An otpion to turn on helmet during some helmet-removing cutscenes?

[Momo_Kozuki]

I love my Tamamo ears and it is part of how I see my character with. However, SE wants emotional cutscenes to be without helmet for the sake of showing WoL's facial expression and prevent weird situations with someone who like to don a rabbit/toad/moogle head



The thing is, I don't see the point. You let everyone come into the cutscenes with whatever outfits of choice, from lore-appropriate gear to immersion-breaking skimpy bikini, or even as naked as far as Gobbert can approve. Why suddenly having helmet removed so important that you have to force it on players? Even if you remove a toad head, you can still see the toad costume.


IMO, this is a shouldn't, and even if SE insists, they should still offer an option for people who think otherwise.

[RukoBoshi]

Yeah that would be nice, i wear an eyepatch because i RP that my character needs it, otherwise i wouldn't wear one at all.
So i really don't like when i'm suddenly not wearing it for whatever reasons.

[hagare]

huh. I can't remember the cutscene that does this.

[SannaR]

huh. I can't remember the cutscene that does this.

That's because it's fairly rare that the game has a cutscene that does this.

[TheMightyMollusk]

huh. I can't remember the cutscene that does this.

The only one I can remember offhand is when Haurchefant dies. But I tend to not wear helmets much anyway, so there are probably more I forget about.

[hagare]

The only one I can remember offhand is when Haurchefant dies. But I tend to not wear helmets much anyway, so there are probably more I forget about.

ah. I guess that one'd make sense to show face
I guess adding the option should make sense.
It'd make more hilarious content video in youtube at least

[Iscah]

Have always thought this should be a thing.

Simple check box [remove helmet during cutscenes]

I would guess that it might be something they have to hard-code into the cutscene and can't set up as a choice, because it does seem logical to make it a choice if they could.

Another one is in Sharlayan when we have that discussion. They even took away Kriles hood for that.

I think the point there was that you're not supposed to wear hats while you're in the chamber, which is why Krile removes her hood for that scene.

Unfortunately you lose me with this statement. It contradicts the previous. You DO see the point, whether you want to accept it or not. The devs automatically remove the headgear for particularly poignant scenes during the MSQ, and you recognize that. Unfortunately, you can still get away with a toad costume or whatever because if they did the same thing with your gear, then you would just be naked (as close to as default CC goes anyway) in the scenes. This issue does not exist for the head slot, and this should not have to be spelled out to you.

I don't think OP is contradicting themself. The argument isn't that silly outfits should be removed too, but that if someone is sufficiently inclined to be silly that they'll wear a toad head for MSQ, they're probably not that invested in the emotional cutscenes in the first place and the outfit is still mood-breaking, so why bother removing the headpiece?

[Deveryn]

The only one I can remember offhand is when Haurchefant dies. But I tend to not wear helmets much anyway, so there are probably more I forget about.

After the Nidhogg trial.

As far as the suggested option goes, I don't think it's as much a matter of can they do it and how much time will it take, but will they do it. We're talking about a story feature, where they had the intent to properly show emotion to really sell the moment.

[Alleo]

I know its just a minor thing because it does not happen often but I agree with you OP. The headgear I wear most of the time is a second pair of horns. And everytime they force to take the helmet of I cant stop laughing because I imagine how some NPCs come over to plug them from my characters head.

I get why SE does it, I really do but they really should let the players decide if they want to wear one or not. After all we are allowed to wear a full elephant costume in any kind of scene so why would it matter for someone that choose to wear that if they are that way in all of them.

The only one I can remember offhand is when Haurchefant dies. But I tend to not wear helmets much anyway, so there are probably more I forget about.

Another one is in Sharlayan when we have that discussion. They even took away Kriles hood for that.

[RukoBoshi]

The only one I can remember offhand is when Haurchefant dies. But I tend to not wear helmets much anyway, so there are probably more I forget about.

When Fake Zenos beats you at the end of Stormblood, you awake in Ishgard and they remove your headgear.
Made sense in the context for most gears, i'll give them that.