Why are cosmetics so restrictive?

[Core1019]

. And AF so that traditionalists don't get upset

AF1 I'll give you, but I just want to wear the SMN af2 on my BLM. I mean, have you seen that armpit?

[Clawbriar]

What is the lore reason for this? I mean shouldnt we in lore be able to wear anything? I mean in lore we are alone (next to NPC) and I am quite sure that the NPCs dont really care what we are wearing.

Relic/artifact gear is, technically, bound to the player character only. There's only a handful of people in canon who are allowed to wear the DRG AF1, for example.

[Enkidoh]

Relic/artifact gear is, technically, bound to the player character only. There's only a handful of people in canon who are allowed to wear the DRG AF1, for example.

WHM AF1 in 1.0 was even more exclusive as I understand it - there, the Healer's Robe was literally one-of-a-kind that only the player was allowed to wear (if I remember rightly it was actually an elemental who had literally changed it's form into the robe). Needless to say this was altered for ARR, but the Healer's Robe is still stated as being unique, as it was blessed vestments worn by A-Towa Cant.

[Naunet]

You don't. Consider others. I am all up for tanks wearing bikinis and mages wearing Disciples of War gear, but a monk wearing the classic White Mage set can be confusing.

Pretty sure any "confusion" would vanish when they noticed the player punching things instead of healing.

[CatStarPrime]

Inside a dungeon run or raid, I pay little or no attention to the physical appearance of my party. Don't have time; don't care. I figure the person charging the trash mob is either the tank; or thinks they're the tank; or they're a typical insane lalafel black mage; it's all good any way they dice it.

So. I also don't buy the argument "letting people glamour from other class sets will confuse people" argument.

If there's someone in AF1 White Mage gear throwing Bootshines from melee range, hey, it is what it is. Go go Power Magers!

[Alleo]

Relic/artifact gear is, technically, bound to the player character only. There's only a handful of people in canon who are allowed to wear the DRG AF1, for example.

Well if its bound by character then we should be able to wear it whenever we want? I mean if in lore the WoL is a summoner but wants to get better at punching people they would not forget that they are a mage too. And if I am back to being a mage I would not forget how to punch people. And one can punch someone even while wearing only a bikini.

[Dualgunner]

You don't. Consider others. I am all up for tanks wearing bikinis and mages wearing Disciples of War gear, but a monk wearing the classic White Mage set can be confusing.

"Hey WHM I need a hea--why are you in melee? Why did you dragon kick? Anyway I need a cure."

[ErryK]

AF gear should be just that, AF gear. Not fancy dress for other jobs.

Anything else, I don't really care about.