Why is FFXIV Mobile getting better cosmetics than PC?

[Raikai]

Damn the hoverboard looks a BILLION times better than ours, AND it does tricks and stuff. On top of that the hair options, though not my thing are really cool to see.

Meoni Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEUBGHBalpA

Like man idk, I feel like Yoshi P. really just needs to do some serious addressing in the next live letter. I feel like they NEED something drastic at this point, because the negatives really are adding up to a level I didn't think they would get to. Like the second this mobile game comes out in the US im hopping on it for sure. Don't plan on renewing my main sub for quite a while though.

Wow, far in the video they show the braid hairstyle we have... but their version is SO much better. Not only way more defined, but with variations of bandana and it dyes like a two tone hair.

Edit: I fully know this is going to be an never ending battle of comparisons in many aspects, especially the cosmetic one. Unless XIV steps up in the quality department, it will always fall a bit behind.

[TaleraRistain]

Aren't these all cash shop/gamba items?

[Araxes]

Even the Character Graphics look better wtf?! The Models look so much more detailed!

[Kohashi]

I still think when the mobile version catches up they just gonna use it as the main game and discontinue the original 14.

That was my tin hat theory as well.

The mobile game is using the Luminous Engine, which is a game engine created and developed by S.E. There is no way in hell S.E isn't getting a % share of the profits that game generates.

It's not a bad move for them to go into mobile gaming since it's rapidly growing and will be bigger than PC by 2030, but still, I do have to say, I don't know why SE wasn't doing this on their own to begin with. Unlike most of their garbage mobile games, this would have a real chance of making it big. There are 0 competitors on the mobile market offering this kind of quality. A true MMO with a great world, awesome lore, great fights, nice cinematics, great open world that is not bricked by a paywall to compete or stay relevant gear-wise.

Yes, there are some other MMOs that were on PC first, but most of them are just pay-to-win garbage.

[Masha_Awandah]

In the last month we got Viera hats, and hats with fringes.
They've been adding more Hairstyles in Dawntrail than they did in any other expansion, double dyes, speech bubbles. We also got an entire... visual update.

But I guess, what people really wanted... was some mobile gatcha hair.

The method of acquiring things is not what people want. It's the actual things people are discussing that people want.

Put those gacha items in the main game and everyone here drooling over the mobile hair will be happy.

[Mercury_Grey]

HOneslty i hope they bring the magitek skateboard to pc. I would spend $30 on it even if its single character. Looks so cool and much better. I been hoping SE adds a hoverboard or something cause i been playing sonic riders zer gravity again. Imagine if they did a sonic and ffxiv crossover, can use MGP to get a hoverboard or your first itme doing the even you can select an extreme gear from shadow, sonic, tails, knuckles or jet. That would be amazing

[Awful]

Even the Character Graphics look better wtf?! The Models look so much more detailed!

I noticed that too, if you look at when he spins the screen around or the Miqo moves the hair bounces with her model there's a lot more subtle detail vs actual FFXIV and it's wild.

We're cooked we got the Hoverboard from Wish while they got the one sold from Tony Hawk.

[Ephremjlm]

In the last month we got Viera hats, and hats with fringes.
They've been adding more Hairstyles in Dawntrail than they did in any other expansion, double dyes, speech bubbles. We also got an entire... visual update.

But I guess, what people really wanted... was some mobile gatcha hair.

This is a really rose painted way to put this. We still have gear in the game going back to ARR and gear as new as last patch that has NO DYES.

The hats dont even work for all headgear AND they clip/aren't fitted.

The truth is that the mobile slop is higher quality and we are paying a monthly service fee. That is why everyone is upset.

[RedLolly]

The combat is insanely responsive and snappy verses the original version, too.

Everything about the mobile version looks better until you look at monetization. Pain.

[Kahnha]

it's a free game but all of that stuff is prolly paid for. that said all of those assets should be free in XIV normal.
no excuses it's diff devs that's great and all but square has the assets. :>