Instant Portraits - Annoying??

[Skivvy]

some people will never know how easy it is to fix portraits and use them the way the developers intended with the character menu, but most of you still make macros to put glamour plates on your jobs when the game can literally do it for you, learn how to do that first

I don't have glamours linked via macros. As it is now, if I change a glamour, materia or piece of armor, I have to:

1) Click the 'update gear' button
2) Open portraits, go into edit, click save - despite the fact that nothing has changed aside from gear

While it's only a few button clicks, it's clunky. The updating process should just happen behind the scenes.

Using a fantasia is also annoying. It's tedious having to click through each job and "restore default settings", even on jobs that already use default settings. Either I do that, or I get to deal with a pop-up telling me my portrait is an issue when I switch to my gathering & crafting jobs.

The system has a lot of jank. Having a functional portrait shouldn't require much thought outside of what you want your picture to look like.

I kinda just wish you could use one portrait for everything and not have to deal with it breaking because you slotted a materia on some random item

With the first iteration of the portrait system, you could save multiple pictures and apply them as you wanted. It still had issues, but what we have now has always felt like a step backwards to me.

[Luluna]

I usually remember to fix it if I need too but it is annoying. I wish I could also use whatever I like to wear and it stay at that for my portrait.

[Gemina]

The only thing that annoys me about it is getting notified that my portrait has been restored to default because something isn't matching once I enter the duty. Please prompt me as soon as I queue. It only takes me a second to fix it. I put the effort to create a portrait so it shows up in duties. Please don't punish my effort for caring about this system.

[Eastwall]

I like to change my glamour... So l just learned to ignore it and deal with having mugshot.

[CVXIV]

I tend to play a variety of jobs in the game so I like making portraits for each but it's annoying that any small change you make breaks them. Change your visor or hide your weapon at any point? Broken. I believe even extracting materia does it. Basically anything that makes you click the icon to save the outfit but then you have to turn the portrait off then on again for it to actually work.

[Gordita]

I'd like an option to use adv. Plate portrait as instant portrait regardless of gear or job etc... I don't bother with my portraits half the time cuz im tired of having to constantly update them because I changed my melds or toggled visor

[Shougun]

Honestly I feel you should be able to set them and even if the gear is different it won't be mad. Yes it would be a bit weird if you are super different looking but that's fine.. better than the feature breaking because you sneezed.

[Hyperia]

There are far too many conditions that break things, it's way too sensitive to any change in the gear that has nothing to do with the glamour itself.

Hopefully All of 6.x was the "beta" period and that we will get something better in 7.x.

[Gemina]

There are far too many conditions that break things, it's way too sensitive to any change in the gear that has nothing to do with the glamour itself.

Hopefully All of 6.x was the "beta" period and that we will get something better in 7.x.

Yet, if you go the the aesthetician you can utilize any of those changes including your hairstyle, and ALL of your portraits will update themselves without breaking.

How about that? ;p

[PercibelTheren]

It's a clunky, annoying system. I tried to make it work when it was new but I just got frustrated and turned it off. People can enjoy my character's Chocobo rider's license picture if they want. All the system is done for me was demonstrably reduce the amount of commendations I get because a lot of people seem to give them to the best portrait.