SPOILER WARNING - Would you accept injuries to your character?

[Lunavi]

No. I create my avatar to look a certain way, if I want that to include scars and the like I add that during character creation. More options for wounds would be nice, however, like options for anything. But nothing forced as that could ruin immersion during roleplaying and such (ohh! Nice scar you got there, I got a scar that look exactly the same here, look! There is another 1000000 people with the exact same scars as we do!).

[Fernosaur]

Think it'd be neat if it were a means of unlocking additional scar/ imperfections at the aesthetician. The existing scars are pretty cliche/ dumb ones imo. Like the type you're more likely to find in a manga than from an actual fight.
No disfiguration occurs during the story. But you can unlock scars/ nicks/ burns/ scratches as you complete specific fights.

I would love this, tbh. Unlocking scars at the aesthetician after completing certain fights or getting certain achievements would be MY LIFEEEE.

That said, I wouldn't mind seeing my character getting punched and trashed about much like a certain female character does in the 3.4 storyline. And then she simply clears the blood off her face and stands up to fight. Now THAT'S badass, and something I'd definitely like to see my own character doing.

[Chiramu]

Answering the OP question, is it going to effect gameplay? If a severed leg is going to impede your movement speed, I don't think this is a good idea. You also can't have one leg and move the same speed as everyone else, even with a peg-leg you would be moving slower.

Another point, if you're in a wheelchair you might be able to move even faster but it would make you unable to ride your mounts.

This idea works in a MOBA/ARPG setting where you can choose multiple heroes.

[OMGAFLYINGPENGUIN]

Well if I were to through the change Y'shtola, Thancred and Alisse went through.. I don't mind lol.

[Alleo]

Well as long as its optional I see no problems with this.

Maybe like others said make it so that certain scars or burns are unlocked if you progress in the story. For example after you defeat Ifrit you get the option to get a burn mark. Just make it so that you can still change back if you want to. But how cool would it be if you can kinda see the development of our character by giving him/her more scars options along the way.

I am still not sure why exactly the Au Ra have no scars options..I so wanted to go as blind on one eye but since there is no scar it would not make much sense..Maybe give us some bloody bandages for different body parts so we can pretend that we are hurt? Like if we want to be hurt on our arm we can glamour a bandage there.

How cool would it have been that instead of killing for example Haurchefant we would get an injury which is only there in the cutscene and maybe some nice "debuff" in the Thordan fight to show that we are still not 100%? Thus making it even better that we can defeat him. Welp a girl can dream right?

[Dualgunner]

I am still not sure why exactly the Au Ra have no scars options..I so wanted to go as blind on one eye but since there is no scar it would not make much sense..Maybe give us some bloody bandages for different body parts so we can pretend that we are hurt? Like if we want to be hurt on our arm we can glamour a bandage there.

My workaround was aether screwed my eye up in the calamity.

[Lambdafish]

Just go to the aesthetician like I did (my big scar is from beating Bahamut), the game doesnt need to enforce these kinds of things for you to do them. Having said that, more injury options in the aesthetician is welcome

My workaround was aether screwed my eye up in the calamity.

...sorry...

[Beckett]

Only if it were toggleable. For me, there's a pretty big disconnect between my character in cutscenes, and my character hanging around the FC house with friends. I wouldn't mind seeing my character as battleworn when I'm killing gods with Thancred and Y'shtola, but I don't want to look all jacked up when I'm playing Triple Triad with my FC mates.

[Alleo]

Just go to the aesthetician like I did (my big scar is from beating Bahamut), the game doesnt need to enforce these kinds of things for you to do them. Having said that, more injury options in the aesthetician is welcome

Well sadly I as a Au Ra seems to not be allowed to even haves scars..*sob* Maybe it was too much work to have it look good with scales or maybe other reasons but I am still kinda sad that I cant have scars. I already choose the most adult face out of all the female options since I dont want to look cute all the time..some face scars or even a nice burn mark over one half of the side would have helped greatly. Yet all I can apply is the face paint. Its even more funny since the Xaela are warring tribes.

[Zojha]

(ohh! Nice scar you got there, I got a scar that look exactly the same here, look! There is another 1000000 people with the exact same scars as we do!).

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