(03-30-2015, 01:13 PM)Zyrusticae Wrote: TBH, I think the gear restrictions are an anachronism and completely unnecessary given how the game functions. Each job is hard-locked into their role; there is not nearly enough ability versatility via cross-classing to allow any job to step outside of their role. If things like Shield Oath and Defiance were cross-class-able, yes, this would be an issue, but since they are not, it is completely unnecessary to restrict gear choices for any reason outside of class visual differentiation (a reason that is quickly becoming entirely moot with the number of people wearing all-class glamours to battle), and maybe to get people to GRIND MOAR because they can't share gear between DRG/NIN/MNK/WAR/PLD. Obviously, I think both of these reasons are weaksauce and would much prefer to be able to glamour my gear to look however I want it to look, regardless of whether it suits the "flavor" of the class or not.
What about PvP then? You can hide your weapon while sheathed, so what's to keep someone from glamouring their BLM to look like a PLD and then dropping a Flare on you? Then again, my own argument doesn't hold much water in this regard since you could technically glamour yourself to look naked with any class. I had originally thought that was one of the reasonings for it (identifiable "roles" from a distance for PvP), but the Emperor's New stuff kinda blows that out of the water.
... I wonder if PvPers actually do that, though...
Honestly, I wouldn't mind more All Class glamourable armor... but for a completely different reason. I kinda want to be able to make an IC "battle-crafter" - running around with a "warhammer." However, I'd be limited solely to the all-class and crafting gear.
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