had ARR not happened, XIV) is for Final Fantasy Fans

[LoLo]

But..but...1.0 flopped! It did absolutely nothing right!


(yes, 1.23 was far superior in many aspects that they didn't need to throw out.)

Lets not even mention how the graphics in 1.0 were compared to 2.0 lol.

[Rex]

Glows are just another lazy way to rehash stuff, in this case gear designs, it's also the mark of a cheaper MMO since it's easier and faster to code in a flashy glow effect than actually design unique gear, animations and effects. The new generation of MMO players loves them though, which is the audience this game is intended for so it can't be helped.

Except we get new gear every patch...I for one like that we'll be able to upgrade some weapons we already have. It makes for less "welp, 2.3 is out, all my gear is obsolete."

Lets not even mention how the graphics in 1.0 were compared to 2.0 lol.

I hope you weren't about to say that the graphics were better in 1.0.

Sure they were, but was it the right choice? No. Not yet anyway. Most people couldn't run XIV at all. Did you see Yoshi-P's presentation? He even used an example that a certain type of flower pot found in Gridania equaled one player character as far as geometry and render resources were concerned. That's a no no for MMOs where you NEED quick and snappy response times.

Besides, sure 1.0 looked great, but you can't say that 2.0 is ugly. It's still a very beautiful game...and we haven't even the DX11 implementation yet.

[Roris]

Except we get new gear every patch...I for one like that we'll be able to upgrade some weapons we already have. It makes for less "welp, 2.3 is out, all my gear is obsolete."

A shame about half of those are recolors or the same gear with a glow applied.