I think they were more or less pointing out the irony of talking about restrictions prompting creativity while wearing the same glamour for an extended period of time—thereby not being very creative as they have had the same outfit for half a decade—and it also being a glamour that is not restricted and can be equipped by anyone. The only part of the glamour that the least bit unique and “special”, I guess I can say, is the goggles, and they’re an item that was only available in Legacy.
I’ve also seen people wear that coat before so. If we’re going to go by anecdotes here...I guess mine directly contradicts yours. So which one of us is right here?
This is why we don’t use anecdotes as solid forms of evidence.
And I just want to add—I have absolutely nothing against Canadane’s glamour. I think it’s quite nice, and I’ve always liked how their goggles look almost like sunglasses. But just saying.
Why is it that some people in this thread have an obsession with lingerie? Or insinuating that other players who want certain sets unlocked just want to dress their characters provocatively? Like what.An ACTUAL example of how "Restrictions lead to more creativity" is .... Viera starter gear. Both ways actually.
I can legit say that 1/4 to 1/6 of Viera I see are just glamming over their gear with their starter gear cause it's basically grade A sexy lingerie. If this wasn't race locked? I'm 100% sure I'd see it faaaar more often than I currently see it. Tons of females of other races would be wearing Viera Starter glam. But ... because it's level 1 glam Viera can just pop it onto any gear they want at any level and not think about it which adds to them looking like a sea of clones as they have the power to put a highly appealing lingerie glam over any and everything they want. If they made the Thighlander Hemp top for everyone I'm sure this underwear for the 2nd least played anything in this game would become hella popular to.
You can just google the term, it's not made up. Many creatives do find that restrictions force them to think more creatively about how to do w/e they're doing.
I find that I take far more pride in my Whm and Dnc glams than the "Chocobo performer" glam I made around the Choco-race mask with nothing but lvl1 glams that any job could wear. Sure, it may look unique but it's not a thing that screams anything and I can run into people who have had similar ideas on how to use the mask. My Whm and Dnc glams are all or 90% locked to "hlr/ ranged" and as such I can't keep them when I go Tank or gather/ craft/ Sam.
I personally don’t give two craps about the Highlander hempen set (not my style) or the Viera race gear, and would use neither on any of my characters. I would just prefer to use the Miqo’te hempen top—which is not lingerie; it’s a halter top—on other races because it makes a nice top to pair with certain skirts, and make into a nice, dressy outfit. Like the Far Eastern Beauty’s skirt. By virtue of having more options available, people now have more choices when deciding glamours. They’re able to be more creative. Creativity isn’t just restricted to restrictive parameters.
I do feel like the argument of role locks is sort of destroyed when the developers use older gear sets as reskins for dungeon or leveling gear. See: Star Velvet gearset from HW for healers/casters being reused as ShB leveling gear for ranged (Brightlinen set). Crafter and Gathering gear from SB has been reskinned into the level 77 tank gear. So...yeah...