More Glamour Options for Level 90 Summons

[MellowMink]

Some older threads have asked before why we can’t glamour Summoner’s Level 90 summons to be carbuncles instead, even if they’re not gigantic and are instead the small-sized ones since they’re still really cute and also less visually distracting during high-level content; I’m aware that you can change the sizes of summons, but that’s not the same, and it’s still weird that you actually lose glamour options after maxing out your job.

But really, it shouldn’t just be limited to carbuncle options, because why not also allow for egi glamour choices? The possible concern that somebody wouldn’t realize what kind of a summon they are doesn’t make sense since you would still see their color, even less if it ends up only being a client-side thing. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a Level 90 summon versus a lower level either for unsynced lower-level content since everyone still knows your level through the party list. The Level 90 summons do mechanically differ slightly in that they cast their introductory spells right from wherever they appear rather than first running up to the enemy if they’re far away, but would it really be that hard to add some new animations that indicate carbuncles and egi doing a distant cast instead?

I legitimately can’t think of why having less glamour options for elemental summons once you reach Level 90, but not at any point before that, would be logical game design. When you have some people on the forums wishing that their job capped at Level 89 instead of Level 90 because the increased customization options are considered better than a slight potency increase and elemental summons not having to run up to the enemy, I think there’s a perplexing limitation and weird inconsistency that Square Enix should spend a brief amount of time to address.

…Plus I really miss being able to summon four different carbuncles instead of one… I find the carbuncles far more adorable than a humungous rock monster or (admittedly cool-looking) red demon.

[Barachim]

I'm all for more glamour options. If possible, I would like to get the Shadowbringers versions of Ifrit, Garuda and Titan as glamour options.

[Raikai]

That would be cool. They mentioned the glamour system being looked on right? I don't think it got any meaningful update despite choosing the size of the primals and being able to use the baseline carby color (the other blue one).

They have Diamond and Obsidian carbys in the game files... Alphinaud is a SGE now, so why don't just make them available for glamour?

In a side note, I would love the SCH faeries to benefit from a glamour system too... There are other small magical flying things they can disguise as, like moogles, pixies, etc.

[MellowMink]

I wonder what would be the best way to bring these threads about adding highest-level carbuncle (and other egi glamour) support to Square Enix’s attention…

Larryzaur and Zepla both fully leveled up Summoner and really like carbuncles, so maybe one of them could bring it up in their next interviews with lead designers? A summoner main like me can dream…

[Saimeren]

I wonder what would be the best way to bring these threads about adding highest-level carbuncle (and other egi glamour) support to Square Enix’s attention…

Larryzaur and Zepla both fully leveled up Summoner and really like carbuncles, so maybe one of them could bring it up in their next interviews with lead designers? A summoner main like me can dream…

Probably start by not asking the community on the community forums. This isn't and never has been a direct line to the devs. The forums are explicitly a place for players to chat with other players. The devs don't read these forums.

Ever wonder why people here beg and plead for months; if not years for changes and things don't get changed? It's bcause they're just talking with other players, not the development team.

[Anvaire]

Probably start by not asking the community on the community forums. This isn't and never has been a direct line to the devs. The forums are explicitly a place for players to chat with other players. The devs don't read these forums.

Ever wonder why people here beg and plead for months; if not years for changes and things don't get changed? It's bcause they're just talking with other players, not the development team.

I dont agree, i think that the feedback does reach the devs just not with the devs reading the forum itself. Case and point is the threads where YP responded, or the fact the Male viera is actually in the game following the feedback

[MellowMink]

Probably start by not asking the community on the community forums. This isn't and never has been a direct line to the devs. The forums are explicitly a place for players to chat with other players. The devs don't read these forums.

Ever wonder why people here beg and plead for months; if not years for changes and things don't get changed? It's bcause they're just talking with other players, not the development team.

If there’s a way that they’re gathering feedback beyond forums, game statistics, and occasional interviews with content creators, then they’re not making it clear as to what alternate platform is wanted most. The director himself stated that he wanted people to share feedback on the forums, so if said feedback is ignored, whether it be with this, healer concerns, missing Hrothgar ears, or so on for months, that’s kinda on his team due to a lack of provided communication, not us.

“They’re just talking with other players, not the development team.” And how do we talk directly to the development team aside from here or interviews that I’ll never be able to be involved with at a low level? What’s the secret code I can use to start a live chat with them?

[MellowMink]

I would legitimately pay for a Mog Station item that somehow lets me have my carbuncles at Level 90; that’s how much I want the feature again. Of course, I would also prefer that just be an in-game addition, and I still don’t get why you lose access to customization options at max level?

Is it because the carbuncles don’t yet have animations for casting introduction attacks from a distance, as opposed to only attacking after running up to the enemy first like with Ifrit-Egi? If so, then… add one please, developers? The adorable carbuncles in this game deserve much more love!

[MellowMink]

I would also accept an option for letting the giant summons be replaced with the new (and equally cute in my eyes) Proto-Carbuncle if they still need to be big.