Poor Designed Weapon's.

[Fouluryu]

The pug weapons looks like magnet fists...

[Xmbei]

The pug weapons looks like magnet fists...

but magnet fists are awesome! Can use them to find those special metal treasures in the game! >.<!!!! couldn't resist!

[Sovereign]

I actually really like the look of the weapons. I think they fit the Ifrit theme nicely. I guess that's the funny thing about art... its subjective...

[Takinagi]

I think the problem right now is the people who don't like it love to voice their opinion.

[Delsus]

Not Eorzean, the art direction of FFXIV. Every item has to be kept within certain artistic boundaries. Otherwise the direction becomes inconsistent and detached. No game wants that to happen, and no, it is not common for companies to change their art direction in the same game. Between different games, sure. All you will have is a bunch of artistic nonsense where nothing fits anywhere.

The game is undergoing a complete overhaul right now, the community said there was not enough colour in the game, and everything was really bland, and this is the start of the changes to that.

Also you say the weapons are not eorzean, but is ifrit directly from eorzea nope, he is summoned which could be why the weapons look differant, there are pages and pages of possible lore they could put into why all weapons dont look the same, or in FFXI are abyssea weapons bad designing because the dont look like there from Vana'diel?

[Agoven]

If you don't like just craft the new Cobalt gear...geezus people...complaints getting old. Ifrit gear looks fine...epic chuckles of doom.

[Imakun]

I always wondered why these supernatural creatures would have weapons and armor desiged for humans in the first place.
Ifrit would be like "Yes I have this incredibly powerful bow specifically designed for you mortals but NO YOU CAN'T HAVE IT YOU FOOLS. Me likez shiny stuff."
It's like with dragons and treasures. If I were a dragon I wouldn't hoard money in a cave and live in it. I'd have humans build me a giant aery with chocolate fountains. Honestly.

Anyway I think the weapons are fine, some of them could use a bit of downscaling though (like the bow).

[Kopuno]

this i can totally agree with.

also remember people, the class specific gear is coming out. the BLM gear looks nothing like anything else in the game, its viewable in model viewers, ive seen it myself, your all gonna hate it.

The BLM AF i saw made me go "oOo". I loved it, but really why would anyone hate it? It looks like old style FF BLM AF

[Xmbei]

The BLM AF i saw made me go "oOo". I loved it, but really why would anyone hate it? It looks like old style FF BLM AF

lol I love the design... I don't like the colors XD they look gaudy to me XD!!!!! though I do like the numerous color choices for them!!!! just the whole collection of colors together to me don't fit together lol

[Betelgeuzah]

The game is undergoing a complete overhaul right now, the community said there was not enough colour in the game, and everything was really bland, and this is the start of the changes to that.

Okay? Does this mean there is not even a slight possibility that they could perhaps go a little overboard in their crusade, and as such need the community to point out that they are taking things too far?

Expecting perfection right from the beginning is the flaw of this community. We do not criticize their inventions because we want them to fail, we criticize them because we want the game to become as good as it can be. Not as good as they can get it the first try around.

"The aggro icon is a bit too large." "The monster sizes are a bit too large." This is a continuation of that, and to tell you the truth, even though some people didn't "mind" the rather bulky aggro icon I find it much more appealing now that it has been slightly modified.