Colored gear with specific classes.

[Arcell]

Yet the fact remains that people wanted more ways to distinguish one class from another, so what we had wasn't enough. That has been one of the biggest complaints of the game since release.

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.

So does AF armor. "Clones" will be "clones" either way. Again, double standards.

Yes but let's say we can dye AF armor for the sake of speculation. In that way yes you could be wearing the same armor but of a different color. It looks different enough that it would help give some players a bit more customization and you'd see less outright clones.