Let's make Accessories a bit more special

[Zuellni]

While I was listening to the FF6 soundtrack at work today, I suddenly remembered how accessories in some of the older Final Fantasy games were so much more than just an additional stat point or 2 to add to your attributes.

There were items like Angel Wings that would cast Float or Barrier Rings that would auto-cast Shell when your HP got low. A pair of Silver Spectacles would ward against being blinded, while Sprint Shoes would give you a quicker step. And who could forget Ribbons which would protect you against all status ailments?

I hope while the devs are rethinking accessories and their slot costs, they'll also consider making accessories a bit more special, even if that means they'll end up being a lot more rare. Give them some special abilities or perks like in old FF games, even if they have to be scaled down to MMO standards to avoid players turning into unbeatable Gods.



P.S. Please consider separating the head slot from the face so we can have eye wear and masks as accessories as well.

[Yowyow]

certain accessories however in FF6 were so amazing it completely ruined any kind of speciality. oh crap a 4th ribbon, my accessories are done! or say for Locke, as soon as he got his steal accessories, he was set for life. might be pretty game breaking in 14. sprint shoes or angel wings especially. having a 24/7 haste and float would be too uber in 14. no1 would ever use anything else

[Zuellni]

Well, I did mention that it should be scaled down to mmo standards. I just think that +4 stat rings are much to boring to even bother with besides enhancing the look of our characters. I imagine if the devs were to make accessories more like the old games, it'd be things like n% chance of float will activate at the beginning of a battle, or a Reraise ring that breaks after one use or some such. Even a cooldown teleport like the ffxi event items or temporary enhanced movement like Hermes shoes would be more Final Fantasy-like than the humdrum accessories we have now.

[Actionhero]

It would be pretty sweet to get Protect/Shell when in yellow or like haste at the beginning of battle with a recast timer. They would most need to reduce the number of accessory slots to equip items but it would put an interesting twist to battles.

Genji glove + offering = FFXIV PWN