Allowing Gear Change in Active Mode

[NarikoStar]

1. Correct.
2. We do not know if there will be character flashing with the new engine.
3. This would only restrict you from playing with the "hardcore" players, which I'm sure you wouldn't be playing with anyways since you think character flashing is a major issue.
4. Or you can think of the optimal sets PRIOR to starting battle with more than 1 set of equipment.
5. It only slows the pace of battle with the current engine. With the new engine I highly doubt there will be such horrid lag when changing gear and it makes battle pace faster as a matter of fact due to optimizing your characters damage output.

So... the only problem is inventory space. Cool.

EDIT: Molly you in no way have to wait a full second between switching gear and using a weapon skill in FFXI. You were just doing macros the wrong way and that was you're own fault. Not the system's.

Mannequin system /o/

Space issue solved yay~

[Molly_Millions]

Mannequin system /o/

Space issue solved yay~

not if we only get 1 mannequin per job/class. if that is the case, then gear swapping puts us back at square one.

[NarikoStar]

not if we only get 1 mannequin per job/class. if that is the case, then gear swapping puts us back at square one.

This is very true- I'm giving an option if they /ever/ did go the gear swapping way which is the only way I can see them logically adding it into the system.
But since we won't have any idea how it will completely work till 2.0 we'll have to wait and see ;<