[Suggestion] Ability to change race.

[Camiie]

It would not be difficult to implement this at all, its just changing a value on a spreadsheet its really not difficult, may contain a few problems with PM8-3 but that is all

I know they're different games, but WoW's race change will automatically change faction (their version of fame) and racial mounts to the appropriate counterparts for the new race. I wonder if it would really be that hard for SE to similarly exchange RSE items or race specific key items for their counterparts.

[Disguise]

I know they're different games, but WoW's race change will automatically change faction (their version of fame) and racial mounts to the appropriate counterparts for the new race. I wonder if it would really be that hard for SE to similarly exchange RSE items or race specific key items for their counterparts.

A simple NPC somewhere in-game would be perfect.

This NPC will act as a RSE exchanger. For example, I'm a hume and I race changed to a Elvaan. I would trade any RSE I have for hume and they will give you the option to obtain the same gear but for a different race. You'll select the race you are from a drop down menu.

[Jamesy]

only way i would ever want this to happen is if SE were to add two more races to the game to choose from which they wont ever do

[Krashport]

There is a lot more involved other then RSE "Gear" that would/will effect the game concerning race changing, as to effecting your race you picked just to name a few some Quests, Food effects, CoP missions. I'm sure there is more but am to lazy to really look them up.

[Dragoy]

Even still, I restarted 13 times with in this week alone.

I have to say that I think this is not even close to a common practice.
Why in the name of Altana would you want to do that? Ø_̉Ø

I am sure you are not the only one, not saying that, but I doubt that it is really common at all.
If I imagine starting over 13 times within a week, even though it would be really easy to stay busy all that time, one would probably not accomplish too much within that time yet.
I'd understand the grief of starting anew after playing for years, or even months, as the same character but well, it has been very easy for me to be happy with the character I created in the start, in any game, so I will likely never fully understand the want for this.

Borrowing Yoshi-P's words (or whoever crafted them):

We've had a ton of requests for race changes, so I'm thinking that it's a good idea. But are you all really okay with gender? For example, if your friend changes his gender, that may be quite shocking. System-wise it's no problem at all, so it's really up to you. It's not like you have to change gender if you don't want to, so please let me know your feedback.

As I said before, this is of course not about FFXI.
I wanted to quote it since I mentioned it earlier and found it later (or at least I think this is what I was thinking then).

I think my point is, if there is any, if repeating quests is annoying, why do it?
Is sticking to the one character really the greater evil?

Perhaps get two or more computers (or consoles if you must prefer that) set up and play more than one characters at a time, if you can afford it. That way you would have more variance at all times so perhaps you wouldn't get so bored so fast. >:Ð

By the by, I mean no disrespect at all, I'm merely interested what makes one really want to do this so often.
I mean I can imagine getting bored at something and/or not liking it as much after a while, in other words, a change of mind, but I really doubt this happens that much. There are probably more of those that have older characters but I personally grow attached to them more than bored.

Of course there are those that buy their accounts and characters with them and thus would like to change them... I doubt they would be vocal about it, heh, and yes, that is of course a violation of the User Agreement, ToS, et cetera.


Anywho, welcome back~
It's nice to see you posting again, Rosina. ^^

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Square Enix still charging full price for an outdated game and haven't added much for content, priceless.

Being virtualy tied for number 1, is by no means outdated. Nor is $12.95 a month high.

I know ppl on WoW change race every chance they get. Infact you can change from horde to allince as long as said race has the class you got.

This is a realy stupid argument. WoW dose get to change race, but they's because every expansion they add has 1-4 new races in it. That has nothing to do with a game that more finite in this aspect. This is a game were you're stuck with the job you chose too instead of having 20 you can switch too whenever you want.

[Camiie]

WoW dose get to change race, but they's because every expansion they add has 1-4 new races in it. That has nothing to do with a game that more finite in this aspect. This is a game were you're stuck with the job you chose too instead of having 20 you can switch too whenever you want.

Burning Crusade added 2 races. Lich King added 0. Cataclysm added 2. Pandaria will add 1. Not all races can be all classes so even if they do add a new race there's no guarantee that you'll even be able to change to the new race. They didn't add race change because of new races. They added it for the same reason SE should. It was a service their customers wanted and something felt they could make money on.

[Atomic_Skull]

With that line of thinking the transsexual "argument" you made becomes even more irrelevant (if that's even possible).

I'm simply stating why SE won't allow it, not agreeing with it (why do people assume that when you state why something will or won't happen it means you agree with it?). Remember that in Japan sex change operations are actually illegal. If they said they would not allow same sex marriages because they wanted to avoid controversy, they certainly aren't going to allow sex changes either. I suppose they could just block off Galka and Mithra to female or Male characters of other races though.

This for example:

are you all really okay with gender? For example, if your friend changes his gender, that may be quite shocking.

Not a big deal to us, but apparently it is a big deal to Japanese people to the point that they are worried about freaking people out by changing the gender of some pixels.

[Rosina]

I do it out of ADD. Getting the right name/race/look is hard for me. Sometimes it was due to unintentionally causing drama and wanted a fresh start. But really, other games have this feather and some I stated are STRICK on being in character, they just added lore to back it up. WoW rewritten their lore over several times and do have rponly (lol) servers. ffxi is very restrictive in their character designs and sorta wish they gave you more options. I also switched because my character selection was too popular. mithra face 6 is too over used.

there is no good agument against this option, just a bunch of ppl qqing over change.... who should talk... leech much? oh wait...

[Rosina]

to add. the whole "japanese anti sex change" is flawed..... watch anime >.>;;; tokyo godfathers has a drag queen who was openly gay. infact they have a whole scene in a drag queen bar. Plus was watching joe dirt yesterday and a line spade tells kicking wing "it is not what ypu like, it is the like of the consumer"

it is not hard to put these in video games. Its really all code. Making a game from the ground up is harder. But honestly, redoing quests and stpries all cuz ur bored of a look is pretty dumb. More so now a days where ppl make excuses not to help. And you can't solo everything. "oh i did x for x years helping ppl i'm tired of it." I had an LS mate bluntly say 2-3 dragon was beneath him, because getting there sucks. Talk like that drives ppl from mmo. Shouldn't say that stuff.