Thread: Before the Fall 2.55 part 2 - Release date...

Originally Posted by Kiara1

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This is because:
1) A lot of players want a REASON for this to exist. Why are we suddenly able to summon a magical barber into our inn room? Why are we suddenly able to turn our heavy plate armor into a bikini? Explanations are important.
2) A lot of these need an explanation. Players respond better to an NPC telling them how it works rather than a pop-up tutorial screen. This isn't true for everyone, but it's true for a lot of people.
3) It's important to know where the heck this stuff is. The glamour quest is important because it not only tells you how to do it and why you're able to do it, but hooks you up with the NPC who can sell you the blank glamour prisms and dispellers.
TERA and WoW both did this too, with things like dungeons, attunements, and whenever they added a new feature. They just did it earlier OR you were already at the correct level when it was released. FFXIV staggers content so you're not overwhelmed, nor do you accidentally spend 20k gil on glamour prisms on gear you replace in 2 levels, leaving you with no money for teleports or repairs.

And it won't be unlocked account-wide because this game isn't designed for alts. It's designed with the idea that you'll have ONE character with all the classes. The only reason to have multiple characters is bank space, endgame content lockouts, experiencing the differences in the early quests based on city state, and gold saucer stuff. Raising a completely different character just to play a different class is actually hampering your main character's abilities since those crossclass skills are important.
So, in a way, this is self-imposed on your part since you're going against what the system was designed for.