I don't mind the racial gear in FFXIV. It's ultimatley just two sets. The starting gear and the hempen set. So while I wouldn't mind seeing these, especially the hempen sets, being more flexible, it's not a huge deal for me.

I do wish gear wasn't role locked though. Especially for poor melee where you have three actual sets within the role. I think that, with the exceptions of mainhand/offhand items and job specific artifact gear, you SHOULD be able to freely glamour between roles.