Dual Wielding//Character customization

[Adachi452]

- If ninja could customize the way you could hold a weapon that would be cool, i'd like that and possibly would consider leveling up as a Ninja.

- Yeah ive looked at the bucklers in the game, still too big for me, i'd like one that looks more like an arm guard piece of armor than an actual shield. Right now ive made peace with de-quipping my shield when im running around doing main story quests, fates and all that. And if i get into trouble or do a dungeon where others are relying on me, then i'll whip out the shield. I do think the Holy shield and Zodiac Shields are really cool looking, and i DO LIKE the lore of the Paladin. Protecting and fighting for others. I would just do it in a different way lol.

- Def not naming my avatar Kirito lol, there's like 1000 of those out there, and Kirito as far as im concerned is "another guy" from another game, and he's not me.

But Kirito does use the style of swordplay i like. Same as Lancelot from the movie King Arthur. Ive taken Kendo and Dual Sword training as hobbies as a kid into my teens. And while i understand the reasons and points some of you make for not wanting to mess with the spirit of the game, and how we need to respect the lore. (Which i believe as well otherwise there is no structure) I also believe at the same time that a truly great MMO will feature as much customization as possible when it comes to style of play and aesthetics to allow us as players to make a unique non "cookie cutter" avatar. (And im also not saying that we have cookie cutter avatars, the awesome customization is one of the biggest reasons i choose FFO as my MMO to play, just wanna see a few more little things added)

If i want to holster my sword on my back? i should be able to do that, if i want it on the left or right side? I should be able to do that. If i wanna be an OT who uses two swords, i think i should be able to do that. And i can only imagine how HARD and difficult it must be for game developers to make an MMO as structured and fun and unique as possible and all the stuff they have to contend with. But tech and customization increases every year with every patch, and more and more talented writers and designers are being trained every year and if enough people want something in a game, im confident those talented individuals will figure out a way to either give us that stuff, or something very close to it while maintaining the structure and lore so it doesn't essentially ruin the game...which non of us want.

So im simply putting it out there, for me and others like me, that we would like to see dual wielding or a skill added to Paladin that uses dual wielding if equipping a second sword instead of a shield. (Possibly replacing some of the shield skills) It would be a neat thing to see at like level 70 or 80 or 100 in the future...The ultimate Paladin. Or like some people say, create a second class, or an "off class to Paladin" that uses this style. (And i am thinking in terms of Paladin only bcc thats what I play, someone mentioned dual guns for Machinist which would be sweet too!) Along with the ability to further customize the look and clothing and holstering of weapons so that my Paladin will look and be, and play different that Joe-whoever's Paladin next to me. While still maintaining the game mechanics of a tank.

I will be leveling my Dark Knight up after, i just dont care for the magic skills and the lore of the Dark Knight, and how "slow" the sword swings when attacking (i know this may sound stupid to some, and no disrespect to ppl who use Dark and there main class) for me its the little things. I love FFO, i never played MMO's until i discovered this one. I love Final Fantasy, i think ARR did an AMAZING job bringing this game back and making ppl happy, and i appreciate the work they put into listening to us players and working so hard to give us what we would like in a game while still balancing those wants with structure.