SE: Please show MCH some love in Stormblood

[Katana190]

The AST card holder is literally just a recoulered version of the original... But the colour always goes well with the weapon you have, while MCH lunchbox stays the same, which is kinda lame. I'd like for them to at least do what they do with AST's card holder but with MCH's lunchbox.

[loreleidiangelo]

The AST card holder is literally just a recoulered version of the original... But the colour always goes well with the weapon you have, while MCH lunchbox stays the same, which is kinda lame. I'd like for them to at least do what they do with AST's card holder but with MCH's lunchbox.

Yeah, I mentioned that I support the OP, just figured I'd condense a little QoL wish of my own into it too in case a GM is reading. It'd be nice to have a toggle for card scabbard kinda like the GB toggle, is all.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

As both a functional and visual change:

Scrap the Gauss Barrel model, change it to Gauss Mode, and add lights, or perhaps change the color of the light on the aetherotransformer so that people know it's active. If it's a concern that people would not know if it's being used, I would cite things such as the Monk's "Fist" stances, Cleric Stance, and Wanderer's Minuet, which all are vital stances for their jobs but don't carry any extra graphical models that detract from the weapons or aesthetics of them.

[Sylve]

The aether converter and gauss barrel are items given to us by the Skysteel manufactory,only place to get one and we are (story-wise) one of only a few MCH. The guns found in various dungeons or other methods are just that,guns. When we pair them with our unique tools makes us a MCH. I also would love it to have custom designs,but it seems like lore reasons keep them as they are.

Pfft, Just give us a small quest that has the MCH change the 'cover' on the Aether Converter. Same internal hardware, different box.

Be a bit like changing phone covers back in the day :P

As for the Gauss Barrel, There is no reason we can't have the lore reflect that the core of the Gauss Barrel can be placed into a different outer shell for aesthetic purposes. In this, it's similar to an ASTs card holder or Bards quiver, The external appearance doesn't change the function of the arrows or cards stored within. The base function of the Gauss Barrel would be handled by a specific mechanism at its core, with the outer shell merely an interchangeable protective cover.

[RhaegarFFXIFenrir]

I just use the /gbarrel command. Unfortunately, it only affects what I see, but all I really need is the buff to know it's active....and well, if I don't notice the buff on/off whether or not if I'm casting my ws is a pretty surefire way to know my gbarrel status! lol

I'd rather not have gbarrel or aether converter than have them the way they are currently. They just feel like they were tacked on last minute during the MCH design. The barrel doesn't match most of the guns stylistically, hell, it doesnt even line up properly with a lot of models. The converter is static and boring...I'd hide it in a second if I had the option.

At a minimum, both of these items should be looked at for any weapon whose tooltip has a "blue" or "violet" background.

[Ghastly]

I'd be down with this. Can ASTs get an option to turn off their stupid duel deck, too, without hiding the star globe? I hate the "card scabbard" or whatever it's called; I have no idea why it was implemented because it just looks bad IMO.

I agree with this, it's so unnecessary for ast to have that card thing on the side, the cards are already circling the globe.
For mch I just want an option to make gauss barrel invisible like they made paladin shield invisible or some kind of visor or something to make it invisible...

[Ama_Hamada]

As both a functional and visual change:

Scrap the Gauss Barrel model, change it to Gauss Mode, and add lights, or perhaps change the color of the light on the aetherotransformer so that people know it's active. If it's a concern that people would not know if it's being used, I would cite things such as the Monk's "Fist" stances, Cleric Stance, and Wanderer's Minuet, which all are vital stances for their jobs but don't carry any extra graphical models that detract from the weapons or aesthetics of them.

this, also /gbarrel command, does not change what others see, so it makes it pointless

[DaikiKiyoshi]

this, also /gbarrel command, does not change what others see, so it makes it pointless

I would hardly call it pointless. It's a big step up from not being able to hide it at all.

[Ama_Hamada]

I would hardly call it pointless. It's a big step up from not being able to hide it at all.

try saying that to people if they made the glamor system like that, only you see it...

They shouldn't even made the gbarrel like that, as the quote I quoted showed some ideas how it should of been handled.

As both a functional and visual change:

Scrap the Gauss Barrel model, change it to Gauss Mode, and add lights, or perhaps change the color of the light on the aetherotransformer so that people know it's active. If it's a concern that people would not know if it's being used, I would cite things such as the Monk's "Fist" stances, Cleric Stance, and Wanderer's Minuet, which all are vital stances for their jobs but don't carry any extra graphical models that detract from the weapons or aesthetics of them.

Also I am finding it annoying you try to find me to disagree with me about anything I say.

[SaitoHikari]

this, also /gbarrel command, does not change what others see, so it makes it pointless

I'm pretty sure you've got bigger problems if you're running content with people that actually care enough to notice that attachment on your gun.