[Suggestion] Useful Elemental Materia

[Windborne]

First off this is my first forum post here on the FFXIV forums, so if I posted this in the wrong place I'm sorry. If a mod wants to move it to an appropriate sub-forum that's cool.

Now on to my Suggestion!

Currently Elemental Materia aren't used for anything but transmutation in Central Thanalan. As someone who knows quite a bit about game design I know that this isn't an ideal situation.

Anyways here's my idea: Make Elemental Materia a glamour/vanity materia only. They would add a persistent effect around your character that would be appropriate to the corresponding element. Like Greased Lightning or Darkside each materia would add a similar effect.

I have two ideas that don't work well with each other, but could be implemented. The first is more simple, while the second would possibly reduce the graphical intensity that it would cause on lower end systems and the PlayStation 3, although I'd suggest implementing this after dropping PS3 support.

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