[REQUEST] - Morphing (not a JOB request)

[Shougun]

There are a few jobs I feel could have this done, all fringe jobs really or hard to implement. I'm not really seeing Blue Mage as a job like that. More like....


VIKING, we already have WAR so Viking is unlikely but we could get "classic" Viking gear like horned helms with beards and/or shadowed out glowing eyes/

That's sort of an example of a Job that most likely would never be but the aesthetics could be given. That's the intent of non-combat Morphs for fun.

Oh okay , that is a good example that makes sense to me. Viking really doesn't seem to fit when we already have warrior, but some people might want the image - that makes sense.

I felt you were referencing blue mage because it was suggested before it is turned into a mini job (basically not a job), and I was like - uhm no. lol. Morpher might fit into that too.. I can see him being either VERY challenging to balance if you want to make it free form, or just not that adaptable as you might usually expect (like I said Udyr scenario, different forms of DD - isn't capable of leaving their predefined trinity). That said I still love transforming jobs.

I think back when with all the SMN stuff I suggested a sort of morphing with Primal energy job that was a DD, Harmonixer like thing (high risk, you're insane and you'll die young job - can build that into the mechanics too), heavy Terra Brandford reference/influence[1]. And I was thinking again of Udyr from LoL and BLM/MNK, just this sort of build up riding the brink of madness and before you're consumed and tempered (punishment like BLM messing up their cycle, losing stacks) you switch into another primal form to break free before the pros of power consuming become cons (of some sort), of course certain forms would offer specific benefits so planning them would be important - you don't want to simply bounce between rotations but plan which rotations and adapt forms as required. At basic levels you'd just slightly adorn yourself in the primal's weapon (giant fiery claws, massive clubs for fists, w.e), but the higher tiers would start to make you appear to be entirely different, with of course long CD abilities doing a sort of warrior enraged. Weapon could be a heart stone/third eye, tony stark that lol (and a glamour option to hide it ofc). Might be better to create a set of espers that don't relate to primals though, just so it separates them and makes it so each new primal doesn't mean they want a new look / skill set (espers could be even like off shoot "religions"/aberrations of primals, so they have some imagery similarity but not all primals have an esper because these beings require some level of follower ship to become individual and not just energy - like Belias being a minor Ifrit esper). Besides of course range/melee ideas each esper should probably have a different playstyle (even if slightly), so your benefits come with a different mindset as well. Give an oh crap I screwed up ability on long cooldown for weird boss mechanics lol. That obviously is non-animal vision of a morphing job though.

Any transformation job has to have a special mount form though !

Anyway, I don't think morpher like job is impossible but it's form if it ever takes one is going to be quite different than before and probably low on SE's to do list (like we discussed, Druid from WoW has things like the talent system to rely on for balance - SE doesn't get that, a multi class job would be really something else.. and likely not fit). But I love skin changing/evolving jobs, like a lot.. really love. lol. (I actually don't think blue mage is one of those though, because you can keep all of it's essence including learning abilities so long as you just reduce the number of abilities he can learn to a specific set).

Back onto the just transforming options though: I'd like to transform into a kupo or chocobo lol (concerned about location maybe, like chocobos in town.. so maybe put restrictions but yeah).

I actually think Belias is referenced in FFXIV already as a an elder primal though, iirc from summoner story (but I was giving his imagery for example).