why during cutscene its always like this ... (small spoiler)

[anguel]

well i understand we were looking for thancreed, but they could have made it like, we alone starting fighting them (5 of them), and then thancred show up and save the day, we didnt literaly loose, but kind of, who lead us to take revenge or something like this

the story be the same, will seeing our character kicking some ass (holding 5 people alone :O)

just an idea

and with the technology we have today, making kind of different class cut scene isnt much of a problem (many game already have this, why not here ?)

[Ashkendor]

and with the technology we have today, making kind of different class cut scene isnt much of a problem (many game already have this, why not here ?)

Because putting together a cutscene for every single one of our 12 battle classes would be pretty resource-intensive.

They all have completely different skills and fighting styles so it's not the kind of thing you can just kludge together.

[Kurogaea]

Because putting together a cutscene for every single one of our 12 battle classes would be pretty resource-intensive.

They all have completely different skills and fighting styles so it's not the kind of thing you can just kludge together.

Dude, they made a streetfighter scenario with Yda and the gunarm lady, don't give me that. If you ask me they're being lazy. We're the warriors of light, we don't stand around and watch our friends get wrecked, we f#%$ s@&* up!

[Kikoten]

Dude, they made a streetfighter scenario with Yda and the gunarm lady, don't give me that. If you ask me they're being lazy. We're the warriors of light, we don't stand around and watch our friends get wrecked, we f#%$ s@&* up!

Think of it this way: Our friends are willing to fight and die for us. They love us that much, and then some. The reason why we stand around and watch, I'm guessing, is because our friends wouldn't have it any other way.

[hagare]

Think of it this way: Our friends are willing to fight and die for us. They love us that much, and then some. The reason why we stand around and watch, I'm guessing, is because our friends wouldn't have it any other way.

or we're sadistic b-tards who like seeing our friends pain and misery

[Dererk]

Because putting together a cutscene for every single one of our 12 battle classes would be pretty resource-intensive.

They all have completely different skills and fighting styles so it's not the kind of thing you can just kludge together.

^ this right here. Also not to mention adding them to all 6 races.

6 races not to mention male and female genders so 12 in total.

12 x12= 24 separate cut scenes they'd have to make. So pretty much they decided it's much better to not do that and instead put the time and effort that it take do make 24 different cs into other stuff. Which is a good call.

While it be cool if our character did do something like fight in the cs its better to not waste time with it.

Ps. Not to mention they'd have to go back and add more once new jobs are in and if they ever add a new race.

[Delily]

^ this right here. Also not to mention adding them to all 6 races.

6 races not to mention male and female genders so 12 in total.

12 x12= 24 separate cut scenes they'd have to make. So pretty much they decided it's much better to not do that and instead put the time and effort that it take do make 24 different cs into other stuff. Which is a good call.

While it be cool if our character did do something like fight in the cs its better to not waste time with it.

Ps. Not to mention they'd have to go back and add more once new jobs are in and if they ever add a new race.

It would just be 12; the game engine would handle the differences in jobs, races, and equipment.

[Dererk]

It would just be 12; the game engine would handle the differences in jobs, races, and equipment.

The games engine may be able to handle it but they'd still need to adjust the jobs to every race cause remember people a Lala is smaller than a midlander last I checked it just look weired if they didn't adjust it.

Unless we want to go the old Batman series way and just put BLAM and KAPOW in it which would make it even more ridiculous.

In short its not worth taken the time to do this when they can put it towards more content.

[ChazNatlo]

^ this right here. Also not to mention adding them to all 6 races.

6 races not to mention male and female genders so 12 in total.

12 x12= 24 separate cut scenes they'd have to make. So pretty much they decided it's much better to not do that and instead put the time and effort that it take do make 24 different cs into other stuff. Which is a good call.

While it be cool if our character did do something like fight in the cs its better to not waste time with it.

Ps. Not to mention they'd have to go back and add more once new jobs are in and if they ever add a new race.

Beat me to the punch. I was going to be much snarkier though.

I mean, seriously Imagine if they added us fighting at only the most obvious opportunities. The fight with the Sahagin, The fight with the Warriors of Darkness, and there is probably another I'm forgetting. Assume we get one every Expansion. Not even the updates. Assume that they just have us using skills and avoid actions that require them to make distinctions by race. Slashes and spells only. Heavensward means they need to go back and add three new fight animations to the Sahagin fight. Assume they add one new class next expansion and one new fight scene. They then need to add a new class scene to two different fights, as well as the thirteen animations ((Assume Scholar and Summoner are going to cast ruin and stuff to cut down on animation)) for the new fight. 5.0 they add one new class. Three new animations for the 2.X to 4.X fights and fourteen new fights.

Also, the hilarity of going to the storybook ((Why you can have a Darkknight in the 2.X cutscenes.)) to watch my Weaver toss her sewing pad about like a sword ((the game treats DoH and DoL classes as Gladiators for animations. S'why you thrust with a pickaxe.))