Add A "Face" Slot, Attached To "Head"

[Toguro]

It would be really nice if certain head items could be worn with other head items.. But the problem is that it may be hard to do in terms of making it work. However I thought of a way that may work. I wanted to show pictures to help the presentation but I'm not a good photo editor..

How it would work: There can be an extra side slot next to Head. Like a little box. This box would be the face slot. What it would look like could be an Emperor's New Spectacles or something... What the Face slot would be is a glamour slot for certain items that can be glamoured as a face item. Items such as any kind of spectacles, false mustache, Saint's beard, visors, eye patches and those halfmasks or scarf type items crafters use etc. Items like these could have an option similar to:

Shaded Spectacles
Repair Level Goldsmith Lv. 1
Materials Grade 1 Dark Matter
Convertible: No Projectable: Yes Desynthesizable: Yes
Dyeable: Yes Crest-Worthy: No
Face Glamour Compatible: Yes

Items that are glamoured as a face item can be removed or hidden by clicking /visor. While items that are glamoured to the head can still be removed the same way we can now. Items that are face compatible can still be glamoured as head items. This will allow for.. Shaded Spectacles + False Mustache combo. Either one could be glamoured as the Head item while the other is glamoured to the Face.

Items that are not face items including: Hats, headbands, crowns, and helmets can remain Head items only.

Items like helmets with visors(y'know.. the flip open helmets) will not be affected by face glamour because like.. shades under a knight helmet? Dumb. Helmets that cover your face will be unaffected as well unless you have your helmet off.

Items like the Scholar Hat, Plague Bringer Hat, Sugarloaf Hat, etc with glasses as a /visor options can be compatible however, when a face item is glamoured to it, the original /visor is overwritten.

Examples of items compatible with Face glamour:
Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No Unless a /visor option is added

I don't quite understand why this option isnt in the game(Probably just AHH SEVER SPACE!!!). But games like DC Universe Online have Helmet, Hands, Chest, Legs, and Feet aswell as a Waist and Face slot that can be seen. Thats tons more combinations.

I believe having something like this would be a major improvement on character customization and add tons more combinations to characters.

Thoughts?

[Colorful]

I've wanted this for ages, it just seems like common sense to be able to wear glasses while wearing an open helmet or hat. Are there no visual impairments in Eorzea? Back when I was still playing Fallout 4 I was messing about with costumes and put on glasses with a hat, I was blown away that I could do that then I realized "Oh, it's just FFXIV that limits that", doubt it will ever happen though.

[Toguro]

I still dont understand where this limits thing comes from.. I see it as if DCUO can do it, this game can. No bashing on DCUO but.... sigh* I think I just bashed it.. I'm sorry DCUO

[Zojha]

Heh. And then you get a glamour "roll" item for that slot.

Flavor text:"It is said just wearing this curious piece of headgear will suffice to turn a fledgling adventurer into a fully fledged warrior of light."

[Colorful]

I still dont understand where this limits thing comes from.. I see it as if DCUO can do it, this game can. No bashing on DCUO but.... sigh* I think I just bashed it.. I'm sorry DCUO

This is all assumption, but whatever. The game wasn't built with that in mind, there are unintentional limitations from preventing such a thing to happen while other games were designed specifically so you could do this. Reverting those would require reworking existing code rather than just adding something, especially to prevent certain headpieces working with the face slot. It's the same reason we can't queue with our chocobo out, have secondary dye colours, have a decent glamour log. It's all possible, but not with FFXIV's small team, at least not in a timely fashion.

But then again, these are changes you'd expect in an expansion pack, but we still don't get them there...

[Caitlyn]

I dont care about new content like Primals, Dungeons and Raids.
I want some new features like this! Gimme something new : D

[Culfinrandir]

PS3 & server limitations, same reason that despite the fact that some belts (waist) gear is very ornate it never gets displayed. Such a shame.

[Toguro]

PS3 & server limitations, same reason that despite the fact that some belts (waist) gear is very ornate it never gets displayed. Such a shame.

The thing with PS3 and server limitations can only go so far. Basically from what I've read on this forum in my time, every and anything that has to do with our characters and customization cant be done because of PS3 and server limitations. Housing cant be done because of PS3 and server limitation. Wouldn't making raids, dungeons, maps, and/or any other content in the game have this same issue? Like... Diadem. There's alotta junk in there.

[Elazu]

This should have happned ages ago.

[TaranTatsuuchi]

PS3 & server limitations, same reason that despite the fact that some belts (waist) gear is very ornate it never gets displayed. Such a shame.

1.0 had visible belts.

Now they're tied to specific chest gear...