Why does everyone want Chemist as a new job?

[Gemina]

I've said before - I don't get the animosity towards robes, or the complaint that they all look the same/boring. There's as much variation in them as anything else, and I absolutely expect my mages to be in robes most of the time, just like I expect tanks to get armour.

As to the idea of them not getting Healing gear? I doubt it. If we're taking 5.3 and the term apothecary as hints, then that (for me at least) is absolutely compatible with the image of a potion brewer in robes.

The one existing thing I can immediately think of in-game to suit the idea is the Ramie Robe, which never seemed quite right for any of the other mages but I think it would work well for a potion-maker.

For me personally, most robes in game conceal the gorgeous attire the lies underneath it. I tend to look at robes as a 'lazy' glamour choice because there isn't much point looking for matching glamours with legs and feet (sometimes hands too) because the robe covers it all up. There are robes that are frayed and open in the front that help with this, but then we deal with the unnatural looking physics when our characters move around, sit, etc.

Basically, these type of issues are non-existent with more form-fitting glamour choices, so when a new set is released and the chest piece is yet another robe, it kind of takes a strike at the initial excitement of potentially building/modifying a glamour plate.