Quote Originally Posted by Arumat View Post
@yukikaza: I'm not 100% sure what you mean by that, but I take it you mean that they have said/insinuated before that they are against gear swapping? If so, I missed it, and my point is mute I guess. Will just be one of those things I will miss from an old game.
Answer to the "I missed it"

Quote Originally Posted by Bayohne View Post
Spoke with Battle Master Matsui to get the lowdown on the whole gear swapping question that's got you all buzzin'. In regards to swapping gear while in battle, since changing certain gear while in battle will change your class in FFXIV, we're not planning to make it possible to swap gear in battle. This direction will not change in the future.

We are focusing instead on making adjustments with the battle-related fixes to ensure that you can battle to your utmost ability without having to rely on changing gear multiple times mid-fight.