[HexGirlBestGirl]

Not for this, because I'd argue it doesn't give less variety to have more sprites accessible to everyone. If anything, that's the opposite of true. With more sprites to choose from, you get more options for everyone, not just those willing to splash cash

This is literally the definition of Item Regalias. Mechanically the same as what's globally accessible but visually only for those who used a Regalia to set their item of choice to said custom icon. This is just taking the same exact principle but taking it a step further, ain't it? Technically, houses are a huge source of 'variety' but those are locked behind real money aka Asagos. Someone had to have paid for them at some point in most cases. Same with Patrions. Unsure of how/why this is an issue in your eyes in that regard.

How would you obtain variety in those regards outside of giving everything to everyone and then just having them mix and match a collection of shit together? Currently, variety is decided by characters/players themselves and the amount of effort they're willing to spend on the portable mirror right now as far as visual appearance goes in this regard.

So. I'm confused.

"Variety" shouldn't come from wanting to be a special snowflake. Plus, what's stopping you from using that to instead import literally any other thing that ISN'T weaponry?

Technically if you wanna be literal, Variety is the definition of being a special snowflake only the amount that you are is based on how much others share the same thread of whatever's being defined into the pool of "Variety". Do read above.

Secondly. GMs doing their job is what's stopping people. After all, what's stopping people from, y'know. Using Item Regalias to put their gear as dicks or something? Profile pictures to porn? So on, so on. Same as per usual. Since it's something of the visual kind, someone'll report memes/illegal things like always and otherwise, there's not much of an issue.

Thus, once again, i'm all for this since we're already in too deep either way and there's not much of an issue with having this feature tacked on to the already existing principle.