Artifact Sets are Uninspired

[Yegu]

Album of the AF sets if you haven't seen them: https://imgur.com/a/YmSQhC0

I'll give them props for the Reaper set, but pretty much everything else is more of the same that we've gotten from the previous 5 expansions. The SAM set looks like they copy pasted the 90 set and added some armor bits onto it. Summoner looks like they copy pasted gear out of Qitana Ravel. If there are differences between the Sage 90 and 100 sets then they are so mundane as to not be worth mentioning. The WHM isn't shown but it's just more white robes with red trim. Holy moly. Paladin looks like a texture update of the level 50 set.

I just think since we're on our 6th round of AF sets, the art team should be allowed or encouraged to take more risks.

[Embran]

I think they’re some of the best AF Sets they’ve done tbh.

Like yeah you can cherry pick a few meh ones but that’s just how it goes for every expansion. Looks and fashion are extremely subjective.

Dancer and scholar and summoner in particular look 10/10.

[Domina]

I agree they look very bland and safe
Also the female viper set just looks like they just stretched it to the female form and didn't bother to change anything, despite the concept art. Pretty disappointing compared to some AF armor sets from previous expansions

[Hausti]

I agree they look very bland and safe
Also the female viper set just looks like they just stretched it to the female form and didn't bother to change anything, despite the concept art. Pretty disappointing compared to some AF armor sets from previous expansions

No boobs allowed sad

[Ryok95]

I agree they look very bland and safe
Also the female viper set just looks like they just stretched it to the female form and didn't bother to change anything, despite the concept art. Pretty disappointing compared to some AF armor sets from previous expansions

I haven't got the benchmark uploaded yet but I kinda wished they let the viper's hood be visible to vieras

[Yencat]

I haven't got the benchmark uploaded yet but I kinda wished they let the viper's hood be visible to vieras

Looking at the Viper trailer, the hood looks pretty form fitting and it appears to completely remove the hairstyle (and inexplicably his ears) on the Miqo'te, so there's a decent chance Viera can actually wear it when it's out.

[Iscah]

I haven't got the benchmark uploaded yet but I kinda wished they let the viper's hood be visible to vieras

I don't think we've been shown whether it works or not.

The preset job gear costume for the benchmark does not include the hood for characters who would definitely be able to wear it, so its absence on Viera tells us nothing.

[EliaStormblade]

I quite like them. Some of them aren't too out there, but other ones definitely stick out. I like DRK, DRG, MNK, SMN, RPR, (somehow??), even SAM.

[Oizen]

On one hand the DRK sword is very clearly a slightly modified Shadowbringer, on the other that is probably the best sword they've ever released in the game so....

[angienessyo]

That red mage set though, I'm hype af for that one. I just hope they don't ruin its coolness with the female version.