Hidde Glamours Locally (& other graphically immersive options)

[Aurida]

If it were being done to save graphic processing on old PCs, then it would probably just render everyone in their racial gear (...)

Yeah or the artifact gear of the job they're on for the level bracket they're at. If I look at a level 80 PLD, I should see the PLD AF4 on them. If I look at a level 65 AST, then they're in the AF2. Substitute hall of the novice gear or, say, the Brayflox gear for people below level 50, and whatever crafted gear is in the chests for the HW jobs that don't have level 50 sets. Or, heck, whatever armor they want to use for it that's a complete set that's appropriate to a level range. That both adds a distinct identifier for visually distinguishing members of different jobs (the exact thing that they keep the glamour system limited for) and might actually mean you get to see those armor sets in the wild more than once a year.