BRING BACK CAPES (mantles)!

[Bluevann]

The animations of the Veil of Passion show that SE has clearly the technologies to implement capes and have them not clip with armor, tails or hair too horribly. However, the fact that the long veil is limited to just the inside of the church leads me to think that it's again something bashing against the character data capacity wall.



Meh, maybe once we get an hardware upgrade? :/ The FFI Warrior of Light's armor does feel off without the cape.

[Velox]

However, the fact that the long veil is limited to just the inside of the church leads me to think that it's again something bashing against the character data capacity wall.

This is sort of the reason. The primary issue with capes, as stated by SE, is that the amount of processing they would require in the open world exceeds that of what the Playstation 3 can handle. They said they had a working architecture FOR capes (limited physics of course, otherwise it's nothing but clipping), but as long as PS3 is a thing we will never see it.

On a side note, the graphics for capes already exist in game, they are just hidden until SE can find a way to work around PS3's limitation. If you equip Odin's suit (the single-piece from FATE) and hover a mouse pointer around the back of it, you can see it actually allows you to target your character even though you're really not focused on anything. This tells me that Odin's mantle IS on the armor, but the game simply doesn't render it (probably due to the limits I stated above).

[RiceisNice]

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And there's a reason why this is the only specific place that you have a veil on the wedding dress. In an area that's instanced. A single instance per server that only allows one specific group of players at a time per 2 hour window.

Bosses like Odin who have a capes most likely animated with those in mind, not with actual physics. You can't even see it blowing into the wind because the weather would always be Hopelessness. when he's around.

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Considering we had a dev/SE reply about how they were struggling with making items placable in armorire because of data limitations of all things, I don't see extra equipment slots being a thing for players.

[Riepah]

Capes usually look pretty lame in most games I've seen them in, I'd rather have no capes than lame capes.

[Spawnie]

id rather have ornamental wings for fashion instead wings look better lol

[Gramul]

Yes. But only because I would look freaking incredible in a heavy fur lined one.

[ErikMynhier]

Just this one.... please. Let me dye it..... let me /visor the hood..... I'll do anything...

[MistyMew]

I am always in support for more options so sure ,why not capes.
Also...time for a few high heeled shoes and boots for the ladies (enough of the tacky flip flops) SE

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[Eul]

Cape and topless... Ohh I can imagine it~

[Cendres]

I honestly didn't even notice this game has no capes. I'm happy enough with flowing hair and visible jewelry. As a compromise maybe we could have more armor with long coats?