Quote Originally Posted by Ophiuchus View Post
People can get surgey in real life to change their apearance to that of another race/gender of someone if they so wish (hell it's probably possible to make one look like a monkey surgically if they really wanted too). So, in actuallity, it's ironic you're argument is about the reality of it being in a fantasy game when it's already possible in the reality of real life.
Here's a supporting link to the above statement that it is possible to "race change" in the real world. Strange, but true: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlFAU...eature=related

In any case, I can see why a race change within the context of FFXI might be impossible. As per the tweet from SE that was quoted in an earlier post, there are gear considerations.

Now, a service to change once's appearance (not race) such as face, hair color, size and/or name; this, I can see as being a very welcomed service either as an in-game "salon" where a character pays x amount of gil for the service or as a customization service offered in POL that is purchased for x amount of dollars to make the aforementioned changes.