So glamour plates are dumber than anticipated...

[Vstarstruck]

I'm pretty sure you can't do that.

Everything I've paid money for wouldn't show up as an option for it.

You CAN put it in the armoire and place it onto gear through the plate system by selecting that option. That way it stays outta the dresser and you can take it out ...

the items dont go in the armoire

[Lyraele]

Having trouble following what it actually does from the thread here. And two posts directly contradict what happens if there's an empty spot on a glamour plate. What happens? Does it wipe the glamour on the corresponding gear spot? Or does it ignore spots you didn't fill in to the plate? For me, I have outfits per role that only differ by weapons. Will this new system let me put (for instance) all of my tank gear on a plate and things look right as I swap from tank to tank? How about if I swap from a tank to say Dragoon? Very confused...

[Krotoan]

Having trouble following what it actually does from the thread here. And two posts directly contradict what happens if there's an empty spot on a glamour plate. What happens? Does it wipe the glamour on the corresponding gear spot? Or does it ignore spots you didn't fill in to the plate? For me, I have outfits per role that only differ by weapons. Will this new system let me put (for instance) all of my tank gear on a plate and things look right as I swap from tank to tank? How about if I swap from a tank to say Dragoon? Very confused...

Blank spaces do nothing. If you leave a blank space it doesn't apply anything nor remove anything from gear in that slot. try this test. Super easy:
Make a plate with something you have in your armoire and nothing else. EG: the halloween outfit we just got.

Apply that plate to something you dont care about. A job you dont level or some green dungeon gear. Then try to apply a blank plate to the same thing. Nothing will happen. Nothing will be removed.

I've already applied a plate with gear but no weapon glamour in it to my SAM who is holding an Ice glamoured katana. The glamour on my weapon is still there.

IF there is a glamour in the slot however it WILL overwrite anything you have in that slot, so be careful if you've used expensive dyes on something because it will be overwritten with the plate's glamour (if there is one in the slot).

makes sense and I'll have to try this, but damn this system is convoluted.

I don't find it so.. there is a lot of setup though. Once you have your plates set it's very minor.
Hopefully they follow through on the plate to retainer and squadron member promise.