Why Garo gear still genderlocked?

[Vahlnir]

Nah. They were able to do it with the MH outfits.

To my knowledge, there was a male and female version of that one from the beginning. They didn't need to change anything as they were provided from the get-go.

[Iscah]

I recently noticed that not only are the older Garo clothes still gender-locked, but so are the brand-new ones that were just made for newer jobs… Why? Square Enix, please stop perpetuating these arbitrary and problematic restrictions.

Because they're the same models as the old clothes. Either everything will be unlocked together or is all stays as it is.

[Sani2341]

To my knowledge, there was a male and female version of that one from the beginning. They didn't need to change anything as they were provided from the get-go.

Yes, but in the recent patch, they did put in the modelign work to fit the male gear to female models and vice versa.

That said, jsut because one crossover partner agrees to let them do that, doesn't mean all do.

[Vrankyl]

As others have stated it may not have even been up to SE. That may even be why we didn't get new sets or weapons. They have to work the details out with the owner of the GARO license, and if they say no well... it's tough luck. It could just be that all they could do was get a license renewal and that was it, no modifications allowed. Just because MH had some changes, and it would have had to have had the approval of Capcom to do so.

[Colt47]

Just wild speculation, but I suspect that since they are moving onto a seasonal system for PvP that paying for Garo until patch 6.2 let them get something out there that people can use wolf marks for while they work on newer gear. It's a heck of a lot easier to get the gear now than it was back when it was around originally.

The models are not even that great and the texture on the armor is Heavensward era, so it's not up to the same production level as late stormblood -> present.

[Iscah]

The models are not even that great and the texture on the armor is Heavensward era, so it's not up to the same production level as late stormblood -> present.

I actually much prefer the look of the older models to the overly rough look that a lot of recent pieces have. They suit the game's art style better, the shapes are more defined and they dye much better.

I like a lot of the Makai gear for both genders.

[Arzalis]

I actually much prefer the look of the older models to the overly rough look that a lot of recent pieces have. They suit the game's art style better, the shapes are more defined and they dye much better.

I like a lot of the Makai gear for both genders.

I agree with this. A lot of the texture work on the newer armors just do not fit the game's artstyle. They look too detailed compared to everything else and are jarring.

[Raikai]

I love how they remove some crafted glamour to not genderlocked, but why Garo gear still remain genderlocked?

I want to use that butterfly hairpin man...

Because they would have to invest time resources into adapting the sets to the missing genders... I would love it, but sadly can't see them doing it for an event that they are just re-releasing.

I actually find more likely for them to do the Valentione sets, because while it's an old event, it's still cash shop material.

[MellowMink]

While I don’t agree with them not adding missing gender support to existing clothes from the last time this event was around, I acknowledge that doing it now could add development time to items that already existed in the past; however, I still think that it’s a good effort worth doing.

What I can’t see them successfully defending for any reason is why there are now -newer- clothes added that -also- are arbitrarily restricted by gender, which is really lame and unfortunate considering how visually unique the two are; what excuse is there, if such a one exists, for the new gear sets not being made for both male and female characters?

[MsMisato]

I love how they remove some crafted glamour to not genderlocked, but why Garo gear still remain genderlocked?

I want to use that butterfly hairpin man...

While I would like to be able to mix and match pieces from both sets, this an example of something not being owned by SE. Garo is its own IP owned by a television company and SE cannot make the decision to unlock the gender restriction. Unfortunately if the IP owner says no, SE has to abide.