Glamour restrictions: a hinderance to creativity

[Bobby66]

That's great and all when you're just looking to achieve a general silhouette. I can think of many ways to make a plated healer... Or a Paladin that looks like it's a Dancer in a distance. XIV's glamouring already let you do that.

But then, the argument falls short when it comes to more passionate glamour users that want a bit more intricate design options with mix and matching. For example, a tank not being able to have the chestpiece - but with a much better dyeing pattern - that a Dragoon uses, even though it's literally the same item model. Or a caster not being able to wear the Late Allagan beret that comes with a built in microphone+earsets that the healer has, but there is literally nothing else in that game that looks like that.

Maybe you want your sleeves cut short for a simpler design? Well, too bad that the only 3 options that sort of do that are Caster, Scouting and Healing respectively.

Also, someone that sees the restrictions as some sort of token -putting their creative brain to achieve hard-to-get silhouettes - would be able to take that much further with less restrictions.

Maybe even if they removed I would just keep self imposed restrictions. I still have my own preferences, and if it came down to a vote between the two I would vote for more restrictive and unique gear.

It seems that only people who inherently have no creativity say this.

You are free to fell that way, I came from a poor family I use to have to make due with dollar store art supplies. Now that I have the money to use professional grade supplies I appreciate the depth at which the tools allow me to go even still sometimes I prefer to work and create something awesome with cheap dollar store supplies. Do I prefer the cheaper stuff hella no but it is still nice to create something cool with less.

In short I most likely would still self impose my own restrictions.