AST Artifact gear style direction. Good or Bad?

[Iscah]

to be fair and i know this is off topic but thancred is basically just a recolor of the GNB artifact gear.

That too, and I nearly mentioned it. It's a bit disappointing that Y'shtola gets an entirely new dress, and the two male Scions just get recoloured relic gear.

Still, at least Thancred already got a unique costume in Heavensward. Urianger only has his ARR gear and the non-unique (but in-character) Dravanian robe he wore for the WoD arc.

[Haprimac]

This is pretty much why I wish I liked playing WHM because they always have the best AF gear. But I like sparkly stars and playing Solitaire too much.

[Dzian]

I quite like the new AF gear. In my opinion the game lacks clothes that arent overall fancy and full of accessories. This one is simple and clean.

Undecided on the Ast specifically but i do in general agree this with this. fashion wise there's often a certain beauty and elegance in simplicity. kinda like the outfit Lyse wears. it's quite simple yet elegant.

[Mikiel]

The AF has been degressing. This looks like something you can put together using the main scenario dungeon loot. The original AF gear has been the penultimate version thus far. I wonder why they did away with the hat.

[heynowjose]

yeah i agree the new gear isnt bad but its certainly underwhelming

[manamoppet]

I'm a bit undecided overall, but I feel like I'm leaning positive on the dress and the silver star embroidery on it. Next one, I think it would be cool if they added The Mask's outfit (with /visor for the mask part, and without the staff) from Final Fantasy Dimensions:

[Melorie]

Honestly, AF gear for me is meant to be fancy. HW still stands being my favorite, but SB was okay. ShB is just... bleh. It's not a bad set, but not AF-worthy imo and doesn't tell much about the class.

[Risvertasashi]

AST's ShB AF is my favorite one yet.

Conversely, for SCH and WHM, I prefer the ARR AF sets.

I guess it's fair to say I prefer simplicity.