Echoes of Vana'diel FFXI Alliance Raid

[Korbei]

Then you will be sad

[Pimsan20]

I do wonder if they going to make this canon like with the crystal tower raid. With both games being MMO and they share many similarities, you would think the two world will overlap for a MSQ expansion.

[Fawkes]

Big Shantotto is back




AF Gear is a surprise. Too many recolors though. I really wish they had broken the mold more with this alliance raid series.



EDIT: Actually I guess the RDM relic set is retextured and looks right. RDMs eating good this patch.

[Arrius]

EDIT: Actually I guess the RDM relic set is retextured and looks right. RDMs eating good this patch.

They are all actual class sets in FFXI - The left side until the middle are the AF versions of the Red Mage (AF2), Paladin, Monk and Thief, then goes on with Red Mage (AF1), Paladin (AF2) and Thief (AF2).

[Wyssahtyn]

sam getting screwed over from sharing gearsets with mnk once again

[Fawkes]

They are all actual class sets in FFXI - The left side until the middle are the AF versions of the Red Mage (AF2), Paladin, Monk and Thief, then goes on with Red Mage (AF1), Paladin (AF2) and Thief (AF2).

Yeah, I mean I'm pleasantly surprised that they actually made different textures for the AF and Relic gear. They didn't do that for the Sandoria raid gear, the Errant set is just a lazy recolor. They also gendered the RDM pants this time when they didn't gender the Lilisette/DNC gear. So they did a slightly better job this time.

[Arrius]

Yeah, I mean I'm pleasantly surprised that they actually made different textures for the AF and Relic gear. They didn't do that for the Sandoria raid gear, the Errant set is just a lazy recolor. They also gendered the RDM pants this time when they didn't gender the Lilisette/DNC gear. So they did a slightly better job this time.

Likely since the San'doria sets are ones specifically from certain NPC's, mainly Zeid, Lilisette, Shantotto and Prishe and don't have gender differences.
That Lilisette's set is a close copy of the dancer AF is probably just by design, since that's what she wears in XI aside a few smaller changes in detail.

[CidHeiral]

The gear has really been all over the place for this raid series. I suppose it's hard to pick a handful of sets from an MMO's entire history but it's a shame we didn't get some of the flashier sets.

[Cidel]

sam getting screwed over from sharing gearsets with mnk once again

I find it far more egregious that every caster and healer has to look like a RDM.

But in general, this will always be the problem with having to share gearsets. Overall, I find the XI Alliance raid's gear to be a massive disappointment. I mean, yeah, congrats to DNC*, PLD, MNK, RDM and nonexistent THF (or NINs that want to cosplay one) for getting their XI classic AF... But it just goes to show how lazy they are with just recoloring Casting with Healing, Maiming with Fending, and Scouting in this spot with Striking or Aiming... I guess healers and DRGs miss out.

I feel like they should have just done AF all the way through since the 1st raid, and that way nearly every job that existed in XI would have had their day in the sun, even with the dev's penchant for only designing 4 unique gear sets and recoloring the remaining 3. Going modified Arkangels > NPCs > AF for 4 jobs feels incredibly unsatisying.

Huge disappointment for me.

[Fawkes]

The trouble with giving us AF and Relic gear instead of gear multiple jobs can equip is now I'm just going to be begging them for all the other sets too. Even if it's just a glamour.