Cartoony art style, hell no we won't go

[Xmbei]

LOOK IT'S FFXI ASTER WITH A CARTOONY ARTSTYLE THAT TOTALLY GLOWS! JUST LOOK AT THOSE EFFECTS!

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...70174212_n.jpg

LOOK!! IT'S WOW ASTER WITH A REALISTIC ART-STYLE BUT STILL MAINTAINS SOME OF IT'S FANTASY HERITAGE WITH NON-GLOWING WEAPONS THAT REPRESENT POWER AND HIGH AUTHORITY!! HER WEAPONS ARE SO NATURAL THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO GLOW TO LOOK AWESOME!!

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__.../Tyrande10.jpg

*sarcasm*

Nice use of DOTA/Warcraft 3 picture to symbolize WoW. no sarcasm, just plain dumb on your part, couldn't even get the right game.

[XxOstiaxX]

Nice use of DOTA/Warcraft 3 picture to symbolize WoW. no sarcasm, just plain dumb on your part, couldn't even get the right game.

He was being sarcastic you idiot

[Xmbei]

yes I read the sarcasm, I was stating use an actual wow picture, not one from DOTA/Warcraft 3. lol how is that being an idiot? The photo for the WoW comparasion wasn't even WoW.
while he used an XI photo for the XI comparison. That was what I was calling dumb not the words.

[SilvertearRen]

Useless post, pple don't know what they want in these forums. They've been complaining for months about the bland and boring look of gear in this game and now that SE showed us some great looking weapons, pple start complaining.

I juts ignore these people as they are all FF XI fan boys who have a huge alergic reaction whenever they see stuff that may remotely remind them of WOW.

They are so stuck up on that game for the past 8 years and most of them never played any other FF title and use XI as the defining title for what a Final Fantasy game should be like, look like, etc. It is easy to see in their post as they only argument is always FFXI and don't see that every FF game is different from the previous. Different characters, style, art, gameplay, era etc....

Every Final Fantasy had epic/fantasy looking weapons and here is a few example which IMO match with what SE has done with the Ifrit weapons.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/R...k_%28Weapon%29

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Excalibur


http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070501015461/finalfantasy/images/9/91/XIIweapons1.jpg

The problem is that some of these complainers want fancy stylized shit, and have only played World of Warcraft or a Korean MMO and only know those things and have no frame of reference to use when they criticize FFXIV in a proper context.

My personal opinion is that things should stay on-theme for FFXIV's setting - keep it fantasy, but don't go outside the bounds of "middle to low fantasy" realism when it comes to armor and equipment design. Rare exceptions can be made for certain pieces of equipment based on their rarity or lore.

For example, some swords might be exorbitantly designed and excessively shiny, but that would have to match the lore behind it, rather than just as some stupid reward.

So let's do a pretend scenario for a minute. Let's pretend that Ishgard finally opens up, but the expansion casts the storyline as Ishgard being under a secret Imperial occupation. When you finally defeat the leader of that occupation, you receive his weapon.

Now, if the leader happened to be the Emperor or an Ascian, or even a low-ranking Legatus, their weapon would probably be designed somewhat outside the norms for Eorzean weaponry. (Case in point, Gunlance and Gunblade) But instead, for this scenario it would be a very fancifully crafted and enchanted weapon that has a very artistic flair to it reminiscent of some weapons from Lineage 2 or AION. The reason for this sword's design would be because it was "purported to have been blessed by the Twelve" and because of said blessing, the weapon took on a unique, heavenly form.

And so on.

The Ifrit weapons just come off as a cheap carrot on a stick for getting us to do the Ifrit fight, and horribly designed ones, at that.

Get my drift?

[Linkurrra]

I'd love to be able to look like Vanille or Yuna. Something more colourful and stylish but can still fit in with the clothing themes of the game. (Fur, leather, cloth, viewable jewellry/decorations)

Gotta support my fellow Vanille fans! lol She was annoyingly peppy. But I liked her style!

The animal fur, skins and beads were nice. Though I would think a Gridanian may abhore your fashion. Or at least spend weeks in meditation trying to appease the Greenwrath that would be caused by her outfit! lol

[Dreamer]

A picture is worth a thousand words: http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...FantasyXIV.jpg

I don't want cartoony, but I do would like a strong Final Fantasy flavor to remain with the art direction.

[Konachibi]

Gotta support my fellow Vanille fans! lol She was annoyingly peppy. But I liked her style!

The animal fur, skins and beads were nice. Though I would think a Gridanian may abhore your fashion. Or at least spend weeks in meditation trying to appease the Greenwrath that would be caused by her outfit! lol

Hey now! The first thing I noticed about Vanille was she had the same attitude as me, a happy, care-free, "Do it or don't do, don't sit around thinking about it" personality. Are you saying I'm annoying?

*rhetorical question*

[Synapse]

Hey now! The first thing I noticed about Vanille was she had the same attitude as me, a happy, care-free, "Do it or don't do, don't sit around thinking about it" personality. Are you saying I'm annoying?

*rhetorical question*

Vanille is a jailbait lol, i remember i had people run into my room curiously everytime she summoned or use an attack.

[Konachibi]

Vanille is a jailbait lol, i remember i had people run into my room curiously everytime she summoned or use an attack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZex5lXYWrM

[Nabiri]

I thought most of the Ifrit weapons looked overly bulky and hard to even wield. >.>
The bow is so.. faaaat... O.o; How is it even practical? XD If the top were only a little thinner, less heavy looking, it might look really cool.
I DO like the lance, axe, and staff though. Those looked amazing. Especially that axe!
The rest though.. I wouldn't bother getting them even if I had the job leveled. XD Even if it was the best weapon in the game for a long time. No thanks.
I don't want my characters looking ridiculous.

Unless the sizes (thickness mainly) of the CON, PGL, ARC, and possibly GLA weapons are decreased a bit, I'll wait for better weapons.
^^; If they're not, I'll try not to look at them. XD They just look silly to me.

I actually love the weapon designs and that they glow and such. Really like the fantasy look and that they seem to come right from Ifrit's body.. But if only they weren't so fat. lol