Glowing weapons

[Griss]

would love to see more items like the lantern/bladed shield. and while i would not exactly be a fan of flames or other effects directly on weapons. added effects when you do damage with them would be nifty. sparks when you hit something with a storm axe ect.

[gifthorse]

can i haz da sword wiff da big mr sparkle kthx it will go well with my stupid brain.

i fink it will complete the look.

[Akira_Tenshi]

Glow or don't glow, either way, i don't care.

[Peregrine]

Ugh, if I see glowing, flaming, sparkling people running around this game jumping around like baboons, I'm done.

[gifthorse]

Ugh, if I see glowing, flaming, sparkling people running around this game jumping around like baboons, I'm done.

but it iz da latest fashion zomg dont u no how to get dressed in da mornin. obviusly. the glow wepon rally bring out ur inner beauty and throw into relief your pale skin. datz da bling i talkin about. we need dis shit in da game rite away.

[Nuru]

Ugh, if I see glowing, flaming, sparkling people running around this game jumping around like baboons, I'm done.

Actually, same for me. Never thought anything could bring me to quit, but if they add glowing weapons, I'm just really scared to find out what else they are going to add.

[Rhianu]

I say we need a wide variety of different styles. Some weapons could have subtle auras, others could have faintly glowing runes, and a few could even have big, engulfing flames pouring off of them. Though obviously there would still be plenty of weapons without any glow at all. Variety is key.

All you people need to stop being such fanboys and recognize the fact that weapons in WoW and Aion look freakin' badass. :P

http://www.wow-gold-team.com/images/funs/PlayerGallery/pg%20(26).jpg
http://www.cosplayisland.co.uk/files...olearm%201.jpg

Ugh, if I see glowing, flaming, sparkling people running around this game jumping around like baboons, I'm done.

K, bye! (^_^)/

[Nuru]

All you people need to stop being such fanboys and recognize the fact that weapons in WoW and Aion look freakin' badass. :P

But this isn't WoW or Aion, and that is also a fact that needs to be recognized. This is a next gen MMORPG, not another rip of WoW.

Glowing weapons are just unsettling and out of place for the style of this game.

[Rhianu]

Glowing weapons are just unsettling and out of place for the style of this game.

Uh... no, they aren't. This is a fantasy game with magic. Glowing things couldn't be any more at home in such a setting.

Besides, a "glow" is nothing more than light, and there is no such thing as a game where light looks out of place.

[Gramul]

Uh... no, they aren't. This is a fantasy game with magic. Glowing things couldn't be any more at home in such a setting.

Besides, a "glow" is nothing more than light, and there is no such thing as a game where light looks out of place.

Just because it's fantasy doesn't mean glowing weapons automatically fit. These things have sub genres. That's like saying light sabres would be at home in Star Trek.

Glowing weapons are more fitting of fairytale fantasy. XIV is more of a high fantasy thing. If a sword does glow, it's because it's an ancient one of a kind deal that just would not do well in an MMO unless an NPC used it. Think sting in LotR.

Seeing 20 or so guys running around with Ifrit's Butter Knife kinda ruins its importance as an ancient weapon of great power.