Now before you overreact

[SturmChurro]

I'm rather safe in saying that the devs of one of the biggest MMOs on the market know how to prioritize and get the most out of the resources each team can provide to each project.

[Enla]

I'm willing to bet females will be getting more unlocked like the High house and the butler outfit. This isn't yet released in game because they're not done.

That's my view on it as well. Judging by the fact that SE hasn't even commented on this yet, barring Yoshi P's years old comment on wanting it implemented, it's probably safe to say that they're just adding the meshes to the game data as they're finished. Whether or not they'll be released in batches or all at once is currently unknown.

And one person's joke item is another person's favorite glamour. I get not being enthused with resources being put into things you don't like and wanting them prioritized into other matters, but let's not pretend it isn't at least making someone happy and isn't a joke to them.

[Kobalos]

The spring skirt would be good for a samurai glam - Its just a wrap around lower tunic - Blokes been wearing things like that for thousands of years.

[Lukha]

I think viera actually having helmets fit their head takes precedence over unneeded joke items. Among other things for viera/hrothgar.

Why should that relatively recent request take precedence over the removal of gender-locks on glamour, which has been requested consistently and enthusiastically for five and a half years at this point with little or no progress made (until now)?

Ideally both issues will eventually be completely resolved, but considering Viera/Hrothgar players just got a brand new race to play with and a bunch of headgear at launch despite originally being told they'd have none, I think it's more than fair for other requests to get a bit of focus before revisiting them.

[Fhaerron]

oh wow....original joke....never heard that one before....you must be a comedian...

How did you knew? (:

[TheMightyMollusk]

Deflecting with a meme, huh? Going to assume you know you're wrong, shortsighted, didn't think things through, etc. and that's the best you can come up with. Thanks for keeping my bar for the OF ever so low. o7

You wanna have a conversation in a place designed for that? Let me know. Else your "hurr hurr got him with my meme" will be of better use on reddit.

So do you actually know any factual information about how work loads are distributed behind the scenes, or are you just trying to look superior and belittle other peoples' comments?

[zylo1010]

I would much rather them finish viera and hrothgar before doing anymore of this. It's nice yes. But if like to be able to wear artifact headgear....

[Iscah]

yep 9 female exclusive sets
and 3 male exclusive sets
will have no gender restrictions

The imbalance is because a lot of the sets being unlocked are the "female-exclusive male-unisex" counterparts like the Thavnairian sets and best man / bridesmaid. That imbalance of female-exclusive outfits gets complained about a lot, so they're unlocking it. (Personally I'd prefer them to get adapted counterparts than the exact same dress, but then again I tend to complain bitterly about how I want the male version of outfits when they make a single item look different according to character gender. So I don't think I get a say here.)

I'm mostly happy about the Expeditioner sets, particularly getting the nice tabard for male characters and not just the raggedy coat, and to a lesser extent the Oasis sets - if only they'd make the green bit on the front of the male coat dyeable while they're at it... it makes an otherwise-very-nice outfit hard to use, and it comes in other colours for NPCs already.

That's fine and dandy but for those of us who don't want to run around in drag we should have the option not too. I was cringing at the thought of not being able to wear the Yorha gear without glaming over it because they were going to put my giant masculine Hrothgar frame into a little dress designed for a petite woman.

What are you thinking adding these outfits is going to do?

People who wanted to put dresses on their male characters could already do so - this just gives them a few more choices of what to wear.

You keep wearing whatever gear appeals to you, via glamour.

Nothing has changed at all.

Just because it's there doesn't mean you're expected to wear it - and has been established earlier, the unisex 2B dress IS a glamour. The male dungeon gear might not suit your Hrothgar either, but that is indeed what glamour is for.

I honestly don't understand the mindset - by various people, not just you - that having to glamour over the current design of battle gear is somehow a failure on the gear designers' part. Gear should not always be in a style that looks good on your character, because it would be impossible (or very bland) to have every item suit everyone, and it's expected that you'll glamour over it with something you do like.

PS. Edit to add: I just tried on the Striking top from the raid with my male Miqo'te, and it looks like a modern-style leather jacket. The Aiming top is the same but as a long coat.

I'm willing to bet females will be getting more unlocked like the High house and the butler outfit. This isn't yet released in game because they're not done.

The High House sets are an excellent target for this - the coats are so similar already, all they really need is to add/remove the skirt and alter the colour scheme.

It seems odd that the female version isn't listed, but maybe it just didn't get leaked. Surely it's coming.

The spring skirt would be good for a samurai glam - Its just a wrap around lower tunic - Blokes been wearing things like that for thousands of years.

Actually you already have that one accessible - not technically the Spring Skirt, but the Plain Long Skirt has the same base model (mirrored left-right and without the bow) and is unisex.

I think the skirt is just locked because the rest of the set is.

I would much rather them finish viera and hrothgar before doing anymore of this. It's nice yes. But if like to be able to wear artifact headgear....

They're not regarded as "unfinished" though, at least to the designers. It was - whether you agree with it or not - a design decision to not make them visible, apparently for technical reasons. They weren't intending to have anything visible at all.

[rachcouture]

Why should that relatively recent request take precedence over the removal of gender-locks on glamour, which has been requested consistently and enthusiastically for five and a half years at this point with little or no progress made (until now)?

Ideally both issues will eventually be completely resolved, but considering Viera/Hrothgar players just got a brand new race to play with and a bunch of headgear at launch despite originally being told they'd have none, I think it's more than fair for other requests to get a bit of focus before revisiting them.

This is the one thing I do agree with SturmChurro on. I do think Viera/Hrothgar hair and helmets should take precedent as far as cosmetics go above all else. At the same time, however, I get the feeling the gender swap gear is just something done here and there as time allows.

So do you actually know any factual information about how work loads are distributed behind the scenes, or are you just trying to look superior and belittle other peoples' comments?

I don't think you can really belittle a poor meme. It's already low-hanging fruit.

They're not regarded as "unfinished" though, at least to the designers. It was - whether you agree with it or not - a design decision to not make them visible, apparently for technical reasons. They weren't intending to have anything visible at all.

Uh, no. They simply didn't finish before the release of Shadowbringers. This has been officially stated a number of times, while what you're claiming has never once been mentioned. Disingenuous comments like this don't help.

[DynnDiablos]

If male characters want to wear that ugly dress all power to them. I think it looks awful on period on both male and female. I wouldn't wear it. It's hideous. Now those boots? I am all for that.