[S]uggestion: Additional NieR Ideas

[AngeliouxRein]

But haven’t we received a wealth of Final Fantasy reference and crossover? It feels like almost ever time they add a boss (or other content) or raid it’s some sort of nod to an old final fantasy game… Or at least that’s the impression I see on the forums and Twitter. Wasn’t the level 70s based on an old final fantasy story?

[TaleraRistain]

But haven’t we received a wealth of Final Fantasy reference and crossover? It feels like almost ever time they add a boss (or other content) or raid it’s some sort of nod to an old final fantasy game… Or at least that’s the impression I see on the forums and Twitter. Wasn’t the level 70s based on an old final fantasy story?

They are and we have but there's more they can integrate in than having to keep advertising another game in this one.

[whitemoonflower]

Just wanted to say thank you for bringing up the 9s set. It was baffling to me that they decided to not give males a male equivalent glamour and instead just gave us the feminine 2b glamour and called it a day. Guess it’s just more gender bias in the end since yoshi p only plays female characters

Glad to help. My partner, a MNK main, was excitedly anticipating a 9S set only to be met with that singular remninscent healing set—something neither of us find right or reasonable. 9S is just as much the main character as 2B. SEGA was willing to make both sets available (along with a female variant of 9S’ set) for PSO2; I see no reason why SE can’t. Let’s hope they reconsider.

[whitemoonflower]

I am still upset that the YoRHa Type 51 gear is so different between males and females, I have been wanting the male versions of YoRHa Type-51 Jacket of Fending and YoRHa Type-51 Robe of Casting so badly for my character ever since I saw the preview images for it on the lodestone. Imagine my disappointment when I try them on and it looks completely different. And there being a 2B coffer but no 9S one is odd.

It’s not so much the variation but a lack of utilization that seems to be the issue. It would’ve been nice to see more variation in the male versions of the Type-53 Halfrobe of Healing/Casting and Obsolete Android’s Halfrobe of Healing/Casting, but I understand how being unable to utilize them is frustrating. And the lack of a 9S coffer only furthered this frustration in many.

[whitemoonflower]

I think this would be a perfect addition for the next round of PvP rewards for next Series. I've wanted the weapons ever since I heard there was going to be a Nier crossover and was hoping they'd be in the 24mans even though we don't usually get weapons (or even weapon skins) for that.

I’d actually prefer this instead of just dumping them into the Gold Saucer.

[Avalon304]

Id much rather see them actually put effort into the Pod mounts... the animations look terrible when youre running along the ground... and they dont look much better when flying. The recycled swining animation from the raids looks awful. Id much rather thye put effort into something like a Flight Unit as a mount than to reskin an already lazy port of a mount.

[ty_taurus]

I'm in total agreement. In general, I feel that Endwalker has been really nice so far about giving out FFIV related items. Some of them are cash shop related like the Lunar Whale and the Wind-Up Palom and Porom minions, but we've also seen gear for 4 of the FFIV characters as tomestone rewards, and I think it would be cool to see that continue with each new tomestone tier along with more FFIV themed rewards. I was really hoping to see more of this with FFVIII and NieR during Shadowbringers, but it felt like a lot of untapped potential was missed on both fronts. As mentioned, there are already a bunch of assets in the game that could be made available to us. Seeing the Pod mount get released, I'm really hoping to see some of the other existing content make it's way into the game. To add onto some of the points...

1. With the weapons in particular, I feel like this could be a really solid crafted weapons category that we could add not only for existing jobs, but future jobs as well. NieR is a highly liked aesthetic, as having something that we can add to over time so that new jobs can benefit from that aesthetic would be a really good addition to the game. I'd also add the particle effects around the weapons like the gold circle that 2B, 9S, and 2P have on their weapons as well.

2. It honestly feels odd to me that 9S' gear is literally in the game, but is not accessible. I wouldn't say the Healer set looks like 9S at all either. The jacket is similar, but the pants just look like the calfskin rider's bottoms. You could theoretically make something much closer using the scouting or striking bottoms with the healer top, but oh wait, we're not allowed to glamour across roles. I was genuinely expecting 9S' gear in Puppet's Bunker and A2's in Paradigm, but they seemed to leave her out.

3. I'd be on board. Though it feels like players should be able to change the color of hair accessories on all hairstyles.

4. I was also expecting this to come out and was surprised it didn't.

Also, I know a lot of players would appreciate the flight unit mount.

[TheGrimace]

I'd like to see equipment sets added based on Adolescent, Young, and Father Nier.

And yeah, an Emil head would be pretty boss.

[whitemoonflower]

Id much rather see them actually put effort into the Pod mounts... the animations look terrible when youre running along the ground... and they dont look much better when flying. The recycled swining animation from the raids looks awful. Id much rather thye put effort into something like a Flight Unit as a mount than to reskin an already lazy port of a mount.

Re: the Pod 602 mount, I noticed that both character and mount are jostled by uneven surfaces despite being in the air, the target circle for the mount is massive, and the sound used to summon the mount doesn't fit. I don't see why they skipped the opportunity to release two mounts to cover both color schemes either. I appreciate seamlessly switching from Pod 054 minion to Pod 602 mount, but it definitely needs more fine-tuning.

We've been asking for flight units for years, but it seems like they view Gabriel α as a "compromise" (despite us awkwardly crouching/planking on top of it).

[whitemoonflower]

1. With the weapons in particular, I feel like this could be a really solid crafted weapons category that we could add not only for existing jobs, but future jobs as well. NieR is a highly liked aesthetic, as having something that we can add to over time so that new jobs can benefit from that aesthetic would be a really good addition to the game. I'd also add the particle effects around the weapons like the gold circle that 2B, 9S, and 2P have on their weapons as well.

Whether they're implemented as crafted weapons, PvP rewards, or Gold Saucer prizes, to see them added would be refreshing. The demand is there; the models are there. What's there to lose?

2. It honestly feels odd to me that 9S' gear is literally in the game, but is not accessible. I wouldn't say the Healer set looks like 9S at all either. The jacket is similar, but the pants just look like the calfskin rider's bottoms. You could theoretically make something much closer using the scouting or striking bottoms with the healer top, but oh wait, we're not allowed to glamour across roles. I was genuinely expecting 9S' gear in Puppet's Bunker and A2's in Paradigm, but they seemed to leave her out.

Agreed, and it shows that more effort should be put into being in touch with the playerbase. I thought the same: 9S' in the second, A2's in the third. Job-restricted glamour further complicates things. Weapons and AF gear should be locked to their respective jobs for obvious reasons, but I see no harm in unlocking others for glamour (unless healers having more than a pile of robes and dresses is somehow harmful).

3. I'd be on board. Though it feels like players should be able to change the color of hair accessories on all hairstyles.

Exactly, it shouldn't be locked to begin with. If a hairstyle comes with an accessory, being able to change that accessory's color isn't too much to ask.

4. I was also expecting this to come out and was surprised it didn't.

Same here.

Also, I know a lot of players would appreciate the flight unit mount.

A flight unit mount our character actually pilots vs. crouching or planking on top of it: that's the dream.