Animation Upgrades

[HikariKurosawa]

Lots of animations in this game feel really dated. Then there are others that get upgraded animations but only situationally.

I'd love to see all dated animations modernized and upgraded like chaotic spring and heaven's thrust were.

If we focus on dragoon specifically: I'd like to see raiden's thrust just replace true thrust outright, but only give increased potency and firstmind's focus if it is used after heaven's thrust. Same with draconian fury. Make it the base ability but have a combo action with coerthan torment that gives it increased potency and firstmind's focus.

Then there are the second links of each combo tree. These are just weak animations that always feel underwhelming to press. Then there are wheeling thrust + fang and claw. These animations feel extremely dated and they should be more satisfying to press yet never change from the moment you get them despite getting multiple potency increases from traits as you level.

If we look at other jobs the same picture can be painted. I would love to see all animations in the game become modernized and satisfying to press eventually.

edit: Upon closer inspection, they did upgrade the animations for disembowel and vorpal thrust lol.

[Zadood]

To be fair, a lot of class animation look like an amatuer trying to use their weapon for the first time, especially if you pause frame by frame during GPose

Samurai probably has the worst skill animation ESPECIALLY if you compare SAM's animation to other video game features katana wielding protagonist such as...

MGS Revengeance
Raiden and Jetstream Sam

Nier Automata
2B

Sekiro Shadow Die Twice
Sekiro

Devil May Cry 3/4/5
Vergil

Especially when it come to a more traditional katana/kendo animation design, SAM's animation like an goofy adventure holding a katana for first time and decided to add as many flashy effect as possible to make up the amateurish animation, while Sekiro's animation is less flashy as FFXIV SAM, I will take Sekiro's Mortal Draw over SAM's Ogi-Namikiri any time and day

[NegativeS]

When I was levelling PLD for the first time, I thought that it was weird that my Rog broke his arm every time he did a simple sword thrust.

Can't say a ton for newer jobs, but for older classes, everything from HW-forward is pretty good. But those ARR animations are showing extreme age.

[AlucaDragonheart]

If they can change the Souleater animation, I'd be happy.

[Rekh]

The "class-based" 123 skills that haven't been updated since ARR definitely need an upgrade, specially Warrior's. Glad Monk's finally getting those removed.

[Myrany]

I wish elezen women got their animations tweaked. I would love to play one but the way they SNAP forcefully to their standing pose from movement just drives me insane and I can't stand seeing it.

[Rekh]

Less umbrella poses/dances; more running and sprinting animations that we can cycle through. Let people choose to have elezen's "I'm strolling through the forest" run or a more assertive/normal run of an adventurer. It's like standing or sitting poses; running/sprinting options would give xiv a lot of value.

[Zordrage]

I Just want better casual running and Jumping animations/sounds for all races.

Oh and replace the DRK Sword holding running animation... its eye cancer.

[Azureskies01]

I will agree they aren't the best but lets be real right now, they are still better than every other mmorpg out there.

[PEANUT]

Less umbrella poses/dances; more running and sprinting animations that we can cycle through. Let people choose to have elezen's "I'm strolling through the forest" run or a more assertive/normal run of an adventurer. It's like standing or sitting poses; running/sprinting options would give xiv a lot of value.

YES! THIS!!! Having at least a few animation options, or even extending this, a few personality options to choose from when creating your character would be so helpful and would add so much diversity when you see everyone running around in zones instead of everyone having the same animations, would LOVE to see this!