Quote Originally Posted by OmegaNovaios View Post
Well, another feature that can be added to FFXIV is the ability to link items into chat like many other MMO. While colors may distinguish usefulness between beginners linking two items of the same color in the LS chat for other players to see the stats directly can help "middle-game" or even "veteran" players to determine which item is better for that player to use based on stat/class/job/role setup combos.

But adding item colors is still a great idea I just feel like it can be taken a step further (maybe not now of course, but would seem like a good idea for later) and I don't mean to say we should copy other MMO for the sake of copying but I didn't feel like taking time out to "reinvent the wheel" for a feature like this, because this would be quite a difficult process to go around the most obvious solution/path for a feature like this.

Now any comments on how to take this feature a step further and we have other MMO copying this one.
Hmm.... how about the ability to turn an item from one colour to another an increase it's stats accordingly? Like some kind of advanced crafting skill.

So green sword > advanced craft success > blue sword

I haven't seen any other MMO with the ability to increase the power of an item before in this way, they usually just use enchants. If you could advanced craft something to blue AND add materia you could make a sword that'd last you 10 levels instead of 5. this would be pretty good with the 'degredation' thing Yoshi was talking about, as if i interpreted that correctly, your armour and weaponry will slowly look more beaten up as it gets older and more worn out. Making a sword that'll last you 10 levels would result in it looking pretty busted up, rusty and nasty by the time you come to get rid of it.