Does anyone else think the new portrait system is janky?

[posona]

I mean it was kind of janky before, but now you can’t even create a new portrait unless it’s linked to a gearset? Feels a bit like the old glamour system where you had to create different sets just to change outfits.

Unless I’m missing something here, this feels like a downgrade.

[Kyeria]

I honestly agree and I hate that you can’t use Instant Portraits and Adventurer Portraits interchangeably. So, if you go out of your way to make a really unique one…because you can’t pause frame by frame…it can be very difficult to recreate that design.

[Tlamila]

Yeah I also find the new system clunky and kinda backwards compared to how it was before, I don't get the change.
We could save multiple portraits before, and use them interchangeably on the plates, no? Now you do portraits linked to job sets, and also you can't use those in the plate? At least I didn't find a way too, I had to recreate one from zero on the plate itself, which ofc never comes out identical. And you can't save those so every time you make a new one you lose completely whatever you had done previously.

[posona]

It is backwards! I’ve made multiple BRD sets just so I could switch instant portraits when I want. And you can’t delete portraits either, from what I’ve seen. It’s like they took away all the things that made it fun and easy just so portraits could be linked to jobs. And even though it was already simple to set them to Adventurer Plates before, I thought adding it to the main AP menu was still a good thing, but not if that’s the ONLY place we can make a portrait FOR the AP.

[Serilda]

I like the idea of gearset linking for the instant portraits but they ruined the functionality for adventurer plates when they added it. Being able to switch between different adventurer plate portraits was great! Now that I can't save the one I use on my adventurer plate when I want to be silly I will never bother changing it, because I suck at posing my character and it's frustrating to have to overwrite the one I was using before each time. A blend of the old system and the new one would be much appreciated, so that people can choose how they want to use it.

[Skivvy]

I like the idea of gearset linking for the instant portraits but they ruined the functionality for adventurer plates when they added it. Being able to switch between different adventurer plate portraits was great! Now that I can't save the one I use on my adventurer plate when I want to be silly I will never bother changing it, because I suck at posing my character and it's frustrating to have to overwrite the one I was using before each time. A blend of the old system and the new one would be much appreciated, so that people can choose how they want to use it.

This is pretty much my take as well. I don't want to attempt recreating my current plate, so I'll just not be making a new one....which kinda sucks. It was nice being able to save several portraits and mix it up when the mood hit, but that's no more

[Reap00]

I mean it was kind of janky before, but now you can’t even create a new portrait unless it’s linked to a gearset? Feels a bit like the old glamour system where you had to create different sets just to change outfits.

Unless I’m missing something here, this feels like a downgrade.

Yes everything in the game is janky according to people on the forums. This obviously will include anything you propose in this topic. Have a nice day.

[Iyrnthota]

Yes everything in the game is janky according to people on the forums. This obviously will include anything you propose in this topic. Have a nice day.

Gotta give you something to complain about I suppose.

Personally I haven't played about with it since the update as it kept my old one that I really like, but I'm getting the impression you can't just create one and apply/detach from gearsets as you like?
It does sound a bit more tedious than previously. Is there a copy function?

[Tlamila]

Gotta give you something to complain about I suppose.

Personally I haven't played about with it since the update as it kept my old one that I really like, but I'm getting the impression you can't just create one and apply/detach from gearsets as you like?
It does sound a bit more tedious than previously. Is there a copy function?

From what I've seen, and I checked lots cause I was going crazy, no you can't copy, and you can't apply/detatch from gearsets. The portrait system itself and the adventurer plate portrait seem to be two completely separate systems now wiht no connection. And if I'm wrong I'd be suepr happy to be corrected and enlightened. I honestly have no clue what even is the function of Portrait now, I guess just for CC matches?

[Darthgummibear]

From what I've seen, and I checked lots cause I was going crazy, no you can't copy, and you can't apply/detatch from gearsets. The portrait system itself and the adventurer plate portrait seem to be two completely separate systems now wiht no connection. And if I'm wrong I'd be suepr happy to be corrected and enlightened. I honestly have no clue what even is the function of Portrait now, I guess just for CC matches?

They plan to bring that CC functionality for portraits to dungeons. This was just the first step.