Vanity system feels more complex than it needs to be...

[Malamasala]

Why does this sound terrible, and yet not surprise me at all when it comes from Square? The only time they ever listen to feedback, is when their games are dying.

Vanity needs to be early to catch new players. Aion almost took me away from FFXI on vanity alone, but I had already built a group of friends in XI and stayed.

Vanity needs to be cheap and easy to use, so that you can use it at all levels. Maybe you want to look a little cooler? Then you should just dress up your level 5 class in fancy clothes and play.

But no, apparently we get some kind of system that is not meant to be used during leveling. And you are supposed to finish the game to access it. I haven't read anything about it, but I wouldn't be surprised if some looks are banned from the vanity system as well.