Required Class/Rank failed - Can we have Optimal Rank and Favoured Class back?

[AamesxDavid]

So that not everyone looks identical?

I wish I could say that I understand this fear.. but I don't. Since when does a lack of restriction on gear mean everyone will wear the same thing always, regardless of class or level? If these people care about stats (which most people do), they'll wear the optimal gear anyhow.

I find it so wrong to have universal equipment which do not restrict anything at all

Same thing here - it's not actually universal because it's for specific classes. It simply doesn't require them.

I like how my Miner & Fisher, Culinarian & Carpenter, Pugilist, Conjurer, and Lancer all look different and distinguished from each other.

Right, they do even with the optimal system if you're wearing the proper gear. Anyway, you get the idea.

It's just that it is not that bad to change over.

And I'm not saying this is game-breaking or anything like that, just that it's an unnecessary change that does have downsides. And, most importantly, no real upsides, because all of the concerns I've heard about the optimal system either aren't true, aren't legitimate, or can be taken care of without abandoning the whole system for a required one.