Crafting Gear Asthetics

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Razor

Don't you even complain as an Alchemist, at least you can wear crafting gear. I'm a bloody leatherworker. The crafting class SE forgot was a crafter, left off of all the crafting gear, and put optimal to all the melee gear.

---

All crafting classes can wear the same gear now.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jinko

All crafting classes can wear the same gear now.

---

Just the crappy "All Classes" stuff. (Although, it did get better from 1.19 but we don't know how much un-optimal gear gimped you before so). Most of the good crafting gear is just for most other classes. :(

EDIT: You're right there are new DoH-only gear pieces but it usually goes like this:
Undyed version (Worst stats): Anyone can wear
Dyed version A (Better stats): DoH
Dyed version B (Best stats): only a select few crafting classes.

I can't wait until they gtfo with the whole color=stats idea and add the 24-32 color option that Yoshi wants

There is 3 felt gowns.
http://ffxiv-db.com/index.php?q=felt+gown

VIT, MND,INT

I've seen quite a lot of good looking crafters/gatherers when I've been running about - I am lucky on my Botanist as I am at the perfect level to wear the Boarskin stuff. Must just be a level range that I haven't noticed in which you are all quite unlucky, as I thought the majority of the new recipes actually looked really good, including the low level NPC purchasable stuff. Clearly you have all been hiding from me in shame!

I dont really care as much about VIT on carpenter but I've been wearing Green Cobalt Preserves, a Woolen Doublet (I'll get the VIT one when the price drops...), Felt Halfgloves (smithy gloves when the price drops), Woolen Slops, and Boarskin Thighboots (upgrading when the price drops!). Good stats all around and I look awesome.

Edit: Hell, just get one of the Artisan hats instead of preserves and you'd look similar to the old guy in your picture =P

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Urthdigger

Doesn't VIT only affect chance of HQ?

---

I'm not sure, but that's what I'm going for as a 50CRP. So if that's the case then yay me.

Monday bump, hope to get a reply for this sometime this week. The questions being:

1) Will SE be implementing class specific gear for DoH and even DoL?
2) Will SE be adding more gear options for crafters so they don't have to look like.. well.. so they don't have to be embarassed looking like a fool every time they want to make some badass new gear.

These are important questions for crafters. There are a lot of people who craft a lot more than fight because this game is essentially in beta. Basically, the only cotent that can't change too radically is crafting (as far as we know it hasn't and won't). With a looming subscription over our heads, this may be make or break. Call me shallow, but I just like my gear to look good.

EDIT: I understand that whether you like a piece of gear or not is subjective, but I'm pretty sure the majority of people playing this game agree that the best gear (stat wise) for carpenters (and other DoH classes) just looks bad.

It's the price you pay for being a serious, stat-crunching gamer =P

Anyways no doubt more models of gear will surface.