2.0 Picture: Lv46 DRG Wearing Body AF Gear

[indira]

the pics are there for show and thats it.

[Len]

Mismatched gear doesn't look as well as a cohesive set of armor with an artifact weapon.

Showing off that artifact armor which is archetypal of a Final Fantasy Dragoon also shows that Final Fantasy XIV has throwback references to other games in the series, which may entice people to play.

[Yucie]

I'm sad that more people notice the AF and they don't notice the new lance animation..

[Randelmire]

I'm sad that more people notice the AF and they don't notice the new lance animation..

Maybe because a screenshot is not animated.

[Yucie]

Maybe because a screenshot is not animated.

To see a new idle stance, it doesn't need to be animated, necessarily.

If you look at it, it says he's using DFD - I'm assuming the character in-picture is Kain, DRG and all - but at the same time it doesn't look like he's executing the ability.

It seems to me that they've overhauled weapon animations for each race and weapon type, if the Dragoon's lance idle (in what I presume is active mode) is any indication. Looks like an idle battle stance to me, and it looks ****ing awesome.

[Pandastirfry]

Why do you assume it's an idle stance and not one frame of a full animation sequnence?

In fact, looking at it again it looks like a frame from the existing "landing" animation from a jump.

[Elexia]

Why do you assume it's an idle stance and not one frame of a full animation sequnence?

In fact, looking at it again it looks like a frame from the existing "landing" animation from a jump.

Indeed. That stance is way too exaggerated to be 'idle' regardless xD

[Jynx]

Dragoons be damned I want my BLM to be awesome like this when I cast. Not just wave his hand like he was swating a fly.

[Yucie]

Dragoons be damned I want my BLM to be awesome like this when I cast. Not just wave his hand like he was swating a fly.

That's the other screenie that led me to believe lots of the animations for battle and casting will be different.

[Ryans]

The BLM picture looks like its CGI and not an in-game screenshot. Also, the DRG doesn't have both hands on his spear, don't think that'd be a good idle stance in terms of combat effectiveness so its probably just the end or beginning of an attack.