Current AF2 3D models

[Caselia]

Looks to me like Bard AF and AF2 are about identical safe for colours. o_O?

Bard AF top is white and black, pants are orange and blue, shoes are black while gloves are gold and hat is black I think..don't remember.
AF+1 top is pink and white, pants are light pink/purple/blue, shoes are a dark blue and so are the gloves as well as the hat.

[Tupsi]

They're relic armor sets, not AF2.

It's a convention from FFXI and you know this - 'Relic' Sets is referred to AF2, as in 2nd Artifact Armor set, both works, if they were AF+1 SE would have left them as "Gallant (Insert)+1" instead of renaming them. Much like in XI the Empyrean Armor set is referred to as AF3, or 3rd Artifact Armor set.

I personally like the 'swap' nature of it because it keeps the same design for the most part but a different colorization, since in all honesty, why should it look radically different while being the same armor set for the most part?

[Alhanelem]

You call them Relic.

I call them AF2.

I call them AF2 because they're the similar design to AF1 but their color theme is just changed, their appearance is only slightly adjust but not far from AF1, and they're given better stats to superior to the AF1.

And they call them Relic because they're more rare and superior to the Artifacts.

If we're going to call everything the same thing but with a number, then it would be better to just do what wo does and call it tier 1, 2, 3.... raid gear.

if they were AF+1 SE would have left them as "Gallant (Insert)+1" instead of renaming them.

Well, yes. AF+1 is just as incorrect as AF2.

'Relic' Sets is referred to AF2,

While some players referred to it as that in FFXI, they were officially called relic armor. The storage slip that stores them calls them relic armor, SE called it relic armor when it came out, etc... It was the players who did that. The biggest problem with it is, (at the time) it created some ambiguity with people who were using AF# to refer to one of the AF armor quests. (e.g. I need to kill this NM for my AF2 quest...) The ambiguity issue was the origin of my original frustrations with the use of the term back in the day. (And before anyone says it should becalled AF2 because it's an AF reclor, again, the relic armors in XI were recolors).

[Naunet]

It all looks nice and everything, but given we don't have PS2 holding us back anymore, you'd figure they'd be more creative with the designs and not just palette swap them, add a few designs and call it good.

Seriously this. So frustrating.

[EdwinLi]

It all looks nice and everything, but given we don't have PS2 holding us back anymore, you'd figure they'd be more creative with the designs and not just palette swap them, add a few designs and call it good.

inb4 PS3 limitations.

Ya I am kind of disappointed with the designs.

Paladin "relic" armor set actually is the better designed one out of all these but the others are just out of place.

I just hope they add new vanity AF sets for vanity use once vanity system is introduced for more variety in AF looks.

[indira]

who makes the color schemes ?? oooogly

[Kroktar]

....Fucking bards.

[Warlyx]

bard af2 is PINK , lol , i have seen a elezen male with the body , couldnt stop laughing for a while

[EdwinLi]

bard af2 is PINK , lol , i have seen a elezen male with the body , couldnt stop laughing for a while

You know some people say real men wears Pink.

[Mikedizzy]

I think the AF Gear for BARDS looks cool...not as cool as the DL though.