What do you think the best and worst artifact gears for your jobs are?

I'll go first.

AST:

HW: Absolutely amazing. Nothing wrong with it.
SB: Amazingly intricate. Nothing wrong. My only criticism is the difference between the male and females.
SHB: Yeah, it is the most bland of the three, but Ast is already so out there that they never really had a simple outfit. I don't mind the look at all.

WHM:

ARB: Nothing wrong with it. I see it at cons a lot too.
HW: Reallly ugly imo. It had way too much going on.
SB: Perfect. It is one of the prettiest sets in the whole game. I just wish men could have the same collar as the women.
SHB: It doesn't really bring anything new to the table, but it isn't bad. It feels like a redo of the HW artifact with elements of all the sets. If only they did something new, and this was HW's artifact. Oh well. At least it isn't a bad design. Hopefully they will do something unique again next time.

The BLM AF2 set is hilariously bad.

Worst
https://i.imgur.com/7CRbdga.png

DRK

HW: Win it was perfect.
SB: Not so much liked the arms and boots but that was that.

WHM

ARR:Classic wish I could pull the hood up though
HW: I dont know whats worse the staff or the hat.
SB: Get rid of the collar and it would have been fine.

AST

HW:Fine feels alright
SB: I like this alot better feels more Arabian nights.

NIN
ARR:SolomonGrundy want pants too *Learned to work with the female bottoms for certain looks but all in all really?
HW: So So
SB: Now I look like a fantasy ninja.

BLM
ARR:WHY?
HW:ARE ALL MY?
SB:OUTFITS BASICALLY THE SAME?

PLD
ARR: Heroic
HW: Shiny
SB: Close to Perfect when no tail is had.

ninja was pretty bad all across th eboard. except i think af2 was shadow's armor. i hope mch gets something inspired by edgar from 6

Dragoon 50 artifact gear for females. That open torso. Why..

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Dragoon 50 artifact gear for females. That open torso. Why..

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Why does everyone hate that? It's not like the armor is posed to be realistic, like I don't get it. I like the belly window.

Monk AF in HW - the one with the white tank top - is the best. It even comes with baggy jeans. Best set.
Monk AF everything else- sucks in my opinion. It's the first one while iconic.... I just hate the look of it. It's so boring and stiff... and
Monk SB- Okish... but I hate the pants, shoes and the dress flap on the back. If it had been just a kool looking jacket with some baggy pants I'd liked it more.. but as it stands only the HW one I like the best.

WAR:
1. ARR AF is the best, especially if you augment it to dye it. If we're considering Bravura as the weapon that goes with it, all the better.
2. Stormblood AF - I didn't like it at first but it grew on me. The armor is great but I don't like the axe.
3. HW AF - I didn't main WAR at the beginning of HW so I never got it, and it wasn't interesting enough for me to go back and get it later. The axe, Parashu, is very cool though.

Drg :all been good

Sam: ShB is better than SB

Drk: Chaos set is perfect abyss and Shb are pretty bad

Gnb: theres only one and well its great

Im content

I like MCH's Stormblood set probably more than the rest...until Gunbreaker arrives. Well, the dyeable version anyway. The base color wasn't really appealing to me. SAM comes in 2nd for me, though the Shadowbringers AF also looks amazing. Least favorite? Probably BLM's AF 2. It's an interesting design, but it's not really my cup of tea.

I actually hate the SB WHM set, and while I agree there are a lot of aspects of the WHM HW set that don't work very well together it's still one of my favourites, so I really like that the SHB appears to have been influenced by the HW design while fixing a lot of the things that didn't work in aggregate in the HW set.

I'm disappointed with the AST set for SHB. While HW and SB sets were wildly different, I loved them both. SHB is like a more boring version of the SB set. The weapon in SHB though is great.

I'm also someone disappointed with the DRK set. I loved the SB set for DRK and the SHB set is... boring. I am not a huge fan of the GNB set either, but I did like the WAR and PLD SHB sets. Up until this point I haven't really liked any WAR AF sets, and for PLD while I did like SB one, the clipping with a tail is terrible.

Finally BLM I pretty much almost never like on my character. Though it is interesting that BLM AF gear is always very different - a tonne of diverse designs, and the SHB BLM, I don't like it either but it is yet another vastly different design.

WAR
AF1: Meh. Okay I guess, but nothing stand out. Kinda felt like something you'd find in GW2...
AF2: Urgh... Not particularly keen on it at all really.
AF3: Gross! Especially with those shoulder pads that are floating about (Even if they are supposed to be attached to something... They're hovering over cloth? Your bare flesh? Wut? Is this WoW now?)

PLD
AF1: Neat. Simple, practical, has an air of nobility to it.
AF2: Nice, I think it comes together very nicely!
AF3: Okay. Not as nice as AF2, but okay.

DRK
AF2: Pretty cool. Can't really argue with any part of it.
AF3: Decent. Though... Floaty pauldron again >.>

Scholar
AF1: Personally not a fan. But it has some iconography.
AF2: Umm? I like steampunk. But I'm not so sure it quite fits this job?
AF3: I don't like it at all...

White Mage
AF1: Meh... Looks very generic :/
AF2: Really nice. I'm not too keen on the hood though.
AF3: Great! Except for the excessive collar that ruins the entire set >.<

Astrologian
AF2: Amazing. I love it so much.
AF3: Great. Though I thought the hood was a bit odd.

Monk
AF1: I love it. It's a great set! (Even if the base set does come in bright yellow)
AF2: Okay. I'm not so sure about the hat thing or the shoes, but it's not the worst.
AF3: Ummm? I'm not so sure about the pants/boots... The metal plate on the leg? Surely that would be detrimental to mobility? Also are those the most practical boots for martial arts?

Dragoon
AF1: Awesome. Really nice design.
AF2: Cool. Though maybe a bit overdesigned with the frills and the like.
AF3: Meh. Looks fairly generic honestly (Apart from the winged helmet)

Ninja
AF1: Not a fan. Feels sorta underwhelming.
AF2: Again, feels sort of underwhelming...
AF3: Pretty cool actually.

Samurai
AF3: Seems decent. Not my thing though.

Bard
AF1: Urgh... Do not like. Also what's up with those pants?
AF2: Actually pretty nice. Feels somewhat generic, but is well designed nontheless.
AF3: Okay. It's nice and all, but not really to my taste.

Machinist
AF2: Okay a coat and some generic clothes...
AF3: Umm... Did they just dye AF2 green?

Black Mage
AF1: Nice. Fairly basic, but with some hints of classic design.
AF2: Wut? Are you serious?
AF3: Nice, very druidy, great fit for Conjurer... Wait, what do you mean this is for Black Mage? What are you on and where can I get some?

Summoner
AF1: Not a fan. Feels like it's trying to be just Scholar, but with a horn...
AF2: Great, I love it (Only let down by using sandals because SE's terrible foot models :( )
AF3: Really nice, a great set.

Red Mage
AF3: Okay. Seems a bit fancy for me, especially for someone dashing in and out of combat. I get more of a Musketeer vibe from it than Zorro.

I can't answer that because I didn't bother to even get any artifact weapons.

For glamour, I'm perfectly happy with my lightning lance.

For stats, apparently the highest ilvl you can get from Eureka is 405. I currently have an ilvl 390 yama lance, HQ. So, while it would certainly be an upgrade, it's not worth the grind for me. Seeing as to how the new expansion is going to drop soon, I'll just stick with what I have for now.

EDIT: We talking artifact weapons or artifact armor? Or both?

Alright, here we go!

AST
HW: Best of the three, no contest. I wish they would do more AF gear for AST like this rather then what they've been doing.
SB: It's OK, it's sorta like a summer version of the HW dress, but the head shawl just kills it for me.
ShB: It's basically the SB gear, just with less. Weakest of the three.

SMN
ARR: No contest. The jacket is great, so much so it is the only ARR AF gear piece I went out of my way to get the dyeable version of. That and it has the best Summoner Dong. Shout out to Larry by the way, stealing his shtick for a minute.
HW: It's OK, the top is actually pretty nice, I don't like the wings. The bottom half is a little hit or miss with me. Also, Summoner Dong could be better, it's not bad, but could be better.
SB: It's...kinda just the HW set but with more flat color areas and no wings. So, kinda hit or miss. Summoner Dong could use some work though.
ShB: Ya ever listen to one of those remix covers of a song you really like, and you can see what they are trying to do with it but it just isn't for you? Yeah, this is what this gear set is. It's like a cover of the ARR set, just it doesn't hit the mark for me. Summoner Dong is a bit thin, but that's OK.

WAR
ARR: Loved it so much that I used it for a long time as my tank glamour. (I only have WAR as a leveled tank.)
HW: I like everything except the murder mittens. If they gave us an option to take the murder mittens off, I'd love it just as much as the ARR set. I use the chest piece for my current WAR glam though.
SB: DAT! VISOR! I NEED IT! Everything else is pretty good too! Need to finish leveling WAR so I can blend parts of it into the WAR glamour.
ShB: From what I've seen, it look alright, would need a better look at it. But so far, I like what I see.

Black Mage
ARR: It's uh... it's neat. I dig it. Have no strong feelings towards it one way or another.
HW:

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The BLM AF2 set is hilariously bad.

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^ This. I started playing at the tail end of Heavensward so I didn't see it until I started poking around the hunt seal vendor but ugh. Worst.
SB: Never really wore the full set but it's my favorite of them all aesthetically speaking. Best.
ShB: A step above the Goetia set, but not as good as SB's. I feel it's a bit too close to the Shire set, I wish got something more ragged, more along the lines of Y'shtola's new outfit.

Red Mage:
SB: Meh?
ShB: Not terribly different from the SB set but lawd almighty those boots are hot, so best.

(Honorable mentions)
SB set for Monk is my favorite, particularly the jacket.
Best set for Summoner is SB's, ShB's feels like a step back... almost a carbon copy of ARR's set.

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Originally Posted by DumdogsWorld

I can't answer that because I didn't bother to even get any artifact weapons.

For glamour, I'm perfectly happy with my lightning lance.

For stats, apparently the highest ilvl you can get from Eureka is 405. I currently have an ilvl 390 yama lance, HQ. So, while it would certainly be an upgrade, it's not worth the grind for me. Seeing as to how the new expansion is going to drop soon, I'll just stick with what I have for now.

EDIT: We talking artifact weapons or artifact armor? Or both?

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Armour primarily I think. I only mentioned the SHB AST weapon because unlike the AF armour design for SHB the weapon is really nice.

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Why does everyone hate that? It's not like the armor is posed to be realistic, like I don't get it. I like the belly window.

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I can't speak for anyone else, but I have several reasons.

1. It's jarring. Especially on pale characters. You have this dark set, and suddenly there is giant gaping skin hole in the middle.

2. Scales on male version are just cool looking and go well with the rest of the piece, and replacing that with just a hole makes this an inferior version of the armour.

3. I find little point to it. I can begrugingly accept existence of most skimpy armour, because it serves at least some purpose. The belly window here is out of nowhere on otherwise full metal set complete with spikes and everything.

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Indeed. It shouldn't even exist.

I'll post a pic. Cause I mixed the gloves with my best choice. https://i.imgur.com/WovrjRV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/J4X7NrU.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jYFmP7e.jpg

I like the gloves from the ARR AF monk gear but that's it really. lso I kindof mixed other pieces in there cause I wanted a more casual look.. and AF HW monk gear's tank top and baggy jeans work best with kitty hat and CARBYS. .. what? I know I'm odd.

AST:
Best: SB. Not so much that I think it's the "best," just the one I tolerate the most. The ShB set is just too minimalist and could pass for a generic crafted set.

Worst: HW. This is a unique situation. I say this as a male character. If I was playing a female character this would've been the best because it looks great on females, but is super-unflattering on male models. It's a stylized witch. Because it looks like a dress on females causes it look natural on them. The way the robe fits on males is just awkward.

WHM:
Best: ARR. Iconic. This so far is the only set that seems to retain the trademark appearance of the franchise's White Mage. It's not as fancy as the others, but the others tend to go over-the-top and look unpleasant for different reasons.

Worst: HW. UGH. Awkward "hood." Poorly-fitted robe. It's a cross between a nun and a white Christmas tree. Pass.

SMN:
Best: ARR. It's nice-looking, has cool details, and looks flattering on just about everyone. ShB's a not-so-close second; it's nice, but something about it looks off.

Worst: SB. It's like the designer had absolutely no idea where they were going with it. I can't tell if it's meant to be mystical, tribal, ethereal? The boots look oversized... Shorts that give you a tribal tattoo... A sleeveless robe that looks like the tailor didn't correctly estimate how much fabric they'd need so they decided to wrap it into an asymmetrical mess... Yes, a mess, that's SMN's SB AF.

BRD:
Best: HW. Something about this set just looks better than the others. I guess it's because the look speaks more like: "traveler, wanderer" and is a bit more subdued than the others but still manages to be detailed.

Worst: SB. I hesitate to say "worst," because I think all the different BRD AFs have a unique type of theme that comes from each ensemble, but SB's hat has to go.

There hasn't been a single AF set for any job that I've liked.

DRG

ARR: Favourite set. It's simple and elegant.
HW: Aside from the chest (dear god, those appendages on my hips), decent set.
SB: Non-movable visor? Unacceptable. Otherwise in the same tier as HW.
ShB: Not overly keen on it, but it's starting to grow on me.

AST
HW: I really love this set. Especially the hat.
SB: Didn't think it could get much cooler, but it did! I love this one, probably my favorite AF set.
ShB: Ehhh... Looks like if you mashed the first two sets together but worse?

WHM
Legacy/ARR: Of course, this set will always have a special place in my heart. I was so excited when I got it in 1.0, even if it's not all that fancy.
HW: ...No. Just no.
SB: Much better. Really cute!
ShB: Ehhh... It reminds me a lot of the HW one but better. Not as good as SB.

SCH
ARR, HW, SB, ShB: I have never liked a single piece of the AF that SCH gets, unfortunately.

DRK
HW, SB, ShB: All the sets are pretty good.

PLD
2.0 Sucks
3.0 Meh
4.0 Loved it
5.0 Can't wait to have it

SCH
They all look awful

MNK
2.0 Good
3.0 Weird
4.0 My favorite
5.0 Decent

RDM
4.0 Amazing
5.0 An awful copy from 4.0?

MCH
3.0 Love it
4.0 Meh
5.0 Meh x2

BRD
ARR: Meh, didn't really care for it. Not saying it's bad or anything, but it's not anything that'd make me look twice. I've never actually worn this set.
HW: It had to grow on me, but when it did I was absolutely in love with it.
SB: The best one, no contest.
ShB: Eh, it might be one of those things that has to grow on me. It looks very western to me and is lacking colour. Might fit the theme of ShB, but I like to be colourful as a bard :x

SAM
SB: I understand the styling and aesthetic of this one, but I've never really liked being melee and fighting in really long robes. It's a meh for me.
ShB: This is probably my favourite AF4 gear set that I've seen. I can't wait to wear this. It looks BAMF and it reminds me of Auron, who just so happens to be my favourite FF character. Sam is definitely getting priority for me to level to 80 based on this outfit alone.

DRK
HW: No complaints here, it's the bread and butter set. Was thirsty to level up dark knight just so I could wear that outfit (and was pleasantly surprised when I ended up really enjoying dark knight).
SB: Best set. I felt like a complete beast in this outfit, and I actually liked the helmet, too, which is super rare for me!
ShB: It's too... Round? Honestly, it feels incredibly boring compared to the brilliance of the other two sets. I really don't like that sword, either.

PLD
arr: nice simple
hw: too flashy i dont like the colors together they just clash with eachother
sb: almost perfect the only piece i dont really like is the hat
shb: my favorite so far it looks regal but practical too

DRG
arr: iconic but its too skinny for me
hw: better than the arr one if only it dyed better
sb: my favorite its bulkier than the other and it dyes nicely
shb: im not the biggest fan

MCH
hw: i lie it it fits the theme of machinist very well and it accounts for the aetherpack well
sb: feels like a dumbed down version of the hw set
shb: i love it it just looks abit bare it looks like it was intended to have a jacket but they removed it later

I main WHM, and as someone who plays a male character, and a Roe [future Hrothgar] to boot, I just want to say I'm really, really glad for the gender split in gears. It's one thing to design white robes with an ecclesiastic theme to it, but let's not kid ourselves - guys don't exist when designing WHM.

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I main WHM, and as someone who plays a male character, and a Roe [future Hrothgar] to boot, I just want to say I'm really, really glad for the gender split in gears. It's one thing to design white robes with an ecclesiastic theme to it, but let's not kid ourselves - guys don't exist when designing WHM.

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I agree. The best white mage artifact gear, for guys at least, was the 4.0 one. And I actually liked the whm af gear for 3.0; it just didn't suit male characters really well.

Ranking for the jobs I play.

White Mage:

1st: 4.0
2nd: 5.0
3rd: 2.0
4th: 3.0

Monk:
1st: 5.0
2nd: 4.0
3rd: 3.0
4th: 2.0

Machinist:

1st: 3.0 (still the best)
2nd: 5.0
3rd: 4.0

Paladin:

1st: 5.0
2nd: 4.0
3rd: 3.0
4th: 2.0

-BLM

ARR: The ARR one I feel is the loveletter to the iconic BLMs in the deep past of FF. It features the classic pointed hat, and hefty billowing robes that are dyed a frightening shade of purple and black that transforms you into a dark figure on the battlefield. Taking the black indeed. It's the shadow form of the classic yellow/blue garb of BLMs of old, and it lovingly fits the aesthetic of FF14. Sadly, the reputation of the famous black cap has been tarnished by teleporting lalafell BLM bots, but it's still not going to stop me from wearing it!

HW: The HW one took me by surprise. At first I wasn't a fan of it, but with time, its unusual hat and minimalistic aesthetic has grown on me. I'd have to rank this in fourth place, though only due to how wonderful the other AF sets are.

SB: The set that I'm sure every BLM holds dear to their heart and glamours every once in a while if not for that tear-jerking nostalgia. The coat is designed in a way that stays true to their origins, while also appreciating the aesthetic of FF14. The green accents are what levels this up in my eyes; and the tattered, worn-in look fits well with the chaotic nature of the job. To finish it off, the set is topped with an eye-watering golden hat that acts as a beacon for divine wisdom from the heavens.

ShB: The witch aesthetic was what piqued my interest. It takes BLM glamour to a completely new direction, yet still manages to capture the job identity. It's fantastical, slightly whimsical, yet also refined, and it evokes images of classic fairytale witches stirring cauldrons of bright green concoctions.

To sum it up:
Stormblood in first, Shadowbringers second, ARR third, and HW in fourth place.

Hummm, as a BRD my favorite is still the 3.0 Aiodos set. My least is actualy the soon to be never used 5.0.

I liked the color shemes of the Aiodos and the originality of the design, 2.0 while nice had those ugly pants and 4.0 wasn't bad but not that good before dyed version came out.

5.0 is boring, smell like lazy design, even the bow is ugly as hell... Overall all 5.0 are really lazy design while some of them have a nice touch but... Its not shadowy enough to live up to the ext' name, neither its fairytale-like to be in synch with the first reflect. I know its more in touch with the first reflect WoL who stood there before us but I couldn't care less about being their successor, its lame.

I see people hating on Dragoon's AF1 armor for females.

I've been wearing that armor exclusively since ARR, and made it even "skimpier" by using a subligar. Exposed belly, exposed thighs, idgaf because this is a fantasy game and we're all protected by magical shields that let us wear anything we want. The amount of people who just stop and pause beside me on a daily basis is still surprisingly high. That said I don't wear it for attention. I wear it because it looks awesome imo, and it's one of the best AF gears for me personally.

https://puu.sh/DC2dl/0beb406890.jpg

Oh, and I was the original Blood Dragoon. Estinien stole that look from me....He's still awesome though.

The new Scholar AF is really really ugly. Best SCH AF is 4.0. But when it comes to AF gear, usually I like the look of some pieces but not the rest.

DRK
3.0 - Love it.
4.0 - Don't care.
5.0 - Will need to see with Baron Helm.

RDM
- 4.0 - Love it.
- 5.0 - Swag cape.

SMN
- 2.0 - Meh
- 3.0 - Better than 2.0 but not great.
- 4.0 - Kinda in the middle of 2 and 3.
- 5.0 - Basically a better version of 2.0. Still meh but a better meh.

SAM
4.0 - Love it
5.0 - Not bad but not better than 4.0

AST
3.0 - Love it
4.0 - Love it more.
5.0 - Meh

WHM
3.0 - I...like(?) it?
4.0 - Meh
5.0 - Love it.

Dragoon
2.0 - I am all for skimpy designs but this was a bit silly. 3/5
3.0 - Ruined by the hilariously oversized wings. 2/5
4.0 - Easily the hands down winner. It's sharp and iconic without going overboard. 4/5
5.0 - Shows promise, though I'm not a fan of the tail. Will have to see it in-game to give a final verdict. 3/5

Ninja
2.0 - While a nice set overall, I never particularly cared for it. Bit too baggy. 3/5
3.0 - Solid design. It fixes the small issues I had with its predecessor and keeps to a more simple look. I rather like it. 4/5
4.0 - One of my favourite AF sets, period. The designs are intricate without being too flamboyant, and it keeps to a Ninja vibe. 5/5
5.0 - Looks good so far but I'll need to see how it fits on females before saying one way or another.

Warrior
2.0 - Bit boring. There doesn't seem to be much flair or... anything going on with it. Not a bad design just... boring. 2/5
3.0 - Far too bulky for my taste. I also really dislike the aesthetic even if it fit. 1/5
4.0 - Now this outfit I rather dug. It ditches the bulkiness for a cleaner more refined look while keeping the style. 4/5
5.0 - Bit on the fence here. It certainly looks like an improvement from 2.0 but the random coat flap seems... odd. Have to see it in-game. 3/5

Dark Knight
3.0 - In a word? Awesome. Even if it is on a the bulky side for me, everything about it just works. 4/5
4.0 - I absolutely adore this set. If I had a single nitpick, it'd be that capes are ruined due to tail clipping but that's a non-issue on my Hyur! 5/5
5.0 - While I can't yet rave about it, it does look pretty snazzy. 4/5

It's hard to say until I get the 5.0 ones in game, buuuuut...

PLD
2.0: Okay but I don't particularly like it.
3.0: Worst one for me. A bit over designed.
4.0: Best one of the lot for PLD for me.
5.0: Seems good, but a bit too similar to 4.0 and with a goofier looking shield so it's a slight step back.

Ninja:
2.0: Good but the sexy legs/cleavage are kinda distracting for me. I know that seduction was part of being a kunnoichi and all but that doesn't mean it translates to armor design.
3.0 Great ninja set. Better looking than 2.0.
4.0. and 5.0: Seems alright but doesn't really scream 'ninja' to me either if that makes sense.

Red Mage
4.0 Best artifact set ever.
5.0 Somehow even better than 4.0.


Dragoon:
2.0: Would be perfect if not for the 'stab me here' window the female set inexplicably has over its belly.
The rest: Okay, but not great.

Monk:
2.0 Good.
3.0 Ehhhh...
4.0: Really good.
5.0 Not sure yet need to see it on my character, but probably good.

Black Mage
2.0/3.0 Good
4.0 What am I looking at?
5.0: Looks good again.

White mage and ast have been consistently 'nice' for me.

SCH and SMN I've never liked their sets.

Note regarding the complaints about sexy armor: I don't mind revealing sets necessarily, like monk's stormblood set, what irks me is when most of an outfit is heavy armor, but then leaves windows open for no particular reason. Dancer and monks are not heavily armored sets so they don't really irk me in the same way. These sets are also exposing for both genders instead of full armor on male and just throwing in a fanservice window on the female version.

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I see people hating on Dragoon's AF1 armor for females.

I've been wearing that armor exclusively since ARR, and made it even "skimpier" by using a subligar. Exposed belly, exposed thighs, idgaf because this is a fantasy game and we're all protected by magical shields that let us wear anything we want. The amount of people who just stop and pause beside me on a daily basis is still surprisingly high. That said I don't wear it for attention. I wear it because it looks awesome imo, and it's one of the best AF gears for me personally.

https://puu.sh/DC2dl/0beb406890.jpg

Oh, and I was the original Blood Dragoon. Estinien stole that look from me....He's still awesome though.

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I don't mind skimpy armor in principle, but it does irk me when it's only for one gender or the other (almost always skimpy on female normal on male when this happens) and it's supposed to be actual armor.

The monk af3 and dancer afs don't bother me for being skimpy, but when a set is supposed to be armor, adding a 'stab me here' window on a set with chainmail or plate armor for only one gender is irksome. Not a big enough deal to boycott the game or anything but just a shame, the dragoon af1 would look so much better without the belly window.

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Originally Posted by SoulEchelon

I see people hating on Dragoon's AF1 armor for females.

I've been wearing that armor exclusively since ARR, and made it even "skimpier" by using a subligar. Exposed belly, exposed thighs, idgaf because this is a fantasy game and we're all protected by magical shields that let us wear anything we want. The amount of people who just stop and pause beside me on a daily basis is still surprisingly high. That said I don't wear it for attention. I wear it because it looks awesome imo, and it's one of the best AF gears for me personally.

https://puu.sh/DC2dl/0beb406890.jpg

Oh, and I was the original Blood Dragoon. Estinien stole that look from me....He's still awesome though.

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I think that if they do it, they should do it either for both genders or none personally

BLACK MAGE

ARR: Fun initially, but I'm bummed by how it dyes when augmented tbh. I'd be much more excited if I could get it all truly black without the brighter purple-y bits.

HW: Love it to pieces, particularly the hat and gloves. Gloves in particular if you wear them with something with wide sleeves it just looks like you have metal claws and that is stupid fun imo. The pants I've never liked but they're easily substituted.

SB: I know some people like it but I was not into this gear. I like big hats and high collars, I have been wanting to accomplish the classic black mage look with a blue coat and a yellow hat. The shapes on the hat, the feathers, the green bits, the overall tone to me didn't feel versatile in the way I was looking for. It reminds me a bit of cactaurs and piñatas. Of course neither of these are bad things by any means, they're just extremely specific and not really the tone I was after.

SHB: I think it seems promising, hat's a bit small. I definitely want to see how it dyes. Like the diamonds and dapper feel.

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Originally Posted by Jaywalker

BLACK MAGE

ARR: Fun initially, but I'm bummed by how it dyes when augmented tbh. I'd be much more excited if I could get it all truly black without the brighter purple-y bits.

HW: Love it to pieces, particularly the hat and gloves. Gloves in particular if you wear them with something with wide sleeves it just looks like you have metal claws and that is stupid fun imo. The pants I've never liked but they're easily substituted.

SB: I know some people like it but I was not into this gear. I like big hats and high collars, I have been wanting to accomplish the classic black mage look with a blue coat and a yellow hat. The shapes on the hat, the feathers, the green bits, the overall tone to me didn't feel versatile in the way I was looking for. It reminds me a bit of cactaurs and piñatas. Of course neither of these are bad things by any means, they're just extremely specific and not really the tone I was after.

SHB: I think it seems promising, hat's a bit small. I definitely want to see how it dyes. Like the diamonds and dapper feel.

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get the sigmascape savage caster hat dye it brownish yellow looks better with the af set. only have seen it still temptd to try and start savage groups for fun

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Originally Posted by grinkdaboy

ninja was pretty bad all across th eboard. except i think af2 was shadow's armor. i hope mch gets something inspired by edgar from 6

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ninja and drk was the only classes that i kept their gear throughout all series. the rest were meh.