Quote Originally Posted by Stihllodeing View Post
I agree. I've never played an mmo with a "skin restriction" like this. I can see the logic behind the restrictions from a developer standpoint, but from a gamer standpoint that logic falls apart when you start playing the game.

Some things look good on paper, and then some things only look good on paper. This is one of those things in my opinion.

I wouldn't be a fan of the mind games in pvp a restriction-free glamour system would create, but it would be a small price to pay imo. It's not like someone would say, "I lost the match because they were all wearing leopard skin bikinis! Bikinis are OP WTF!!?"
I agree with you.

From a single player game standpoint, having class armors/outfits is fine since the characters are borrowed by the player for the sake of storytelling. The characters are not ours hence why we don't really care about what they wear (For example: Bravely Default). But this is a MMO though and the character is a direct representation of what we are or like to see. Same goes with the class! I like a speedy class with daggers but I do not like the appearance of the Japanese ninja. Sadly though, I am forced into that style because of how the game is designed which is a flaw...

I think the devs either think too much of a single player game for FF14 or do not trust their player base with the message the game and our character send to new players. Rather disappointing to be honest.