Void Ark Gear......wtf

[Felis]

Plate] : Tanks
[Chain] : DRG (And any new jobs they release)
[Leather - Ranged] : BRD/MCH
[Leather - Melee] : MNK/NIN

You make it too simple

Ninjas have a chainmale (the AF), DRG can wear some Cuiras which is plate, tanks can wear chain and the other melee can also wear gears an armorer have crafted. And you forgot [Scale].

Not the material decide it, what is written in the info text decide it.

And there are also some healer body that is leather:
http://xivdb.com/?item/8513/Serpent-Elite%27s-Robe
http://xivdb.com/?item/11166/Woad-Skydruid%27s-Fur

[Eidolon]

You make it too simple

Ninjas have a chainmale (the AF), DRG can wear some Cuiras which is plate, tanks can wear chain and the other melee can also wear gears an armorer have crafted. And you forgot [Scale].

Not the material decide it, what is written in the info text decide it.

And there are also some healer body that is leather:
http://xivdb.com/?item/8513/Serpent-Elite%27s-Robe
http://xivdb.com/?item/11166/Woad-Skydruid%27s-Fur

You're attempting to use oddly specific details in an effort to undermind an arguement. Alright, challenge accepted.

(Note: Some numbers may be a little off as it's a quick check by literally scrolling down and counting in the head... which can sometimes get a little bit mussed as you go when you're also checking to identify the armor type)

A search of healer body pieces 1-50 yielded:
Weaver: 70
Leatherworker: 4
ARM/BSM: 0


A search of Pugilist body pieces 1-50 yielded:
Weaver: 60~
Leatherworker: 20~

a search of Dragoon body pieces 1-50 yielded:
Weaver: 60~
Leatherworker: 16~
Armorer: 20~

a search of Warrior body pieces 1-50 yielded:
Armorer: 35~



It doesn't take a genius to infer that the armor class of each one tends to be quite different, with "Tank" being the top-tier armor class (and likewise having access to the most pieces of armor types), Dragoon being just under them, then Monk/Ninja being a step below that, with Healers at the bottom of the 'armor totem pole.'

Now, yes - I will not deny you that there are, indeed, outliers in any scenario. However, as stated in my original post:

Dragoons are not Tanks. The design of the Dragoon gear is extremely lazy - it was literally the Tank gear with a skirt taken off (or, vice-versa: The tank gear was the Dragoon gear with a skirt added on.) and doesn't match the 'theme' of the way the armor is differentiated between classes.