Artifact Armors!

[JackDaniels]

Lol sorry to burst your bubble guys but I hiiighly doubt that's a harp lol. For one; harps don't have just 4 strings, second; harps dont have thick pieces of wood/metal going through the middle of the strings. Also do you know how rediculously hard it would be to go from shooting an arrow to playing a harp on the end of a bow with only 4 strings and a piece of wood in the middle of said strings to shooting another arrow?

This is a fantasy game I understand but.. just no..

[Jennestia]

Lol sorry to burst your bubble guys but I hiiighly doubt that's a harp lol. For one; harps don't have just 4 strings, second; harps dont have thick pieces of wood/metal going through the middle of the strings. Also do you know how rediculously hard it would be to go from shooting an arrow to playing a harp on the end of a bow with only 4 strings and a piece of wood in the middle of said strings to shooting another arrow?

This is a fantasy game I understand but.. just no..

I don't know man, http://i56.tinypic.com/2h81fs5.jpg just because it's missing 1 string wouldn't mean anything. People would complain that it would be too "complex" to play if they make a harp with all appropriate amounts of string.

[JackDaniels]

I don't know man, http://i56.tinypic.com/2h81fs5.jpg just because it's missing 1 string wouldn't mean anything. People would complain that it would be too "complex" to play if they make a harp with all appropriate amounts of string.

sorry it just doesn't make sence. i'd sooner assume that it's some sort of crossbow attachment. But we won't really know until we get to play with it.

I'd also like to point out that the WHM and BLM are not holding their weapons while they cast. Could that just be artistic liscence or are we going back to the good old days of not having to be engaged to cast?

[Jennestia]

sorry it just doesn't make sence. i'd sooner assume that it's some sort of crossbow attachment. But we won't really know until we get to play with it.

I'd also like to point out that the WHM and BLM are not holding their weapons while they cast. Could that just be artistic liscence or are we going back to the good old days of not having to be engaged to cast?

I'm pretty sure I recall Matsui saying mages will be able to cast without having to be in Active Mode soon.

[User201109011315]

I'm pretty sure I recall Matsui saying mages will be able to cast without having to be in Active Mode soon.

Oh right, I completely forgot about that. Maybe those could be hints to the new casting animations after all.

[LittleLala]

sorry it just doesn't make sence. i'd sooner assume that it's some sort of crossbow attachment. But we won't really know until we get to play with it.

I'd also like to point out that the WHM and BLM are not holding their weapons while they cast. Could that just be artistic liscence or are we going back to the good old days of not having to be engaged to cast?

I can see it being a crossbow attatchment and I really like the idea ^^ especially if it's used as a weapon skill!

[Ceons]

Lol sorry to burst your bubble guys but I hiiighly doubt that's a harp lol. For one; harps don't have just 4 strings, second; harps dont have thick pieces of wood/metal going through the middle of the strings. Also do you know how rediculously hard it would be to go from shooting an arrow to playing a harp on the end of a bow with only 4 strings and a piece of wood in the middle of said strings to shooting another arrow?

This is a fantasy game I understand but.. just no..

You wouldn't have to go back and forth, since they would be two separate... hmm I'd say jobs but the other is a class lol

What you say make sense though

[RemVye]

Lol sorry to burst your bubble guys but I hiiighly doubt that's a harp lol. For one; harps don't have just 4 strings, second; harps dont have thick pieces of wood/metal going through the middle of the strings. Also do you know how rediculously hard it would be to go from shooting an arrow to playing a harp on the end of a bow with only 4 strings and a piece of wood in the middle of said strings to shooting another arrow?

This is a fantasy game I understand but.. just no..

Look closer at the picture, that "piece of wood" as you call it! Is not in the middle of the strings its the back of the harp... it's a handle, so the strings are in front of it. Also there would be more than 4 strings, the "WOOD" (handle) is blocking view of at least 2 strings it looks like. So seems like there is 6 strings, again this is concept art. (Google 6 string harp.. I found like 1 lol)

[Endemerrin]

Lol sorry to burst your bubble guys but I hiiighly doubt that's a harp lol. For one; harps don't have just 4 strings, second; harps dont have thick pieces of wood/metal going through the middle of the strings. Also do you know how rediculously hard it would be to go from shooting an arrow to playing a harp on the end of a bow with only 4 strings and a piece of wood in the middle of said strings to shooting another arrow?

This is a fantasy game I understand but.. just no..

That's just it. It is a fantasy game.

If you look, a part of the "harp" extends down near where the arrows are nocked. Maybe, just maybe, when arrows are fired it vibrates that deal, which in turn vibrates the strings to produce notes. Maybe there's some mechanism for changing the tune of the notes as well to produce different effects.

Firing arrows rapidly (Which characters seem capable of: quick nock) might be able to produce music, buffing nearby players and perhaps debuffing enemies via the music, or when the shots land.

...Far fetched? Yes. Doesn't make it any less possible.

[Jennestia]

That's just it. It is a fantasy game.

If you look, a part of the "harp" extends down near where the arrows are nocked. Maybe, just maybe, when arrows are fired it vibrates that deal, which in turn vibrates the strings to produce notes. Maybe there's some mechanism for changing the tune of the notes as well to produce different effects.

Firing arrows rapidly (Which characters seem capable of: quick nock) might be able to produce music, buffing nearby players and perhaps debuffing enemies via the music, or when the shots land.

...Far fetched? Yes. Doesn't make it any less possible.

Just submit it to mythbusters. If they do something on Monty Python they'll definitely do something on Final Fantasy mechanics.