/dance

[Arcell]

Believe me, I want nothing more than to have awesome dances in this game, such as:


...but the No Fun Ever Squad, hailing from Frown Town, USA, would rather have this game filled with boring ones. *sigh*

Yeah but GW2 already uses a dance from that video so if we add that one it means FFXIV is just a GW2 clone in every way, obviously.

In all seriousness though, while that's energetic and fun I can't help but feel it's a little out of place.

[KiriA500]

In all seriousness though, while that's energetic and fun I can't help but feel it's a little out of place.

Yeah, you're right. I forgot that Eorzea is where fun goes to die. Not a single person is allowed to enjoy their stay here. Let's take out /laugh and /happy while we're at it, because only frowns and sadness can exist!

[Wilan]

Yeah, you're right. I forgot that Eorzea is where fun goes to die. Not a single person is allowed to enjoy their stay here. Let's take out /laugh and /happy while we're at it, because only frowns and sadness can exist!

What he meant, of course, is that it just doesn't fit the style. XIV is set in a medieval/renaissance world, and I'd really love to see some artistic integrity.
Which means, we don't ask for historically accurate dances, just not something that feels like ripped off from modern day street dancing.

[KiriA500]

What he meant, of course, is that it just doesn't fit the style. XIV is set in a medieval/renaissance world, and I'd really love to see some artistic integrity.
Which means, we don't ask for historically accurate dances, just not something that feels like ripped off from modern day street dancing.

So, all that Garlean technology means nothing to the theme of the game? If Square-Enix could come up with their own emotes that have even the slightest hint of emotion, I'd be fine...I don't think the game needs to parrot pop-culture dances, but we've seen how they create emotes.

Just a reminder...somebody was paid, by Square-Enix, to mo-cap THIS! Maybe I'm a bit biased, as almost all of the Roegadyn emotes are absolute garbage, but I would personally like to see even a hint of excitement in my character from time to time. I mean, this is a role-playing game. Maybe the character I play as has some personality to him.

[Preypacer]

Just a reminder...somebody was paid, by Square-Enix, to mo-cap THIS! Maybe I'm a bit biased, as almost all of the Roegadyn emotes are absolute garbage, but I would personally like to see even a hint of excitement in my character from time to time. I mean, this is a role-playing game. Maybe the character I play as has some personality to him.

Maybe you can use your own imagination and creativity to inject some of your own unique personality into him and make him your own, instead of relying on SE to do it for you via /emotes.

You know, be pro-active about it.

You don't need emotes to role-play, nor to give your character personality.

Or is FFXIV - for you - where player imagination and creativity go to die as well?

[KiriA500]

Right, because we all know the only reason people log into FFXIV is to /dance the whole time, because there's nothing else at all, in the entire game, that's fun to do. (note: that was sarcasm, in case you missed it).

On a serious note, you really do love hyperbole, don't you.

I LOVE hyperbole!

Maybe you can use your own imagination and creativity to inject some of your own unique personality into him and make him your own, instead of relying on SE to do it for you via /emotes.

You don't need emotes to role-play, nor to give your character personality.

Or is FFXIV - for you - where imagination and creativity go to die as well?

You don't need emotes to role-play. If I wanted to role-play in a chat room, I'd log into AOL. This, however, is more than just a chat room.

I use my own imagination all the time when I play this. I have to imagine my character having a good time, because I cannot portray that by using the emotes (the things set up to do just that). Crazy how these things work.

I'll just have to make a new character when A Realm Reborn launches who is just a Tax Accountant. That way, he'll fit right in to the boring world that outlawed fun at the login screen.

[Preypacer]

I LOVE hyperbole!

Really? Couldn't tell.

You don't need emotes to role-play. If I wanted to role-play in a chat room, I'd log into AOL. This, however, is more than just a chat room.

You're right.. I don't. I have more than enough imagination of my own. I don't need SE telling me "okay, here's how you role play.. here's some specific emotes".

I use my own imagination all the time when I play this. I have to imagine my character having a good time, because I cannot portray that by using the emotes (the things set up to do just that). Crazy how these things work.

Right. You're incapable of RP'ing without having specific emotes. We already established that last time. To be more on point, though, what I'm getting at, is that you find it difficult (apparently) to RP with what's already in the game. You seem to require specific emotes to be added before you feel you can do so successfully.

I say you're sorely mistaken and not really thinking creatively if you feel that way. If you can not come up with some fun and interesting emotes in FFXIV with the long list they already have then, I repeat, you need to work on your imagination.

Here's a hint: the 'motion' flag goes a long way. It opens any given emote up to be whatever it resembles to you. With the right accompanying text/dialog and perhaps an accompanying emote or two, it can go quite a long way.

In FFXI, I had several set up. One for my character sneezing which involved /fume and /cry using the /motion flag. I then added in my own flavor text and dialog to give it personality. You'd be amazed how many times people said "bless you!" in response. One time, someone nearby went "WTF! Stop sneezing on me!" and moved away.

I had another where I would go up, /kneel down, tie someone's shoe-laces together, stand up, /point at them and /laugh.

I had another where my character would step in Chocobo dung using other /emotes.

I had several involving the Mithra /panic emote.

I gave my character a bit of a mischievous/prankster type personality, so most of my emotes revolved around that.

I had an absolute blast playing my character in XI, and others would have fun getting in on the antics as well. I've had a good deal of fun in XIV with similar little touches, though I haven't gotten quite as elaborate with them yet.

You might have seen the "taru dance" that got around in XI. People playing Tarus would chain together specific emotes in a specific order, turning 5 or 6 separate emotes into one extended dance routine.

I had a random "side character" that I didn't use emotes for at all, beyond /poke. I would just go up to random people and start asking if they were my daddy or mommy.. I'd start asking awkward questions, etc... You'd be amazed how often people played along. Many times I did it to people I knew.. and they had no idea it was me, until I told them later.

And, so I'll repeat... with some imagination and initiative, you have tons of possibilities to work with and can have plenty of fun.

The only thing limiting your fun is not the lack of more specific /emotes. It's you.

I'll just have to make a new character when A Realm Reborn launches who is just a Tax Accountant. That way, he'll fit right in to the boring world that outlawed fun at the login screen.

And you could actually have quite a lot of fun with that. Who says he has to be a boring tax accountant? Give him a unique personality, some interesting/funny quirks... some various routines he does, some catch phrases, etc.

Look at Hildibrand. He could be a really boring character if he were "just a private investigator". But what did SE do? They used like, 2 or 3 stock emotes that every character has access to, gave him a funny/zany/goofy personality and voila... you have one of the more memorable characters in the game.

If you are looking to create a character that's unique, interesting and fun to role-play, you have everything you need at the tip of your fingers. All you need imagination, creativity and some time in the macro editor.

And finally, those remarks about "fun being outlawed" and such are seriously not helping your case, at all. It's only making you look increasingly obstinate.

[Preypacer]

Yeah, you're right. I forgot that Eorzea is where fun goes to die. Not a single person is allowed to enjoy their stay here. Let's take out /laugh and /happy while we're at it, because only frowns and sadness can exist!

Right, because we all know the only reason people log into FFXIV is to /dance the whole time, because there's nothing else at all, in the entire game, that's fun to do. (note: that was sarcasm, in case you missed it).

On a serious note, you really do love hyperbole, don't you.