I know what it feels like to want something, and to find out a permanent decision was made against it. But to the people who feel frustrated by the news, please consider the majority that doesn't like it. Aside from everything else mentioned, gear sets in XI killed inventory. The fact that we can change weapons and class instantly in XIV, means we'll need to likely carry a couple different sets anyway for jobs as it is..

Instead we can focus on our abilities, and focus on our skill rather than the macro menu up -- blinking like a christmas light show with every action ability or spell.