The integrity of the player base has fallen drastically.

[Chardrizard]

eliteist anwser ^
NA partys do hell of alot better than slow ass JP partys. people who NEED the best possible equip to do things you can do gimped really dont know what there doing.

I guess that is why you still don't have speedrun achievements on new raids or kill garuda. Godamn they must do a hell lot better.

then make the AFs meldable, black mage AF looks cool and while my single meld outfits may be better people can dress how they want(I wear BLM AF with Reindeer antlers because thats the look I like.) also have different sets of job only gear(which I would think is to come)

many people have suggested fashion slot for sure, i'm also up for it. But, wearing them just because you want to look nice isn't what people look for at pick up parties, they do not know about you and the only thing they can judge is your gear.

If you gear poorly, people will assume you play poorly or doesn't care. That is not the attitude people looking for at pickups. THis is also why there are very little pickup parties in NA community compare to JP community where they have at least 10 recruits going on at their prime.