So about the clipping on Longcoats/Robes

[RiceisNice]

Finally got my fabulous coat made, half for glamour purposes and half to fill the accuracy void. You'd think something that's gated by both a master II book, indirectly gated by sealants (to meet stat requirements), allagan materials and soldiery materials, you'd have a nice piece of product to show for it.

Welp...



Also not shown is that the neck clips with certain hairstyles (I had to change it a bit so it doesn't bother me) and that the tail was clipping through my normal standing pose during strong winds...

It's nothing gamebreaking, but I recall this being present for the longest time, and I'm a bit surprised that it's still the case especially for something that's so far out of reach (at least imo with all the gates mentioned above) through crafting. Also worth noting that my friend who plays a miqo'te doesn't experience any problems with clipping on their robes and long jackets...

[Nuinn]

And THAT is why I only wear speedos (well, pants too sometimes.... if they compliment my rear).

[RiceisNice]

And THAT is why I only wear speedos (well, pants too sometimes.... if they compliment my rear).

But...this is a top! It's a jacket! I mean granted some of the bottoms that clip include the spring skirt, but Robes and Jackets?!

[Nuinn]

But...this is a top! It's a jacket! I mean granted some of the bottoms that clip include the spring skirt, but Robes and Jackets?!

Oh, right.... I forgot to mention I wear just as little on the top as well

Anyways, I feel for you. Joke aside, it's why I'm very wary of any gear that looks bulky/long/too elaborate. Clipping makes me twitch so bad I snap my neck each time :/
Not sure what could be done in the case of this coat. I've considered getting it cause I like the design but once I realized that horrible clipping would occur, you couldn't even gift it to me for 0 Gil.

Most robes (which are chest pieces as well) don't have clipping, or have it in minimal amounts. Presumably cause the robes have been designed (rigged) differently than this coat, which seems to be just a "jacket type" chest piece on which they slapped a sheet of polygons at the bottom, without rigging it to have the physics the lower portions of robes have.

[RiceisNice]

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I mean, the physics are still there, but it's just not enough leeway. The coat moves along as I move; you can see it fluttering around, but not enough that it just collides with the leg. Same when I'm standing still and there's strong wind, it blows into my legs from my right. This isn't the case for female miqo'tes and possibly some other class combinations, as far as the spring skirt was concerned.

[Nuinn]

I mean, the physics are still there, but it's just not enough leeway. The coat moves along as I move; you can see it fluttering around, but not enough that it just collides with the leg. Same when I'm standing still and there's strong wind, it blows into my legs from my right. This isn't the case for female miqo'tes and possibly some other class combinations, as far as the spring skirt was concerned.

Yeah, that's what I meant (but didn't know how to explain better ^ ^). They'd need to adjust the physics better. Suppose would involve fine tuning for each race (?) but kinda doubt they'd be taking the time from other tasks to work on something that isn't a burning issue ;(

[Elazu]

SE also kept designing gear with HUGE collars through which most hairstyles clip, making it look absolutely horrible.

Although they seem to have taken notice and kinda fixed this with the Ironworks gear? At least on my Ninja there is no collar clipping going on. Can't say about the other things.

In general though, they should take care to minimize the really obvious clipping issues, like the leg going through the coat in your screens.

[Tizzy_Tormentor]

I got my Ironworks coat and it clips with my hair because of the huge collar on it, which irks me greatly, I don't really like many of the other hairstyles and I like the coat itself, so I hope they do something about the clipping in a future patch.

[Alukah]

The thing with this is, some people want variety (quantity) and don't care about clipping, some people want quality and do care about clipping.

They can't please both groups, making sure gear doesn't clip means they will reuse looks and it will take a long time to design new looks, meeting the demand of players for more and more glamour / more fresh gear look means they can't spend as much time making sure gear looks perfect.

In the end both groups will never get along and they will never get to please both, so this is a Deal With It™ case.

[Sadana]

Sorry. Aggravation with this has come up many times before here. I don't like it either, but have adjusted because I understand why it's present.

The more-recent response:

Greetings,

This is similar to what we said in the past, but I would like to reiterate it for those who may have missed it.

Fundamentally, we are prioritizing the introduction of equipment in a large variety of designs, regardless of whether or not they may have clipping issues or overlap with certain equipment or characters. Due to this, we will not be making any adjustments to the dresses. However, in extreme cases there may be instances where we will make changes.

Btw, I am rocking the Crescent Moon Nightgown as my tank body, and nothing compares to how dapper it makes me look.

What was "said in the past":

Greetings,

When it comes to introducing new hairstyles and gear, we’ve been placing a lot of focus on creating diversity and our highest priority is to continue to introduce new varieties going forward.

We understand the concerns about gear and hairstyle clipping; however, if we were to stick to designs that ensure that there is no clipping then it would limit the types of equipment we were able to create. Due to this the development team has decided to continue putting the designs ahead of the concerns about clipping.

I even made fun of it in the Draw your Character! thread:

omg, you guys are right! Everyone CAN draw!



Complete with collar clipping through hair! Tru2Lyf!! XD