Thread: Petition for Vanity Slots to be released in 2.1 Patch!

Originally Posted by Niwashi

I hope they can get this implemented earlier than 2.2, but in the meantime what I really want is some more specifics about how they plan to implement it.

It certainly sounded like they're gonna go with a re-skinning system, but man oh man it is such a clunky system and better suited for free-to-play MMOs that want to sell you a bunch of armor skins in the cash shop.

The BEST wardrobe system out there, and one that EVERY MMO should emulate including ARR is this:



I had made a picture a year or so ago, but I lost it, so I just logged into Rift again to make this one. It hasn't really changed much since save for getting a crap ton more wardrobe slots than we used to have. xD I unchecked some of the boxes to show how the ticky boxes work for gear display. The little coat hanger slot on the far left of the wardrobe slots is your default (currently worn) gear. Anyway, the picture kind of explains itself why that system is so great, so I'll just leave it at that.

[edit] Oh, I should add that there are no restrictions on armor class for the gear in wardrobe slots. A mage can stick plate in there if they want, or leather. A warrior can tank wearing a wardrobe that's a mix of cloth and plate or whatever else. Hell you could uncheck all the ticky boxes and go naked if you want. I haven't really seen anyone do this, though. xD A lot of folk like to untick the chest box on their burly bahmis and go for a barbarian-type look though. The customization potential is as close to endless as one can get!

Originally Posted by Naunet

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Rift definitely did have a very effective and simple wardrobe system. I would be incredibly happy if this whole exact system was emulated by SE for ARR. We already have tabs on our Character screen and this would essentially not be much different a screen than our current character equipment screen. Except you wouldn't need a belt slot or soul gem slot (since these are not visible things). One of the great things about the Rift wardrobe system was that when you placed an item in the slot it was no longer counted in your inventory, that is also something I hope they do with XIV.

Edit: The only point of your post I don't agree with (from the Rift vanity system) is that for ARR I wouldn't want to see mages running around in plate armor, or tanks in mage robes. Thankfully though, Yoshida's already made it quite clear he doesn't want that to happen either, so it won't. Likely if your class can use it, you can wear it. Which I am perfectly fine with.