Ugly raid gear effects

[Curisu]

Is it just me or are the effects of the current raid gear ugly and wasted potential.

I now have the dyeable chestpiece for a while but was not able to make any good glamour out of it.
This effect is the thing that annoys me the most and is to strong.
Also, everyone who cleared the normal mode has it, so it's not even something special.


I would prefer a version without effect's, because the base gear itself looks great and dyes nicely.

Why didn't we get a normal version, dyeable without effect's in the normal mode and the effects version in savage.
That would make these new kind of effects something special give current savage raider a additional reason to clear all and some new player a incentive to try raiding (and in 2 year's everyone else will be able to do it unsync it anyway)

[Duskane]

yeah the flames and ring on the body piece really ruin it for me,
like the helms are fine but on the chest its just overkill, like its great they can do this with armor now but id really like this if it was saved for some relic armor or elemental armor kind of thing.

[kaynide]

For me it’s more that not much other gear has the really visual “flair” like neon lights or flaming jets… so any who have it wear it and stick out. It doesn’t really gel with other visuals in the game.

In a game like Guildwars, there are so many parts that have wild visuals that everyone looks wildly different, so while any one individual looks nuts, it all kinda just blends in together.

For FF, it would work better if there were more options to wear…but I’m not sure if it’s the direction I’d want this game to go personally since GW kinda looks like a zoo when you see a crowd of people.

[Iscah]

Why didn't we get a normal version, dyeable without effect's in the normal mode and the effects version in savage.

I would have preferred that arrangement too. I like the designs of the body pieces but I basically cannot use them, especially the ones with the swirling flame-circle on the back which I find very unpleasant to look at.

[Aco505]

Why didn't we get a normal version, dyeable without effect's in the normal mode and the effects version in savage.

I used to agree with this suggestion (and still do) as well as the post's above mine. However, it would take some of the fun from casual players that would like to have it as it's released so I kinda understand.

I think the solution would be to allow the ring effect to be toggled on or off at will. It's basically what I suggest in this thread about toggleable options for chestpieces and other gear: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...tions-for-gear

This would solve the problem in the future if they decide to keep adding gear with glows or any other kind of special effect.

[Renalt]

I felt like it was trying to be WoW with the armor this time. The option to turn it off would be nice cause I know some like it.

[Asari5]

i would love to turn it off. my first impression: 'what a cool piece of armour, looks great.... but it will wear out pretty fast'.... and it did without me even wearing it. just from looking at others xD

[Vanaheim]

I kinda wish the effects only appeared in combat. Like how weapons don’t glow on your back

[Barachim]

I don't mind most of the effects, except for the Ring. I still do not get the concept behind. When I initially saw the imagine, I just glanced at it and thought it'd be like waves of energy emitting from the body. But no, it's basically a giant hoola hoop just suspended in the air. Just... why?

[TheMightyMollusk]

I'm not even rolling on the torso tokens because I hate that flame effect.