What do you think of jobs having different stances than classes?

[Rukkirii]

We checked in with the animation team about whether or not races will have different animations and they said that there aren't any plans to have unique animations per race. Instead they'd rather show the uniqueness of each race through their emotes rather than their battle animations. They did say however that they are trying to create unique animations for many of the class and job actions by the launch of A Realm Reborn. Please keep in mind that there is a possibility that they might not be completed in time but that they will do their best!

[Kerwin]

We checked in with the animation team about whether or not races will have different animations and they said that there aren't any plans to have unique animations per race. Instead they'd rather show the uniqueness of each race through their emotes rather than their battle animations. They did say however that they are trying to create unique animations for many of the class and job actions by the launch of A Realm Reborn. Please keep in mind that there is a possibility that they might not be completed in time but that they will do their best!

Does this mean we are keeping the "Fist to Da Face" casting animation?

[Theplatter]

We checked in with the animation team about whether or not races will have different animations and they said that there aren't any plans to have unique animations per race. Instead they'd rather show the uniqueness of each race through their emotes rather than their battle animations. They did say however that they are trying to create unique animations for many of the class and job actions by the launch of A Realm Reborn. Please keep in mind that there is a possibility that they might not be completed in time but that they will do their best!

Pretty sad, considering "that other online FF game" had different emotes AND action animations per race...

[Rokien]

Pretty sad, considering "that other online FF game" had different emotes AND action animations per race...

THIS ISNT FFXI GOSH!

[Kazai]

Pretty sad, considering "that other online FF game" had different emotes AND action animations per race...

I'm not sad about this. What I was sad about was that in FFXI other races looked cooler doing the same weapon skill I was using.

[bobbygunz]

We checked in with the animation team about whether or not races will have different animations and they said that there aren't any plans to have unique animations per race. Instead they'd rather show the uniqueness of each race through their emotes rather than their battle animations. They did say however that they are trying to create unique animations for many of the class and job actions by the launch of A Realm Reborn. Please keep in mind that there is a possibility that they might not be completed in time but that they will do their best!

I think this is a sensible choice as it's kind of a waste of resources to figure out some new way for each race to do haymaker etc., and every other ability under the sun. Like, that's just a pointless waste of time, especially since races already run in a unique way, and animate in other unique ways. They're already unique enough as it is. Classes however, could benefit more from such differentiation.

[Yucie]

I think this is a sensible choice as it's kind of a waste of resources to figure out some new way for each race to do haymaker etc., and every other ability under the sun. Like, that's just a pointless waste of time, especially since races already run in a unique way, and animate in other unique ways. They're already unique enough as it is. Classes however, could benefit more from such differentiation.

The current animations are extremely lame. We need new ones. Badly.

[Jennestia]

I think this is a sensible choice as it's kind of a waste of resources to figure out some new way for each race to do haymaker etc., and every other ability under the sun. Like, that's just a pointless waste of time, especially since races already run in a unique way, and animate in other unique ways. They're already unique enough as it is. Classes however, could benefit more from such differentiation.

They only have to look at their previous MMO -- They use the same team even.

[Rhomagus]

I think this is a sensible choice as it's kind of a waste of resources to figure out some new way for each race to do haymaker etc., and every other ability under the sun. Like, that's just a pointless waste of time, especially since races already run in a unique way, and animate in other unique ways. They're already unique enough as it is. Classes however, could benefit more from such differentiation.

I actually agree with this. It doesn't matter what race you are, if you are trained in a particular martial art you will fight in the established form of that martial art, otherwise you are quite literally doing it wrong, or you're doing something else entirely. When it comes to animations: Class > Character Build ( i.e. heavy or slender ) > Nation > Personality / Personal style > Race. Not to mention that each city state is significantly more diversified than they were in XI. Cultural barriers distinguish a person's motion and behavior far more than their race would in the world of Hydaelyn.

Racial animations belong in the realm of emotes, not battle actions.

they first will need to address the animations when activating skills, at this point they all use the same generic "power up" pose.

This as well. The special effects being different from Raging Strike and Power Surge are cool, but it'd be better if we had different animations for them entirely. I'd much rather have this than making the races be different.

In XI, instead of "Squat your way to glory" it was "Half Bear Hug your way to glory"

[Yucie]

I actually agree with this. It doesn't matter what race you are, if you are trained in a particular martial art you will fight in the established form of that martial art, otherwise you are quite literally doing it wrong, or you're doing something else entirely. When it comes to animations: Class > Character Build ( i.e. heavy or slender ) > Nation > Personality / Personal style > Race. Not to mention that each city state is significantly more diversified than they were in XI. Cultural barriers distinguish a person's motion and behavior far more than their race would in the world of Hydaelyn.

Racial animations belong in the realm of emotes, not battle actions.



This as well. The special effects being different from Raging Strike and Power Surge are cool, but it'd be better if we had different animations for them entirely. I'd much rather have this than making the races be different.

In XI, instead of "Squat your way to glory" it was "Half Bear Hug your way to glory"

Battle actions are seen far more often than emotes. I'd rather my battle actions be small in number, but look great and never get old, as opposed to seeing the same emotes over, and over, and over, especially when the game has too many already that go unused. THAT is a waste of memory and resources.

Also, it's a game; there's no 'martial arts' rule to apply to it, which means that each person has their own way to fight.