What was the design reason behind the Rathalos Armor Set?

[KageTokage]

Actually, breakable parts were planned from the start but they couldn't get approval under the Teen rating. They either needed to severely tone it down or have a M rating for one piece of content.

I find that...odd considering that MH has maintained its T rating despite being bloodier and having more graphic violence, which includes being able to remove parts (Though it's generally limited to tails, horns, and other unimportant parts that wouldn't impede the monsters very much).

I'd assume it's because that coupled with the existing things that got XIV its T rating would've pushed it over the edge?

[Berethos]

I'd assume it's because that coupled with the existing things that got XIV its T rating would've pushed it over the edge?

I'd say that's likely.

MHW is T for Blood, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol, and Violence.

FFXIV is T for Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Language (so that right there bumps it up a bit on the scale in comparison), Suggestive Themes (another one that tends to cause rating boards to bump higher), and Violence.

Add in a dismemberment of a body part where you can actually see the bone, muscle, connective tissue, etc., would probably bump up the Animated Blood to Blood and Gore (which is for the depiction of the mutilation of body parts), which could be enough to take it from T to M on top of everything else.

Assuming it wasn't a joke that got lost in translation.

[Rockette]

Add in a dismemberment of a body part where you can actually see the bone, muscle, connective tissue, etc., would probably bump up the Animated Blood to Blood and Gore (which is for the depiction of the mutilation of body parts), which could be enough to take it from T to M on top of everything else.

Assuming it wasn't a joke that got lost in translation.

Maybe I'm remembering this wrong but didn't a main story character GET HIS ARM CUT OFF?

Mind you I suppose they hid the gore.

[DracotheDragon]

I'd say that's likely.

MHW is T for Blood, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol, and Violence.

FFXIV is T for Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Language (so that right there bumps it up a bit on the scale in comparison), Suggestive Themes (another one that tends to cause rating boards to bump higher), and Violence.

Add in a dismemberment of a body part where you can actually see the bone, muscle, connective tissue, etc., would probably bump up the Animated Blood to Blood and Gore (which is for the depiction of the mutilation of body parts), which could be enough to take it from T to M on top of everything else.

Assuming it wasn't a joke that got lost in translation.

i think not only this but it would also need regional changes due to some countries having blood and gore removed from some instances, i remember the german version of some games changing people into robots to prevent blood from games on the ps1, and i know some versions of games have no blood at all, and yet hold a M or 18 game rating, so i think rather then have the messy edit for every country its a lot safer to just have the tail be 'broken' if they were able to get the damage system in for ifrit in ARR's inception then mayhaps we would of had it overall.

[Knahli]

Actually, breakable parts were planned from the start but they couldn't get approval under the Teen rating. They either needed to severely tone it down or have a M rating for one piece of content.

Ohhhh, that’s right. I beg your pardon then, I misremembered the reasoning. I’ll edit my initial post!

[spf1200]

Are you saying you don't like the recolored Super Ranger (or what ever they are called) gear (at least on female characters)? Strange...

[Selvokaz]

Are you saying you don't like the recolored Super Ranger (or what ever they are called) gear (at least on female characters)? Strange...

Heavensward No, I'd never do that. XD Just inquiring if we should pray to Hydaelyn that we get a third option in the future where we can get the actual Rathalos set, which looks so much better than what we got.

[Knahli]

Heavensward No, I'd never do that. XD Just inquiring if we should pray to Hydaelyn that we get a third option in the future where we can get the actual Rathalos set, which looks so much better than what we got.

I'll be perfectly honest and say that hoping they'll revisit the set in anything other than a future crossover event is exceedingly idealistic thinking, unfortunately. I'm very sorry!


As I recall from the Liveletter, their reasoning behind the existing design was determined by how Eorzean/Hydaelyn forgers would choose to design the gear had they encountered such materials. So for all intents and purposes, they created it just as they wanted.

[Tsalmaveth]

I mean... Eorzean/Hydaelyn forgers just LOVE their... wyvern scale... PANTIES.

Screw the female gender-locked set.

[Myvar]

I mean... Eorzean/Hydaelyn forgers just LOVE their... wyvern scale... PANTIES.

Screw the female gender-locked set.

Honestly, there are already enough of them in this game. If people wanted to wear them with this set, then they could choose from those. Instead, we miss out on some decent legwear for this set.