Quote Originally Posted by Illmaeran View Post
I was just about to say, put everyone in the AF1 gear since the OP is citing older games that generally have characters of a given class always wearing XIV's AF1 stuff.

I 100% disagree with any and all modding at all and disagree with the idea of using even a client-side mod to change the way people appear in the game. I also disagree with the notion that it's ok for players to force others to see their glamours simply because they put a lot of time and effort into creating a specific look. I'd be all for an official game UI function that put all players in a standard outfit from that specific players' POV. If a specific player doesn't want to see glamours, fine, let them hit the toggle. If a specific player wants to see other peoples' glamours, fine, let them not hit the toggle.

I personally prefer more "traditional" glamours that fit into the overall aesthetic of the NPC populations and not the rare exceptional NPCs like Godbert or the dude in the gold pig suit in Idylshire. That being said, XIV isn't a "lore game" in the same veins as an Elder Scrolls title where immersion is a significant deal. This is an MMO and the developers more likely than not are thinking of it as a *game* not an immersive world experience like Elder Scrolls. Being a "only a game", it's not surprising that we're allowed to glamour outfits that reflect anime and manga where it's common to have protagonists in school uniforms, maid outfits, tuxedos, and kimono swinging around gigantic weapons and taking hits that would rip a person in half completely in stride.

We're all probably happier by thinking of the game as an immersive anime with a wide variety of cultural aesthetics and weird stuff than a World Building game like Morrowind or Skyrim.
Personally I can't compare ESO with FF at all. If people would just expand their thinking a bit. There are all kinds of fantasy worlds created in a person's mind. I just watched the golden compass movie again. That is a totally different world but it's still fantasy. This game is not a traditional fantasy so why would you try to make it that way. ESO is more traditional except all of the loud flaming store mounts they put out. But they know what sells and have raised prices accordingly. So I can't compare this game with ESO at all. As far as glamour people do those to show off their taste and I feel weather you like them or not they should be visible to all. Chocobos are a creature in this game finding someone in a chocobos suit is not out of the realm of possibility. Expand your fantasy mind this is not king Arthur and dragons. It's not table top dnd either. Exactly what you say in your last paragraph is how people must think of this then build their immersion around that.