(11-19-2014, 11:35 AM)Sounsyy Wrote: Um... So there's a dev post maybe I can find that talks about the Allagan gear out of BCOB being what Allagan foot soldiers wore way back in the day. And the High Allagan gear out of SCOB was used by generals and officers etc.
I tried to dig for this, but I couldn't come up with anything. However, I'd love to see it if you could find it. Didn't really strike me as familiar, but I'm all about that. Given that I'd not seen or heard any word on their specific origins, I was of the mind that they were probably just equipment worn by the crews of those specific Ragnarok-class starships, with the armor itself being a reflection of their station aboard the vessel. Be it an engineer, security forces, etc.
In regards to changing the weather, I honestly don't recall that ever being a thing with the Allagan equipment. There's certainly no mention of it in any of the quest chain leading up to and including the start of T10, as I've experienced all that first hand. Doesn't pop up once.
And as far as it goes, it's been hinted that Magitek is reverse-engineered Allagan technology, but never confirmed, so do take it with a grain of salt~
All we know is that Solus zos Galvus revolutionized the Garlean military with the introduction of Machina prior to his becoming dictator of the then republic. Are the chances that Magitek was reverse engineered from Allag tech high? Very. Is it probably what happened? Yeah.
But, as with all things, until there's confirmation, there's always the possibility of it not being the case. Just something to keep in mind, as there is a distinction between what people have assumed over the years and what actually is. :>
In regards to the OP, though, honestly just think of them as very efficient weapons. They're likely crafted from an Allag Wootz alloy and have some form of relation to whatever class wields it. A thaumaturge's weapon will likely be very efficient at channeling aether, a summoner's book finely tuned and written to ease the mental strain of summoning, etc. Owning one certainly isn't out of the question, as there are plenty of Allag ruins lying about. Keeping them in fighting condition isn't a problem in canon either, as we have the all-mighty Dark Matter to plug that plot hole right at the source.
(11-19-2014, 11:21 AM)Inessa Hara Wrote: The new ironworks gear is canonically basically reverse engineered allagan tech with garlean tech concepts in mind to help amplify the strength of the armor, thus why Ironworks gear is so rare and difficult to mass produce and obtain but stronger than the High Allagan Gear is SCOB.
I kinda wanna think of the ironworks gear as power armor of a sort, except without Regen shields or advanced high tech AI's.
Now, in regards to this, the Ironworks armor is simply equipment forged by the Ironworks. It isn't actually Allagan, nor does it really bear any resemblance to Allagan armor. It is naturally influenced by Garlean design, and it is Magitek. However, it's born from the minds of both Garlean and Eorzean engineers, not just Garleans.
Standard issue imperial armor is more often than not reinforced with carbon and cermet fibers. That's basically the core of what makes Imperial armor so sturdy. If you look at the Ironworks equipment, it definitely has sort of a carbon-fiber appearance to it, much like Imperial short robes, so I'd say it's safe to assume that they are crafted using a similar technique. This likely will not be as efficient as armor from Imperial forges, however, as Eorzeans currently lack proper facilities to work with popular Imperial alloys such as Cermet. This could have changed recently, but as of the last time it was mentioned, we still lack such equipment.
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