Please lift class/level restrictions on gear.

[AscendantManes]

I'm told it used to be that there were no level or class restrictions. That instead, attributes wouldn't be granted to you if your level was too low. So you could be a BLM in full armor, but you'd be too weak to do any reasonable damage.

Then ARR comes about, and suddenly there's these restrictions. "I can't wear my shirt as a BLM?" "Why can't I wear the boarskin skirt?" "I look like everyone else while leveling." "Why does Papalymo have gauntlets?!"

That last one I'm very miffed about. And the list goes on---Brass Blades having a THM shield? Jalzahn having Saurian Boots of Aiming and Cashmere Robes of Healing? Enemies in PLD armor using staves?

Then the item level sync system comes up, and I see potential in it replacing the restrictions completely. Maybe I don't have to look like everyone else while leveling. Maybe I'll have more options, and with them a reason to not switch over to Entry-level fees because I can't tolerate leveling another character.

Lack of options are a threat to the longevity of this game. And gear restrictions, like any other, can make a player frustrated.

[Raldo]

Allowing everyone to equip everything required a system that would gimp certain armors in certain (often unclear) ways in order to maintain balance. To simplify the system, they went with your tried-and-true "If you shouldn't be equipping it, you can't" system, so that everything was clear and logical for everyone.

Now, while I definitely do NOT want to see them removing this restriction (it was one of the very conscious decisions they made going into 2.0), I certainly wouldn't mind them lifting the restrictions for use in glamours.

[AscendantManes]

There would be methods to make it clear that you aren't receiving the full benefits of the armor.

For example, if you equip it as a class that doesn't support the item, the stat bonuses would be greyed out. If you're at a lower level, it would appear yellow and in italics as if you were item level-synced.

And there would be a "Used by: ---" to denote what classes receive the benefits.

[Oblitae]

I certainly wouldn't mind them lifting the restrictions for use in glamours.

This, especially!