China is getting wings

[Tayolynn]

Coming from someone who wanted wings for my character, those wing look rather... unappealing, even the outfit looks meh. It looks like it's lacking something for some reason, which allows me to feel that I can live without it. If they decide to bring it over to NA/EU, I might get it, but I won't beg for it.

[Kurogaea]

Not liking the way it effects the aesthetics and perception of the game is a perfectly logical reason whether you agree with it or not.

There is so many things that goes against this game's aesthetic, as if there is one to begin with. Looking at Azys Lla, Dragonia, Coerthas, Thanalan, with outfits like Thavnarian stuff, Shire gear in which looks like British Coats, Poetics gear that look like a tribute to Phantasy Star, ilvl 110 PvP gear that are literally based off animals, then you have Alexander Gear that literally has no relation to anything I can think of, meaning this is the closest to an aesthetic this game has gotten close to. In otherwords, there is no set aesthetic.

PS: This game is very focused on nostalgia, and we have characters in the FF series with Wings of all types, so in that sense it'd fit right in. Also, Yokai Watch, nuff said.

[KitingGenbu]

Keep in mind that you're aren't exactly getting the wings, but a body piece that has the wings on it. It more than likely wont be dyeable or account-wide.

[Kyuuen]

Though this is exactly whats happening. People don't want others to have it because they don't like the way it looks. If its in the game, its not wasting time, its literally just carrying over availability for items. No ones offended by it, no one can't give a logical reason as to why it shouldn't be in here, they're just hating the idea of it.

And here I am, along with a few others saying "So the **** what?"

And at the same time you don't get to choose what is or is not a good reason. If someone says they'd rather not see it in game for their personal preferences to lore or aesthetics, you don't get to choose that that is not good enough. They; just as you or I, pay/paid for this game and therefore also have equal share to discuss what they would/wouldn't like in the game, whatever their reasons.

Personally, I don't think they fit the aesthetics of XIV and would be potentially damaging to current lore. Maybe far in the future, but as of right now.. no, no thanks.

Got my threads mixed up

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If it's for looks, I think it looks tacky, bland, and altogether clunky. If it's for use; actual flight, no.. just no.

[Kurogaea]

And at the same time you don't get to choose what is or is not a good reason. If someone says they'd rather not see it in game for their personal preferences to lore or aesthetics, you don't get to choose that that is not good enough. They; just as you or I, pay/paid for this game and therefore also have equal share to discuss what they would/wouldn't like in the game, whatever their reasons.

Personally; as I've stated before in this thread, I don't think they fit the aesthetics of XIV and would be potentially damaging to current lore. Maybe far in the future, but as of right now.. no, no thanks.

Its already IN the game, just not for us. And I don't see anyone crying about the Flying Adamantoise mount. We literally have wings in our wedding cut-scenes! Doesn't fit into lore? That didn't stop them before now did it? Honestly this lore excuse is being abused for something as simple as a basic cosmetic item.



Where's the lore to this???

[Iromi]

Maybe that's because the "community" is not a hive mind and it's not the same people making both statements?

While not the OF community exactly, the reddit ffxiv community seems extremely hive minded ; ; I don't post there for that very reason..if you have a different opinion and express it politely, you'll get downvoted because people hive mind and can't read what a up/down vote is for. >.> So that aspect of the XIV community is hive minded >_<

[alimdia]

And at the same time you don't get to choose what is or is not a good reason. If someone says they'd rather not see it in game for their personal preferences to lore or aesthetics, you don't get to choose that that is not good enough. They; just as you or I, pay/paid for this game and therefore also have equal share to discuss what they would/wouldn't like in the game, whatever their reasons.

Personally, I don't think they fit the aesthetics of XIV and would be potentially damaging to current lore. Maybe far in the future, but as of right now.. no, no thanks.

And people don't get to choose what should or shouldn't be added to the game, it's fine to not like it, it's not fine to ridicule others and actively request against it disregarding other people.

Have some respect for the other people playing this game who don't share your opinion.

[Yurimi]

I won't be buying them if they do come out on the NA/JP/EU servers but I dont really care if they come out. Those who reach for the whole but it doesnt fit the lore/aesthetics, that argument is easily countered with "Yokai Watch". You can say you personally dislike the look and that is a valid argument but SE has shown that FFXIV has no dedicated aesthetic and when it comes to cosmetic items they do not care about lore so using either of these is not a satisfactory argument.

[Atoli]

And people don't get to choose what should or shouldn't be added to the game

Actually, they do. We only got the Chinese Dress in the JP/NA/EU version of the game because everyone whined so much about it being exclusive.
The devs, as weird as that may sound to some, actually DO listen to the players, at least if it is obviously a big part of the community speaking.

So I hope we do not get these wingsuits because enough people say how tacky and bad they look and that we do not want them except for a few people.

[Kyuuen]

Its already IN the game, just not for us. And I don't see anyone crying about the Flying Adamantoise mount. We literally have wings in our wedding cut-scenes! Doesn't fit into lore? That didn't stop them before now did it? Honestly this lore excuse is being abused for something as simple as a basic cosmetic item.

Where's the lore to this???

Post was edited just before you posted this.

Anyways, there were people against the turtle mount, I was one of them. To this day I still don't have one and have no intention of getting one.

As to the wedding wings, still think they look like crap, don't know why they are there, and quite frankly wish they weren't as people are going to use that as some baseless justification for adding things just for having them, lore be damned.

And people don't get to choose what should or shouldn't be added to the game, it's fine to not like it, it's not fine to ridicule others and actively request against it disregarding other people.

Have some respect for the other people playing this game who don't share your opinion.

I'm sorry did I ridicule someone somewhere in my post, or are you just speaking in general?