Square what happend? Relic designs

[Youkulm]

i still use the zeta relic for my bard because its the best looking bow in the whole game same with my PLD/WHM/SCH/SMN

Same. I still use my Zetas. Nothing has looked better since them.

[Shougun]

I thought they looked decent, minus the glow, which I'm not really partial for in a general sense lol. I feel SE hits with maximum glow settings every time the things rank up lol. I hope they can find some more subtle glows (like in the sense the final weapon has activity but only to supplement the design and not "be the design").

For example the brotherhood sword in FFX is neat, if you imagine the "glow" for that weapon would simply be the sword bubbling and rippling about as if, or more like "because it", was made of water and dripping. The sword wouldn't be this huge glow. I imagine such intentional designs would take more time, but just my thought on them. More subdued and 'purposeful' animations. Maybe an eye on the shield moves about, or a katana glows red and dark through combat and then after a little while "drinks up" and sucks the purple/red energy and coloration up into the hilt (rated T version of a blood thirsty katana lol). Sun beams occasionally peer onto the sword of a Paladin while it gleams and radiates even in the dark. Animated tree staff for whm, perhaps that loses leaves as your mp % goes down. Weapons flaring up with energy when using a skill (but not as a 24/7 big glow).

Whatever, doesn't have to be a function response (like the mp %)- just stuff that kind of fits the vibe of the item and has a bit of story to it. Sure maybe the axe has something to do with rage so red fire is sort of in line, like dark knight with dark energy, but it's so big and screaming "I GLOW" that I find it's difficult to ascribe too much of a purpose beyond that it glows because it glows.

[hobostew]

The knuckles and the katana look like off-brand glowing suzaku weapons

[Vahlnir]

The knuckles and the katana look like off-brand glowing suzaku weapons

Yeah, I know someone who basically said the same thing about the SAM weapon. They were disappointed.

[Vickii]

I thought they looked decent, minus the glow, which I'm not really partial for in a general sense lol. I feel SE hits with maximum glow settings every time the things rank up lol. I hope they can find some more subtle glows (like in the sense the final weapon has activity but only to supplement the design and not "be the design").

For example the brotherhood sword in FFX is neat, if you imagine the "glow" for that weapon would simply be the sword bubbling and rippling about as if, or more like "because it", was made of water and dripping. The sword wouldn't be this huge glow. I imagine such intentional designs would take more time, but just my thought on them. More subdued and 'purposeful' animations. Maybe an eye on the shield moves about, or a katana glows red and dark through combat and then after a little while "drinks up" and sucks the purple/red energy and coloration up into the hilt (rated T version of a blood thirsty katana lol). Sun beams occasionally peer onto the sword of a Paladin while it gleams and radiates even in the dark. Animated tree staff for whm, perhaps that loses leaves as your mp % goes down. Weapons flaring up with energy when using a skill (but not as a 24/7 big glow).

Whatever, doesn't have to be a function response (like the mp %)- just stuff that kind of fits the vibe of the item and has a bit of story to it. Sure maybe the axe has something to do with rage so red fire is sort of in line, like dark knight with dark energy, but it's so big and screaming "I GLOW" that I find it's difficult to ascribe too much of a purpose beyond that it glows because it glows.

Have you seen the crafter relics? They are quite nice.. the base uses the DRG blue dragon effect, and the main part has a dragon scale/mirrors effect, like you are saying here they glow but it’s related to the design.

[Duskane]

I think they are all pretty good

besides Bard looks like some bed frame

[Deceptus]

i still use the zeta relic for my bard because its the best looking bow in the whole game same with my PLD/WHM/SCH/SMN

ShadowBringers: Lets make this whole expansion be about Light

Curana Nexus / Holy Shield Nexus: You rang? (hell, most of the nexus weapons in general are super light charged)

[TaleraRistain]

What do you mean? Of course I adore my tree branch! /s

[MicahZerrshia]

Same. I still use my Zetas. Nothing has looked better since them.

Same here. They have gone a little off the wall with glow effects in all the relics since them. I love how the 2.x relic glows were more subtle and enhanced the design instead of completely overshadowing it with bad particle effects.

These ones are hit or miss. The dnc sans the glow and blm are by far the best. I was going to do both but I am not running ST another 15 times and I am not running mhach and ivalice 36 times...each.

[Ryaz]

The knuckles and the katana look like off-brand glowing suzaku weapons

I actually like the katana. I like the black/red with the red hot blade. Hoping the final form will be a bit more unique, though.

Anything has got to be better than that mess that was Eureka's final forms.