Not Sure if a Bug: The New WAR Relic Upgrade

[Rhaja]

I don't even want to address that WAR relic, my Ragnarok Zeta is a flood of emotions. Then there's DRK, how the hell did I go from wielding Soul Edge to a rejected prototype of Kylo Ren's lightsaber.

I actually disliked the attempt at soul edge primarily due to scaling. Maybe it's just me but it looked awkwardly too wide on a miqo'te scale, even though I absolutely loved the design. Like a giant demon fang. As far as the WAR relic I'm alright with it's base, but the glow effect just feel's wrong. That doesn't show a warrior who channel's the power of their rage to turn into a one man army. It's too soft and elegant. But at the same time Nothing will replace Baruva Atma for me.

[Belhi]

Blue is nice (as a color in general), but it still can't compensate for that low-lvl axe.

The shape of the axe isn't an issue. Its what is done with it when its used. The WAR weapon feels understated but honestly I find the BRD one way too over stated and the MCH and DRG ones rather gourdy. However other people like then.\

Why do people keep talking about spending lore? This step cost almost no lore. Actually it cost no lore if you didn't want to spend lore. The Lore step was for a previous step and people seemed pretty happy with the model they got for that lore.

[Archvile78]

I'm happy about the look of the Astrologian one. It feels like you're holding a planet and the spinning part is the core of said planet.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Looking at the Warrior relic more thoroughly, I think just altering the effect would go a long way into redeeming the appearance. Imagine if the blue hues exploded and gave the impression as the relic was a raging inferno not unlike what Paladin has. The simplicity when sheathed works fine, but it's the barely noticeable effects which really hamper the overall aesthetic. Like someone else mentioned, it doesn't remotely give off explosive inner beast vibe associated with Warrior.

[Altena]

After looking at the WAR relic more thoroughly over the last few days.. It appears the glow is an "extension" of the axe head in the shape of what looks to be more Ragnarok-like..

What I am hoping for is the i275 base model (without glow) extends the axe head to those glowy bits, then the glow is on top of that. I would honestly be fine with that as I am not really a huge fan of glow on most weapons.. Fairly subdued glows are more my thing..

I absolutely like "elegant" weapons, but I don't like stale / overly basic designs. It's almost like SE let an intern design a few of the new relics.. The base models just look so plain.

It's almost like they don't realise that 90% of the time the weapons are sitting on our back.. The base model actually has to look good - not just the glow.

[Rennies]

The atrocious 270 weapons give me little hope for the 275 versions, but we'll see what happens.

Only BLM/WHM/PLD look nice to me. AST is... not my type. Not a fan of orange, especially since the vast majority of our spells are blue.

[Greydor]

The atrocious 270 weapons give me little hope for the 275 versions, but we'll see what happens.

If history repeats itself, it will be a slight visual enhancement to what we have now. My guess is that it's against [Garlean] Ala Mhigan law to have an axe larger than a certain size.

[SummonerSenah]

I meant it's the go-to glamour weapon because it's basically a shiny trophy that should look as such. If it looks like a lv20 axe when it's on your back (or as a SCH, like a public library book...) then it's not all that special. I don't want something that only looks cool when it's unsheathed.

Yeah this is my feeling on the subject. I very recently decided to switch from DRK to WAR (so my static wouldn't have double DRK) and got the Sharpened Axe of the Blood Emperor literally the Sunday before patch, and I'm a bit disappointed by how uninspired the next step is. It really does just look like a level 20 axe on my back, and even the glow is not very impressive (especially compared to some of the other relics).

On the plus side, this is exactly the situation that glamour is for.

[GMERC]

If this keeps up, Warriors upset about this perfectly acceptable Anima Weapon that they personally dislike may very well unseat Bards whining about The Wanderer's Minuet as Eorzea's Whiniest Job Players.

[saber_alter]

I don't mind the final weapon designs. in fact i like them a lot. I find designs that are simplistic in shape but have a lot of detail worked into them amazing. it's the reason why i liked bravura and parashu so much over its upgraded variants, and why i used a vintage viking sword as my go-to glamour until amalace dropped into my lap. I love how they are simple in shape, yet elegantly detailed. i love how the glow effect (on the bladed weapons at least) compliments, rather than overpowers. the weapon designers really outdid themselves imo.

However, my partialness to simple-yet-elegant weapon designs does not blind me to the dislike some have with the weapons. at a glance, they do look overly simplistic and uninspiring. some of the shapes are even just updated versions of low level weapons. i get it.