Characters that age

[quantumsaint]

What foul sorcery has been cast on the denizens of Eorzea that years go by without anyone advancing in age? Nary a grey hair can be found on the head of an adventurer, and no crows' feet line the eyes to show the wisdom of their years.

In Yoshida's last post, he talks about equipment showing age over time (just through degradation, but still) which got me thinking, what about characters showing age over time? Basically, what I'm thinking is at character creation you can select to have your character age in real time, or leave it as a perfect unchanging model of youth.

Now, since we're coming up on the 1 year anniversary for some people (1 week!), I thought it would be interesting if there was a mark of age to show people that have been in Eorzea for 1 year, perhaps a single strand of grey hair, or something similar. For every year in Eorzea, an adventurer will accumulate 1-2 grey hairs, or perhaps crows' feet or laugh lines or anything that marks the passage of time. This way, as the years go on, we can tell the oldest and wisest (presumably) of all the adventurer's in Eorzea by their heads full of grey hair (or lack thereof) and their flowing white beards (err...barring Mi'qote and other females) and perhaps even their posture (imagine a geriatric Roegadyn half-way stooped over, ha!)

What say you, you beautiful people?

[DoctorMog]

I say that after playing FFXI for 6 years, I do not want a wrinkly old man running around.

Same goes for if I play FFXIV for many years.

If aging was optional, sure. Some might do it.

[quantumsaint]

I say that after playing FFXI for 6 years, I do not want a wrinkly old man running around.

Same goes for if I play FFXIV for many years.

If aging was optional, sure. Some might do it.

Perhaps there could be potions to reverse the signs of aging? This way people could get to a specific age or look they like and maintain it.

[DoctorMog]

Perhaps there could be potions to reverse the signs of aging? This way people could get to a specific age or look they like and maintain it.

Alternatively, maybe leave things like they are, and add potions that make you age. (if you want)

From a design standpoint, this option is a lot easier.

[quantumsaint]

Alternatively, maybe leave things like they are, and add potions that make you age. (if you want)

That'd negate the point of people that had been playing the longest looking the oldest.

[Viridis]

I say that after playing FFXI for 6 years, I do not want a wrinkly old man running around.

Same goes for if I play FFXIV for many years.

If aging was optional, sure. Some might do it.

This made me lol...we could all look like Maat!

On topic...it would be amusing for awhile but I can't say it's a feature I'd like to see implemented.

[User201109011315]

Maybe it's maybelline.

[quantumsaint]

Maybe it's maybelline.

What's your actual opinion on this, GH?

I smiled, btw.

[Konachibi]

Maybe it's maybelline.

This is the first post in a long time that he's been able to post something that was positive, in the sense that it was funny.

Good joke (b'.')b

[Xmbei]

"hey sonny, when I was your age we didn't have all this new fangled technology! We had to fight with swords and such not this magitek, gunblade stuff!"