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    [Suggestion] - Animated AF Armour

    I'm not talking about anything all that fancy, just a few tweaks I can't imagine are that difficult. Obviously depending on how the character model system works its hard to say if its at all possible. So considering the Class only weapons have some nice little animations when drawn, it maybe not be impossible.

    The artefact armour is some of the most awesome & unique looking gear in the game, they really stand out and could be given some further special treatment.
    To many of the armours in this game are just re-textures/different shaders and this needs to be offset.
    I've yet to see this done in any other MMO (other than the obligatory cloth physics etc.).
    So why not add some animations like those class-only weapons?

    These are just a few suggestions, not all of them are great and some I haven't got a clue about but I've had a chat with some people in the game and they seem to like the idea;

    Warrior
    The visor on the fighter's burgeonet flips down when weapon is drawn.

    Dragoon
    This one is difficult. DRG is my main and I hate not wearing the helmet with the body peice, so I thought of something different. I like the cool effect when Drakes start to glow when attacked, so why not have something similar (rather more subtle though) on the DRG armour that kicks in maybe when you reach Power Surge III? Some cool looking inscriptions/markings on the armour appear?

    Monk
    Monk AF was a difficult one but after a few minutes it was rather obvious. Some sort of yellow/golden aura effect when weapons are drawn.

    White Mage
    Another obvious one. Probably more complicated as it would need the character to animate as well. Character pulls their hood over their head.

    Black Mage
    Glowing eye(s). Like the dude in the first BLM cutscene. Maybe add a little trail like the Dragur from Skyrim.

    Paladin
    ? No idea. Not really played as PLD yet.

    Bard
    ? No idea again. I rarely play as BRD, nothing jumps out at me.

    Any suggestions? Or do you hate the idea entirely. In which case I'll go cry in the corner.
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    "People are capable of kindness angels can only dream of, yet can commit sins that put demons to shame." - Shadow Lord, FFXI.

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    No thanks, maybe if the gear wasn't so easy to get and oh ya, was actually better then the gear you should be using.
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    Yes I like this idea. This is something the dev can implement when we're upgrading our AF armors.

    the 2.0 concept art showed the PLD sword curtana glowing so I have no doubt AF armor will be upgradable too.
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    AFs mostly crap anyway, saves them for real epic gear if they are gonna do.something fancy
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    some people just like to shit all over ideas, lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by madolyn View Post
    some people just like to shit all over ideas, lol.
    Np. I work in the games industry so I'm used to it. But I see their point, and that is always the issue, these items will be eventually replaced by something else, something better, I have taken this into consideration. But rather than dismissing the idea entirely because I only mentioned AF, this sort of thing can be applied to any uber gear anyway. I've not seen many people running around using the Class-Only gear, if only to show it off and yet the animations were justified despite if people didnt actually use them ... yet.
    Look at FFXI and how close the Relic & AF armours where, essentially they were retextures, theres no reason why the same animations couldn't be applied to gear with similar models without all the additional re-rigging & animation data etc.
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    One of the devs already said that in 2.0 the warrior mask and white mage hood can be moved up and down. It just couldn't have been implemented in the current version.
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    I'm not sure if this is translates into fact, but in the 2.0 screen shots they showed the warrior with the mask down on the AF helm. I think this was in the shot from the trailer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by madolyn View Post
    some people just like to shit all over ideas, lol.
    It's not shitting over ideas..it really does look tacky seeing glowing armor, especially if it's not tastefully done. What we do know is SE is trying to work on things like Warrior's visor going down or up and WHM's hood going up or down depending on what you choose. Stuff like that they're already trying to do.

    Walking around looking like a glow stick..yeah this isn't exactly the MMO for that.

    Look at FFXI and how close the Relic & AF armours where, essentially they were retextures, theres no reason why the same animations couldn't be applied to gear with similar models without all the additional re-rigging & animation data etc.
    Yep considering Relic were Hydra Corps armor, it was to show they were higher rank than those who just get the standard gear tailored for them (back during Crystal War, since for the most part we're getting them stuck in coffers after the fact) and Empyrean Armor were the version of armor tailored in the Abyssean timeline, which had to be made to kill enemies stronger than those that live in 'our time.'

    The thing about DRG glowing is it technically wouldn't make sense from a lore standpoint, unless they completely change the storyline and final cutscene of the game that tells us we'd essentially be corrupted by Nidhogg if we're going to be start glowing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikkoAkure View Post
    One of the devs already said that in 2.0 the warrior mask and white mage hood can be moved up and down. It just couldn't have been implemented in the current version.
    Awesome. Can't wait.
    These ones make sense, my others were just suggestions as not to leave the other jobs out. But it looks as if its just based on the head gear anyway, which is really all I was after.

    "Walking around looking like a glow stick..yeah this isn't exactly the MMO for that."

    Glowing is not in everyones taste, but neither are magical, shining, bursting, flaming, sparkly weapon skills. Most medieval warriors don't strap fireworks to their swords, but theyre in this game regardless.

    I love the DRG armour. But I would never suggest such an effect on ANY peice of armour would be on all the time. It would lose its impact if was on all the time. Which is why I suggested that "something" happens when you reach Power Surge III, because we all know how often that happens... not very often, fights dont usually last that long, either that or the DRG doesnt survive.
    But its these little touches that make a peice of armour special and encourage you to wear it when you don't need to wear your mega-uber gear.
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    "People are capable of kindness angels can only dream of, yet can commit sins that put demons to shame." - Shadow Lord, FFXI.

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