Sheath/Unsheath weapon and option to walk with weapon drawn

[adolf102]

Hi, Was going to bring up this suggestions on forums as well. IMO would be really nice if we would have option to walk with weapon drawn. Completely optional. For one it would make "sense" from character perspective to keep weapon in hand while in dangerous place. Second it would let to have better look at character and its gear. And well looking on cool gear that you got during all the adventures is good fun <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> And will let us take cooler screenshots! Third, the animation is pretty much already there. Like for example guards in towns walk with weapon drawn. While you have hostile target and press attack, you character is in pose with weapon unsheathed. I used /feedback in game, but as I'm not sure if it works at all I thought I will post it here as well. Thanks

[Jal]

Target yourself and hit melee autoattack.  Does exactly what youre after.

[McDohl]

I tend to target far-away NPCs, enter auto-attack, then Tab while looking away from anything. Works the same, but I believe Kallarn's way was easier.

[adolf102]

Cheers <b><span style="color: #3366ff">Kallarn</span></b>, good trick that! Still though would be nice to be able to have the same "stance" without need of triggering autoattack. But that's better then nothing, no doubt.

[adolf102]

Have there been some update in this area maybe? We got cool Appearance tab, so obviously you SOE guys pay attention to details <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />Would be really nice to be able to walk with weapon drawn in some situations. It looks so much more realistic (like who would sheath weapon in place full of deadly monsters)  and all animations are already there - such a small fix thing yet would be so sweet. Sorry for bring back old topic but thought it's better then start new one with same request.

[Khandor]

Ehh, I'd like to walk around with just the weapon in my hands and NOT be in a fighting stance. Cuz if you've seen a monk's fist weapon stance, and then walk around, it doesn't really look natural. I mean... you wouldn't walk around qeynos looking like you just got off a 10 hour horse ride.. I think just normal animations with the weapons sheathed would work, but have the weapon in the player's hand instead as an option. And if you press a key, you do the animation to bring the weapon out but resume the 'unsheathed style of walking.'I'd like to have my zerker's weapon out in his hand all the time, but I don't wanna be walking around qeynos acting like I wanna beat the crap out of someone.

[adolf102]

New year time to bring old topic back.Can you Developers kindly look into this? <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />Just though it would also semi-solve one more problem.When you have two-handed weapon on your back and cloak then weapon is invisible. If we would be allowed to hold weapon in hand it would let us wear cloak and two-handed weapon at same time and both would be visible! Brilliant!

[Skua]

100% support this threadand QUIVERS when?????addonarments need to give cooling efects to the weapons.....glaciar temper , put the weapon in ice , the fire proc , in flames , the life tap proc , some red color , ect ect.....

[Zechariah]

I would also like the option to display my bow instead of what i have in melee.

[AramisX]

If they could manage that then I might use a 2H staff. It's about a decade too late to get away with weapons floating in the air about a foot behind the character.

[tcg23]

There is an "Unsheath weapon" button in the emotes window.The animation is there.Just use that and make it a toggle.

[adolf102]

Hi there, Time to bring old topic back. Especially that since few months I have this nice feeling that SOE is listening and reacting to feedback. Can we have some comment on unsheath option? <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Thanks!

[Zutan]

<p>They did add the ability to see your Bow instead of your other weapons, but for most Races the bow floats to high and to far away from the body so it looks pretty bad.  They need to angle the bow so it goes from shoulder to opposite hip rather than straight up and down so it would look better.</p>

[Doggi]

<p>I'd like to see both, bow AND melee weapons... it doesn't really make sense why the melee weapons just vanish if you show your bow... also, a quiver would be a nice addition when displaying the bow...</p><p>second, a /hide shield command would be awesome (of course I could just show the cloak or ranged, but I'd also like to see the back of my chars ._.)</p>

[adolf102]

<p>I also would like to see those additions mentioned above. Those are those little things that all togeather makes big difference <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Despak]

<p><cite>Linuky@Valor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'd like to see both, bow AND melee weapons... it doesn't really make sense why the melee weapons just vanish if you show your bow... also, a quiver would be a nice addition when displaying the bow...</p><p>second, a /hide shield command would be awesome (of course I could just show the cloak or ranged, but I'd also like to see the back of my chars ._.)</p></blockquote><p>lol!  It doesn't make sense for melee weapons to just vanish if you show your bow.  But.....</p><p>It makes sense for a shield to do it!!!! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></p><p>OT.  Agree to the walking normally with unsheathed weapons and/or quiver.</p>

[Doggi]

<p>yeah I know THAT doesn't make any sense as well <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> (Right after I wrote the whole shield hide and vanishing melee weapons I thought "[Removed for Content] did you just write there?" xD)</p><p>But it would be an option to hide your shield ^^Like it is an option to show your bow, there is no "show your bow but hide your melee weapons" option <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>