What do you think about Linkshell Tabards?

[Hycinthus]

Hi guys! This is a discussion piece and I'm not begging or asking for this to be put in, so don't flame me.

When I used to play the world's largest MMO, there was this thing called the Tabard. Basically as a guild leader or officer, you can design your own pattern, choose your own color, and everyone in the guild who wears the tabard will display that pattern. What do you think, would this fit in FFXIV 2.0?


An example is here, the tabard is purple, so everyone in his guild displays the same pattern/color when they wear the tabard. You don't have to wear it, but many people do to represent. Of course the design and pattern should be modified to be Final Fantasy flavored, and nothing too outlandish. I think it could work if it is kept within the artistic boundary and integrity of this game. But what do you think?





Of course it doesn't have to be tabard, as some people mentioned, it could be shoulder plate, or chocobo armor, for example this screenshot from a mod for Bethesda's most recent game (Nov 2011).





Notice the yellow shoulderpad, it can be something like that, or a pad on the chocobo, something we can definitely take and can still be tasteful.

[Alerith]

I wouldn't be against something like this, but not for linkshells.

For Free Companies, sure. Maybe have a base design across all Free Companies that add a set number of stats, then the design can be adjusted by the FC Leader without changing the stats.

[SynysterBlitz]

I wouldn't mind this type of idea.. more publicity for your linkshell

[Laughlyn]

LS / Company crested capes / chocobo barding crest...maybe,
tabards naaah too WoW'ish for my liking.

or a flag up my chcocobos rea... well something like that.

Stealing the idea is fine imo thou, but in a diffrent way lol

[buritoslicer]

MUST NOT LOOK AT CRAPPY WOW GRAPHICS.... MY EYES BLEEEEEEEED!


Seriously, I'm so over World of Warcraft... I would pass on this.

Let's make it more unique,
more Final Fantasy like,
that's what I'll support.

[tymora]

A side-cape, shield, shoulder plate, robe...etc etc...well doesn't have to be tabard.

[Hycinthus]

I wouldn't be against something like this, but not for linkshells.

For Free Companies, sure. Maybe have a base design across all Free Companies that add a set number of stats, then the design can be adjusted by the FC Leader without changing the stats.

This would be fine as well. It doesn't have to be directly like this. They can steal the idea, and improve it so it can fit with FFXIV, something that can represent linkshell perhaps. Or maybe the tabard on our chocobos instead on our bodies, that would work as well.

Please don't think too much about the image, of course it wouldn't look like that. I would hate for it if it looked like that from the world's largest MMO. But the idea is what matters.

[Hycinthus]

A side-cape, shield, shoulder plate, robe...etc etc...well doesn't have to be tabard.

Definitely a shoulder plate would be awesome. Any of these can work if implemented right.

[Mijin]

I think Tabards cover too much of your gear. I would be happy with linkshel icons that you can make and upload yourself though like Aion.

[Hycinthus]

I think Tabards cover too much of your gear. I would be happy with linkshel icons that you can make and upload yourself though like Aion.

I'm not familiar with this, So where would the linkshell icon appear on?