Can we please get more cool looking outfits for male characters?

[Verius_Nox]

I'd like better options for male casters. Changed to female a while ago because I was tired of only having 1 decent caster set to wear for the last 4 years.

[einschwartz]

I'm gonna quote this because Nicodemus summarize perfectly what I want more for male glamour.

I am not looking for "cutesy" or even "sexy" gear for guys... I just want more options that aren't friggin dresses/robes/tunic/long coats.

I want more stuff for ALL CLASSES/RACES in the same vein as the Miqo'te starter chest. Something that doesn't go below the waist, doesn't have unnecessary swathes of cloth dangling from it, doesn't have long poofy sleeves, and also isn't essentially bare-chest with a strap/strip of cloth/tattoo.

Give me more male body slot items that are short sleeved or sleeveless and aren't some kind of pseudo-dress/long coat. Stuff like this:



Unfortunately half of what's shown in the pic is restricted by class/job or race.

Also it seems to me good/cool looking male outfits are very often made unisex. I'm slightly annoyed tbh. I don't mind giving female characters the option to dress up practically for battle though. It just saddens me that males have less exclusive glamours to be proud of.

[Fredco191]

What does everyone think of the bunny suit?
I’m gonna get the ears definitely. Maybe the tights too.


I don’t know about everything else though. I actually wasn’t expecting an exact copy.

[BillyKaplan]

What does everyone think of the bunny suit?

I don't dig the fishnets and the shoes though I'll probably still get it if only to have that +1 tick on their logs so that they'll see interest. My guy alts also have enough MGP to burn on it so that'll be that. As to what I'll actually wear, the ears definitely, probably the tops. Sleeves depends on how they'll look though being the closest we'll ever get to the Thavnairian sleeves I can see people using it too. Will probably combo it with the Yafaemi healer and caster pants for those classes, probably that Ruby cotton boxer-shorts for the healers, but will need to find something for my tanks which'll probably run this more. But as was beaten to death, with the exception of a unique vest-like top, the look I'm after can easily be recreated in-game, so I mostly needed the ears. Maybe the sleeves, we'll see.
I'm mostly over the initial disappointment, which is really "not what I hoped for" rather than "it's bad". Ultimately this is kind of ridiculously huge to have SE deliver something like that, too bad it'll probably be reduced to a joke by both the playerbase and most likely the game itself by being used for lawls in a Hildy quest or something. At this point that's what rubs me off the wrong way the most, like when Hildy wore a dress and that was supposed to be the punchline of that scene.

[Theodric]

Well, I just hope when 4.3 arrives we don't end up with another two feminine/androgynous hairstyles. With glamour being such a large part of the game it's starting to get a bit irritating to feel like I'm missing out. It never used to be that way, either. Yet there's been a notable shift away from embracing masculinity.

With WoW actively embracing things like Allied Races as a clever workaround for 'more options' for playable races and customisation options I have to admit I feel like FFXIV needs to do more. Even requests for simple things like more facial hair options seem to fall on deaf ears.

[BillyKaplan]

Even requests for simple things like more facial hair options seem to fall on deaf ears.

I would legit buy a Nero set in the Mog shop even if it's just his recolored DoH outfit if it got me his stubbles. preferably it'll be Iron Nero tho.

[Yenyen]

I think the issue with males isn't glamours...
it's just customisation in general it's quiet difficult so people overall just lean towards females and I for 1 have a keen eye for dressing females, the same can't be said for guys sadly, the glamours and the guy has to be a perfect match to the glamour, for example hmmm Snow cosplay! it looks a ton better on a Miquote male than it does a Roe or Au ru

[ern815]

yea though Ninja outfits are cool in game, I hope there's more edgier super hero themed outfits for guys.

Some of the gears looked rather 'soft' or 'gentle' looking to be cool.

[Buachalla]

I would legit buy a Nero set in the Mog shop even if it's just his recolored DoH outfit if it got me his stubbles. preferably it'll be Iron Nero tho.

Yes! I want some proper scruff!

[KaijinRhada]

I would legit buy a Nero set in the Mog shop even if it's just his recolored DoH outfit if it got me his stubbles. preferably it'll be Iron Nero tho.

Yes! I want some proper scruff!

I am having trouble trying to picture what this would look like on male Au Ra...

Well, I just hope when 4.3 arrives we don't end up with another two feminine/androgynous hairstyles. With glamour being such a large part of the game it's starting to get a bit irritating to feel like I'm missing out. It never used to be that way, either. Yet there's been a notable shift away from embracing masculinity.

With WoW actively embracing things like Allied Races as a clever workaround for 'more options' for playable races and customisation options I have to admit I feel like FFXIV needs to do more. Even requests for simple things like more facial hair options seem to fall on deaf ears.

Oh Allied Races, how bittersweet I feel about thee. Requests for facial hair options I can feel on both sides. I've been asking since 2005 for eyebrows on male Nelfs with a clean shaven look. ;u;

But yeah, while I have my tiffs with WoW gear, I can usually get a set that looks fine on guys there for casters. Here it can be more difficult for DoM jobs, well, for me anyway.