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Some players joke that Final Fantasy 14 is more like "Fashion Fantasy 14" because of how easy and fun it is to customize a new outfit for every occasion. But for many years, adventurers have been forced to make the difficult choice between wearing glasses and wearing headgear like hats, helms, crowns, or ears.

Nearsighted Warriors of Light can now rest easy. Dawntrail has added the Facewear option that creates a separate slot for glasses and other eyewear that's distinct from actual battle gear. Fashion Accessories like glasses, spectacles, and sunglasses provide no increase in stats. These glasses won't help slay any enemies, but they will help you look good while doing it!

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Where to unlock Facewear

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Unlocking Facewear is really quite simple: Just speak to any Calamity Salvager. You can find a Calamity Salvager in any of the three main cities:

  • Limsa Lominsa: Upper Decks (11.4, 14.4)
  • Gridania: Old Gridania (10, 8.4)
  • Ul’dah: Steps of Thal (12.6, 13.1)

The salvager will present a long list of items that can be obtained or exchanged. The final option on their list is Spectacles Exchange. Select it to unlock the Facewear menu.

Speaking to the Calamity Salvager will also convert any glasses, spectacles, or sunglasses that already appear in the Fashion Accessories menu to the new Facewear option so they can be worn.

Where to Buy Glasses

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So far, there are only a few types of glasses in the game, but as this feature becomes more popular, it's very likely more styles will appear. Most of the current facewear can be bought with MGP from the Gold Saucer.

Item

Purchased From

Cost

Thick-rimmed Glasses

Gold Saucer Prize Claim Attendant, Prize Exchange III

30,000 MGP

Contemporary Pince-nez

Gold Saucer Prize Claim Attendant, Prize Exchange III

40,000 MGP

Rimless Glasses

Gold Saucer Prize Claim Attendant, Prize Exchange III

70,000 MGP

Minstrel's Spectacles

Gold Saucer Prize Claim Attendant, Prize Exchange III

90,000 MGP

Oval Spectacles

Gold Saucer Prize Claim Attendant, Prize Exchange III

100,000 MGP

Simple Spectacles

Bango Zango, Limsa Lominsa (9.9,11.4)

3,000 gil

Monocles

Bango Zango, Limsa Lominsa (9.9,11.4)

3,000 gil

How to use Facewear

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To choose the facewear assigned to a particular gear set, just

  1. Open the Character menu.
  2. On the left side, below the Feet slot, select the Facewear slot.
  3. In the window that appears, select a facewear item in the Style box.
  4. Under Color, select the a color for the facewear item and select Equip.
  5. To make this a permanent addition to a gear set, select Update Gear Set in the upper right.