Invisible shield suggestion?

[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...

[Alpselon]

Just took a screenshot of my PLD without the shield. I think it looks really nice!

[LineageRazor]

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...

Helm Smash and Helm Lob. New WAR lvl 54 and 58 job abilities. Please look forward to it!

WAR should totally have Helm Smash at the very least.