Dances and other emotes in 2.0/ARR

[KiriA500]

I totally agree. My answer to this thread is NO. And It will never happen. This is a final fantasy game, not a random mmo. The franchise has a long history of very creative and unique worlds. Could you imagine Lightening dancing the Macarena? or maybe Vanille? or some random/unknown character in any final fantasy game (even if it's an online one)? SE will not do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_kIAN3ZoZo

It's not a dance, but it incorporates a real world thing that has nothing to do with the franchise. The series has character names from Star Wars since the first game for crying out loud (http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Biggs_and_Wedge). Stop pretending Final Fantasy is more than it really is.

[LuxLux]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_kIAN3ZoZo

It's not a dance, but it incorporates a real world thing that has nothing to do with the franchise. The series has character names from Star Wars since the first game for crying out loud (http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Biggs_and_Wedge). Stop pretending Final Fantasy is more than it really is.

so you are telling me coca cola was in-game in ffIX? so you tell me those names are original from movies, tv series and pop singers/culture only? /laugh and /goodbye

[Preypacer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_kIAN3ZoZo

It's not a dance, but it incorporates a real world thing that has nothing to do with the franchise. The series has character names from Star Wars since the first game for crying out loud (http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Biggs_and_Wedge). Stop pretending Final Fantasy is more than it really is.

Using a couple names from two relatively obscure support characters in a movie that came out 35 years ago for two equally relatively obscure characters in a video game isn't even in the same ballpark as using modern and quite obvious pop-culture references as the basis for character emotes.

[Viritess]

Using a couple names from two relatively obscure support characters in a movie that came out 35 years ago for two equally relatively obscure characters in a video game isn't even in the same ballpark as using modern and quite obvious pop-culture references as the basis for character emotes.

Personally i prefer game world and backstory flavored emotes including dances. Much like Prey does i'd expect. Pop culture "viral" references are fun. but their life span as "in" is hardly even close to the life span we all hope any MMO we play to have.

But Kiri i don't understand your arguement. Its like saying Lord of the rings is no fun because Tolkien didnt put "The Charlston" dance in the story. It was probably really popular at that time. Almost "Pop" culture for the time it was danced.

Alot of folks love Lord of the RIngs beacuse it has a deep backstory with a very consistant flushed out setting and world. I don't mind seeing the same care and work in my MMOs. I'd just rather not be stuck with "X" current pop reference as one of the few or only Emotes i have.

But i've posted before I also prefer emotes to be vague in general, so they can be used in more situations.

But