Thoughts on the New Gear

[Emstidor]

lmao at this and the reddit thread reactions of "Another robe for casters, typical SE EUGH"

"Actually that's the tank set, not the caster set"

*poster mysteriously doesn't post again*

[Hestzhyen]

lmao at this and the reddit thread reactions of "Another robe for casters, typical SE EUGH"

"Actually that's the tank set, not the caster set"

*poster mysteriously doesn't post again*

In their defense, 99% of the gear we do get is robes/skirts/dresses. So.

I'm bummed about the awesome hood and chaps being gone. Might use the top for an original outfit... I was never crazy about the helm, arms, or feet so the fact that they're slightly uglier now doesn't bother me much.

If the girls keep the chaps then holy hell SE stop self-censoring when you have subligars and banana hammocks in the game already. We don't need another indistinguishable pair of pants.

[NolLacnala]

No thigh vents no buy!

[Aomine1992]

I mean does SE even try anymore with the gear designs lol it's either reskinned or just plain terrible...they need to definitely replace the designer because SB hasn't been good to them, all the gear has been ugly just like the hairstyles XD

[Rokke]

If the girls keep the chaps then holy hell SE stop self-censoring when you have subligars and banana hammocks in the game already. We don't need another indistinguishable pair of pants.

For what its worth, I don't think they do. If you zoom in on the fem roe it looks like she's also wearing (striped?) leggings under the chaps.

[Hestzhyen]

For what its worth, I don't think they do. If you zoom in on the fem roe it looks like she's also wearing (striped?) leggings under the chaps.

The only way we'll be able to tell is when we see the female version of the caster set. It's not uncommon for SE to have different bottoms for different jobs and genders across the same gear set.

Kinda feel bad for tank (and possibly DRG) friends that they got stuck with the skirt this time around, but maybe they'll appreciate it more since they don't get them as often as we do.

[Cidel]

Huh... It's like Weeping City and World of Darkness sets had a lovechild. And then Void Ark adopted it.

Yawn. Well, my only takeaway from this is that healers have a couple more heavy-armor-ish options in the gloves and boots. I wonder if they could compliment the Proto-ultima mesh?

[CoolDad]

Really disappointed with the changes. The original design was very different from what we usually get and the modifications made to it just make it more of the same. Wish they'd left it be and let us have a different feeling set for a change.

The other designs are even less impressive and (like other people mentioned) don't really have a unified theme to them. Some of the helmets look alright, though.

[Destati]

I was so excited for the winning caster design but I'm quite disappointed with some of the changes. No open thigh windows? Thinner heels on the boots? Why? Don't get me wrong I'm still going to farm for the set and use it for glamour. Besides I still have the Shisui/Faire Kohakama if I want the exposed thighs (which again, why get rid of the thigh windows if they were "comfortable" enough to make them before). I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the sets are dyeable, and I really really hope that the cape piece is part of the gloves and not the chest piece because I feel like it might kill glamour options...

[Shurrikhan]

From left to right:

Mnk/Sam or Nin set - Pretty good, actually, apart from the heels and the awkward plate bulge over the upper foot, and the gauntlets being oh so bulky.
Healer set - "Don't worry, no one ever gets hit in the chest, and my boots go up to my pelvis so my legs will be fine."
Nin or Mnk/Sam set - Casters, if casters were allowed to wear more than just white?
Tank? set - Void Ark dress again?
Caster set - Pretty good, apart from the heels and the awkward plate bulge over the upper foot.
Ranged? set - Actually really like the exposed arm, but the gloves are as painfully bulky as on the
Dragoon set - "We won the ugly/gaudy/comedic_super-villain contest?"