I think I'm the only one who likes the glamour dresser.

[Krotoan]

They were well aware what players wanted given its been a frequent request going back years; the ability to glamour jobs uniquely

This is debateably been achieved. If it can be linked to gearsets as they've announced they're trying for, it will have been fulfilled.

. Releasing a system that essentially functions the same, albeit without prisms, and restricting to ten slots insinuates they didn't listen to our feedback at all lest we wouldn't have this issue to between with.

except that it does achieve several functional items people have requested: inventory space, different glamours (again.. arguably) for different jobs on the same equipment, and the ability to centralize your glamour pool .

Lord of Verminion doesn't exactly compare since no one really asked for it nor content remotely equivalent.

People asked for something to do with their minions "Like battling them". I'll admit the users probably envisioned something more like pokemon.

Regardless, it's one thing to release content with the explicit intent to have it tested live. The Glamour Dresser was never touted as a beta test but a wholly developed feature—one they never once mentioned would delete items or have such limitations prior. In fact, they were questioned immediately upon revealing said restrictions.

"no longer be used" as in foreverafter, I agree that's not explicit, but it's there.

The idea we could get it back was inspired by a misinformed reddit translation.
also a poor choice of words in the later translated live letter:
"These new dressers will be placed inside inn rooms. Players will select items from their inventory and Armoury chest, and use glamour prisms to convert and store them into the glamour dresser. These items will become unavailable as a normal item to equip, but can be used for glamour. "
it's saying you can't use it anymore, but not clarifying forever and using the world "store" in the english translation probably confused the matter worse. Maybe they should have said "inscribe" or "log".

I wager player reception would be decidedly less hostile if they were candid and acknowledged this were still a work-in-progress. Granted, it doesn't help older games have managed better glamour systems than FFXIV.

Like announcing future updates to the system? :

"we’re thinking of a system where you can assign glamour ensemble number to a gear set. "
"In the future, we’re also planning to be able to apply the glamour ensembles to members of your adventurer squadron."

I've actually read quite a bit on why devs AREN'T more candid.. and it's mostly because we as gamers are a horribly toxic, uninformed, and critical bunch and the stress and negativity far outweighs any benefit from player feedback.

Sure some of the posters here offer useful criticism and honestly REALLY good ideas, but for every one of those there's at least 20 "OMG THIS IS THE WORST IDEA EVER" followed by no useful feedback.
Someone's gotta read it all.