Quote Originally Posted by Answa View Post
What do you mean about undyed gear? Yoshi stated he wanted to have a whole palate of colored-dyes that would not at all affect stats, but at the moment that's hard to implement due to textures (please don't ask me what that means, I'm a Chemistry nerd, not a computer graphics nerd).

Hey, I get you. Though I don't think the same way, I get it. I just think there are currently more important things to address, and the RP community is a minority, so sadly it will be catered to the least.
Oh no I get that, I read that letter about the system and that's not what I mean. I meant that the undyed versions all have the optimal/favoured stats making it equipable to almost everyone no matter what. And I never said I was part of the RP community, I am but I never said I was, however I'm not hardcore about it at all. RPwise there are a few out there who are vehemently against this but like you said I'm already hanging onto a few things for that purpose. :U RP aside I do enjoy looking how I want to look convenient to my class or not. I always equip myself to the best of my ability in a party and srs situations, but sometimes I like a little flexibility.

Like with my tiara one rank ahead of me. I'd like the ability to equip it now with lowered stats and lowered rate of spirit binding just so I may get through the last 16k to participate in the experiment with my friends that we're doing without having to go Con so I may level up Lnc at the same time. It has nothing to do with RP. It's convenient to be able to equip something even 2 levels above you even with a penalty especially now that things are laid out so clearly.

Just saying, a little flexibility and creative programming/balancing would have been appreciated rather than old fashioned hard-restrictions.
But I respect your opinion. I really do.