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[OSantaClownO]

We all know that feathers are a symbol for the Assassins.

If it was Altair as he needed to cover the feathers he recived with the blood of his victims.
Ezio who collected feathers for his brother memorial, and to help his mother recover.
Or Connor who collected feathers for his camp.

I wonder how feathers will display in AC-IV as I found no way to bring them in.

[Vex_Assassin]

Are feathers even confirmed to be in AC4?

[ArabianFrost]

They won't be displayed. The devs basically said one of the most reassuring things regarding collectibles. First of all, any mechanics which the devs found redundant would be removed. Moreover, they said that each and every collectible WILL have value. I am guessing they will be replaced with glorious, glorious sea shanties. There are 75 sea shanties, so I am guessing they will replace feathers.

[Jexx21]

I think he's wondering how feathers will be significant for Edward, not how he's going to collect them. Altair was given a feather as a sign that he was ready to assassinate his target, and then he would mark the feather with the target's blood as confirmation of the kill. Ezio had to collect three feathers for a project Petrucio was working on, and later on he continued collecting feathers as a sign of respect for his dead family. Connor collected three feathers for a ritual in his village, and later threw a feather onto Achilles' grave. What will Edward do relating to feathers? No idea.

[OSantaClownO]

I think he's wondering how feathers will be significant for Edward, not how he's going to collect them. Altair was given a feather as a sign that he was ready to assassinate his target, and then he would mark the feather with the target's blood as confirmation of the kill. Ezio had to collect three feathers for a project Petrucio was working on, and later on he continued collecting feathers as a sign of respect for his dead family. Connor collected three feathers for a ritual in his village, and later threw a feather onto Achilles' grave. What will Edward do relating to feathers? No idea.

(Yeah, that's what I meant)

[poptartz20]

Haha... maybe it should be bottles of booze.

Then again, maybe Edward will have a pet parrot perhaps since he is a pirate and all. Therefore something happens and he collects them in the memory of his bird. Then there could be the tie in with Haytham? Since his name does mean "young eagle" I guess that will just have to be one of those things we will have to wait and see.

[pacmanate]

Why would Edward go feather hunting. If we have to feather hunt, there better be a dam good explanation as to why.

[SixKeys]

One problem with AC2 is that many things in it were done as a homage to the first game. They were simply there to establish some sort of connection between the first and second games. Because the first two games in the franchise shared so many things, many fans assume these features must always be part of the AC experience. Things like feathers, lip scars and white hoods. The only reason Ezio had a lip scar was as a fun little nod to Altaïr, but fans took it to mean ALL of Desmond's ancestors must magically have a scar in the same place. In AC1 feathers had a deeper connection to the assassin way of life, in AC2 they were just a collectible. They justified this with Petruccio's little backstory. In ACB collecting feathers no longer made sense, in ACR they were gone and then AC3 brought them back for no good reason. (Just like a lot of other pointless features.)

Feathers have no real place in AC anymore. It was a cute little homage to the first game in AC2, nothing more. Same goes for the white hood. In Renaissance Italy you could still get away with wearing flashy clothes, now it's just getting more and more unrealistic. Hoods and feathers and scars don't make an assassin. They shouldn't keep certain features just for their iconic imagery unless they have a story-based reason that justifies it.

[LoyalACFan]

One problem with AC2 is that many things in it were done as a homage to the first game. They were simply there to establish some sort of connection between the first and second games. Because the first two games in the franchise shared so many things, many fans assume these features must always be part of the AC experience. Things like feathers, lip scars and white hoods. The only reason Ezio had a lip scar was as a fun little nod to Altaïr, but fans took it to mean ALL of Desmond's ancestors must magically have a scar in the same place. In AC1 feathers had a deeper connection to the assassin way of life, in AC2 they were just a collectible. They justified this with Petruccio's little backstory. In ACB collecting feathers no longer made sense, in ACR they were gone and then AC3 brought them back for no good reason. (Just like a lot of other pointless features.)

Feathers have no real place in AC anymore. It was a cute little homage to the first game in AC2, nothing more. Same goes for the white hood. In Renaissance Italy you could still get away with wearing flashy clothes, now it's just getting more and more unrealistic. Hoods and feathers and scars don't make an assassin. They shouldn't keep certain features just for their iconic imagery unless they have a story-based reason that justifies it.

I agree with everything except the hood. Scars, feathers, red sashes, etc. these are all negligible. But the hood is THE icon of Assassin's Creed; without it, it just feels somewhat off. There's a reason why people were eagerly anticipating Desmond putting on his hood.

[SixKeys]

I agree with everything except the hood. Scars, feathers, red sashes, etc. these are all negligible. But the hood is THE icon of Assassin's Creed; without it, it just feels somewhat off. There's a reason why people were eagerly anticipating Desmond putting on his hood.

Aveline didn't have a hood, neither did Uncle Mario, Machiavelli, Bartolomeo or Paola. The hood is only iconic because Ezio had a hood in AC2 (as a homage to Altaïr). If they'd have given Ezio regular Italian noblemen's clothes, nobody would be complaining about the hood now.

The hood should only be used in time periods where it makes sense. It made sense for Desmond because hoodies are a popular clothing item in our time. If Desmond was the only person walking around in a white hood in an era when nobody else wears one, he would stick out like a sore thumb. Connor looked really out of place in his time and so does Edward.

I might even be more okay with the hood if it didn't always have to be glaring white. Ezio's standard outfit in ACR was good. In AC3, I always dressed Connor up in brown robes so he could pass for a huntsman from the forest.