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Yep, it looks like the marketing team gave out the wrong set name when they sent the images out yesterday, which surprises me—though it makes much more sense now that we know they're sharing sets across roles (when we thought, perhaps too hopefully, that each role would have its own primal).

I'm rather disappointed they're sharing so many set designs. We got 5 unique designs for two of the three Tomestone tiers in ARR when the gear was role- and not job-specific, and now it looks like we're going to be getting 4. Philosophy gear had 4 (Tank, DRG, MNK/Ranged, Healer/Caster), but Soldiery (Tank, DRG, MNK/Ranged, Healer, Caster), and Poetics (Tank, DRG/MNK, NIN/Ranged, Healer/Caster) both had 5.

In HW we've only gotten 4 per Tomestone set, though. Law was only 4 (Tank, DRG/MNK/NIN, Ranged/Caster/Healer), and it now seems that it'll be 4 for Lore as well (Tank/MNK, DRG, NIN/Ranged, Healer/Caster). I really hope that's not indicative of a new trend because it makes a glamour enthusiast like me quite sad.

Originally Posted by Jeykama

Lore being 4 sets of tank/mnk, drg, nin/brd/mch, caster/healer looks pretty much on par.

I miscounted on Philosophy, which was 4, you're right (a pretty silly brain lapse since I listed the four sets correctly, I just failed kindergarten I guess). It doesn't look as bad when you throw in the other role sets, of course, but I was just thinking specifically of Tomestones since I had it in my head that Philosophy also had five (which would have made every role-specific, Tomestone-specific array have 5 for ARR), when it didn't.

Either way I still wish they'd give us 5 full sets more often, or at least rotate the role/job that gets the unique set a little more fairly. It's never been NIN and it's very rarely either caster or healer. Tank almost always gets a unique set, and then usually one of DRG, MNK or ranged gets it, in most cases.

Of course, ideally, we'd get 7 unique sets each time we got role-specific gear (Fending, Maiming, Striking, Scouting, Aiming, Healing, Casting—I listed them out again to made sure I counted right), but that's probably unrealistic. So I'd settle for 5, with more varied rotation regarding who gets the unique set. It'd be interesting to see a light, chainmail type set that was shared by both tank and NIN or DRG and NIN, for instance, or even something lightly armored for casters or healers that might share elements with NIN or MNK. Tank and MNK sharing a set this go 'round is at least novel (I believe this is the first time for that), and I'd like to see more combinations like that we haven't seen before.

Originally Posted by Jeykama

Man it's bad enough we have to deal with all those subtypes in raids, 3 of which aren't even shared due to lore-appropriate armor vs. stat type nonsense.

I'm only talking about the appearances. There are still 7 sets in raids anyway, it's just that some of them share basic appearances which I think is unfortunate. I think each role should get a distinct visual design, that's all.