Enhanced Character Creation and lvl 60 Tryout's

[StriderShinryu]

I'd actually like the ability to test our other classes as well. Of course, only in a training area with a dummy or three designed purely for testing not dropping you into the live game. Sure it would remove the natural learning process but the OP is right in saying that you just don't know how a class feels to play at higher levels until you've actually done it. And if it was purely a test situation I don't see the lack of experience being a real issue. It would just be a controlled solo environment and once you selected the class you'd have to start at level 1 just like everyone else.

[FOOLK1LLAH]

>_> The use emotes is the only actual decent idea tbh. Or it should at least use more of the emotes where you hear the character's voice, because /chuckle is not /laugh lol The what, 3? 4? emotes it does use for voices can make some sound nice, but then you get in game and when attacking, falling or doing other emotes, it can sound horrible.

The suggestion to duel people was pretty nice too, SWTOR had it and it was pretty cool. I would however prefer to take it to a grander scale and have strongholds similar to that of ESO where Grand Companies try to wrest control of the stronghold from the other. I think it would add a nice change of pace to the typical routine of Dungeon, Story Quest, FATE grind, and so forth. Of course there would have to be sanctioned PvP areas where these strongholds would be located.

[BlueBrolly]

To clarify on some points:

The level 60 tryout would just be for character animations, running, walking, practice rotations, beating on a dummy, (Some of you had good idea's on that one). I am leveling the dark knight right now, and the more I play it the more I HATE how they hold their sword in front of them like they are charging rather than to the side... Most importantly for me is how the tails move, how they hop or run from point A to point B, how they jump ect...

We can expand this idea even further and in this special character creation tryout, you can try all the armor sets that the game has to offer, mix and match and build your favorite glamour... That way end game you know exactly how you want to look.

I understand some people don't want to "tarnish" the experience and try out a level 60 but not everyone has the time to commit to leveling everything until they like it.

[Freyyy]

I am leveling the dark knight right now, and the more I play it the more I HATE how they hold their sword in front of them like they are charging rather than to the side...

The DRK stance is actually a real defensive stance when using a two handed sword. Tho it's not recommended to stand in that stance forever like Dark Knights do, it's still a valid stance you can take when you're preparing to parry an attack. And I find it pretty accurate for a tanking class.

[BlueBrolly]

So if I remove which skill, Grit or Darkside? I thought I had the sword on my side at one point but couldn't replicate it, I thought it was because of a different length sword lol

[Astrapls]

I would love to be able to preview all the emotes and animations in character creation. Instead, I have to make a new character, and then use fantasia to test out each voice. Good thing I have 11 fantasia on every new character I make. :P

I'd be happy if they added a "grunt" voice option in the CC since that's really what we hear ALL the time as a melee ... especially BRD.

This would be great as well. A friend of mine discovered that, while a voice they chose sounded great with emotes, the battle grunts were disgusting. Every grunt sounded like she was going to be sick, lol.

[AlphaFox]

Now I do admit, some people do go based off of looks alone, so perhaps letting a level 1 see what their max level armor will look like may intrigue them more so or get them excited for the job/class.

[NovaLevossida]

I wouldn't be opposed to a test server. Ultima Online ran these a lot. They'd let you set your skills (equivalent of levels in this game) at whatever you wanted and let you test the new changes. It let you get an idea of what something was like before you wasted your time on it. And then the test server would get wiped, disappear for a while, and pop back up when the next update was rolling around. It was never a permanent replacement for a production server.

[Zeonx]

I would rather have them add a marathon to golden saucer than all of that stuff.

Running jumping hurdles, 100 yard dash, swimming, golf, rope climbing whoever reaches top first based off stamina bar.

arm wrestler, dice game, snow ball fight, not waste anything testing rather have fun.