Thought : Change class reqs for older gear (Glamour)

[BellaEyria]

If I remember well Yoshida said he did not want class to wear other class stuff because we "could have difficulties to recognize the job" and that he wanted to keep a certain "harmony" (but honestly......... does wearing a swimsuit while tanking really is ok then...?)

Sure, being able to wear "all cloth things" as a Mage class would be less shocking.
So... I am 200% with you OP but I don't believe it will change ;x

[Zyrusticae]

If I remember well Yoshida said he did not want class to wear other class stuff because we "could have difficulties to recognize the job" and that he wanted to keep a certain "harmony" (but honestly......... does wearing a swimsuit while tanking really is ok then...?)

Sure, being able to wear "all cloth things" as a Mage class would be less shocking.
So... I am 200% with you OP but I don't believe it will change ;x

Yeah, that argument he used is horsesh*t. I mean, you can wear the coliseum galerus or the tafetta set on any job, rendering that argument entirely moot.

I hate that they still haven't relaxed those dumb restrictions. They're complete nonsense.

[Lyni]

Yeah, that argument he used is horsesh*t. I mean, you can wear the coliseum galerus or the tafetta set on any job, rendering that argument entirely moot.

I hate that they still haven't relaxed those dumb restrictions. They're complete nonsense.

Precisely, and all I'm really mentioning is only make it so we can glamour it. The class -wearing- restriction could still stand.

[saber_alter]

Precisely, and all I'm really mentioning is only make it so we can glamour it. The class -wearing- restriction could still stand.

i think it should still stand, but the requirements should be lifted a bit. instead of locking it to jobs the restriction should be set to "disciple of war" and "disciple of magic"

and consolidate all the bloody glamour crystals. why do we need 30+ different ones to do the same damn thing?!?

[Lyni]

i think it should still stand, but the requirements should be lifted a bit. instead of locking it to jobs the restriction should be set to "disciple of war" and "disciple of magic"

and consolidate all the bloody glamour crystals. why do we need 30+ different ones to do the same damn thing?!?

I thought about wording it that way, but that would open up plate to NIN/MNK/BRD. So if they really are that worried about keeping class identification in place it wouldn't work.

[saber_alter]

I thought about wording it that way, but that would open up plate to NIN/MNK/BRD. So if they really are that worried about keeping class identification in place it wouldn't work.

It's a moot point. most armor in the game besides a few sets (mostly the tin-cans) are feasible to use in conjunction with most of the physical weapons in the game. archery would be one of the few exceptions as it isn't that easy to nock an arrow in full plate mail.


besides...are we not even going to acknowledge the existence of battle stances and job icons?

[Welsper59]

If I remember well Yoshida said he did not want class to wear other class stuff because we "could have difficulties to recognize the job" and that he wanted to keep a certain "harmony" (but honestly......... does wearing a swimsuit while tanking really is ok then...?)

Sure, being able to wear "all cloth things" as a Mage class would be less shocking.
So... I am 200% with you OP but I don't believe it will change ;x

When I played SWTOR, I purposely equipped/designed my PvP Bounty Hunter to be dressed as a Jedi/Sith hybrid (the BH armor plates with Jedi robes and other things). It was quite enjoyable and really helped create an identity for the character (RP or visual purpose). Given that things exist universally to be glamoured, like the swimsuit example you mentioned, such defense reasons as "difficulty to recognize" that they give are becoming less appropriate. Besides, that sort of excuse makes it sound like we're dumb as rocks lol. Kinda brings to mind the old philosophy of Japans games being dumbed down for American audiences decades ago because the outlook was that we were too stupid to figure out how an RPG works.