Glamours will be needlessly annoying...

[Versiroth]

They seem to want to go with a system like WOWs transmog and to be honest, that's probably the worse system out there.

For instance, I have a level 20 pugilist. If I want to keep him wearing the bohemian set for the entirety of the leveling process, I'll have to keep the bohemian set on me at all times and constantly run to the NPC that glamours, or shout for a player to glamour (if they go that route) every time I get a better piece of gear. Also, how will the tin can/robes work? How can you make your tin can chest piece/helm combo look like anything else when their is no actual helm to glamour?

Simply giving us a vanity tab that allows you to actually equipped a set for looks only would be so much better than what they're planning. You'd have your normal character equipment panes and then a "vanity" tab that would allow you to equipped stuff that overrides the appearance of your equipment tab. The vanity tab would consist of a head, body, hands, legs, feet, earrings, necklace, bracelet and rings slot (all the viewable stuff). So, if you want to have a very specific look, and keep it for a while, you simply place that look in the vanity tab and forget about it. You are then free to equip all the new gear you'd like and your appearance stays the same.

Making this system needlessly annoying is not the way to go. I'm sure the system is already created and it's likely too late to change it, but for people like me, who enjoy making their characters look a certain way, the way they're going to implement this is a huge disappointment.

[Krokov]

Glamours will be fine. Granted we don't know the exact specific of it so we have too just wait and see for more info as it comes along.

[Yurikitty]

Am I missing something? Have they released details on how this system is going to work all of the sudden? Last time I knew they just said it would be in place. I have no issues with they way they are doing it, if that indeed is the way this system will work. Also this is supposed to bring in some income for crafters and it will help the lowbies out as high levels start queing for low level dungeons for the vanity gear they want.

We finally get a vanity system, its not even out yet and people are already bitching about it. Typical day on the boards.

[Tannlore]

There was a recent interview that detailed some of this system. It was google translated I remember so it was rough to read, however it worked something like this:

You need to go to crafters for crystals, these crystals would be set to ilevels of equipment similar to dark matter, (all equipment level 10 and below, 20, below, etc) You "copy" the image of the armor to the crystal and put the armor away. You can then use the crystal for the graphic.

Now how will this work from there they didn't say. Here is my specculation:

* It might be that you have outer slots and you keep these crystals in those slots, saving on inventory space and keeping your look the same no matter what you actually equip
* You "use" the crystal and it evaporates, but changes the look of the given armor piece you are wearing. Meaning you need to re-copy a new crystal for new armor.

I'll see if I can find that interview link and post it.

Edit: I found a posting of it with a better translation: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/1xt5fz/ps4_media_tour_interview_with_naoki_yoshida/

[Versiroth]

You need to go to crafters for crystals, these crystals would be set to ilevels of equipment similar to dark matter, (all equipment level 10 and below, 20, below, etc) You "copy" the image of the armor to the crystal and put the armor away. You can then use the crystal for the graphic.

That interview explained a lot. Thanks.

[Kayo]

There was a recent interview that detailed some of this system. It was google translated I remember so it was rough to read, however it worked something like this:

You need to go to crafters for crystals, these crystals would be set to ilevels of equipment similar to dark matter, (all equipment level 10 and below, 20, below, etc) You "copy" the image of the armor to the crystal and put the armor away. You can then use the crystal for the graphic.

Now how will this work from there they didn't say. Here is my specculation:

* It might be that you have outer slots and you keep these crystals in those slots, saving on inventory space and keeping your look the same no matter what you actually equip
* You "use" the crystal and it evaporates, but changes the look of the given armor piece you are wearing. Meaning you need to re-copy a new crystal for new armor.

I'll see if I can find that interview link and post it.

Edit: I found a posting of it with a better translation: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...naoki_yoshida/

WTF? Why would they do it like this? Agree with OP, its just annoying to have to jump through hoops just to change a look. Then they wonder why it took so long to implement! Rift did a great job with it, new vanity tab in the character screen, slot in the gear you want to appear ... you could even make most of the slots invisible. This is just going to cause more of an inventory mess than we already have.

/sigh Is it me or does Japan just like to over complicate things for no reason?

[KraggyKor]

Edit: I found a posting of it with a better translation: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...naoki_yoshida/

It should be easy to access for everyone and shouldn’t cost too much,

Yeah, of course crafters won't be price-gouging hugely .. and Santa exists as well.

[FJerome]

Yeah, of course crafters won't be price-gouging hugely .. and Santa exists as well.

Like with everything they'll only price-gouge at the start of things. Give it a couple of weeks and prices will fall to reasonable levels because everyone will have flooded the market attempting to take advantage of the price-gouging.

[Autymnfyres]

Yeah, of course crafters won't be price-gouging hugely .. and Santa exists as well.

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With the way the markets have been For Crafters Who Want To Work Their Craft and Earn Gil Selling --- You just may be right KraggyKor. With plenty of understandable reasoning.

[FJerome]

Honestly even if you did have to re-do it every time it's not that different from now, when I have to dye every piece of new equipment individually every time I have a gear upgrade.