Quote Originally Posted by Merrigan View Post
In fact, rather than edgy, you should use the term ‘serious’. Having read a good part of the topic, and excepting the borderline trollish posts that are limited to ‘this is BAD, GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK’: people aren't necessarily asking for ‘edgy’, but to be able to take their job seriously. Which seems to be the problem with PIC. In the same way, the Mandervilles quests split the community in two: those who appreciate the silly side of these quests, and those who are impervious to them.
ACN/SMN/SCH use a book as their main weapon which I think is closer to the silly side. It’s hard to look serious in cutscenes when WoL opens their book menacingly at an Ascian, or a rampaging goobbue, or a Garlean legatus. At least the paintbrushes somewhat resemble staves used by BLM and WHM and one BLM staff is indeed a paintbrush.

Back in ARR I think I remember as a SMN main being in melee range in coils so I could hit the enemy with my book for more DPS, which looked as goofy as it sounds. They also summon cutesy carbuncles and faeries.

I think after it’s released most people will get over the shock of it and it’ll be just as normal as ACN/SMN/SCH are now.