Here's one reason someone might think the pearl is palm-sized... But note that it's just a comic.
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By the way I'm pretty certain linkpearls weren't "manufactured" in FFXI, they originated from a special type of shall shell (a seashell) that could create infinite pearls by just taking one from it. Essentially you could create hundreds upon thousands of pearls and distribute them to anyone you see fit. Now unlike your traditional pearl, this special pearl could transmit your voice to others. I really don't think any type of visual feature ever actually existed within them. Why else would one cup one to their ear instead of holding it in their palm and looking into it?
As for FFXIV, I don't think SE even bothered fleshing out any type of history behind it, pretty much it's FFXIV's version of your standard guilds that many other MMOs have. Thus probably why there is a crest and no pearl or linkshell appearance. To keep familiarity they just retained the name from FFXI. Eventually when they get caught up and have time we might just see more information regarding linkshells and linkpearls. If they ever conclude what a linkpearl is supposed to look like or its size (I doubt the visual thing will ever be reflected upon.) then I have to ask: What will those who claim their pearls are big orbs or palm-sized spheres say then? It goes against lore if SE says or shows otherwise them as tiny little pearls. Will you ignore it and create your own lore? Or will you adjust them accordingly?
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Is there a video or picture of this? I've never actually seen anything more than them handing you an invisible object. I'd love to get a view of it myself.
EDIT 2: Nevermind I ran it thru Google and found it.
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If you pause it at 2:59 you see a small sparkling object being caught by the player's Lalafell. Granted by the Lalafell's size it might be just under palm-sized to them, but to the other races it's really small. Well that solves the linkpearl size. Thanks for the info about that.
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By the way I'm pretty certain linkpearls weren't "manufactured" in FFXI, they originated from a special type of shall shell (a seashell) that could create infinite pearls by just taking one from it. Essentially you could create hundreds upon thousands of pearls and distribute them to anyone you see fit. Now unlike your traditional pearl, this special pearl could transmit your voice to others. I really don't think any type of visual feature ever actually existed within them. Why else would one cup one to their ear instead of holding it in their palm and looking into it?
As for FFXIV, I don't think SE even bothered fleshing out any type of history behind it, pretty much it's FFXIV's version of your standard guilds that many other MMOs have. Thus probably why there is a crest and no pearl or linkshell appearance. To keep familiarity they just retained the name from FFXI. Eventually when they get caught up and have time we might just see more information regarding linkshells and linkpearls. If they ever conclude what a linkpearl is supposed to look like or its size (I doubt the visual thing will ever be reflected upon.) then I have to ask: What will those who claim their pearls are big orbs or palm-sized spheres say then? It goes against lore if SE says or shows otherwise them as tiny little pearls. Will you ignore it and create your own lore? Or will you adjust them accordingly?
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Quote:So yeah, a pearl would certainly not be something big, even just going by one of the early Limsa cutscenes alone.
Is there a video or picture of this? I've never actually seen anything more than them handing you an invisible object. I'd love to get a view of it myself.
EDIT 2: Nevermind I ran it thru Google and found it.
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If you pause it at 2:59 you see a small sparkling object being caught by the player's Lalafell. Granted by the Lalafell's size it might be just under palm-sized to them, but to the other races it's really small. Well that solves the linkpearl size. Thanks for the info about that.
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