Cartoony art style, hell no we won't go

[Evangela]

too much realistic is one of the reason why XIV become a flop

what's wrong with fantasy and colorful gears? they're always a part of Final Fantasy Series


I want my character look like this:
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...idia_Terra.png

NOT this:
http://pic2.duowan.com/newgame/1007/...3749229536.jpg

[KaiKatzchen]

Either way it's the inconsistency that is the problem, not preferences. Nobody wants inconsistency, it's only detaching.

If inconsistency is the issue and nobody wants inconsistency then why are there people expressing their like for the weapons? Obviously not everyone sees the inconsistency, or they don't mind it.

[Aenarion]

too much realistic is one of the reason why XIV become a flop

what's wrong with fantasy and colorful gears? they're always a part of Final Fantasy Series


I want my character look like this:
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...idia_Terra.png

NOT this:
http://www.ffxivconjurer.com/wp-cont...haumaturge.jpg

there are many reasons why FF14 was a flop.

the graphics and art designs were not one of them.

[Mushy]

too much realistic is one of the reason why XIV become a flop

what's wrong with fantasy and colorful gears? they're always a part of Final Fantasy Series


I want my character look like this:
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...idia_Terra.png

NOT this:
http://pic2.duowan.com/newgame/1007/...3749229536.jpg

except your example would fit the current art style. yes there is more color, but there is nothing outlandish. what people dont want is every piece outdoes the next and it gets out of hand. until we end up with glowing shoulder pads. people mostly like the ifrit weapons. they just want the dev to know to use caution

[Konachibi]

I can't wait till they add Musketeer so I can shoot things...

[Kiote]

The only one i thought looked particularly bad was the PUG weapons. There is no way anyone could use those without breaking their wrists. To be that size there would have to be braces by something on the wrist.

[Ceons]

I just showed the video of the Ifrit loot to my friend to see what he thought of it.

I had already told him I thought the bow is a little too big..

*video goes through, gets to THM*

Me: "I think that one is a bit too big as well"

Friend: "Oh no, I think it looks just fine for a dagger.."

Me: "It's supposed to be a wand..."

Friend: "Oh..."

[Hohenheim]

After the video of the ifrit battle weapon drops, I read a large amount of negative feedback about the stylization and artwork design. I thought the thm and conj weapons were done nicely, however the archer and gladiator maybe a bit much....

I can say emphatically nobody wants this after reading enough post:
http://woweconomist.com/blog/wp-cont...8/06/81830.jpg

But what do we want? Can we come up with some dialog to describe what we think the art style should be for ff14 moving forward. At launch there seemed to be a large amount of base (bland) gear. Moving forward I want to see more Final Fantasy brand flare, but not to the point where it breaks down the 4th wall by looking so over the top as to be out of place with the rest of the game design.

here's a start:

I'd like weapons and armor to look functional
- Pugilist weapons would break your wrist if you used them irl. They should be attached at the forearm not held. (pet peeve)

I'd like weapons to be realistically sized

Armor shouldn't be overly stylized like a tron suit (ease up on the lines!)


what else....stay on art style.

In my opinion

I believe that we should give them a little leg room to do what they thinknwould be best
Yes they messed up originally but this is yoshi running the game now let's see where he can take us before you shoot everything down.
Otherwise how will a underwater expansion work cause it's to unrealistic how will we ever get to wear judge gear cause in battle it would be to unrealistic for something like pug let's just see and hope for something amazing look at the af that's realistic so it's not like everything from now on will be like this.

Ps, sorry if this is sloppily written cause I'm trying to write this fast at work ATM and yea I don't post much but but I'm always reading posts

[Kiote]

I can understand this particular set being excessively bulky and flashy in style because they are obviously made from the horns of Ifrit. Ifrit is a bulky and flashy Summon. I hope they continue to make Summon gear reflect the personality of the summons and not just make them all Giant and Glowy.


Ifrit > Flashy
Titan > Bold
Ramuh > Stunning
Shiva > Elegant
Garuda > Whimsical
Leviathin > Piercing

Of course this is just how i feel about these summons. I hope they use atleast one summon that wasn't in XI, but not any of those horrible X, XII, or XIII summons..

[Reinheart]

I can understand this particular set being excessively bulky and flashy in style because they are obviously made from the horns of Ifrit. Ifrit is a bulky and flashy Summon. I hope they continue to make Summon gear reflect the personality of the summons and not just make them all Giant and Glowy.


Ifrit > Flashy
Titan > Bold
Ramuh > Stunning
Shiva > Elegant
Garuda > Whimsical
Leviathin > Piercing

Bahamut > All of the above