the immersion problem made by glams

[RethDaron]

Agreed OP. The atmosphere of the game is ruined with the modern clothing. I'm not going to fault people for wearing what they like but it doesn't mesh with the rest of the game.

There's very few MMOs out there that stick with the initial scope of realism though. Everyone in ESO is riding flaming horses when back around launch a lion mount was something special.

[Bright-Flower]

FFXIV isn't Middle Earth or Tamriel or Medieval Europe. Some things that may seem to be immersion breaking at first actually fit within the setting. Including some of the goofier glam pieces like the pig costume, there's an NPC in Idyshire that actually wears that for example. The items we can get actually exist within the lore of the game. You can make an arguement for crossover items I guess but for the most part they don't tend to stand out too much anyway.

Glamour also exists in the lore, so while I can understand if a an outfit takes you out of it a bit, none of it's really lore breaking.

[Conundrum]

FFXIV isn't Middle Earth or Tamriel or Medieval Europe. Some things that may seem to be immersion breaking at first actually fit within the setting. Including some of the goofier glam pieces like the pig costume, there's an NPC in Idyshire that actually wears that for example. The items we can get actually exist within the lore of the game. You can make an arguement for crossover items I guess but for the most part they don't tend to stand out too much anyway.

Glamour also exists in the lore, so while I can understand if a an outfit takes you out of it a bit, none of it's really lore breaking.

Well he's specifically wearing that to hide his identity from those searching for him.

[Bright-Flower]

Well he's specifically wearing that to hide his identity from those searching for him.

Yes but that doesn't contradict my actual point: These outfits actually exist within the setting. It's a goofy pig costume but a goofy pig costume that exists within the world of FFXIV, so while I can see how it could be distracting for someone to say, queue into Praetorium and see someone in that, it still fits within the game's lore for that outfit to exist.

[Wolven_Essence]

Eh, can't say that it bothers me. There are airships and other technology that is even better than real world modern technology. So a few modern style outfits isn't breaking any immersion for me.

[Calevr]

From a 1.0 player, the direction of how glam is going is only disappointing as the game did start more as a high fantasy (older times) theme. The cities now look out of place with all the new modern glams being added. Perhaps the cities could do with a bit more glam themselves to bring it all together.

[IckeDerTyp]

Welcome to Final Fantasy! We have alot of 'anime' things going on and every single thing fits amazingly well.

Maybe you don't like it but nobody forces you to glam the basecap or ride the Regalia.

Live and let live is what I say. Immersion gets ruined by things that aren't part of the in-game lore, like...

Oh please, you know what I mean. *points*

Nice try but no, glams are perfect and while they're at it, they should add more modern ones :3

There's games with settings that don't have 'modern clothes', try those instead of wanting to kill my immersion, yeah?

Thank you ^^

[Fellgon]

what breaks my immersion of game: my paycheck, bills, lawyers, need go downtown to buy food and many others real life problem that make me pause the game.

oh?! the Glamours?! nah...thats fun!

[Cygnia]

I kinda understand the OPs viewpoint - the game may not be pure fantasy or whatever label one cares to stick on, but there remains a stylistic vibe to even the stuff like Ironworks which some of the glam gear lacks; the best way to concisely describe it might be 'modern earth'. Something like the baseball cap for instance, just is too reminiscent of Earth (specifically American) design that it is kinda jarring in a way that swimsuits avoid for the most part. That said, Square chose to add the gear.
P.S the tags here listed are vindictive and frankly, I think less of the people responsible for slapping them on. It really isn't a good look, guys. Please can we be less immature/ready to call troll?

[SherlottaEryut]

I understand where you're coming from, absolutely. I too had these thoughts where I observe other people's glamour and think "Oh, that's very out of themed for Final Fantasy" because within each Final Fantasy game, all the NPC's and main characters have outfits that are fitting for that timeline of the game. I've just accepted that this game doesn't necessarily have a 'strict theme' so if people choose to wear modern-looking outfits then it's none of my business.