SE please please please do something about the clipping!

[Raxion]

Some of the longer hairstyles in the game are simply not usable due to the terrible clipping.

For example:

See how terrible that looks? As much as I like that hairstyle, there's no way I would ever use it. Half of it fuses through the collar of the gear, and into the yellow scarf. There really needs to be something done about the clipping in the game. The same thing happens with certain weapons when they're on your back. They'll clip through your armor and look terrible.

[HeroSamson]

who cares about clipping I know you do and maybe some others but its a small issue.

I rather them fix stuff like this later on.

Get major projects done before they start getting into small issues like these.

[DefendPopPunk]

who cares about clipping I know you do and maybe some others but its a small issue.

I rather them fix stuff like this later on.

Get major projects done before they start getting into small issues like these.

FFXI had this same mindset. Took them 10 years before they finally went back and made QoL adjustments everyone had been clamoring for for years. Most responded with "Why couldn't you have done this 10 years ago?" Not that I care much about clipping issues, but still, best to nip these problems in the bud as early as you can.

[Tsukino]

FFXI had this same mindset. Took them 10 years before they finally went back and made QoL adjustments everyone had been clamoring for for years. Most responded with "Why couldn't you have done this 10 years ago?" Not that I care much about clipping issues, but still, best to nip these problems in the bud as early as you can.

And there are still weird things that still remain undone to this day. Like, AFAIK, losing chat when zoning.

That said, one thing that the FFXI developers usually were on top of was making sure equipment didn't clip through your character when standing still. XIV makes most Western games look like their have excellent art QC regarding clipping.

[AmyNeudaiz]

I rather them fix stuff like this later on.

1) It's been a year since they launched now. How much longer is "later on"?

2) How is your personal time frame more important than the OP?


@OP
I would really like to see this fixed sometime as well. It would take some time and it's not something most other MMO's do but to heck with those as limitations as to why we can't have this.

[HReincarnate]

Eh, they've already said time and time again that they won't :P

[Raxion]

If they're going to ignore the clipping issues, then just remove the hairstyles from the game altogether. The clipping is just a display of bad quality. If they're not going to fix the problem, remove it.

[Edli]

If they're going to ignore the clipping issues, then just remove the hairstyles from the game altogether.

Eh no, there's still plenty of equipments that look fine with long hair and a lot of people that enjoy it. It would be much easier for you to shave your head if you don't like it than removing the option altogether from everyone.

[Zileth]

If they're going to ignore the clipping issues, then just remove the hairstyles from the game altogether. The clipping is just a display of bad quality. If they're not going to fix the problem, remove it.

Ya let's have less choices BC you don't lime the clipping.

#1stworldissues

I really like how TERA went about the clipping issues. Your hair would go into a ponytail or an updo to avoid clipping into the armor. All armors that had high collars would trigger this. However, they also added an option to disable the automatic updo so you could keep your hair long with the high collared armors since some of them didn't have glaring clipping issues and the hair covered the armor perfectly fine. It makes sense since even in other media, anytime you see someone wearing something with a high collar, they don't wear their hair long because it'll be a nuisance.

Remember tho that option to undo the forced updo was only added bc some people complained for 2 yrs since a lot of high lvl gear had high collars.

Also that option is only client base and not server side so only you see it

[Rennah]

And what about the people who would use those hairstyles happily and not care about clipping? The options should be removed? That's not very fair. My femroe has this exact problem with her warrior AF, and almost every other piece of gear she has, the front of her hair clips into it - it even clips into her body if she turns her head. And I don't care, because I love the style too much. I'd much rather have more long hair options than the ridiculous forced-ponytail that some other games have, or worse, removing the styles altogether.

I don't know much about coding, but I'd also be a bit concerned that if they tried to weight the hair around every piece of clothing, the sheer amount of extra data from constant hair weighting on every character onscreen would make the game unplayable for me, since the only way I can run it right now is on a laptop...I'm all for QOL fixes, and sure, I'd love a clipping fix, but only if it's really viable.