To me, Summoner's new AF for Stormblood really falls in that "meh" territory. When I look at it I get the feeling that the designers really didn't know where to go with it. I can't make out a coherent "theme" that many of the other jobs' AFs have. Therobeswaist-wraps and sleeves are the same color; and that's about it. The body/waist piece is underwhelming because I swear, it's silhouette looks like a less-stylized Gloam Tabard. None of the pieces looks like it compliments each other, but that can be a good thing. If you only want to glamour certain pieces, they can compliment gear from other sets if you like mix-and-matching.
The Heavensward AF was hit-or-miss. It was elegant, sure. But I know a lot of people (myself included) could not get over the leg armor; it looks like a diaper on its own, and if you're not a fan of togas, the whole look was a wash. I also don't think it flattered certain race+gender combos at all. But to me it was also a set that needed either all or most of the pieces equipped to look decent; most pieces on their own looked incredibly out-of-place on most other gear sets. And that horn. I could not get over how hard they tried to stylize a new horn by tacking-on weird sculptures to the point that you have a Bismark sitting on your forehead.
So yeah, I'm also of the opinion that the ARR set was/still is the aesthetically "best." I think most fans would see it and conclude "Summoner," and it's a stylized robe without getting overly-fancy *cough*cough*everyVoidArkset. Having said that, I do want to see how certain parts of this new set end up being dyed.



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