Read up on Age of Conan's culture armors
Culture Armor, just what is it exactly? Better yet: How is it going to work? Well, Funcom has some answers to your questions. First of all, culture armor (and weapons) are designed to be end-game crafting creations, thus giving more weight to the crafting aspect within Age of Conan. Eleven cultures are being represented in the armor sets and yes, certain classes won't be able to wear culture armors that don't fit their origins. For instance, Priests of Mitra probably aren't going to be running around in Kushite gear.
As it stands now, players can expect one version of each armor from the culture. So plate, chain, cloth, etc are all going to be in representation here. Atlantean armors won't be included with this first set and it sounds like the reason is that Funcom has much bigger plans for them. We wouldn't be surprised to see them as a part of some kind of major game update.
Our impressions are that these culture pieces will be a great boon to the visual flavor in the game as well as make crafting much more worthwhile. They'll of course serve a utility role as well, but the inclusion of more variety is something any MMO should be looking to add.
