This would probably require that they add new armors with the pauldrons removed, seeing how there is no simple box to check off to hide it like in other mmos.

Quote Originally Posted by MiniPrinny View Post
Do you want to lose an arm? Because that's how you lose an arm. Unlike in WoW, where spaulders and pauldrons are used for style, in FFXIV, tanks and dragoons (along with some other pieces on other Jobs) have these pieces of armor for the same reason we have them on real suits of armor, to protect the joint from attacks from the side, above, head-on, or behind.
Unforutnately some armors seems to have shoulder pads that are solely for Roes, and end up floating 2 inches above the shoulder on most races. Even on armors that do have shoulder/neck protection in place.