I would say that Square's chosen armor restriction and glamour system are reflection of them wanting to preserve their prefered aesthetic identity for characters in the game. Essentially, they'd be subscribing to the "We are the Author Gods and our Creative Intent is Holier than yours".
I would say that, but I won't. The armor system and glamour isn't consistent enough with each other to say that. As Aeriyn has said, tanks get the wider spectrum of clothes to wear. If Squee wanted to preserve their character design, they wouldn't have this armor system. They'd have something like Guild Wars 2, where your class can only wear one very specific type of armor and no other.
The system seems dissapointing right now. But if they add class-less versions of currently class restricted gear for crafters to make, they might manage to make it a lot more useful. I hope that's their plan, anyway.
I would say that, but I won't. The armor system and glamour isn't consistent enough with each other to say that. As Aeriyn has said, tanks get the wider spectrum of clothes to wear. If Squee wanted to preserve their character design, they wouldn't have this armor system. They'd have something like Guild Wars 2, where your class can only wear one very specific type of armor and no other.
The system seems dissapointing right now. But if they add class-less versions of currently class restricted gear for crafters to make, they might manage to make it a lot more useful. I hope that's their plan, anyway.