Can we have "true" fantasy-esque ( just made that up!) elemental weapons please!?

[QiLymePye]

No. I don't want an elemental weapon with a "glow". I want an elemental weapon that by just looks, you know its elemental. When i draw my "Flametongue", I don't need it to do "Fire" dmg or "inflict" fire...but it better at least have flames bursting from it. Doesn't have to do elemental dmg, but just look the part. I was excited when I got that MRD axe I think was called Thunder...something when i first started playing this game....equipped it...was like..that's it? at least have lightning or something just for show. If not, then don't call it that and then try to justify it by add +2 lightning resistance....no.

[Felis]

No. I don't want an elemental weapon with a "glow". I want an elemental weapon that by just looks, you know its elemental.

Like I said, what you want we have already as the primal weapons

Thunderstorm from Ramuh


True Ice Axe from Shiva

[Tupsi]

Like I said, what you want we have already as the primal weapons

Technically no - It has a glow effect but that doesn't mean anything, by that logic your Brauva Nexus should be Firebased..or really any nexus weapon based on glow would be elemental based. Basically wants elemental based weapons to actually be elemental, but as a response said, it would confuse the new players. Something yoshi actually uses as an excuse.

[Martin_Arcainess]

No. I don't want an elemental weapon with a "glow". I want an elemental weapon that by just looks, you know its elemental. When i draw my "Flametongue", I don't need it to do "Fire" dmg or "inflict" fire...but it better at least have flames bursting from it. Doesn't have to do elemental dmg, but just look the part. I was excited when I got that MRD axe I think was called Thunder...something when i first started playing this game....equipped it...was like..that's it? at least have lightning or something just for show. If not, then don't call it that and then try to justify it by add +2 lightning resistance....no.

I think I know which Axe your on about but since it's a lower level Axe I don't think too much thought went on it's looks so I wouldn't put too much thought onto it. But yeah Primal weapons cover the Elemental look.

[Felis]

I think I know which Axe your on about but since it's a lower level Axe I don't think too much thought went on it's looks so I wouldn't put too much thought onto it. But yeah Primal weapons cover the Elemental look.

Yes, those crafted weapons with an element in their names are old weapons from 1.x, and in 1.x they had element stats on it. Like chance to cause fire dmg or +magic potency for ice spells

[RiceisNice]

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Some of the primal weapons do not initially have a glow on it (Tidus, Garuda, Ifrit, Good King Moggle Mog XII., and Leeviabeetus). However, through demimateria crafting, you can add in particle effects; it'd glow and have some of the effects based on the element.

Tidus would have a yellow/orange glow with floaty rocks,
Garuda has a green glow with white feathers
Ifrit has a red glow with speckles of flame
Good King Moggle Mog XII. has the musical notes and sparkles
Leviabeetus has the blue swirls.

After Leviabeetus, Ramuh and Shiva weapons already have some of the glow built into it, but not necessarily particle effects.

A thing I want to add into the elemental wheel in combat is that itd be rough to balance, espically for someone like a BLM and their current combat design. We don't want to segregate classes because they can't be effective for a specific encounter, nor do we want to have an enormous amount of buttons to press for really no good reason.