Extra Gear Slot: Face?

[Chrees]

So as you all know, we already have "head" gear slot. Unfortunately, this also groups gear such as glasses, goggles, masks, etc. into "head" gear as well. While this is technically true (they are on the head), I propose that "head" be split into two groups: "head" and "face."

That way, I can still be wearing glasses, for instance, while I'm wearing a cowl or some sort of hat. Gear such as a Velveteen Sugarloaf Hat (which adds tiny glasses) would display the "face" gear instead, unless specified otherwise using a text command such as /display face off. Helms (which sometimes cover the whole face) would obviously continue to obstruct the "face" gear no matter what, unless of course they decide to implement an option to put up visors, in which case the face gear would become visible.

So SE...am I not allowed to wear glasses all the time? My poor Lalafell eyes are bad enough already; walking around without my prescription glasses would only worsen my eyesight. So please, allow me to wear my glasses all the time.

Also, I realize that "face" gear sounds a bit awkward, but it's the only word I could think of that accurately describes the region that this gear would be worn. If anyone has a better idea, please feel free to let me know!

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EDIT (4/23/2011): As Forde noted in this post, the terms "upper," "middle" and possibly also "lower" head gear sound much more appealing. Thanks for the suggestion!

EDIT (9/5/2011): Example of what would be possible: LINK (Isn't that just adorable?!)

EDIT (10/17/2011): Another example of what's possible, courtesy of opal: LINK

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UPDATE (11/30/2011)

This is a bit late, but it was noted that this was addressed (along with up/down positions for hoods, which other people have talked about in this thread) in the "Letter from the Producer LIVE Part II" and I totally forgot to include it here. Thanks Inaaca!

Q: In 2.0, will head and face gear slots be separated so that players can equip a hat and glasses at the same time?

A: Regarding separating head and face gear slots, this may be a bit tricky due to memory restrictions. This is not in our plans for the release of version 2.0. However whether it is doable or not in the long term, it's a bit hard to confirm at the moment.

Q: You're displaying concept art in the slideshow behind you. I noticed that the white mage was shown with her hood both up and down. Will players be able to toggle between these looks?

A: We're nearly at the final stage of implementation. Testing continues, but we've been informed that this will be very difficult to implement.

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UPDATE (12/22/2011)

Regarding the job-specific gear in this picture, which is coming in patch 1.21, and the ability to raise/lower the WHM hood and WAR mask:

WHM would prefer a hood on it!

1. WAR helmet better have the option of putting the mask part down.

When it launches, it won't be possible for WHM to wear their hood and the WAR to put down their mask, but the dev. team is working their hardest to get the specs just right so that you guys can choose which way to wear them in version 2.0.

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UPDATE (1/27/2012)

I know this isn't about my original post, but there were a few people talking about cowls in this thread, and how it hides your hair. Good news! This will be fixed come 2.0.

Hey everyone! We asked the dev. team about cowls and other head-wear hiding your gorgeous locks and they let us know that your hair will show with these types of equipment in version 2.0.