Pet egi implemenatation is a little bit clunky?

[SuperZay]

So we'll have to change the appearance of pets through text commands which we'll have to reasearch and remember from outside sources.

Like, really?..

Sure, it's better to have clunky text commands than no at all, but many months after this feature was announced I'd expect some more convinient use, like, I don't know...

Right clicking the pet and selecting Change Appearance from sub-menu?
Some UI options in Pets menu?

I really hope text is just a temporary measure because devs lack time, and we are not actually stuck with it well into 4.0.

[DarkblueMateria227]

I was thinking of just creating a macro, and placing it in your hotbar to add a glamour to your egi. It's just one button push away.

That's what I would think you would need to do.

[Eloah]

If you think about it most of the things we can adjust are done through text commands, head gear display, weapon display, stance changes, emotes, NA status, the list goes on. If you think about it its a cosmetic change, similar to the gauss barrel display, and DRK aura, those us text commands as well so is semi makes sense. We'll just have to wait and see, it might be easier than you think. Maybe something like /egicaster ramuh, /egitank carbuncle red, /egimelee shiva.

[GMERC]

A little early to whine, isn't it? Can you at least wait until you know what a system is in practice before complaining?

[Ragology]

A little early to whine, isn't it? Can you at least wait until you know what a system is in practice before complaining?

Much like how good healers precast their spells, good whiners precast their complaint threads.

[SuperZay]

I didn't expected anything other than the usual white knightning though.
Asking for QoL tweaks is BAD.

[CookieMonsta]

eh, better than nothing, I suspect there is a serious issue with spaghetti/inherited code that is truly preventing a fleshed out Egi glam system.

[JunseiKei]

Right clicking the pet and selecting Change Appearance from sub-menu?
Some UI options in Pets menu?

Considering you need to de-summon and then re-summon the Egi, I could see where using text commands are more suitable. Adding it as part of the drop-down menu when right clicking could interfere with someone trying unsummon or mark their pet (even though I don't know anyone that uses this in fights, it could still be a reason behind the decision why it was not done) during a fight.

Or simply because only one job currently has this and making a 'fleshed out' glamouring system is simply not a priority. They may be waiting to see how many people use it and/or consider fleshing it out more and adding to other jobs where applicable if it becomes truly popular in the long run (faeries and SCH; turrets and MCH; other jobs in the future, if they are put in, like beastmaster). Right now, it's a new thing of fancy that will have rampant use that will sharply drop when people return to their mains (much like SMN at the beginning of 3.0).

If you think about it most of the things we can adjust are done through text commands, head gear display, weapon display, stance changes, emotes, NA status, the list goes on. If you think about it its a cosmetic change, similar to the gauss barrel display, and DRK aura, those us text commands as well so is semi makes sense. We'll just have to wait and see, it might be easier than you think. Maybe something like /egicaster ramuh, /egitank carbuncle red, /egimelee shiva.

[Evangela]

It sucks. I want to see Summoners get a real pet system that we can level them up and write AI for them.

[Rinuko]

tbh i was hoping for new egi's or even able to glam my titan to titan minion look. But all we got was 3 reskined carbys