About the looks of the new raid gear

[Annah]

it's definitely not you. As a Samurai, these armors are awesome

Me as a white mage? I kind of look silly in it

[Inuk9]

I feel bad for all monks having to share gear with samurai.

They will obviously focus on samurai design.

[Shippuu]

Most of that gear is based on classic FF characters and armor, so I'd say it fits very well for a raid that's a huge throwback to a classic FF game.

That's the point.

It's the same for this current one, which is a throwback to Final Fantasy 5.

[Raim]

I feel like this gear should have dropped in Doma and something else shown up here that was more thematic.

[Kyeria]

To be honest, in my opinion...aside of the new Artifact Armor, all the new designs added with the Stormblood expansion have been awful.

[MomoOG]

Most people playing this game have no clue what armor was what in FFV. All they will see is ugly generic looking samurai armor.

[Niraves]

I was pretty disappointed myself when I saw the Omega gear. And I AM playing Samurai. It might be fitting for the job, but its by far the ugliest gear I've seen in this game. And every job looks like Samurai gear, which I mean.. okay fine, Doman themes abound in Stormblood.. but its still ugly as snot.

[Beckett]

I appreciate how different it is compared to other available sets (including the new dungeon/crafted sets). It doesn't fit my personal style, but I could at least consider ever using it for glamour, unlike Dreadwyrm or anything from Alexander. The bad coloring will be fixed when we get the dyable versions.

[Ameela]

That's the point.

It's the same for this current one, which is a throwback to Final Fantasy 5.

The appearance of the Warrior of Light and the Onion Knight are far more iconic than that of the Genji Armor, which has only made a visible appearance in a handful of concept art and no character in the entire series has ever been shown wearing it.
I'm a fairly big FF fan and I'll admit that if it wasn't for the name I wouldn't have even considered the fact that the sets are supposed to be Genji gear.

[Shippuu]

The appearance of the Warrior of Light and the Onion Knight are far more iconic than that of the Genji Armor, which has only made a visible appearance in a handful of concept art and no character in the entire series has ever been shown wearing it.
I'm a fairly big FF fan and I'll admit that if it wasn't for the name I wouldn't have even considered the fact that the sets are supposed to be Genji gear.

It's still a staple in the vast majority of Final Fantasy games, appearing in almost all of them, even spinoffs, sequels, and non FF titles such as Bravely Default. It absolutely has a place in FFXIV, and it being Raid gear is entirely fitting.