Damaged gear appearance!

[Moomba33]

I don't see this as being worth development time to be honest.

[Mycow8me]

This would be cool if we had things like tatoos, scars, and other marks but the customization for characters in this game is kinda lame imo. Ya ya memory limits or w/e. I'll believe that excuse when they actually explain it in detail.

[Nestama]

So...hypothetically speaking: If people run around in a glamoured Bikini, how much can you "damage" it before things become NSFW?

The glamour won't take visual damage, but what is being glamoured (what you're actually wearing) will. So the bikini would only be damaged if it's actually what you're wearing.

[MaeIsMean]

The glamour won't take visual damage, but what is being glamoured (what you're actually wearing) will. So the bikini would only be damaged if it's actually what you're wearing.

Well, then it's pointless to even put in the effort to add "damage look" to gear if it doesn't affect glamour. It will require significant time to create, and if putting a glamour just covers that up, why should they spend the effort?

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Well, then it's pointless to even put in the effort to add "damage look" to gear if it doesn't affect glamour. It will require significant time to create, and if putting a glamour just covers that up, why should they spend the effort?

Echoed my thoughts exactly. All that resource and energy used is better off making better content or improving on the one we have now and we need a LOT of improvements right now.

[Nestama]

Well, then it's pointless to even put in the effort to add "damage look" to gear if it doesn't affect glamour. It will require significant time to create, and if putting a glamour just covers that up, why should they spend the effort?

Exactly and as neat as this idea sounds, it's better to use whatever amount of resources the XIV team has into making better content (as Miles said), rather than redesign the exact same gear for every % lost.

[Alleo]

Nice idea but sadly I fear that this would take to much work.
It would be kinda nice if we got more scar or burn options for our skin. Like at the beginning your character has no scars and maybe after defeating Ifrit you can go to the hair npc and get yourself a nice burn mark in your face or on your body. Or even more scars all over your body. (All of this would be optional and removable)

Or give us items to glamour which are bloody bandages? So we can pretend that we are hurt?

[SundayTrash]

So...hypothetically speaking: If people run around in a glamoured Bikini, how much can you "damage" it before things become NSFW?

Isn't it the general rule of mmorpg, less armor = more defense.

[Aillith]

I would like idea. At certain damage percentages it just applies a dirt/scratch overlay to your character.

Make the graphics look in a way that works on both skin and gear - like a smudge of dirt - so its just the one overlay regardless of it you are wearing a bikini or full metal gear.

[AlphaFox]

Instantly made me think of this


From Parasite Eve 3rd Birthday, honestly feel it sucked as a PE game. However I agree on the no, we don't need clothing to be damaged, nice touch but a pointless effort in the end I feel.