Colored gear with specific classes.

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I question their comprehension skills, but mostly I am wondering if this is a JP vs NA/EU sort of deal? Do the JP players want dyes that alter the stats? So is it a certain group that wanted this or...was it the dev team not understanding that we wanted perhaps dark blue cotton, or bright red canvas just for aesthetics?

People in my LS (Japanese) are scratching their heads over this and think it's rather silly... so I don't think it's really a cultural thing.