So glamour plates are dumber than anticipated...

[Hasrat]

My biggest gripe was not being able to remove the glamours at all. I just wanted to apply one to a single caster job, but now I have to apply something to all of them to not look janky (or carry around a pile of dispellers when I want it off).

[Bongaboi]

I have not even set up my glamours yet because of the amateur hour emergency maint that is apparently taking place.

[Dusk_Shardveil]

My biggest gripe was not being able to remove the glamours at all. I just wanted to apply one to a single caster job, but now I have to apply something to all of them to not look janky (or carry around a pile of dispellers when I want it off).

I agree, there should be a plate ZERO or something to restore your gear to its original state.

The only use for this that I've seen is that you can create standard template ensembles, glamour your gear all at once, and save on prisms when doing the same glamour on different clothing. In the end you'll spend less on prisms because of it, and you'll save some time not having to apply the glam on each individual piece of gear but its usefulness is still limited.

I REALLY would like it to accept armoire/event item gear too. >.< I mix and match with that stuff all the time and that certainly cuts the usefulness of the new feature considerably.

[Belhi]

I agree, there should be a plate ZERO or something to restore your gear to its original state.

The only use for this that I've seen is that you can create standard template ensembles, glamour your gear all at once, and save on prisms when doing the same glamour on different clothing. In the end you'll spend less on prisms because of it, and you'll save some time not having to apply the glam on each individual piece of gear but its usefulness is still limited.

I REALLY would like it to accept armoire/event item gear too. >.< I mix and match with that stuff all the time and that certainly cuts the usefulness of the new feature considerably.

It is supposed to be able to access the stuff in your armoire without needing to put that stuff in your dresser.

This is genuinely disappointing...

SE tends to introduce new systems then build on them like they did with the perform function. I wouldn't be too quick to give up on this system already. There are potential changes that could greatly improve the system. Hell even a bunch more plates would make the system far more viable for people with a lot of jobs levelled.

[Iscah]

I agree, there should be a plate ZERO or something to restore your gear to its original state.

I think perhaps what it would need is a "dispel glamour" item that you can place onto any slot in the glamour plate, that removes glamour from that slot's equipped gear when the plate is applied.

[SpiritMuse]

I REALLY would like it to accept armoire/event item gear too. >.< I mix and match with that stuff all the time and that certainly cuts the usefulness of the new feature considerably.

It doesn't need to, you can use stuff out of the armoire directly in glamour plates. There's a button at the bottom of the window to switch you back and forth.

[FoxyAreku]

Wait so you actually can make the classes of the same gear look different? Did I do something wrong then? Because I put something on my white mage and it overwrote what my scholar was wearing.

Edit: Fiddled with it more and yeah it's not working, how are you guys doing it?

Edit 2: Ah...I get it, and understand the thread now. You have to manually select the glamour along with changing your class. Yeah this is stupid and disappointing. It doesn't even seem to support dyes :|

[OskarXCI]

Yeah, this is not working the way I was hoping. As the OP said, don't overwrite our existing glamours. Let the Glamour Plate be an overlay that has a higher priority than normal glamours.

With this system, I think we need at least 20 plates and the ability to change plates outside of city-states.

All of this could have been much easier and better if FFXIV used the glamour system of Xenoblade X (or the Fashion Gear as they call it in that game). Each playable character has an extra set of equipment slots that overrides the appearance of the normal equipment slots. Have that as a base and expand from that.

Edit 2: Ah...I get it, and understand the thread now. You have to manually select the glamour along with changing your class. Yeah this is stupid and disappointing. It doesn't even seem to support dyes :|

You can make a macro that changes your gear set and glamour plate at the same time.

/gearset change X Y

X = the number on the gear set you want to change into
Y = the glamour plate you want to use

You can also add

/macroicon "X" gearset

so the macro icon is the job/class icon.

[FoxyAreku]

Yeah, this is not working the way I was hoping. As the OP said, don't overwrite our existing glamours. Let the Glamour Plate be an overlay that has a higher priority than normal glamours.

With this system, I think we need at least 20 plates and the ability to change plates outside of city-states.

All of this could have been much easier and better if FFXIV used the glamour system of Xenoblade X (or the Fashion Gear as they call it in that game). Each playable character has an extra set of equipment slots that overrides the appearance of the normal equipment slots. Have that as a base and expand from that.



You can make a macro that changes your gear set and glamour plate at the same time.

/gearset change X Y

X = the number on the gear set you want to change into
Y = the glamour plate you want to use

You can also add

/macroicon "X" gearset

so the macro icon is the job/class icon.

Might do that, thanks for the info.