Quote Originally Posted by Hinoto-no-Ryuji View Post
That aside, I want more of a connection between gameplay mechanics and lore - specifically, though far from restricted to, gear and its acquisition.

It seems silly to me that there is no mini-narrative behind major gear sets like the Tomestone or artefact ones.
Heck, it's pretty much salivation-worthy just to ponder over how the Sohm Al or Aery gear got there or would have been used by whoever was present before. In the first's case, were they dragon-riders? Mountain-people allied with them? Or take the smuggler's attire (especially in connection with Neverreap)—there are whole branches of content and mechanics that would seem to run underneath these simple dungeon gear sets, and yet their names and appearances are the only taste we get.