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

[Chrees]

I'm sad that this still seems to be off the table. I made this same suggestion 5 years ago, I guess it's still too difficult to implement. Here's to hoping they can reconsider this when they drop PS3 support.

[Mimilu]

Here's to hoping they can reconsider this when they drop PS3 support.

With SE's track record, I'm not gonna hold my breath for them to do much if-and-when they do drop PS3 support. :-B

[Niwashi]

Here's to hoping they can reconsider this when they drop PS3 support.

It's unlikely they'd drop support any time soon, but even if they eventually did, all characters and gear would still have to be displayable on the PS3 version. Dropping support just means not releasing expansions for it. But the base game itself, ARR, is released for PS3, so all characters and gear that can exist within ARR areas will always need to be PS3 compatible. It's only features that could be limited to new expansion regions only that would be able to drop support for older systems.

[bass9020]

It's unlikely they'd drop support any time soon, but even if they eventually did, all characters and gear would still have to be displayable on the PS3 version. Dropping support just means not releasing expansions for it. But the base game itself, ARR, is released for PS3, so all characters and gear that can exist within ARR areas will always need to be PS3 compatible. It's only features that could be limited to new expansion regions only that would be able to drop support for older systems.

Ps3 was the worst thing to happen to this game. They made a promise I get that but in the process they have screwed everyone else over.

[TaranTatsuuchi]

Ps3 was the worst thing to happen to this game. They made a promise I get that but in the process they have screwed everyone else over.

Well, having ps3 support at the onset did require them to make a good controller setup.

They did an amazing job with that, and I personally prefer to play on the controller even though I'm on PC.

[Kosmos992k]

Ps3 was the worst thing to happen to this game. They made a promise I get that but in the process they have screwed everyone else over.

You know, I'd like you to talk individually to each and every FFXIV subscriber who started on PS3, or on a PC with less than stellar capabilities and ask them whether or not scaling back the game's hardware requirements was a good idea. The PS3 work allowed them (SE's devs) to make a game that could play on a far, far wider range of PCs than would ever have been the case otherwise. Far from being a disaster, the PS3 support encouraged their developers to be frugal with their use of hardware in the game client. Another way to say this would be to say efficient. I'd rather have that than a bloated monstrosity that runs great on a 2016 mid range gaming rig, but runs like crap on consumer PCs and not at all on consoles.

[Kosmos992k]

It's unlikely they'd drop support any time soon, but even if they eventually did, all characters and gear would still have to be displayable on the PS3 version. Dropping support just means not releasing expansions for it. But the base game itself, ARR, is released for PS3, so all characters and gear that can exist within ARR areas will always need to be PS3 compatible. It's only features that could be limited to new expansion regions only that would be able to drop support for older systems.

To do that they simply need to provide the PS3 client with all the scaled back textures and such for the character gear. There is no reason that support for PS3 in existing zones would be discontinued, however I could see SE making it so that all 4.0+ areas are off limits to PS3 players.

[UnstablePersonality]

To do that they simply need to provide the PS3 client with all the scaled back textures and such for the character gear. There is no reason that support for PS3 in existing zones would be discontinued, however I could see SE making it so that all 4.0+ areas are off limits to PS3 players.

From what I've heard, PS3 players will not even be able to log on when they drop support.

[Kosmos992k]

From what I've heard, PS3 players will not even be able to log on when they drop support.

That would make no sense at all. The PS3 is perfectly capable of playing current content, simply dropping support with the next expansion will not alter that. Preventing them from logging on at all would be extremely harsh and very poorly received.

[worldofneil]

From what I've heard, PS3 players will not even be able to log on when they drop support.

Can I ask where you heard that please? It just wouldn't make sense for them to kick off players that are giving them subscription money each money (unless the numbers were very low). It's one thing for them not to bring out a new expansion for PS3 players, but quite another to just cut off any existing players when what we have right now does still work for them.