Late Allagan what?!?!?

[VenKitsune]

Oh. Thanks. I never really looked at the Deepshadow weapon skins outside of the DRK and PLD ones. The GNB one looks pretty cool.

Look again. It's a hedge trimmer.

[Machka]

You do realize this set was actually based on a design made by a player who won a competition SE ran last year? Maybe SE shouldn't do 'design your own armour' competitions anymore then if this is the sort of criticism they get. No matter what Yoshi and his team does it's always wrong to someone.

That's not true. The player submitted design was specifically the sleek and fitted armor that the melee dps got. The bulky tank set being discussed was not designed by the player in the design competition.

It's understandable that people hoping for a similarly sleek design for the other roles would feel disappointed that, instead of embracing the aesthetic the player submitted design, SE decided to go with their usual 'bulky tanks, robed casters' aesthetic. Especially since the player design was based on such an iconic look (from the Metal Gear series). Personally I understand that SE likes to differentiate roles like this, though in this case I feel like it's a bit unimaginative.

All in all I think it's actually the 'armored longcoat' tails that really ruin the look for the tank set. I bet if the chest piece didn't have those random long tails added (which are pretty much antithetical to the spirit of the original design, which is obviously geared towards mobility), people would be a lot more ok with the Tank set having a more armored, hard-shelled look.

[Gula]

Each to their own, yet more reasons they should unlock role glams

Striking, aka the contest image, is the only good one in my opinion. And unfortunately, like 99% of gear pieces, it's hard to mix and match parts with other gear so nothing looks right unless you have the complete set. I absolutely detest the tank top and for the life of me can't make a good DNC glam that only uses the gloves and boots.

[Lersayil]

Tank armor looks fine, if a bit too bulky (in the wrong places) on female chars. As for the aiming one? I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favourite armor on the Source.

Look again. It's a hedge trimmer.

But its a red, glowing, edgy hedge trimmer!

[MitsukiKimura]

Saw the aiming piece and it made me giggle. I like the healing top, just wish It had sleeves instead of robotic arms

[Iscah]

Saw the aiming piece and it made me giggle. I like the healing top, just wish It had sleeves instead of robotic arms

I like the mage tops too! You can cover up the robot arms with long-sleeved handgear.

[MitsukiKimura]

I like the mage tops too! You can cover up the robot arms with long-sleeved handgear.

Exactly what I did just yesterday

[VictorTheed]

I got the ranged physical and tank sets, they looked pretty cool, plus the healer and caster dps body pieces look cool as well, glad whoever sent this design in for the entry got picked cause it's a unique looking design for gear sets.

[BarretOblivion]

I like the set... except that the darn helm doesn't close when you toggle the visor and instead it... glows???? WTF? Why?

[Saefinn]

I mean...dude, we're Tanks. We're the role that is associated with bulky armor. Not sure why this is surprising. We're meant to be the Bulwarks of the game.

Tanks can have variety in how they are presented or defend. It's not always through bulky armour. Heck, look at GNB, its AF is not that bulky and it pretty much uses energy shields to defend itself rather than any kind of physical defense.

But other games, there also exist magic tanks who rely on magic and also evasion tanks. Both concepts already exist in the Final Fantasy universe, having played FFXI with Dancer, Ninja, Red Mage, Blue Mage and Thief tanks. Of course, its not this game, but should illustrate that there is a variety out there on what works for tank appeal.