The New Sage Icon, Thoughts?

[ViolaLance]

Hmm. Aichmophobia (spikes / sharp points) comes to mind more than Trypophobia in the aspect of the link. In the end, it is a subtle change based on probably a collection between two groups involved with the game (testers/players and developers).

But seeing the screen shot of the weapons and bits of play through the revealing, Trypanophobia (needles / syringes) would probably start to get triggered more than the icon triggers anything.

Mainly cause the icons are often not seen in game unless actively needing to have them seen (buying weapons, purposely looking for them) versus that the syringe/ needle type weapons. Which show a very medical type design and maneuvering to them. Meaning you're being in combat / encounters more then seeing the icons.

While the class is a healer. There is a unique element to it.
Change the green to red and on the icon, more will see the syringe / spikes. Focus on the aspect that Sage has an orchestra conductor meets a medical doctor combination, and the weapons now feel more threatening floating around to make precise healing/damaging injections to who the sage deems fit worthy of their time.

Sage is like William Defoe from Boondocks Saints became Dr. Monroe, but instead of beasts its giant sentient syringes.

Hmm. Might be a class to really look into now.

[TeraRamis]

I'm a person repulsed by those 'holes in hands' Photoshops you run into now and again, and the original icon provoked absolutely zero reaction. I think this was a pretty clear-cut issue of people complaining just to complain. Get a grip.

[KizuyaKatogami]

I'm a person repulsed by those 'holes in hands' Photoshops you run into now and again, and the original icon provoked absolutely zero reaction. I think this was a pretty clear-cut issue of people complaining just to complain. Get a grip.

Unfortunately this seems like just the beginning. Give these people an inch they’ll take a yard. Who knows what other things on game now will start to trigger them and they’ll need to be pandered to yet again.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I'm a person repulsed by those 'holes in hands' Photoshops you run into now and again, and the original icon provoked absolutely zero reaction. I think this was a pretty clear-cut issue of people complaining just to complain. Get a grip.

You have many posts like that on here.

It's so funny to me how intolerant people are. All this over a job icon....

Literally nothing else has been changed.

[Kozh]

Huh I'm actually surprised the complaints come from jp fanbase, considering Japan's art is no stranger to pattern that resulted in "holes".

I have trypophobia but I really can't see how the old sage icon triggers it. The holes are very low in number (4, in fact one of them are not closed circles) and quite big enough.

Oh well what's done is done. I dislike the new icon, doesn't even feels like a sage. Should have been more symmetrical or perhaps form a half halo. If anything, one thing that I got from thing whole thing is that they really listen to the jp side fanbase lol. Not that weird considering this is Japanese game, but it's kinda envious.

[Axxion]

Im cool with the change

[TeraRamis]

You have many posts like that on here.

It's so funny to me how intolerant people are. All this over a job icon....

Literally nothing else has been changed.

I have a very low pain threshold when it comes to stupidity.

[Lauront]

I'm a person repulsed by those 'holes in hands' Photoshops you run into now and again, and the original icon provoked absolutely zero reaction. I think this was a pretty clear-cut issue of people complaining just to complain. Get a grip.

Ditto, no reaction from this.

[Jandor]

Unfortunately this seems like just the beginning.

Does it? Why?

[KizuyaKatogami]

Does it? Why?

Because typically in these situations you give them an inch they’ll take a yard and expect their every whim to be addressed and pandered to them.Fact of the matter is, they shouldve either done a poll to gauge everyones thoughts on the matter since it was such a minority complaining about it, or they shouldve just done it behind the scenes. As of right now it just looks like a scummy pr move.