Will we ever be able to remove our shoes?

[Adire]

I kind of want to take my shoes off. That includes the magical heels I wear underneath shoes. Not being able to remove them since spawning probably takes its toll on the warrior of light.

Will we ever be able to truly be barefoot? I'm sure this question has been asked already, but not recently apparently.

[sirDarts]

I have seen it asked recently actually, like a week or two ago.
And the answer is always the same: No.
They would have to change the model, too much work for little to no gain.

[Adire]

I have seen it asked recently actually, like a week or two ago.
And the answer is always the same: No.
They would have to change the model, too much work for little to no gain.

There are flat shoes already in the game, and visible feet in some shoes. What exactly would need to be changed so significantly?

[sirDarts]

There are flat shoes already in the game, and visible feet in some shoes. What exactly would need to be changed so significantly?

Height.
Your height is always the same no matter what kind of shoes you wear.

[Adire]

Height.
Your height is always the same no matter what kind of shoes you wear.

Why not just let height be the same when barefoot, like it is with flat shoes already?

[Aryalandi]

Why not just let height be the same when barefoot, like it is with flat shoes already?

Because you would be floating an inch or more off the ground, unless the warrior of lights feet have built in meat-platforms

They would have to alter the model, and also change their x/y position in the game data to make them stand on surfaces the way they are supposed to, also they would need to add in new sound effects to reflect bare feet on different surfaces.

It is more work than one might expect

[AsahinaMyLove]

I have seen it asked recently actually, like a week or two ago.
And the answer is always the same: No.
They would have to change the model, too much work for little to no gain.

if its to much work: Why Y'shtola and Nanamo where to see barefoot?! >_>

[Seryl199]

I want bare feet for the super cute beach outfits coming up!

[Jin-]

I never understood why some devs force those horrible shoes to be used.
In real life i see girls in bikinis + bare foot. In many games i see bikinis + high heels which looks stupid, same like wearing socks with sandals

[Felis]

I never understood why some devs force those horrible shoes to be used.
In real life i see girls in bikinis + bare foot. In many games i see bikinis + high heels which looks stupid, same like wearing socks with sandals

I doubt a girl in bikini would walk through a forest bare foot instead with sandals.
And there are also sandals without socks (socks are part of the pants)
As an example: http://xivdb.com/?item/3749/Lady%27s-Clogs (if you don't got it from summer event 2012 or last year it will be soon in the cash shop)

But what SE can make are those shoes: http://www.coachkeats.com/wp/wp-cont...oot-shoes1.bmp (dyeable of course)