We really should be able to glamour other jobs' sets

[Siddiax]

Considering this can be a thing, there's really no point in discussing how inconsistent gear in this game can be.

Of course, I'm all for that, let people wear whatever they want, but in the end its only the actual fantasy RPG sets that end up being restricted...

[Tsiron]

If anything, you would wind up with more lore-friendly Glams just by virtue of the restricted gear being designed to be (at least somewhat) combat ready, not fewer...

[Hycinthus]

Considering this can be a thing, there's really no point in discussing how inconsistent gear in this game can be.

Of course, I'm all for that, let people wear whatever they want, but in the end its only the actual fantasy RPG sets that end up being restricted...

In all honesty, how difficult is this in terms of development time and effort? I think it should cost almost nothing right? It seems just a flag they need to change from 0 to 1 for the glamour system.

So this is really not a resource issue. This is just SE holding back for the so called job identity reasons.

[hobostew]

They'd have to make sure things don't clip too badly with a lot of animations I would guess. Personally I don't care but I know a lot of people would end up raising a stink over stuff like that.

[Deveryn]

In all honesty, how difficult is this in terms of development time and effort? I think it should cost almost nothing right? It seems just a flag they need to change from 0 to 1 for the glamour system.

So this is really not a resource issue. This is just SE holding back for the so called job identity reasons.

It's always more than you think because the general public knows f all about mmo design

[Atelier-Bagur]

In all honesty, how difficult is this in terms of development time and effort? I think it should cost almost nothing right? It seems just a flag they need to change from 0 to 1 for the glamour system.

So this is really not a resource issue. This is just SE holding back for the so called job identity reasons.

I mean, you can literally toggle the sheath/unsheathe animation in the preview window of your character even if theyre trying a set not wearable for the job.

I absolutely do think its just a flag system they have that can be easily manipulated Job animations shouldnt be an issue

[Siddiax]

In all honesty, how difficult is this in terms of development time and effort? I think it should cost almost nothing right? It seems just a flag they need to change from 0 to 1 for the glamour system.

So this is really not a resource issue. This is just SE holding back for the so called job identity reasons.

To be completely fair, we have absolutely no idea. The thing that bothers me is that Yoshida never gave technical limitations as a reason, he just said it's illogical or whatever. I personally don't think it would absolutely break the game or crash servers (provided they actually properly implement it) but XIV does have a decent amount of spaghetti code and weird restrictions.

They'd have to make sure things don't clip too badly with a lot of animations I would guess. Personally I don't care but I know a lot of people would end up raising a stink over stuff like that.

I don't think clipping would be an issue in this case honestly. At least, it shouldn't be any different than the way it is right now.

the general public knows f all about mmo design

That includes you as well

[Hycinthus]

I mean, you can literally toggle the sheath/unsheathe animation in the preview window of your character even if theyre trying a set not wearable for the job.

I absolutely do think its just a flag system they have that can be easily manipulated Job animations shouldnt be an issue

The only other things would be specific combat animation but to be honest, we are moving so fast anyway no one will notice clipping during combat.

Secondly maybe job specific mount? I know for PLD mount, the sitting animation on the warlion requires large leg spread, so maybe there are mage robes that will clip? But this is a non-issue, right now you can use the mount for other alternate jobs already.

[Flaws]

They'd have to make sure things don't clip too badly with a lot of animations I would guess. Personally I don't care but I know a lot of people would end up raising a stink over stuff like that.

Clipping shouldn't really be an issue for the overwhelming majority of gear. Even now there are longer hairstyles that clip with a bunch of pieces and most people simply avoid using said hairstyles with said gear pieces, but the fact that the option is there and players get to choose is absolutely a positive thing. For example, imagine if you couldn't glamour certain pieces while using certain hairstyles because it clips a bit and the devs forced their choice on you instead of letting you pick. If there is major clipping on occasion then players would have the freedom to pick a different piece or keep it if it doesn't bother them.

I think the vast majority would take the freedom of no glamour restrictions with a few pieces clipping a bit here and there (if even that tbh), over keeping the current stale, outdated system which stifles glamour creativity to no end. The glamour scene would positively explode if they lift the restrictions.

[Saraide]

The problem could be something silly like the glamour restriction being tied to the equip restriction and they dont want to have us able to equip gear from other jobs. That's something for them to deal with however, there is no use in getting distracted by this diversion as players. Removing job restrictions on glamour would be great and I think they should do it.