Quote Originally Posted by MyKotoShi View Post
I haven't seen anything about AF-like gear coming to FFXIV, but for me the forums here are confusing to get around and I say that mostly out of the fact of who's players, admins and these dev tags that I don't fully understand.

Also to add to what Anty wrote, which I think is a wonderful idea to option 1, where every AF-like gear for that class displays the city-state you had started from. Other than this idea, there is no way to know who started where as this was not the case in XI. Simply /check'ing an individual would display his title and starting city.
The artwork of dark knight and black mage AFs were shown already at letter from the producer IV. Here:

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...449d1b7c37eb49

It was also confirmed at battle reform blueprint.

"In practice, players will find the existing classes effective when playing solo or in certain party setups. Jobs, however, will shine in party situations where specific skill sets are demanded. Now, you didn’t hear this from me, but there are also rumors circulating that quests for obtaining job-exclusive equipment are also in the pipes.
We at the development team are currently hard at work on the job system, and expect to have details to share with you soon."

Here the blueprint topic:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...form-Blueprint