Patch 3.4 - Soul Surrender

[ZhaneX]

So, I've been reading this forum for ages, but I finally decided to enable my account on here so I could post this. Watching the 3.4 trailer, I managed to pause and catch a glimpse at who it is Darklander has chained up. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the implications. It's Derplander.

I took a screencap. Look at his hair. And think about the outline of the armor. It's very much the set Derplander wears post change to DRG, just sans the helmet.

Well, given that he's generally the stand-in for Players, then that would mean that the one the Darklander chains up in the story is...us?
Hooray for the mighty Warrior of Light, Slayer of Gods and Finder of Truths, being reduced to a helpless damsel in story cutscenes once again!

Dammit, is it really that hard to animate us doing anything really cool in these cutscenes? Must we always sit back and have everyone else do stuff for us?

[Nestama]

WDammit, is it really that hard to animate us doing anything really cool in these cutscenes? Must we always sit back and have everyone else do stuff for us?

Rather than animate, make it an instanced battle we can't win. They did it before the fight against Ifrit... yet never again.

[Grayve]

Dammit, is it really that hard to animate us doing anything really cool in these cutscenes? Must we always sit back and have everyone else do stuff for us?

Probably, yes. Even games like TOR that had us 'do stuff' in cutscenes resorted to the default weapon... Trooper would always use a pistol, for example, or a jedi a lightsaber instead of a vibroblade. Also, I can't imagining how making it work on both Lala's and Roe's would be easy.

[Seoulstar]

Probably, yes. Even games like TOR that had us 'do stuff' in cutscenes resorted to the default weapon... Trooper would always use a pistol, for example, or a jedi a lightsaber instead of a vibroblade. Also, I can't imagining how making it work on both Lala's and Roe's would be easy.

If I remember correctly there is a scene where your character is fighting someone during a cutscene. It was short but they still fighting. Then again, that was during the KOTFE story. But I assume that was somewhat easier to make considering there are no height meters in TOR.

[Cilia]

So, I've been reading this forum for ages, but I finally decided to enable my account on here so I could post this. Watching the 3.4 trailer, I managed to pause and catch a glimpse at who it is Darklander has chained up. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the implications. It's Derplander.

I took a screencap. Look at his hair. And think about the outline of the armor. It's very much the set Derplander wears post change to DRG, just sans the helmet.

I noticed (and welcome to the board!). Disappointed we won't get to beat in Darklander's smug prick face yet, but it'll make it feel that much better when we finally do.

The Warrior of Light - slayer of false gods and demon dragons, regularly reduced to a chump in cutscenes. Our hero, folks!

Well, given that he's generally the stand-in for Players, then that would mean that the one the Darklander chains up in the story is...us?
Hooray for the mighty Warrior of Light, Slayer of Gods and Finder of Truths, being reduced to a helpless damsel in story cutscenes once again!

Dammit, is it really that hard to animate us doing anything really cool in these cutscenes? Must we always sit back and have everyone else do stuff for us?

Every class fights very differently, so... kinda? They'd have to animate a different scene for every class, unless they just had us jumping backward after a gameplay fight against Darklander... that would be just as disappointing, in my opinion. (And don't forget you can rewatch cutscenes at the Inn on any class - even Crafting and Gathering ones.)

... I mean, we did fight a sky whale by harpooning and chaining it to a floating island we were riding on and then jumping on his back and beating the shit outta him... that's cool enough for me...

[DarthVella]

Every class fights very differently, so... kinda? They'd have to animate a different scene for every class, unless they just had us jumping backward after a gameplay fight against Darklander... that would be just as disappointing, in my opinion. (And don't forget you can rewatch cutscenes at the Inn on any class - even Crafting and Gathering ones.)

And? That'd be a great way to slip in some easter eggs! Miner vs Titan, anyone?

I mean, I know it'll never happen, but it'd certainly be funny