Invisible shield suggestion?

[Gralna]

This has probably been brought up like a million times, but I was just thinking how nice it would be to glamour shields to be invisible. I feel like some PLD swords look way better if there was no visible shield like the Moggle Mogblade. You know like an Emperor's New Shield kind of deal. Just a random thought I had.

Devs have already stated that they have no plans to add an invisible shield to the game, however I have been using the Decorated Buckler when I want to use a glamour that imo would look better without a shield (ex. Lightning).

[Alpselon]

Man, if that bugs you, MRD/WAR's Weapon Throw must drive you crazy. XD

Honestly, though, the concept of an invisible shield is okay to me, except for the fact the way your arm will be cocked as though holding a shield even when you're not. That kind of thing already makes crafters' and gatherers' drawn-weapon /changepose look hilariously bad, and I doubt it'll look any better on an actual GLD/PLD.

Pretty funny I actually think the bent arm looks really cool without a shield! With /changepose it looks like I'm saluting.

[Velox]

But we can throw our shield and have it never leave our arm

[AsahinaMyLove]

I was asking this in thread too! D: (last year)

Still nothing happend .__.

All shields are so damn ugly :x I want them glamour invisible.
I dont like playing as tank at this time

[myahele]

Yeah, their reasoning for not having an invisible shield makes no sense. The shield is there, just invisible.

Since they made it clear that invisible shield won't work, then I suppose the next best thing is to have the next best thing. A glass shield:

[Eidolon]

Honestly, though, the concept of an invisible shield is okay to me, except for the fact the way your arm will be cocked as though holding a shield even when you're not. That kind of thing already makes crafters' and gatherers' drawn-weapon /changepose look hilariously bad, and I doubt it'll look any better on an actual GLD/PLD.

Just a couple of Double Sabers/Swords from Final Fantasy / Phantasy Star that literally debunk this. They don't look "Rediculous", they look like they're in a combat pose. As far as the effectiveness of it? You'd have to ask someone else. Shinkendo only taught me two handed styles - not one handed.

[Sapphic]

Silly idea is silly.

Whats the point? If you don't like using shield, play either WAR or DRK as they don't have shields so you dont have to look at shields. A shield is a major part of PLDs weapon set, not a fashion accessory so making it "invisible". Yeah silly idea is silly.

Just a couple of Double Sabers/Swords from Final Fantasy / Phantasy Star that literally debunk this. They don't look "Rediculous", they look like they're in a combat pose. As far as the effectiveness of it? You'd have to ask someone else. Shinkendo only taught me two handed styles - not one handed.

So youa re showing examples from other games that the animations and poses where designed that way, yeah, right. bad example. Or you think just to please a very tiny number of players they should rework all the animations for a silly idea?

[Riepah]

Silly idea is silly.

Whats the point? If you don't like using shield, play either WAR or DRK as they don't have shields so you dont have to look at shields. A shield is a major part of PLDs weapon set, not a fashion accessory so making it "invisible". Yeah silly idea is silly.

The same could be said about all "Emperor's New xxx". Don't like your tank armor? Go play WHM instead!

And, you know, helmets tend to be rather important pieces of defense, not fashion accessories. Guess what we can do with those in the game?

[Eidolon]

So youa re showing examples from other games that the animations and poses where designed that way, yeah, right. bad example. Or you think just to please a very tiny number of players they should rework all the animations for a silly idea?

Sure, they're designed not to have shields. But look at the character from FFXIV in the combat pose. He looks no more rediculous than any of the other characters, which was the point of my post - He looks like he's in a combat pose, even without his shield.

Each of those characters "Hold their hands crooked in the air as if they have a shield on their arm" except some of the double saber characters (because that's the 'cool' way to hold double sabers) and they look no more rediculous. Tidus, Lightning, etc... None of them look rediculous because they don't have a shield. Tidus just looks rediculous because he's Tidus. :P

[Sapphic]

Sure, they're designed not to have shields. But look at the character from FFXIV in the combat pose. He looks no more rediculous than any of the other characters, which was the point of my post - He looks like he's in a combat pose, even without his shield.

Each of those characters "Hold their hands crooked in the air as if they have a shield on their arm" except some of the double saber characters (because that's the 'cool' way to hold double sabers) and they look no more rediculous. Tidus, Lightning, etc... None of them look rediculous because they don't have a shield. Tidus just looks rediculous because he's Tidus. :P

Gotta be the one. its rIdiculous, not rEdiculous XD

The same could be said about all "Emperor's New xxx". Don't like your tank armor? Go play WHM instead!

And, you know, helmets tend to be rather important pieces of defense, not fashion accessories. Guess what we can do with those in the game?

Because hiding helm needs a lot of animations remade.... and I must have missed the helm lob and helm smash abilities too that would need to change to not having a helm showing either...