Class aesthetic and weapon selection

[StriderShinryu]

As long as the weapon works with the general animation of the attacks/abilities, I'd like to see a bigger variety of weapon (and shield) types in the game. We may never get a proper hammer or mace wielding job, for instance, but more mace/hammer skins for a variety of classes would be nice. As would some sort of larger shield for PLD, though I'm guessing there the issue may be one of not wanting it to clip with everything and just look really awkward with the animations we currently have.

[Endariel]

I had high hopes for weapon design contest, but then I saw the templates and restrictions..

[ItMe]

Though that, in turn, leaves you sticking your unprotected arm out for rapid depruning.

But... it isn't unprotected?
You still have a shield, you've just glamoured it to be invisible.

[Shurrikhan]

But... it isn't unprotected?
You still have a shield, you've just glamoured it to be invisible.

Right, but when the point is the aesthetic, and the regular shields seem insufficiently protective but the lack of shield doesn't pull your arm in...

[Kolsykol]

Funnily enough my issue with the GNB final relic weapon is that it's too big.

Warriors actually do have a few Hammers too.

[ItMe]

Right, but when the point is the aesthetic, and the regular shields seem insufficiently protective but the lack of shield doesn't pull your arm in...

Ah, I see the point you were making.
I misunderstood.

[Lunalepsy]

Trying to pick a tank class to play but aesthetic is a major thing for me. I simply could not enjoy playing paladin that they have no big shields (like BIG SHIELDS), Warrior can only use Axe, not trying to offend anyone, I just find other weapon types much more appealing, GB's gunblades are so tiny and buffy like toy swords.

Which leaves me with greatsword DK, but this is more like a lack of choice.

I feel we need something pretty.

[Shurrikhan]

Ah, I see the point you were making.
I misunderstood.

No worries. And honestly I just wish there were a possibility for conditional animations.

We see this with the Emperor's New Fists, too, with which we strike enemies with hands loosely gripped around an invisible cylinder. I felt vicarious pain as my Monk seemingly broke their fingers with each punch... eventually having to swap back to just using the most modest fist weapons I could find.

[Absurdity]

Warriors actually do have a few Hammers too.

They do not have "a few", they have exactly 1 and I hope you like it in green because that's all you'll get.

[Kolsykol]

They do not have "a few", they have exactly 1 and I hope you like it in green because that's all you'll get.

I was under the impression that there were more.
Sorta like how we used to have a few sets in ARR that you couldn't wear helmets with, the devs did experiment with stuff like that in ARR a bit.