About the looks of the new raid gear

[Shippuu]

The problem is that these sets dont fit the THEME FOR THE RAID unlike the coil or alex ones. These armor sets could have been rewards for tomes or a dungeon. Would make sense. This way it does not make any sense at all.
Nothing about the sets says "omega raid".

It absolutely does fit the raid because this entire raid tier is themed after FF5, of which the Genji armor was the strongest equipment in that game. It's also a set of armor that is in almost every Final Fantasy game and it makes complete sense for it to be a raid tier reward and not relegated to something less impressive like a dungeon drop. It's often the best equipment or very top tier in most Final Fantasy games it's in.

It entirely makes sense for being a part of the Omega Interdimensional Rift Raid, especially the tier that's packed with FF5 stuff.

[DDkiki]

It absolutely does fit the raid because this entire raid tier is themed after FF5, of which the Genji armor was the strongest equipment in that game. It's also a set of armor that is in almost every Final Fantasy game and it makes complete sense for it to be a raid tier reward and not relegated to something less impressive like a dungeon drop. It's often the best equipment or very top tier in most Final Fantasy games it's in.

It entirely makes sense for being a part of the Omega Interdimensional Rift Raid, especially the tier that's packed with FF5 stuff.

Game need to make sense NOT only to FF fans or its the most stupid thing in the world. We didnt fight any asian themed bosses in the Omega, we are getting sets from OMEGA PARTS and Ironwork people are crafting it for you...and you get some samurai armor and also ugly as hell? What the hell, how does it fit theme if you are not blind ff fanboy? And FFV is not that popular and important, ive heard a lot from FFs and this armor is new to me, its not iconic by any means.

[Shippuu]

Game need to make sense NOT only to FF fans or its the most stupid thing in the world.

And it DOES. It's also allowed to make sense for FF fans considering fan service and brand is one of the major driving factors of this game. It's absolutely not a crime for them to incoprorate such nods. It's a Final Fantasy game afterall.

We didnt fight any asian themed bosses in the Omega,

Yeah, so? We didn't fight any Onion Knights or Warriors of Light in Labyrinth of the Ancients and still got that armor. There's no magical rule written in stone saying the raid gear MUST visually match the raid it comes from. There are tons of MMOs that don't come anywhere close to following that kind of logic.

we are getting sets from OMEGA PARTS and Ironwork people are crafting it for you

Completely unsubstantiated assumption. There's nothing implicating the Ironwork people are crafting anything for us, and it's more likely they are finding the armor in the Deltascape, and trading it for the bits we get for their own research, since only we are capable of combating the challenges within to get the components. On top of that, your argument goes out the window when it comes to Savage, in which the gear absolutely just drops from the encounter, meaning we can find it in there.

...and you get some samurai armor and also ugly as hell?

It's almost like that's just a subjective opinion, man. Many people find the armor appealing and like it for what it is.

What the hell, how does it fit theme if you are not blind ff fanboy?

Where is it written as law it has to visually fit theme of the raid? I'll wait for your official confirmation from the Development team of what they should do with their game. Again, this is a Final Fantasy game and it's not a bad thing to be a fan of the series and have this fanservice be given to you.

You don't like it? Tough.

And FFV is not that popular and important, ive heard a lot from FFs and this armor is new to me, its not iconic by any means.

Genji Armor
I guess FFXIV must be your first Final Fantasy game.

[ColorOfSakura]

And FFV is not that popular and important, ive heard a lot from FFs and this armor is new to me, its not iconic by any means.

FFV is HUGELY popular and important in Japan. It's basically the reason we have the Job System we do in many of the games. Yeah, FF3 invented it but FF5 perfected it. There are also references to Final Fantasy V all over FFXIV. Hell - Krile is literally named after one of the main characters from Final Fantasy V.

The Genji Armor is the strongest armor in FFV, it is also the single most ICONIC armor from that game because it has been used in almost every single game since then in some form - usually represented by the Genji Gloves.

[Ameela]

FFV is HUGELY popular and important in Japan. It's basically the reason we have the Job System we do in many of the games. Yeah, FF3 invented it but FF5 perfected it. There are also references to Final Fantasy V all over FFXIV. Hell - Krile is literally named after one of the main characters from Final Fantasy V.

The Genji Armor is the strongest armor in FFV, it is also the single most ICONIC armor from that game because it has been used in almost every single game since then in some form - usually represented by the Genji Gloves.

Genji Armor isn't even originally from FFV, and besides that the FF games have never made a huge deal about equipment anyway outside of weapons like Excalibur and Ultima. I don't think anyone's going to lose their mind over their favorite armor set from FFII making it into the game, especially when none of the gear has a canonical design anyway, they're just stats on a menu.

[Misutoraru]

Game need to make sense NOT only to FF fans or its the most stupid thing in the world. We didnt fight any asian themed bosses in the Omega, we are getting sets from OMEGA PARTS and Ironwork people are crafting it for you...and you get some samurai armor and also ugly as hell? What the hell, how does it fit theme if you are not blind ff fanboy? And FFV is not that popular and important, ive heard a lot from FFs and this armor is new to me, its not iconic by any means.

i always feel FFV is FFV, FFXIV is FFXIV, even Omega originate from FFV, the Omega we have in FFXIV have clearly distinguish feature compare to FFV, and not to mention the raid environments
as someone from far east i do not see any thing feature to far east theme in FFXIV Omega raid, it might fit Doma Castle or Kugane Castle, but not Omega raid in FFXIV

[Nixxe]

It absolutely does fit the raid because this entire raid tier is themed after FF5, of which the Genji armor was the strongest equipment in that game. It's also a set of armor that is in almost every Final Fantasy game and it makes complete sense for it to be a raid tier reward and not relegated to something less impressive like a dungeon drop. It's often the best equipment or very top tier in most Final Fantasy games it's in.

It entirely makes sense for being a part of the Omega Interdimensional Rift Raid, especially the tier that's packed with FF5 stuff.

Genki pieces are related to Gilgamesh though. While you can make the argument you did, as Gilgamesh was encountered in the Interdimensional Rift and apparently makes a habit of void hopping, it's still a bit of a stretch without Gilgamesh actually making an appearance and being involved in their acquisition somehow.