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    Player Yoruichi's Avatar
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    Asura
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    PLD Lv 99

    Race and name options

    I think it is unfair that Final Fantasy XIV has race and name switching and Final Fantasy XI don't and think this should change in a update. i would pay $10-$30 to be able to do a race or name switching.
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    Has nothing to do with unfair and everything to do with the fact that this game was not designed with that capability in mind, so there are technical/system issues with trying to add it. The devs are recently on record, once again, that this is not possible currently and they have no plans to make it possible.
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    “That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.”

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    Player Stompa's Avatar
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    Nebula
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    Leviathan
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    PUP Lv 99
    There are positive benefits from the "known reputation" of the permanent character identity system in FFXI.

    If a person causes distress or insult to you, in your LS, or in an event, you can avoid them in future, because you know their character's name/race/gender.

    What would happen if they turned up tomorrow with a different name/race/gender on the same character. You would not know it was the same player. You would risk being distressed and insulted all over again.

    Obviously they could start a new character, or play a mule or whatever. But then they would lose the fancy gear and progress they already have.

    If a dishonourable player could keep their main character, and just switch name/race/gender, and continue causing distress to people, it would be a horrifying scenario imho.
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    Last edited by Stompa; 06-02-2018 at 06:59 PM. Reason: Brevity.