I think the reason they removed the graphics for head pieces is because so many of them looked utterly ridiculous, particularly the leather and cloth look ones. For instance, I like the Viking-style Barbarian plate look, but the Dark Elf leather helm graphic is awful. And Wood Elves - WTF are the wings for? And Erudite males have teapots on their heads. You see my point. So Sony decides it's easier to make the helms invisible than to make them look good. Understandable, I guess. And besides, I didn't pick the way my character looks just to cover it up with a big ugly helm :)