Colored gear with specific classes.

[Jinko]

True but I don't think anyone wanted this kind of class restriction. Gear and skills should distinguish one class from another, not the color of their armor.

You are missing the fact that a Con (white mage) and a Con (black mage) have the same weapon.

I think SE want to have a system in place where a white mage and a black mage wear different armour even if they have the same weapon, so that when say for example I join a party people don't mistake me for a white mage when im in fact a black mage.

If you look at the blue linen and the pink linen they are completely different, one would suggest a white mage the other a black mage.

FWIW the blue linen gear favours attack power and int, where as the pink gear favours healing and mnd.

Edit:- The highest lvl craftable felt gear only comes in one colour, so it may be that SE haven't had time to put all the colour options in the game just yet.