Quote Originally Posted by ellohwell View Post
How is it "more user friendly"?

It's not user friendly at all. You're thinking of the Optimal Rank system which tried to accommodate freedom of playstyle but still managed to suggest "the ideal way of playing".
It is user friendly to people who want to know at a glance what gear is right for them at their current level. It's the difference between telling users "this is a level 30 gladiator belt" instead of "This is a level 30 Gladiator, Pugilist, and DoM belt". Naturally, as a gladiator, I'll want to know what gear is best for my class. This is the most streamlined way to show that. It also gives that gladiator a benchmark to work up to. "If I just get 3 more levels I can finally equip that sweet level 30 belt!"

Knowing what gear you should be wearing should not require a tutorial, like the old system did.

Anyways, I have always had over 5 gear sets in my inventory. It's not a problem for me carrying around so much gear. What's annoying is that I can not casually wear what I want when I want, despite having earnt the right to wear it, and also having earnt the gil to buy it. There is a huge heavy-handedness guiding my every move in this game now, even when all I want to do is:
  • Not be naked every time i attach materia for someone
  • Not have to reaffix an entire wardrobe just to do a few low rank crafts every now and then
  • Have the freedom to customise gear sets in line with the Armory System
  • Have options for wardrobe
  • Be able to buy stuff on wards a few ranks above me and "grow into it" instead of using my R1 item until lvl 18
So buy a set of gear that you can wear on any class? The old gear is still in the game. Sorry, but that's not a very convincing argument for why this system doesn't work for the game. It's only convincing me that you want to look pretty.