The female DRG AF belly window needs to be closed

[Ilitsa]

No.

/10 char

[Grey_Cain]

The hole in DRG armor is what lets all the magic damage through

And that's why my friend hated it (he spent the entire leveling time going for the high-def armor and didn't care about stats or appearance).

[Snugglebutt]

Nope. It does not "need" to be closed at all.

[HakuroDK]

Nope. It does not "need" to be closed at all.

PLD AF armor doesn't HAVE to be uniform and could instead look like this for women: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8DauRTvih...mailBikini.jpg

However, there should be SOME accounting for good taste and practicality. A Chainmail undershirt could very likely prevent a mortal stabbing wound right to the trachea. I mean, unless you're saying women don't deserve to wear chainmail to protect an exploitable weak point in their armor. Then that's a different issue entirely.

[Mahri]

The scale piece on the male version of the set looks cool and kinda makes sense. It still looks reasonably protective but it allows for flexibility around the waist, which is important if you're, y'know, constantly hurling yourself into the air and landing.

That said, it's doubtful that they'll go back and change this. I've said it before: They should just learn from it, and if they absolutely must make something "sexier" on girls, to consider it better. The leotard that female DRGs in FFXI had actually looked pretty good.

[Paradedc]

How about adding the hole to male's armor? Now everyone is equal.

[Haprimac]

I'm all for closing that annoying hole. The bare neck I can handle, but not the stomach. I actually wasted a lot of materials on making the dragoon set augmented. I had seen some pretty dyed dragoon gear and was all "must have!" but when I equipped it.... I remembered why I had glamoured lvl 30 gear instead of the AF stuff.

It's a shame, it looks really good on males. But I don't really want to go through the trouble of leveling dragoon on my male alt just because I can't handle bit of bare belly. .__.;

[Quesse]

Please close the female DRG AF's belly window, SE. It's been ridiculous for long enough, and now it's just become fodder for people that think the female DRK AF is going to be just as bad or even worse.

Yes please remove the Fantasy from Final Fantasy. :/

DRG AF is my favorite. Don't change it.

[Kallera]

No it doesn't. And it shouldn't. If we wanted to be all realistic about this armor nonsense the mages should be decked out in maces and chainmail like the clergy of medieval days. And dyeing armor pink would be a death sentence.

You have plenty of armor choices before and after the drachen, to suit multiple standards of taste. And some of us like the look besides. Get over it.

[FallenWings]

I think a better suggestion would be to toggle it.

Perhaps some of us like the look of the lack of chain-mail and exposed abs. I know I certainly do.

Rather than remove or replace, I'd say more options for everyone!

If you're gonna bring up the "Realism" card then let's be honest here, the DRG armor as a whole is an abomination to actual effectiveness in the real world.