Quote Originally Posted by SherlottaEryut View Post
It's what the forum moderator referred to it as when they posted in this forum thread, and I didn't know what else to call it.

Instead of SE wasting their time and going back to remove race-lock, why not just move forward and create more unique, high quality items? Regardless, I don't see unlocking Hempen gear as a big deal - how often do you see anyone actually wear any of it? I see it as a waste of time and clearly so do SE because this still isn't a thing/they're in no rush to make it happen.

Currently its "Remove the race-lock Hempen gear, it's unfair" then for the next 4 years it'll be "Remove gender-lock for Hempen gear, it's sexist and homophobic" It's a continuous pattern and there's other things the design team should be focusing on, this is not a priority.
First paragraph - fair enough. I stand by not seeing the racial lock adding much in this case, because there's nothing about them that really screams a certain style beyond "casual" or "cutesy" or... borderline lingerie I guess lol (at least for the female versions anyway).

To the rest of your points, I don't really see it as a big deal or a priority either. It's just something that would be nice and that I'd personally like to see. I don't see why they can't add new items and also refit these though, even if it takes longer.

It also isn't about fairness for me, it's just about having a preference for the looks. I actually really like the fem Miqo and fem Midlander versions, but I very rarely play Midlander and have fantasiad back and forth between Miqo, au ra, and Viera (when available) for years. I'm not a fan of the au ra version because it's a little more frilly and works with fewer glamours, but I can do a lot with the other two. I especially use the hempen shirt a lot when I'm fem Miqo. I'd like to be able to use it when I swap, and especially think it'd look good on Viera. Who are already sharing a look anyway.