You can buy Lyse’s outfit now.

[Theodric]

It's not as if they're incapable of creating great looking sets for both genders during seasonal events, either. My current glamour, for instance, is the male variant of the songbird attire. I ditched the hat, though.

I like it a lot because it looks conventionally attractive on a male character, it can be dyed and it can be used as a glamour set for any job in the game. Female characters received their own unique set as well - so everybody was happy across the board. The irony is that the event in question is called 'Little Lady's Day' yet ended up being one of the fairest events to date where gear distribution is concerned.

[Emstidor]

Yeah, the songbird event items were great, and actually gave me hope that SE was earnest when they said they were trying to address their gender bias in gear. If they could keep things at that level instead of taking the lazy way and recycling a common set for males while designing unique items for female characters (*cough*Valentione/last year’s All Saint’s*cough*) I think everyone would be happier.

[Serilda]

It would help so much if they just unlocked all gloves/hats/boots (including variants with separate names and models like the werewolf boots for both genders, assuming that we could buy the other version at the scavenger). Everyone would get something new and even though the guys would get more initially, it would be a good sign for players with female characters in future. Then the gender disparity is much smaller; the bunny suit and a couple of additional body/legs pieces to match the rest would be all they needed to do to achieve parity for everyone. As someone with a big character model I know they hardly ever retexture things when they increase the size anyway (sadly) so it's certainly not impossible for them to unlock the gloves/hats/boots. They did it once before very quickly after a backlash.

Agree that the male Songbird outfit was very nice. It looked good on every body type too. Whoever designed that needs to be given more work.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I really hope that they wont sell Lyses red dress in the mog station because that would just be another hint that we will get more stuff there instead of the game. She said that this was a traditional dress in Ala Mhigo and in the past we got the traditional common clothes in the Gold saucer. If they now put even those things in the mog station we are getting less and less glamour content in the game itself.

Also I still find it bad that they cant be bothered to create an unisex version (or a version for both genders) when its even a paid costume..I mean they get money back from selling it and once you have it done the cost for selling it is kinda zero since its a digital good. So for me it feels more like they are selling this to make easy and fast money without a thought about us as a playerbase. How hard is it to change this if you directly get money back from it? How hard is it to make it dyeable?

They truly implement this the easiest way possible without much change to it and yet want quite the money for an item that was already existing in the game anyway..

That is mere flavour text. Both of Lyse's outfits are wholly unique to her whereas the Gold Saucer outfits are what you see on random NPCs throughout the world. Can we stop with this whole "they're taking content away!" nonsense? They routinely add free glamour; often far nicer than what's available in the cash shop (Ao Dai). In fact, the only "unique" outfits added have been the Korean sets that were designed for a different version with the sole intent to sell. We only got them because people kept asking, and the prices were set by a separate company. Either way, I guarantee Lyse's second outfit will be on the Mogstation just like Trancred and Y'shtola's eventually made it there.

As for unisex options. They likely just don't want to spend the time to redesign a whole outfit, especially since it apparently takes quite some time to do. It also hearkens back to the whole authenticity aspect. They seem to prefer cosplay outfits to stay exactly how they are. Can't say I like that stance, but it doesn't look like they'll be changing it either.

[silverlunarfox]

If you could dye it I wouldve bought it...alas....

[FallenArisen0990]

I bought the outfit and I'm happy with it cuz I always wanted her jacket. Another set of gloves for me to use besides Punching Gloves (Hands down the best gloves in this game). The no hair part does annoy me because it feels like SE is very anti long hair or they're saving it for Lyse's Formal wear. Either way, the game needs add-on support because nowadays, the community ends up fixing the game for the Developers.

[Pomelo]

Pure Classiness

I've been without internet for like forever, so finally logging in and seeing the stuff thats' gone on is so upsetting. Serilda I support you and the gender equality in gear, I always have. Some of the arguments you've had to deal with in this thread and others - people just don't understand, because it doesn't effect them, and it's sad. We should all be supporting one another, god forbid when they start making race locked gear too and only X race gets stuff, they'll know how we feel then. Giving you a big internet hug my friend, and if you do decide not to resub, all the best.

[Theodric]

I've been without internet for like forever

I was wondering where you had gotten to. It's good to see you posting again.

[Alleo]

That is mere flavour text. Both of Lyse's outfits are wholly unique to her whereas the Gold Saucer outfits are what you see on random NPCs throughout the world. Can we stop with this whole "they're taking content away!" nonsense?

Then they should not use such flavor text if only one NPC wears it. Also Ala Mhigo is still building itself back up and the dress is kinda more formal too. So its not that suprising that we are not seeing so many people that are running around with it right now. But at least it was important enough for the people of Ala Mhigo that she choose to wear this in battle.

Yet we also still have way more Asian styled sets in the Mog station than the game itself. (And on top of that the one set that was even released before Stormblood is worn by quite some NPCs in the game itself) Yes most of them are from other campaigns but its just bad that we still have barely any costumes for the theme ingame. (And lets not talk about all the unique house items that cost a lot of money, or the unique mounts) I really hope for them that we will get the carbuncle mount in the game...if this will be another cash shop mount..

The problem with not taking their time: This is not something that goes "for free" into the game. Its something that is released in the cash shop thus they get extra money from that. If that is not reason enough to create an version for each gender than I dont really know what will make them do it. (And on top of that they already have one version ready instead of having to create them both from the scratch)

[Pomelo]

I was wondering where you had gotten to. It's good to see you posting again.

You totally missed me :P
And you changed server....and killed your Garlean?! What is going on xD