In response to "It would be akward to see a BLM in plate armor"

[fulminating]

r8 my war glam pls

[localareanetwork]

BLM with armor is bad but Chicken Suit Chuck punching Zenos is fine

[Raikai]

"Naoki Yoshida: Again, from a technical standpoint, it’s not impossible to do. But that said, looking at the jobs that are available throughout the final fantasy series, it would feel awkward say if a Black Mage jumped into an instanced dungeon with full plate armor. I think we want to maintain the image that we’ve depicted through these different jobs that are available in the series."

It continues though.

"That said, Final Fantasy XIV has been around for 10+ years at this point now and we understand that glamour and having different gearsets in terms of appearance, cosmetic elements, is a big part of players’ play style, and we totally understand that. So, there have been, in passing, conversations that would be brought up amongst even the team mates saying, “Should we consider opening it up?” “When should we do that?” Of course it’s still not anything that’s set in stone, but we do want to look to having more freedom for our players for sure."

This is taken from a Q&A from the Media Tour, found on Gamerescape

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Q&A with Naoki Yoshida

What exactly is "More freedom" though? Like, in a practical standpoint... This means loosening glam rules for collections that don't adhere to the classical armor weight stereotypes? (e.g. YoHRa collection)... or loosening glamour rules betwen amor type niches that are similar? (e.g. Casting and Healing).

[Razraptre]

I made this cuz I was annoyed at healer glam sets, but I think it applies to all glam restrictions

[SeriousPan]

It's the weakest argument ever. YoshiP knows it and we all know it. Yet he still says it in the face of all the whacky glamours that completely eradicate any semblance of class identity.

I can't even begin to imagine why he still uses it and thinks it'll be accepted by anyone.