FFXIV Sneak peek inside Job Weapon skills

[Dawiichan]

thats my biggest problem with WARs animation. it looks weightless and not very "slam/smash/bang" which is exactly what i think of when i think of the words MRD/WAR and the way the class itself looks in its armour.

as for MNK, perhaps im biased but i dont think capoira is a very pretty to look at martial art. this WS looks like a cheesy and non flashy fusion of a chinese art and capoire, just not my taste.

Yes, because a skill called Steel Cyclone should slam, smash and/or bang.

Sorry, when I think of metal and a strong force of wind I think cut.

Though I do agree with the person that said the axe did not feel heavy enough. When I think of someone flinging an axe high up in the air, I think of someone using the momentum of the axe after a strong delayed slash. Maybe cause a bit of delay in the movements and make him end it with holding the axe on one hand towards the back and not being as high, or at least not as easy as he made it seem to be.

For Monk, I thought it looked sick. Only potential problem I see is the animation lock, but considering the combo bonus renders the target to be unable to use weapon skills after using pounce which stuns, I'd say in PvP it won't be affected much and in PvE the side affect is pretty deadly.

Edit: Looking at it again, the warrior is using both hands which would make it easier. Maybe the amount of spins and/or the speed of the spins would fix the fact that it seems like a very light axe.

[Tahldon]

I really don't get how a statement of opinions turn into this big war every time around here. People can't seem to agree to disagree.

Either way, I felt like the Monk's Weapon-Skill animation was pretty awesome. Being as though the Monk is supposed to be a master of martial arts, I pretty much expect to see flashy moves like this as well as even better moves. When I think monk, I think radical movements because, simply put, they're using their bodies as weapons. It needs to look good, otherwise it'd be kind of boring like PUG's "Pummel".

Also, the Warrior's weapon skill seemed kind of normal to me, nothing really to phone home about, but it still looks good. Being as though the Warrior is based around "Brawn" rather than "Speed, Strength, and Agility" like the Monk, I don't expect him to be doing any crazy flips or anything, so that spin jump works just fine.

These are really good, Devs, can't wait to see more!

Edit: For the record, there is no Capoeira in that Monk's Weapon-Skill. I've seen that method of getting up from the ground in a number of games. One such example being Chun-Li's Level 3 Hyper Combo from Marvel vs Capcom 3. Watch the last (0:45 second mark) part of this video and you'll see the same method of getting up after a powerful kicking combo. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE63z...eature=related

Also to note, Cammy uses this same method to recover from a knock-down in the Street Fighter IV series.

[Searious]

oh yeah i know all too well the crappyness of that animation.
the new one is only a change of pace in my opinion, nothing to be proud of showing off though.

I have a feeling you'd say that no matter what the new animation looked like.

These are vast improvements over the old skills. I'm just hoping every weapons skill gets it's own animation instead of the same one for each move.

[Dreadnought]

"Know your place"? Seriously...?

Who do you think you are? Certainly nobody in ANY position to tell another person what they can and can't like, and definitely not the authority on what looks good and what doesn't.

Stop pushing your opinion as fact.

that was in response to this

EDIT for your edit:
Again, remove both of your eyepatches

im not blind, i stated my opinion of the flashy ness of the WSs being less than what i was expecting and they decided to tell me i was wrong, i then used the WS they gave and then removed from LNC as my example of flashy which by all means was more flashy, and was still told i was wrong. i can be catty too.

Says the man that thinks that a simple jump is better animated than what we have seen in the video

what simple jump are you talking about? have you never seen the LNC WS that was added at 1.19? it wasnt just a simple jump you damn moron. it had light effects on top of an elaborate animation.
i by no means have to like or approve of these WSs. i already stated i think the MNK one was pretty cool but lacked sparkles. the WAR one is just not impressive and pales in comparison to the LNC ability im talking about.

and as far as pushing my opinions as fact, again, i can be just as catty as that bitch trying to tell me i need to like both these animations completely for what they are, which i dont have to.
second of all, anything less than the aesthetics of FFXIs skill animations is sub par, how can any of you deny that? its mind boggling.

[Dreadnought]

I have a feeling you'd say that no matter what the new animation looked like.

These are vast improvements over the old skills. I'm just hoping every weapons skill gets it's own animation instead of the same one for each move.

this is untrue as i had a fondness of a one or two WS animations introduced in 1.19.

im not negative for the sake of it, im negative because i dont practice a filter when i feel i dont need to. i genuinely am not blown away by either of these while a handful of people are pretty much going "OH MY GOD /JAW DROP OMFG I CANT BELIEVE IT /SIEZURE" and i just think really? how are you gonna handle the even cooler more elaborate effects that will be added in the games future if you can barely keep your panties dry as it is?

[Andrien]

Animation lock is nothing new, they are always there in other games. My suggestion is to learn the proper time to execute them, which is nothing new IMO. It shouldn't be a problem at all in the new graphic engine the dev team is so confident in.



About this silly argument about which WS has more "sparkles" ...... You're entitle of your own opinions and I respect that. I'm entitle of my own and I think they're both "fabulous" Do we have an understanding? I sure hope you do understand.. (this is addressed to Dreadnought)

[Biggs]

Every one of these animation could just be your war simulating playing ball-in-a-cup or doing the macerena, and they would still be better then the ones we have now.

[Andrien]

Every one of these animation could just be your war simulating playing ball-in-a-cup or doing the macerena, and they would still be better then the ones we have now.

Hmmm... A Macerena /emote would be cool I think.

[Bowen]

edit: know your place. you have tacky taste.

If you are being serious, I have only one thing to say to you:
BETCH PLZ

[Gramul]

[...] people are pretty much going "OH MY GOD /JAW DROP OMFG I CANT BELIEVE IT /SIEZURE" and i just think really? how are you gonna handle the even cooler more elaborate effects that will be added in the games future if you can barely keep your panties dry as it is?

I'm guessing they'll be even more pleased?

i wasnt trolling anyone, [...]

know your place. you have tacky taste.

...Um...no. That is not what someone who doesn't troll others would exactly say.