Recently, there was an outcry from the community of Final Fantasy XIV: A popular mod for sharing mods got shut down. In the latest letter of the producer live, it was mentioned that this would lead to long standing restrictions being lifted.
What kind of change is this? With patch 7.4 on December 16, 2025, Final Fantasy XIV will take astep long requested by the players: the restrictions on the glamour system will be lifted and, with few exceptions, everything can be glamoured onto everything starting from the update.
The glamour system in Final Fantasy XIV is somewhat like the transmog system in World of Warcraft. This allows players to dress their characters in cool outfits over perhaps not so pretty armor to always look stylish.
Until now, however, armors with class binding could only be glamoured onto armors of that particular class. With patch 7.4, this will no longer be the case, and tanks can, for example, go around in healer gear or crafters in heavy plate armor.
The only exception is weapons, as there are simply too many animation restrictions. Nevertheless, the community is pleased with the lifting of restrictions, which has been desired for many years. It is also likely a consequence of the shutdown of a mod in September 2025.
One mod must go, but the developers want to help
Why are the restrictions being lifted? In fact, director and producer Naoki Yoshida mentioned in the producer’s letter that he had posted about mods a few weeks ago. In that post (via Lodestone), he generally supports mods, but with the caveat that they must not interfere with the gaming experience of other MMORPG players. Also, no mods that could display characters nude are allowed for legal reasons.
The statement came just a few days after the shutdown of the mod Mare Synchronos
. This allowed the community of Final Fantasy XIV to display mods across multiple game clients. For example, if Player A used a specific glamour mod, Player B could also see this on their end.
The shutdown led to a review bombing on Steam. Later, the developer commented in a conversation with YouTuber Xenosys Vex about it. A total of 270,000 players used the mod, with around 130,000 being active in the 30 days prior to the shutdown. According to the developer, the problem with the mod was that some users generated child pornography content with child NPCs.
Specifically, Yoshida says: A few weeks ago, I posted about the modding community and that Final Fantasy XIV is changing over time, and that I want everyone to enjoy the game. Now we have pulled the lever: You can now use any equipment for glamours – regardless of class, job, or level.
What is the aim of the change? Until now, it was the case that equipment items could only be used for the corresponding class or associated job. Additionally, there were further restrictions, such as that the actual equipped gear had to be at least the level of the glamour gear.
Players have been trying to circumvent these restrictions with dedicated mods. Mare Synchronos was a popular tool for this as well. It is possible that the development team is attempting to accommodate the community affected by the shutdown of the mod by lifting the restrictions. Overall, there has also been a lot of positive feedback on social media. Interestingly, it has also come notably from WoW players: Final Fantasy XIV makes the WoW community jealous: ‘We want this too!’
