Mogstation Exchange NPC

[redheadturk]

btw, I spoiler the image to prove my point because it is indeed a story spoiler lol. But not only have the bridal outfits been unlocked for both genders, so have the bunny outfits. There *is* precedent in at *least* those two [there may be others I am not aware of] for removing gender locks.

[Skivvy]

Plenty of other MMOs automatically just switch the gear/outfit's appearance when you switch sexes. Much like how XIV already handles a good portion of the in-game gear.

It's one of those things that really leaves me scratching my head at what SE is thinking. Dungeon/raid gear switches just fine. But then you have some crafted sets that have a design for both male & female, but it's two completely separate items. Same with the cash shop items. Most sets (should be all sets..) have a male/female variety, but you have to purchase them separately. Why on earth do these not just switch?

Toss this on top of the list of things that make little sense within the game. Maybe it's a blatant cash grab, maybe it's a completely inadequate system, who knows. But it is pretty lame. :X

[DrWho2010]

It has been with the bridal outfits. Again, I know that for a fact because I was able to glamour the bridal gown onto my male miqo'te that had gotten married as a female au ra. [image under spoiler box]

and you know how long it took from release of eternal bonding ceremony for the unisex option to become available was? a LONNNNNNNNNNNNNNG TIME.

[Iscah]

It isn't even that. They've already removed gender restrictions from the bridal outfits, there's no reason not to do so for the MS outfits when there is already precedent for it.

To be exact, the restrictions were not simply "removed". Someone had to take the bridal gown model and alter it to fit the various male body shapes - otherwise the piece doesn't exist for them to equip it.

So yes, they could go through the same process for the Mog Station items, but apparently they are doing it for at least some pieces of in-game gear first (I believe it was the Oasis, Riviera and Expeditioner sets that were leaked a while back alongside the wedding gear?). Still, that process would just mean you can equip the female version as a male character or vice versa - not that you can access the gendered equivalent piece.


(Also, it would be good idea to edit that post with the spoilered picture to warn for 5.3 story spoilers, because people will probably assume you're just hiding it for image size.)