Genderlocked Items

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

Maybe some of us think genders having clothing differences is ok. I want more differences in this game, not less. I want them to do so equally though.

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Yeah they could come up with more outfits for men to use as clothings than these less poor clowny stuffs.

Not seriously cool looking...

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Originally Posted by Settiesama

We shouldn't be getting these NPC special armours in the first place

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THIS!

It's ridiculous that we get to see scores of Y'shtolas, Aymerics, whatever running about.

I'll be honest I don't care if there gender locked or not but make it like the crafted sets where they have various looks depending on the gender so same item for both genders but they look difrent depending on the gender but have the same overall feel

And as for the aymeric set the hair style shool have been made separate to the coat seeing as it's not gender locked it sucks you gotta pay 18$ for just a hairstyle if you play female

It does not surprise me at all to see more items for women than men as fashion is mirroring real life. Have you walked through a shopping mall? Count the items for women vs men, women tend to want and spend more on fashion then men.

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Originally Posted by RubyCirha

And as for the aymeric set the hair style shool have been made separate to the coat seeing as it's not gender locked it sucks you gotta pay 18$ for just a hairstyle if you play female

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I don't disagree, but it sucks even more that even if we pay the fee and toss the gear away, guys still can't use the Minfilia hair.

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Originally Posted by Hyperia

It does not surprise me at all to see more items for women than men as fashion is mirroring real life. Have you walked through a shopping mall? Count the items for women vs men, women tend to want and spend more on fashion then men.

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Except that this isn't real life, and female characters aren't exclusively played by women, and we're all paying the exact same subscription fee. So no.

As someone who very much wants a pair of Bard-useable over-the-forehead goggles to complete the look I'm going for, I was very annoyed that Cid's gearset is male only. I have no problem with gender-locked gear where it makes sense, but locking stuff that has no reason to be locked is just pointless.

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Originally Posted by Ransom

As someone who very much wants a pair of Bard-useable over-the-forehead goggles to complete the look I'm going for, I was very annoyed that Cid's gearset is male only. I have no problem with gender-locked gear where it makes sense, but locking stuff that has no reason to be locked is just pointless.

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Unfortunately the two are linked. They lock sets like the Thavnairian Bustier to female-only and then make the male set unisex. Then guys like me complain that we're being treated unfairly (because, well, we are) and they respond by locking items which make 'no sense' to compensate for the ones which did 'make sense' (to someone, somewhere). I feel your annoyance over the goggles. But people with female characters need to support the guys in unlocking more items if they want to avoid the same terrible treatment. We're all in this together.

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Originally Posted by Naahrl

This is something that has bothered me since I started playing in 2014, but really came to be unbearable this past month with the release of the Aymeric item set. Is it really that much more effort to adjust these items so that we can wear them and enjoy them regardless of our character's gender?

I was excited for the release of the Aymeric set in particular, i looked forward to it for ages. And then on the day of release - sorry only men can wear this.
Sorry guys only girls get to wear feminine clothes

I am very sick and tired of these subtly sexist choices, and they ARE choices deliberately being made. It would not be a terrible imposition to alter a few polys to fit for gender differences. If an outfit can fit on both a Lalafel and a Roe it can fit for any gender.

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Well I get equally as sick every time females get another exclusive good-looking outfit or hair.