Who doesnt want gear restrictions removed?

[Granyala]

- letting any race use any of the hempen sets
- letting any job wear any other jobs item of clothing
- no gender locked gear etc etc

I agree that gender and race lock are unnecessary and need to go (I realize that it means re-modeling effort). IRL I can wear a dress if I choose to, people might look funny at me but that's it. Our chars should be able to do the same.

I am very much AGAINST lifting job restriction though.
A White mage has about as much use for a Paladin's plate armor as a librarian has for a full military combat outfit.

I also advocate for MORE racial locked or gender locked gear. As long as each gender or race gets equal amounts we would see an increase in variety when viewing a random sample of a crowd.
Restrictions on the individual level only leads to more creativity.

Incorrect.
Assuming people won't change the race for a simple outfit, you will get less creativity due to the simple fact that there are less options for each individual to choose from. So instead of 5 different looking Miqo'te in e.g.: Hempen, you get 5 that look the same.