(Dengekionline) Preview for patch 3.2.

[Jeykama]

I'm rather disappointed they're sharing so many set designs. We used to get 5 unique designs per Tomestone tier in ARR when the gear was role- and not job-specific, and now it looks like we're going to be getting 4.

Darklight: 4 sets (tank, drg, mnk/brd, caster/healer)
Soldiery: 5 sets (tank, drg, mnk/brd, caster, healer)
Poetics: 5 sets (tank, drg/mnk, nin/brd, caster, healer)
LotA: 4 sets (tank, drg/brd, mnk, caster/healer)
ST: 4 sets (tank, drg/mnk, brd, caster/healer)
WoD: 5 sets (tank, drg, mnk/nin, brd, caster/healer)
Coil1: 3 sets (tank, drg/mnk/brd, caster/healer)
Coil2: 4 sets (tank, drg/mnk, brd/caster, healer)
Coil3: Arguably 4 sets but it's so mix and match it looks like more, bard is a sleeved variant of the mnk/nin design (tank, drg, brd/mnk/nin, caster/healer)
Law: 4 sets (tank, drg/mnk/nin, brd/mch, caster/healer)
Void Ark: 4 sets (tank/drg, mnk, nin/brd/mch, caster/healer)

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

[Alahra]

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.

[KaijinRhada]

Tank and monk sharing sets? Bleh, but I'm sort of happy since I was dreading any design qualities that would be taken from Titan (very much the aesthetic capacity of a rock). -.-

[Jeykama]

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.

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. Ideally we'd just have Fending/Striking(STR)/Aiming(DEX)/Casting/Healing. Five sets, roll all the melee into one like they did pre-2.4, 2-3 jobs in each category, but nope dragoons need special treatment and ninjas can't be allowed to wear bard armor.

But they're releasing a lot of gear appearances so I'm not too salty.

[Alahra]

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.