Please add new autoattack poses for jobs.

[Aco505]

I would like to have extra auto attack poses during battle for jobs. They could be toggleable just like with the normal out-of-combat idle and sitting poses.

For example, hrothgar and roegadyn have a different pose for DRG in which they hold the spear upwards, in a similar vein to how DRGs of all races hold their spear while walking with it unsheathed. I would like to keep my body and hold my spear upwards as a possible auto attack stance in the very same way we do while we walk.

Another case would be DRK. They should change their auto attack stance so that they hold the sword with both hands in front of themselves, just like at the end of the battle stance emote (see here https://youtu.be/fSRlgktw-oI?si=PPjQIbXlFsO2v0lD&t=5). It's basically one of Cloud's battle stances, just like many DRK animations are inspired by him.

I personally dislike the way DRKs hold their sword right now while auto attacking because it looks weird and uncomfortable. A toggle option would allow us to keep both for those who like the current one.

Oh, and of course, make the idle poses with the unsheathed weapons available to both genders so that female players can also get Kain's and Cloud's poses.

Please, like and comment on the thread to support this suggestion if you agree with it.

Are there any other poses from any job or type (auto attack, unsheathed, etc.) that you'd like added into the game?

[Tsiron]

No yeah it's pretty much only DRK for me also. I get what they were going for, I think, but it looks so... it's a bit much. Maybe something more upright for NIN, too? Though that might end up too close to Viper's

[Syln]

Completely agree, never liked the unsheathed idle/running animation of the DRK and while sprint is kind of ok, it could look better too.

[LioJen]

DRK's unsheathed sprint animation should be the normal run animation.

In fact, a LOT of DRK's animations are just way off. VII-R got the giant sword animations right with Cloud's movements, I think CBU3 needs to copy CBU1's homework on this one.

[TheMightyMollusk]

DRK's idle stance is based on the ochs stance, somewhat exaggerated (possibly due to DRKs wielding absurdly huge swords compared to most real-life weapons). It does look weird while running, though.

[keichirou]

they should allow of us to use any stance/running/fighting we want,imagine....a DRK running like RPR

DRK's idle stance is based on the ochs stance, somewhat exaggerated (possibly due to DRKs wielding absurdly huge swords compared to most real-life weapons). It does look weird while running, though.

so thats where they took the idea.... i always thought it was a variation of Te ura gasumi , nice

[Aco505]

Bumping for visibility and support!

[LioJen]

What REALLY is wrong with DRK's stance is that it sets up that really weak and awkward looking first hit of the combo, Hard Slash, which instead of a big powerful slash, is some kind of strange, halfassed backwards stab.

The front-hanging stance puts the sword in the opposite position to get any momentum or power in its swing, so it needs to first wind up backwards, THEN slash, but this takes up twice as many animation frames of which there are a very limited amount of per GCD. If the stance was was more like our boy Siegfried here, then we would already be in the proper position at the back of our momentum and could start the combo off right with a big satisfying swing instead

It would also keep us from looking like we're dust-mopping the gym floor while running.

[Aco505]

Bumping for visibility

[Aco505]

Bumping this thread because I think that the battle pose of the boss from the 4th trial would fit perfectly as an alternate pose for DRK.