Quote Originally Posted by Enur View Post
All of this is my opinion. Take it as you wish.
I appreciate you taking the time to give your opinion in a more debatable manner than the other gentleman.

While you do not wish for gear that breaks lore, it could be said that the scions gear breaks lore given how we are able to purchase and wear Y’shtola and Thancreds 3.X outfits as well as use their new hairstyles on top of being able to wear their 1.0-2.0 outfits as well. I had no intention of using Yokai as a scapegoat to argue my points.
Aside from there being a lore reason why we shouldn’t be able to wear Ascian armor there have been numerous reports that their numbers might border on unlimited due to the fact that the lesser ascians (Such as the Paragons of the 12th) have been seen possessing the bodies of the deceased and the living. We don’t know exactly how many numbers are in their ranks but it’s also not far fetched to believe that there may be some walking amongst the regular NPC’s we see on a day to day basis. They don’t always have to be wearing their robes to be called an Ascian.


Before you use the above as a reason that I should be fine with not having the Ascian garb added as an in game option for players; Balmung is a Roleplay rich server and many roleplayers have opted to take on the roles of NPC’s deceased or otherwise. We even have multiples of some players playing the same NPC and our server is not against the idea of it. True there may be some individuals who could do without a canon lore NPC that’s supposed to be dead up and running around but for those who interact with these people who play NPC’s and for the players playing them themselves, it’s a very fun way to go about playing and it shows how much we truly cared for or liked these NPC’s to want to portray them in our own ways.

Adding the armor used and worn by these NPC’s is just another way to show their dedication to the role and to add a bit of immersion into their time spent playing. I know the NPC rp’ers in my Free Company enjoy the interactions with regular players but they feel that the interactions are not quite touching the tip of the ice berg as they’ve sought means to enhance it by matching our current armor count to try to resemble the canon verse of the NPC they choose to represent.

While your argument is valid that these suggestions do pertain to villains; the same could be said for the Heavensward armor and named weapons of the 12 knights being released soon for the players to obtain and wear. It wasn’t a highly requested item in terms of it being requested here on the forums, but it was requested non-the-less. I am also aware of the Garlean armor argument and while I am in no way suggesting the armor of Gaius to be made available as the armor of those imperials was tailored to their specific status and rank, I do suggest an alternative.

As for your average garlean legatus being sighted within city limits; Balmung does have a wide array of Garlean themed Free companies and people who play Garleans, whether subjugated into the nation or born pure blooded - they walk among the streets of our city states just fine.

Again I thank you for your opinion as they are good for discussing the pro’s and con’s and being able to form decent counter arguments to keep the discussion on track instead of just flat out saying “Nah, we don’t want it because it would break the lore.” It’s always better to say how you feel about it rather than how you think everyone else would feel about it.