Please don't go Korea on equipment...

[tymora]

Sex sells but this is FFXIV, not some Korean MMO.
...The mage coliseum gear is well...too airy...where do you even put 88 def on that thing?

To the designers, please kindly do the armor tastefully and decently realistically.
Thanks.

[SynysterBlitz]

Sex sells but this is FFXIV, not some Korean MMO.
...The mage coliseum gear is well...too airy...where do you even put 88 def on that thing?

To the designers, please kindly do the armor tastefully and decently realistically.Thanks.

You do know this is Final Fantasy right? and it really bothers you this much to make a thread about one piece of armor, my god..

[tymora]

You do know this is Final Fantasy right? and it really bothers you this much to make a thread about one piece of armor, my god..

This is a good read on this topic.
http://www.ursulakleguin.com/PlausibilityinFantasy.html

[Pyretta_Blaze]

Its a forum and Tymora is providing valid feedback... The post was not hostile or whiny so I don't know what your problem is with it.

It's not like we have a limit on how many threads we can start in a day...

On topic, while I appreciate a more realistic look to our armor I don't mind the occasional sexy piece. Now if most of the armor made us look like whores I might be upset

[REDace0]

I share your opinion tymora, but players were clamoring for some sexy gear. Yoshi-P and co. deliver! I don't think they'll ever displace more plausible fantasy gear, like robes and plate mail. Consider that they did make this gear meldable so that players can buff it to the point that it's viable in a variety of content, i.e. players that want to look sexy can look sexy. Other players will laugh or roll their eyes and get real gear.

[Onisake]

I disagree that this is not plausible. it does say 'coliseum' and coliseum fights were much more about entertainment than anything else.

Fighting women showing skin is more exciting than fully armored. simply because sex sells. and combining sex with action is very entertaining.

now with the exception of the mage gear, the other coliseum gear does cover the breasts, alowing some defense to the sternum and chest area.

being lightweight means you can dodge attacks easier, further increasing defense. Thinking into D&D dex was added to your armor score to help you 'defend' against attacks. of course defense behaves differently in FFXIV. so essentially a higher defense score can mean a 'near miss' or a 'glancing blow' making attacks that do hit you deal less damage.

of course it might make more sense to some if it came with +evasion. either one seems plausible to me.

[tymora]

On the side, this set does remind me of "Naga" from Slayers in particular.

[Masamune1004]

Yoshi-P, please remove the things that thousands of people wanted because one person doesn't like them, even though this person has the choice of not using it.

[Zahak]

I have yet to see this gear? pics? :O

[Masamune1004]

I have yet to see this gear? pics? :O

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ghlight=bikini