Consensus about lifting job glamour restrictions

[Vahlnir]

If I am wearing a bikini what Job am I?

Um...

*points in random direction*

That one?

[TheMightyMollusk]

If I am wearing a bikini what Job am I?

Limsa Lominsan?

[ItMe]

He's mostly worried that it will confuse new players to see things like mages wearing heavy armor, but he's at least open to lifting some restrictions.

Q: Can you ease up on the class and job restrictions for glamours to expand their use further?
A: We’re gradually easing restrictions, but since FFXIV’s setting strives to be a real fantasy role-playing game, there is a possibility that players who are new will become confused, so we’d like to maintain certain rules for glamours such that you cannot be a mage that is wearing heavy armor.
I’m not saying that this rule will still hold true 10 years down the road, but currently the upcoming expansion will have a dark fantasy setting and we’d like to preserve that aspect of the lore.
However, we received a lot of feedback asking to make it possible for males to wear skirts to expand the use of glamours.
The game is being development by a large amount of people, and if we don’t have easy to understand rules in place things will likely become a mess, so I’ve given the order to separate glamours for role and class, but if there are a large volume of requests for something in particular, there is a fair chance it will be addressed. We’d like to expand the ways you can glamour yourselves bit by bit.

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...801-08-2015%29

I can understand his concerns to an extent. Especially in a game where any and every character can be any job, having no holds barred with glamour would really muddy things up.
On the other hand, there are many other things a new player might be confused by that deserve dev attention more than how well randos look like they're sticking a role identity.

[GrizzlyTank]

Um...

*points in random direction*

That one?

Clearly she is wearing the shisui fending set you uncultured swine!

[AceofRains]

It’s gonna be a no from me. I actually just tried on the level 70 healer armor set and it straight up makes my character look like a Paladin. There’s enough armor in your category if you look for it. People will beg for healers to get plate and then still glam their bikini.

That being said I would absolutely welcome more plate looking options for healers going forward.

I would also like an Armor log or a simplified system like some people have stated that WoW has.

[ItMe]

I actually just tried on the level 70 healer armor set and it straight up makes my character look like a Paladin.

Which set?
I must have overlooked this one and I'd like to use it.

[Vahlnir]

you uncultured swine!

[GrizzlyTank]

Which set?
I must have overlooked this one and I'd like to use it.

Went through all the vendor sets and got no idea what he is talking about.

A 70 crafted set seems to use the vault monk/sam armor. The 68 vendor set does share between tank/healer.

[ReynTime]

Exclusive gear aesthetics are one of the very few things that differentiate jobs now, so that's a no from me too.

[Dragonexx]

Not sure why people think healers in armor is weird.