Quote Originally Posted by Morningstar1337 View Post

Agreed on the AF. But I'm not opposed to unlocked replica sets of specific gear like the similar job-locked PVP gear (Wolfseye, Birdsong, etc).

Of course I also agree that most of the gear seemed too generic, which prolly explains my attachment to the Animaliege gear and the contest winners (esp Bonewicca). Of course the geenricness is not (as) germane to this thread outside of that BLM resembles classic wizards.
I'm always a bit torn on that - on the one hand I'm thinking "Well, where would be the harm in unlocking a set thats several years old now? It has been designed with that job in mind and fits it very well, but if people want to glamour it onto other jobs now, why not?" - while another (maybe overly cautious?) part of my brain goes: "But doesnt that increase the chance that future sets wont be tailored aswell anymore, because the artist are - even if only subconsciously - thinking 'Well, this is going to be worn by all jobs eventually, so better not make it to unique/distinct'" - which is the reasoning I suspect behind the shared job-sets never looking like they're really fitting any of their jobs aswell as "unique" job-sets, like AF or Maiming and Scouting gear does. Even though I feel like certain shared sets match one job better than the others, its never quite "perfect" - kinda a bit like "Yeah, this set is 60% bard, 30% maschnist and 10% dancer" (if that makes sense?).