Gear locked to specific classes

[FoxyAreku]

Something I don't quite understand. Why do Dragoons, Monks, Bards, and Ninjas all get unique looking gear sets specifically for them, but yet all the healers, casters, and tanks have to share between them?

It both makes healers, casters, and tanks feel bland aesthetically, and makes DoW DPS a bit inconvenient because they don't share gear (not counting accessories).

I feel monks/dragoons should share strength gear and bards/ninjas should share dex gear, or every class should all get unique gear that looks different like the DoW dps do.

Either way would be fine with me (though I am tired of my scholar and WHM looking the same and using the same stuff, at least it'd be fair either way).

What do you think?

[UltimateAoe2]

Then you'd probably have the same stats for two classes? There's no diversity in that, and plus, boring designs. You even stated it's boring to see your WHM/SCH looking like the same, so why should the others jobs suffer the same consequences?


I'll admit, it's weird having WAR/PLD and SCH/WHM sharing the same gear, but still.

-shrug-

[Eul]

MNK/NIN share same gear too you know. But yeah I'm really tired with this gear lock. Recently I got my WHM and SCH pvp gear and and I want try to dress WHM like Lolita cosplay with demon hat(lol), but it's really annoying that I should re-glamour it again when I want to use SCH that it only display ironwork gear. Seriously let this sharing gear get separated glamour please.

[FoxyAreku]

MNK/NIN share same gear too you know.

Only up to ilvl 100. Poetics and WoD have separate gear for monk and ninja, so it's moot.

I want all classes to have separate gear, myself, I just know some people would argue against that because it's not convenient. I just want it to be fair. If my healers have to look the same, the DoW DPS should look the same too. But it would be preferable to just have different outfits for class diversity >_>.

[Felis]

Only up to ilvl 100. Poetics and WoD have separate gear for monk and ninja, so it's moot.

Only 1.0 - 2.3 gear.
Gear from the new expert dungeons (ilevel 100) is not shared between NIN and MNK

sharing gear:
pro - need less slots in the armory chest
contra - less freedom for glamouring

unsharing gear:
pro - more freedom for glamouring
contra - need more slots in the armory chest

Best solution:
multiple sharing gear with same ilevel and stats, but different name - people can choose if they want more of it for glamouring or only one to save gear slots

example:
Demon Robe Of Healing I
Vitality 47
Mind 45
Spell Speed 44
Piety 23
Accuracy 9

Item Level 120
Required Level 50
Requires CNJ WHM SCH

Demon Robe Of Healing II
Vitality 47
Mind 45
Spell Speed 44
Piety 23
Accuracy 9

Item Level 120
Required Level 50
Requires CNJ WHM SCH

[aisustrong]

Best solution:
multiple sharing gear with same ilevel and stats, but different name - people can choose if they want more of it for glamouring or only one to save gear slots

example:
Demon Robe Of Healing I
Vitality 47
Mind 45
Spell Speed 44
Piety 23
Accuracy 9

Item Level 120
Required Level 50
Requires CNJ WHM SCH

Demon Robe Of Healing II
Vitality 47
Mind 45
Spell Speed 44
Piety 23
Accuracy 9

Item Level 120
Required Level 50
Requires CNJ WHM SCH

or just give the option to put multiple glamours on the item and pick which job uses which glamour

and just like that, you have the war af1 set on your tank gear and can still play pld without looking like a total doofus

[odie]

What I still don't understand is why the Hempen Tunic, a level 1 shirt, is locked to Disciple of War only but it has absolutely no stats at all.

[ruskie]

Even when they are not sharing gear it's usually just a recolour of the same gear. I want to have gear that is distinct for the job. But seeing the 4 week long farm of WoD to get the bard chest drop myself I wouldn't envy others with that. So they need to atleast provide some alternatives for the bad RNG.

[Royin]

A lot of classes share gear and no, a palette swap does not make it entirely new gear.

Either way you can cast glamour so why don't you?

[Sapphic]

A lot of classes share gear and no, a palette swap does not make it entirely new gear.

Either way you can cast glamour so why don't you?

Because you can't glamor your WAR to look different than your PLD for example Can't, due to unique flag, have 2 chests the same glamored differently.