Armor Sets would be nice

[KorPoni]

Armor sets fitting Head, Body, Hands, Legs, Feet, and possibly waist would be nice. I'm not meaning class-specific either. I'm meaning in general.

This is specifically what I mean:

All the pieces are to the same list of classes and the same ranks. The closest to sets is hempen robe and hempen hat, canvas robe and canvas hat. Making armor pieces to make these into sets would be awesome.

[Reika]

And set bonuses too?

[KorPoni]

And set bonuses too?

Maybe extremely minute ones low ranks, but good ones high rank. And read differently than final fantasy xi to where we understand the sets better.

Hempen Hat
Added text:
"Hempen Robe set, 5 pieces: +1 Magic Attack per set."

and a different bonus:

Trapper's Hat
Added Text:
"Trapper's Tunic set, 5 pieces: +1 Control, +1 Ranged Accuracy per additional piece."

[Karbine]

I like the idea, and they played around with it in XI but never really seemed to make it worthwhile on to many items. Lets hope they try it again and maybe add to it with materia.

[Jinko]

Agree to both set gear and set bonuses.

I think that every piece of gear should have its respective set.

Crafting sets
Magic sets
Melee sets
Tanking sets
etc.

I would also like to see crafting stats and classes removed from some of the casting gear such as robes and hat for example:-

Velveteen Hat
Hat
 
Base: Undyed Velveteen
Finish: Crow Feather Dressing
Favors: CON THM WVR ALC CUL BTN
Optimal Rank: 36
 
Attributes	
		Damage Cut
Defense	35	
	Wind	1%
Mg. Defense	68	
	Water	1%
Evasion	14	
Resilience	50	
0	0	0	0	0	0
 
MP +34
Intelligence +2
Mg. Craftsmanship +13
Control +7
Elemental Resistances +29

This piece of gear should be CON, THM only and WVR ALC CUL BTN should use the coif instead.

There is a distinct lack of shoes/boot for particular classes, add velveteen slippers for mages for example, right now I have to use toadskin shoes which doesn't really suit a mage class lol.

Example
CON, THM
Velveteen Hat
Velevteen Robe
Velveteen Belt
Velveteen Tights
Velveteen Slippers

Bonus to PIE, MND and INT

[KorPoni]

Agree to both set gear and set bonuses.

I think that every piece of gear should have its respective set.

Crafting sets
Magic sets
Melee sets
Tanking sets
etc.

I would also like to see crafting stats and classes removed from some of the casting gear such as robes and hat for example:-

Velveteen Hat
Hat
 
Base: Undyed Velveteen
Finish: Crow Feather Dressing
Favors: CON THM WVR ALC CUL BTN
Optimal Rank: 36
 
Attributes	
		Damage Cut
Defense	35	
	Wind	1%
Mg. Defense	68	
	Water	1%
Evasion	14	
Resilience	50	
0	0	0	0	0	0
 
MP +34
Intelligence +2
Mg. Craftsmanship +13
Control +7
Elemental Resistances +29

This piece of gear should be CON, THM only and WVR ALC CUL BTN should use the coif instead.

There is a distinct lack of shoes/boot for particular classes, add velveteen slippers for mages for example, right now I have to use toadskin shoes which doesn't really suit a mage class lol.

Example
CON, THM
Velveteen Hat
Velevteen Robe
Velveteen Belt
Velveteen Tights
Velveteen Slippers

Bonus to PIE, MND and INT

I don't like the idea of taking away from any of the armor pieces, even something as small as taking optimum classes away. Maybe make new armor sets that appear more for specific classes, and the set bonuses affect those classes' abilities specifically, such as cures being more effective for CON, or sometimes stunning the target for GLA. But new armor sets I could post as I research what's currently out now and such.

[Hotohori]

Seriously the sets that do exist in this game feel incomplete to me. Where are my Onion Gloves?

[Jinko]

I don't like the idea of taking away from any of the armor pieces, even something as small as taking optimum classes away.

Well it needs to be done to :-

Make armor more unique.
Provide relevant stats to the class suitable to that gear.
Encourages classes to use the correct gear.

I would also ask and hope that the devs will make all gear level restricted, I hate the fact that a rank 10 CON can wear a rank 50 chainmail piece.

Maybe make new armor sets that appear more for specific classes, and the set bonuses affect those classes' abilities specifically, such as cures being more effective for CON, or sometimes stunning the target for GLA. But new armor sets I could post as I research what's currently out now and such.

There is no need to make new armour sets when you can specialise existing armour and add individual pieces to complete the set.

For example:-

Robe/Hat/Tights/Slippers/Gloves (DoW set)
6 Hempen
16 Cotton
26 Canvas
36 Velveteen
46 Linen
48 Vintage

Doublet Vest/Coif/Slops/Pattens/Half-gloves (DoH set)
4 Hempen
14 Cotton
24 Canvas
34 Velveteen
44 Linen

Jerkin/Straw Hat/Culottes/Gaiters/Work-gloves (DOL set)
1 Weathered
17 Sheepskin
27 Dodoskin
37 Leather
47 Tarred Leather

Obviously there would be additional sets, such as Cowl set for mages, Coatee set for crafters

[KorPoni]

I'm going to make up new sets, or add pieces to make sets complete. Hopefully SE will be looking at these as possible uses. Gotta work today or I'd take the time to now.

But, before I start, I am going to say there will be 1 set per rank (50 sets total), and set bonuses won't activate for classes outside the optimum classes. Meaning, if the set is a crafter's set, it'd be better to use the pieces for a crafter class.

[Reika]

Doublet Vest/Coif/Slops/Pattens/Half-gloves (DoH set)
4 Hempen
14 Cotton
24 Canvas
34 Velveteen
44 Linen

I prefer the normal Doublet over the doublet vest, Smithy gloves, and Thighboots Makes me look like a blacksmith.

There are many different pieces of gear with crafting and battle stats on them. Jerkins and Jackets have Mg Craft, beret's have Control and Mg craft

and there is even the Scale armor with Gathering for fishers...

What I think needs to happen is, more armor needs to have multiple stats for different disciplines to do something with them. I would like to see crafting stats on the Plate Armor, An armorer being empowered by the armor he/she creates. and the funny thing is, Plate armor Favors Armorer >.> but there is no reason for them to actually wear it: no crafting stats.

There is a lot of gear like that that favors certain classes but those classes have absolutely no reason to wear it (Doublets favoring Miner and Botanists, With no gathering stats).