We need armor like this

[ForsakenRoe]

Can you imagine doing animations like Royal Authority, or Bloodspiller, or any of the Lionheart steps, while wearing that set in the middle with the huge wings? It'd look goofy as hell

These sets work in WOW because of both the artstyle the game has had for years, and because the animations for attacks in that game are not as over-the-top as what we have here. Crusader Strike and Templar's Verdict don't have you jumping and doing a 720 degree spin-slash mid air

If you want sets that glow, there's options for that, as mentioned earlier in the thread

If you want 'massive wings/pauldrons that don't mesh with the established artstyle of FFXIV, that the game's had for a decade', no thanks. I'm already annoyed enough seeing these gaudy wing Fashion Accessories outside of combat, the last thing we need is to see them IN combat too. And the recent reveal of the Mobile version of the game having glowing Bahamut Wings as a cosmetic you can made me shudder with despair

Having said that, it would be nice to get back to 'actual plate armour' again, this random diversion to 'everything is now Streetwear' is equally not-meshing with the artstyle/previously established settings of the game. And I don't want to hear about 'oh but it's cos Solution Nine', the Streetwear BS started with a PVP set added in EW (the Model A/B/C gear under Universal Gear 1, on the Crystal Vendor, which was added in 6.5)