On the (hypoethehcial for now) removal of aetherial assessories

[Morningstar1337]

Ahem, with 5.3, The ARR dungeons up to Aurum Vale had a rather interesting chnage, the weapons and armor of the Aetherial quality (pink icon, randomized substats) were replaced with more standardized (and better looking) gear. Yet the accessories still remains.

I'd like to ask if they can be removed and replaced by new ones as I feel that not only is randomized stat gear an outdated concept,but also because I see a golden opportunity for accessory models locked to Gatherers/Crafters (Two-tone Leather earrings, Manasilver, etc) to be made available to every class, and at a low enough level to warrant storing in the glamour dresser (as certain accessories, such as the Nabaath ones are not universal) and possibly even recolor them for slightly more variety.

What do you think?

[Luna-M]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the big reason for this change in 5.3 was for fashion reasons?

[Iscah]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the big reason for this change in 5.3 was for fashion reasons?

It was mainly for standardising stats, I think - and making sure all dungeons had unique gear and weapons to drop.

Still, it's definitely nice from a glamour perspective (though I wish they'd picked a few more exciting items in places) and it would be fantastic if they could bring down the newer jewellery designs to this level.

There are two big advantages to this:

1. Designs become equippable much earlier

2. Only one version needs to be stored in the glamour dresser.

[Limonia]

I agree, I would like to see new accessories instead of the aetherial ones as well! Not only for glamour purposes, but only to standardize the system some more. Having aetherial accessories feels uselessly convoluted now.

[wereotter]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the big reason for this change in 5.3 was for fashion reasons?

As of 5.3 all the ARR dungeons also now do direct inventory drops when you complete a run, so I would imagine this is also related. I can imagine if you're running to get gear, that it would be very frustrating to get a pink pair of shoes to drop only to run it again and get another pair of shoes with slightly different stats. That doesn't really help new players with making sure they get up to date and current gear as they progress through the story.

I would even venture to say that this is more the reason than glamor/fashion, and that existing higher level models were just given a color pallete shift because that made it easier to implement compared to creating entirely different items, modeling them for all existing sexes and races, and testing all those items with the entire collection of actions and emotes, when that work was already done for these other items.

[Morningstar1337]

BTW I am wondering if there is a list of Stormblood and Shadowbrigners accessories for Crafters and Gatherers, and of those which of those exact models were used in combat gear?

[Enkidoh]

As far as I was aware you can still get 'pink' gear including accessories from treasure chests during Battlecraft levequests up to level 60 (which is the last level battlecraft leves were available for), but as battle leves are not popular anymore (because most players save their leve allowances for crafting and gathering leves) this fact is easily overlooked.

Really the removal of random pink gear during pre 50 dungeons is a good thing as I was being overloaded with junk gear whenever I ran low level dungeons for the Challenge Log that was only worth turning in for GC seals at my GC HQ, so this keeps my inventory much clearer, and also does help new players getting guaranteed drops.

[Gordita]

As far as I was aware you can still get 'pink' gear including accessories from treasure chests during Battlecraft levequests up to level 60 (which is the last level battlecraft leves were available for), but as battle leves are not popular anymore (because most players save their leve allowances for crafting and gathering leves) this fact is easily overlooked.

Really the removal of random pink gear during pre 50 dungeons is a good thing as I was being overloaded with junk gear whenever I ran low level dungeons for the Challenge Log that was only worth turning in for GC seals at my GC HQ, so this keeps my inventory much clearer, and also does help new players getting guaranteed drops.

Can also get the pink quality armor from maps.

[Morningstar1337]

I suppose I should also ask if anyone had reported getting random pink accessories after their dungeon runs?

[Hypnauticon]

Ahem, with 5.3, The ARR dungeons up to Aurum Vale had a rather interesting chnage, the weapons and armor of the Aetherial quality (pink icon, randomized substats) were replaced with more standardized (and better looking) gear. Yet the accessories still remains.

I\\'d like to ask if they can be removed and replaced by new ones as I feel that not only is randomized stat gear an outdated concept,but also because I see a golden opportunity for accessory models locked to Gatherers/Crafters (Two-tone Leather earrings, Manasilver, etc) to be made available to every class, and at a low enough level to warrant storing in the glamour dresser (as certain accessories, such as the Nabaath ones are not universal) and possibly even recolor them for slightly more variety.

What do you think?

I realize this is an old post but I SO vehemently disagree with your assertion that it’s “outdated”.

Variation is nice. It makes the game less uniform. It gives variation, and in the smallest of terms adds a level of uniqueness to individuals.

I wish they’d bring these items back to newer dungeons. It’s BORING seeing everyone at the same level wearing the same equip, regardless of “Glamours”.

Bring back Aetherial items!