Patch 4.5─A Requiem for Heroes Special Site Now Live

[CaptainLagbeard]

Hoping for this as well. At the very least, it's encouraging to see that Masked Carnivale is intended to be something you do on a weekly basis. I was worried it would be a one-time challenge, and then BLU would be left with nothing to do after "mastering" the job.

I do hope that in addition to the weekly rewards, there are achievements that provide unique BLU-related rewards like titles/minions/mounts.

BLU is more of a minigame anyways than an actual class as it currently exists.



On the topic of the armor, looking at them closely, I'm not 100% sure the Highlander is the DRG, it might be intended as a MNK set with the armored gauntlets and boots. But the extra armor in the design compared to the other DPS could also very well be a sign of DRG...

If it isn't, it would be the Midlander, the helm being identical to the Tank set. Or the looking closely at the shirt of the Au Ra, it appears to be a breastplate... That'd be a twist that it turns out to be the DRG one.

[Rokke]

With the exception of the helmets, I actually think the gear is pretty cool. The whm sets colors are eeeeeh but the other ones are nice

[Vespar]

The only decent looking one to me personally, is the one the Au'Ra female on the left is wearing. I seriously hope that one is the aiming gear.
Here's hoping the raid gear based off XII's designs looks better.

[Nyvara]

Is that meant to be sarcastic or...?

Those aren't robes. They're tunics with pants and boots clearly visible. If you consider every top that hangs below the waist to be a robe then no wonder some people think that casters get "nothing but robes." By that definition, every class in the game gets nothing but "robes."

yeah..but robes can be short as well. I suppose it's all in the words you use. I would have liked to see caster get jackets like the other classes.

The sets are nice though!

Hey maybe they made the sets ALL Classes!

LOL

More ugly gear again. That seems like the SB theme, lol

I have a theory why gear tends to be so...flamboyant? Eorzea used to be all elezen so much so that's the native language at least written. So it makes sense that folks would adopt elezen fashion too. Which I think in the lore some place is described as loud and obnoxious er I mean flamboyant!

[Nalien]

Masked Carnivale has me interested... I do hope that's something they'll build upon over time... I have always wished for more casual content like Wondrous Tails to do on a weekly basis...

My only concern is that Hunt points make for a pretty lackluster reward, I do wish they'd do more with that currency... But the bonus that presumably comes from beating within the ideal completion time? That could be interesting, and the concept adds a bit more depth to the content hopefully...

It's kind of odd actually... I've gone from wanting Blue Mage to be a regular Job, to wanting regular Jobs to get their own version of the Masked Carnivale... Might be a stretch for some Jobs, but I could see puzzle fights like this being rather fun... Could highlight some lesser used aspects of current Jobs; Ninja actually getting stealth gameplay perhaps. Guess one can just redo the Rogue quests with New Game+ in the future, but it would be nice to have something a bit more tailored and challenging... Thief could always be a Limited Job with the same concept too though, I guess...

[Cincierta]

Tired of this designer we had since hw that can only design robes and buttcapes.

I'm suddenly reminded of Dynasty Warrior's Online buttcapes we had. One set had three flags on prongs that directly stuck out of your butt.

...you don't think the same guy was hired by SE, do you?

[Hestzhyen]

The gear looks alright. I'm okay with long tunic/coat style stuff, though looks like healers got the short end of the stick this time by having the potato preview the gear. Cautiously optimistic that it's a long top and not an actual dress. Like another poster said I hope the final Ivalice gear set is good looking because most of SB has been pretty bleh from a gear standpoint. Ugly armor, buttcapes, dresses, and baffling color schemes everywhere.

As for the dungeon itself, I'm excited to see where we're going. I expect another corridor but if we're going through the middle of a ferocious battle... that would be pretty friggin awesome.

I'm not a BLU purist so I'm hopeful that it's special systems and leveling are as fun as they sound. SE has a pretty bad track record of promising fun but failing to actually deliver it...

[Nihility]

Masked Carnivale has me interested... I do hope that's something they'll build upon over time... I have always wished for more casual content like Wondrous Tails to do on a weekly basis...

My only concern is that Hunt points make for a pretty lackluster reward, I do wish they'd do more with that currency... But the bonus that presumably comes from beating within the ideal completion time? That could be interesting, and the concept adds a bit more depth to the content hopefully...

It's kind of odd actually... I've gone from wanting Blue Mage to be a regular Job, to wanting regular Jobs to get their own version of the Masked Carnivale... Might be a stretch for some Jobs, but I could see puzzle fights like this being rather fun... Could highlight some lesser used aspects of current Jobs; Ninja actually getting stealth gameplay perhaps. Guess one can just redo the Rogue quests with New Game+ in the future, but it would be night to have something a bit more tailored and challenging...

it is level 50 content so level 50 rewards make sense.
considering that list of masked carnival events in the left side we may see some serious additions to allied seals vendors with blue mage introduction

[Iscah]

Both hyur have the same style

The roe and the elezen are wearing the same style

Both Hyur and the Roegadyn have the same style. The Elezen has more similarities with the Au Ra.

Look again at each of the things I listed earlier.
1. The collar shape
2. The placement of metal decorations and contrast-colour edging on the chest piece
3. The shape of the belt, and the decorative pattern on it
4. The shape of the skirt
5. The pattern on the hem

6. Additionally I've noticed that each outfit has a hanging "shield" on their hip. The Elezen's is on the left hip; the other three have it on the right.



I've also noticed now that (by my reckoning of the classes) while the coat designs don't follow the usual "one design for fending/maiming, another for striking/scouting" pattern.... the gloves, boots and probably the pants do.

The Elezen and Highlander have gauntlets and long boots with metal plates on the top of the foot.

The Roegadyn and Midlander have leather gloves and short lace-up boots. They also have some kind of white skirt under the surcoat but over the pants - we'll have to wait and see which part of the outfit it's attached to, but I'm guessing it's the pants - because the Highlander doesn't have it despite being otherwise the same.



But if all this explanation doesn't convince you, then let's turn this the other way around.

What are you seeing that makes you say the Roegadyn and Elezen have the same costume? Ignore the colour. What elements of the shape are the same for those two, and different to the others? Are you just expecting that there must be two pairs of matching outfits, and not considering that there might be three with the same?




...and now to wait for this frustratingly restrictive forum system to let me post again. A great design for killing conversations. :/

[Derio]

SB gear in general has been very poor outside of Artifact gear. Hopefully SHB will have better designs.

Still super excited for the patch though