(07-29-2013, 06:56 PM)Ashren Snow Wrote: While I have to say I agree with most of what Azthran said, I still can't help but argue that the Egis could benefit from a size increase. As Hyrist said, the Egis appear to be about 2/3rds the size of the Hyur Summoner shown in the original video, so if thats the case would added an extra 1/3rd to their size really be that game breaking for melee classes?
That entirely depends on each individual Melee, right? Positioning around monsters in fights is going to differ monster to monster, fight to fight. However, between players, you can micro movements together or play off one another in as you move around. Something along the lines of a Chocobo or NPC? Not so much co-ordination can be done.
It's subjective, it's a matter of where do you feel comfortable? For me, where they are is comfortable, anything larger likely will not be considering, as we've already stated, it levitates off the ground somewhat. If they get any larger we either lift it further above the players to compensate, worsening the viewpoint issue to FFXI degrees, or you bring them closer to the ground, which, in Ifrit's case could cause clipping into it.
Is it game-breaking? No, of course not. I already acknowledge that if the change was made, I would deal with it. But we're talking matters of preference here, and I was stating how my viewpoint simply differs from yours. In my view there is no right or wrong answer here. I know I would feel uncomfortable with them larger than they are, and that's about all I can speak for.
Given the history of Final Fantasy beasts being this gigantic, world changing force which summoners could call upon for aid, I can understand the desires for having something of even a slightly larger side. But I feel as if that context is covered thanks to the Free Company primal system.
On an individual summoner in a large culture of summoners viewpoint - I feel as if the smaller, more personal egis fit the environment, as well as my personal preferences, much better.
We'll see how things pan out once everyone settles into the game and we get a better idea how everything plays out with Arcanist/Scholar/Summoner start fitting in.Â
Who knows? After playing with them for a while, either you, I, or both of us might change our minds. It would be interesting to see this very conversation reversed after gameplay is experienced.