[Suggestion] Paid Race Change Program.

[Akiyama]

I'd rather have a paid face/hair change than race change, or an ingame NPC that for X amount of gil, you can change.

I would not mind paying for a name change, I wanted to call my Galkan Nostradamus (I figure such a name is suiting for a Galka) but when I clicked it said there was an error & I could not use that name (not an already a PC with that name, just an error) so I chose Cuddleslave, its...cute and well it got me quite well known in levi! lol not many girls playing Galka it seems

Also would like a salon of some kind, at the very least let me swap between the two colors for my face. (Which is all I really want to do anyhow.)

I think race changes are kinda dumb but I would definitely like to see paid name and character model changes.

To all those that aren't bothered about a race change or don't want a race change but want services like Name Changes etc., you should probably make a new thread (if one isn't already around) to raise your suggestion. This thread's topic is a service for changing one's race.

General Forum Rules:
Please keep all posts on topic. Making off topic posts will only cause confusion and miscommunication. When you create a new thread, please do not mix multiple unrelated topics into a single thread. Instead, please create an individual thread based on each topic.

This should help the development team see an overview of requests through the thread names rather than requests within a thread requesting a different service.

[Eldwir]

To all those that aren't bothered about a race change or don't want a race change but want services like Name Changes etc., you should probably make a new thread (if one isn't already around) to raise your suggestion. This thread's topic is a service for changing one's race.
This should help the development team see an overview of requests through the thread names rather than requests within a thread requesting a different service.

Thanks mate, I seriously apreciate cooperation~expecially thanks for posting words that may help people to understand why they shouldn't bother using negative behaviour over this feature ;] !

[HFX7686]

Thanks mate, I seriously apreciate cooperation~expecially thanks for posting words that may help people to understand why they shouldn't bother using negative behaviour over this feature ;] !

You mean that people who disagree with you should shut up, go elsewhere, and accept this suggestion?

[Eldwir]

You mean that people who disagree with you should shut up, go elsewhere, and accept this suggestion?

More like, why posting negatively ? I seriously can't see how this might be "dumb" or affect people who aren't going to change their race. We're trying to have this to get to Square Enix eyes, but of course, negative comments such as yours becalling "dumb" over something that might cause frustration to people...isn't really anything people posting in here would be. Additionally never said to shut up, just explain statements after calling something "dumb". Instead of leaving them as they are. Cheers mate.

[Vimechue]

You mean that people who disagree with you should shut up, go elsewhere, and accept this suggestion?

That's right the kind of people Akiyama, some posts above was trying to keep away. People who aren't going to post relevant stuff contained in the thread. We did mention a name change and re customization, however the topic's about changing one's race and yes, I agree with the topic starter. We should try to keep this positive, after all it won't be a big deal to those who won't change their race and so use this service. For money. So it's nothing either granted or free, just trying to raise the topic to SE, exactly. We don't need sorry answers like that one.

[Akiyama]

You mean that people who disagree with you should shut up, go elsewhere, and accept this suggestion?

My post wasn't rejecting your right to disagree or asking you to go elsewhere. Nor was I stating that any negativity was being made towards the subject. The feature request for this thread is a optional extra - and as such, those that disagree are simply stating that they wouldn't use the service. It makes little to no effect on those that aren't interested in the service as to whether it's implemented or not.

On that note, the development team know that many players requested this feature which resulted in their Tweet regarding the subject. I think the people who are interested want to know more details on why the idea was turned down as the dealing with RSE seems like a minor obstruction - obviously there may be more behind it, but since we were only given that information, we don't know any further details.

[Kari]

RSE is a very, very minor issue.
Slap a warning on it saying you will no longer be able to equip any RSE you've gathered for that race.

Maybe, if SE feels generous, allow conversions of Event RSE. [Swimsuits, etc.]
After all, we did the events and were forced to take that specific RSE, where-as you have a choice in most other RSE gear obtaining.

[azjazo]

I think the RSE would be a small price to pay agains the create a new char, level it up quest all over again, so yeah, the warning that you will lose all that gear would be enough, and if SE is kind enough even give you some kind of brochure to exchage for the equivalent RSE from a moogle or something...

[Ophiuchus]

I have been hoping for this feature to come to FFXI for a few years now. I'd very much be willing to pay for a race/character change for a reasonable rate. And I also agree that issues with RSE could be easily fixed by making a npc that exchanges the items in return for the items of the appropriate race/gender.

The only few other issues lore-wise (or whatever you'd describe it as), beside RSE, are a few instances in the games story/progression where character's race plays an issue(Some part of Chains of Promathia missions and some key items involved with those missions, issues with a handful of other mission/quest details); but I feel a simple prevention from allowing a character change while the character in question is on said missions. As for the key items gained from missions those could easily be exchanged by a generated npc in certain game areas without creating any for of story paradox's.

Though if I may offer and additional suggestion to the suggestion. To please limit the number of changes per Square Enix/Playonline account. I'd suggest either a one-time only change or pershaps a rather extended cooldown between changes, sort of how there's a cooldown between world transfers for characters. This would prevent the only potential abuse I forsee that could come from this.

[HFX7686]

You think that because I feel a proposed 'feature' is dumb that I am exhibiting 'negative behaviour'? Well, despite your pompous and condescending way of putting that, you'd be right. I have a negative opinion of this suggestion. I therefore display some negative behaviour by posting that I have a negative opinion of this silly suggestion.

There needs to be some kind of reality in the fantasy of the game. People don't suddenly change races. There could be no possible logical explanation for people to suddenly switch their race to another. Not even some kind of powerful magic, moogle or otherwise, could possibly stretch to explain this huge gaping hole in suspended disbelief. You'd probably have to get Altana herself to cry some tears on you to have your race changed.

So yes, changing races is dumb. Changing names and hairstyles can be explained within the context of the game. Changing races cannot be.