Legendary weapons too artificial?

[ellohwell]

The way I understood it they had specific requirements to be considered an Excalibur in his explanation. Like you couldnt just up and turn a spatha into an excalibur. He said it cannot be just any sword, but a higher tier sword with an extensive stat requirement. I think the system sounds very interesting, and if the requirements are higher it will always keep it in the hands of very few which will add to the rarity of the item.

Yes, I understand the concept insofar as that. But I guess my point is that reskinning items, either officially or unofficially, is somewhat unnatural.

Essentially this is just reskinning your sword with the Excalibur model.

Gosh, I can do that myself by manipulating .dat files lol.

[Baxter]

Yes, I understand the concept insofar as that. But I guess my point is that reskinning items, either officially or unofficially, is somewhat unnatural.

Essentially this is just reskinning your sword with the Excalibur model.

Gosh, I can do that myself by manipulating .dat files lol.

While true, you could just manipulate your dats, it will also be a powerful weapon gameside, and you cannot replicate that. So all in all it is an actual item. It's basically akin to if you had to register and upgrade your relic/mythic for it to continue being a relic. Im speculating but i'm sure it will gain special stats or abilities with the title.

[Physic]

Yes, I understand the concept insofar as that. But I guess my point is that reskinning items, either officially or unofficially, is somewhat unnatural.

Essentially this is just reskinning your sword with the Excalibur model.

Gosh, I can do that myself by manipulating .dat files lol.

well they could make it so it uses a similar skin, and whatever effects signify the unlocking of its potential. but really i have no problem with a magical ultimate weapon changing the form of a regular weapon.

i would also assume it has some sort of special ability/stats tied to it that define it as that type of weapon.

[Denmo]

With how he's talking about Seasons, I'm picturing some kind of competition between Free Companies for claim of these weapons. Requirements doesn't necessarily mean just the weapon's requirements. Could also be the cumulative points a Free Company has acquired. Like a Ladder score. Seasons in other PvP games generally involve such things.

Also, "applying" doesn't necessarily mean talking to an NPC and hoping you get it. You might also apply by performing some sort of seasonal acheivement. Like say, "First to Kill Garlean Leader", or "Defeated Bahamut in Season 2".

So acquiring a legendary item would mean several things: Your Free Company is doing exceptionally well, you have a piece of equipment that's been crafted to near perfection already, and you've accomplished a huge feat in order to apply.

I understand that Lore takes somewhat of a backseat here, but the game is a game, and an online one at that. I'll take gameplay over Lore, plz k thx.