Monk Asthetics!?

[Artigan]

The armor for monk artistically is so alien to such a martial class. I for one am not impressed. :cry:

[Caspar]

Please be more specific.

[Manari]

You are going to have to be a lot more specific than that. Which one of the many many Monk specific armors are you talking about?

[Berrod Armstrong]

Perhaps it has something to do with how artistically alien Eorzea itself is from our everyday perception.

[Khadan]

Perhaps it has something to do with how artistically alien Eorzea itself is from our everyday perception.

 

Winner winner chicken dinner

 

From what I've seen the armor choices look pretty darn good and save a single piece here or there seem to keep well in the theme of the classes as well as the theme of the expansion itself. FF14 has its own aesthetic and it seems to stay pretty true to it most of the time. Except for bards. goddamn, bards...

[Viola]

The armor for monk artistically is so alien to such a martial class. I for one am not impressed. :cry:

 

What are you talking about? It's amazing.

 

It makes sense too, considering their style of fighting. Armored legs and hands with some shoulder protection.

 

The set for MNK's AF set aren't only sacred, but they're meant to have a practical use. The armor on the hands and feet are meant for the MNK to hit harder (and potentially capable of deflecting blows) than they otherwise would be able to if they didn't. The shoulder guards allowing for their primary form of engagement (shoulder tackle) to be even more painful than otherwise could.

[Artigan]

The relic set is a hodgepodge of the middle east smooched together with eastern influences that makes the monk look like a belly dancer with a Chinese hanfu, Arabian slippers, Harem pants, and a cloth wrapped around the torso exposing the mid drift: what-the-fuck? I was expecting something with more of a martial aesthetic and keeping within tradition of the monk's look throughout the final fantasy genre. Obviously it's a subjective taste, but this is outfit is all over the place.

 

I'm not talking about AF 1 and 2. I'm talking about current content. I'm not a fan at all of the leveling gear either: too hobo under the bridge.

 

The weapons alone shows a lack of artistry: a spiked pinwheel?

 

[Melkire]

Hoo boy.

 

It's a tribute to one of the most notable monks of the series.

 

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Fang_Leiden

[Artigan]

Hoo boy.

 

It's a tribute to one of the most notable monks of the series.

 

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Fang_Leiden

 

A tribute to a overly cartoony outfit. MC Hammer Pants with similes on them and curl toed shoes. Great homage. May as well do some James Brown outfits while their at it: nothing screams monk like a body suit. Harem Boys and Girls 2015!

 

:dodgy:

[Caspar]

It's okay, I think it's awful-looking too.

 

I never liked yellow. Thankfully AF is always eventually dyeable.

[Viola]

Oh, that set.

 

yeah, that set is garbage looking.

[Artigan]

It's okay, I think it's awful-looking too.

 

I never liked yellow. Thankfully AF is always eventually dyeable.

 

AF 1 and 2 aesthetically looks pleasing, has a practically, and while the color won't be everyone's favorite (the  yellow is in homage to Bruce Lee I think) the outfit is in within theme of the Monk. The Relic set however, now that I have had the reference pointed out, is a throw back to a really bad character design to begin with.

 

Whatever, not my favorite. I hope some better martial sets come down the pipe line that I haven't seen yet. Needless to say, AF 2 is going to be my skin for a long time coming.