Colored gear with specific classes.

[Fensfield]

You lot seem to be overlooking that fact that while yes, 'Option 1' would indeed be a diversion of development resources, Yoshida pretty much pointed out himself that while it wouldn't make stats any more advantageous so much as just let people equip gear they nonsensically couldn't wear before (but would probably be a disadvantage statistically if they did), 'Option 2' would require the expenditure of few to no such resources because it's just a case of flipping Required Discipline properties found only on the new gear.

So.. not completely sure I see the logic in this 'Go with neither because either way it's a big enough waste of development resources to matter' stance, personally; at least not beyond wanting to spite players that don't like being Discipline-locked out of wearing an item solely because of its colour. I still say Option 2. As I understand it it gives us a bit more freedom, hurts nobody any differently than the current situation, and takes so little developer time as to not really make a big difference in the grand scheme of things. Probably wouldn't even effect the release dates of future patches any more than doing nothing would.