[Suggestion] Paid Race Change Program.

[Camiie]

Oh well, it was on the front page already. Anyway, how is it detrimental to other players if someone else changes their appearance or race? How would you be affected if I was a hume rather than an elvaan? How would I be affected if you were a taru instead of a galka or whatever?

[Concerned4FFxi]

I would definitly pay money to change my character's hair, like its been said in other threads if when doing a world change the option is available to change the hair/race/sex, that would be totally awesome, I love bismarck but I'd so switch worlds just to change my hair and maybe go mithra this time even, mwhahahahahaha. Then change back to Bismarck, but I'd do it just to do the hair change in the least. I'd pay for the race or the character/hair model change for sure.

[Zumi]

I actually would pay $25 to race change my adventuring fellow NPC and not lose all of its levels. I picked a Tarutaru NPC way back when I thought Tarutarus were really cool now I am kind of sick of it being Tarutaru and want a different race. I know I can start over but that's so much grinding that I just don't want to do it.

[Atomic_Skull]

SE isn't going to allow transsexual mithras for the same reason they don't allow same sex marriages.

You guys realize that sex changes are actually illegal in Japan right?

[Concerned4FFxi]

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.

Have you heard of sex change operations? If a Purongo in this game can sing a song and turn me into a frog then a moggle can offer race/sex changing magic.

Besides the race changing, if the rare/ex gear is the problem for changing the race of the character what about changing just the hairstyle of said character? Surely that won't interfer with any gear, and would be totally plausible as far a fantasy/reality goes.

SE stating that gear would limit the change is not the whole story, otherwise why wouldn't they offer a bone such as saying "Dear custromer, we realise as a service provider you have money you'd like to spend on in our virtual world called FFXI, we'll be glad to accept your money in exchange for slight alterations of your character's appearance, such as hair style. Currently, there is no way to change one's race or gender. We appologize for this inconvience, and ask the community for their understanding. Thank you and have a very moogle holiday season"

[Camiie]

SE isn't going to allow transsexual mithras for the same reason they don't allow same sex marriages.

You guys realize that sex changes are actually illegal in Japan right?

You realize that Vana'diel isn't Japan right? You realize that sex changes do occur in Japanese fiction right?

[Meyi]

I'd say yes to this.

Because no race change existed, I started over. I kept my old Elvaan, but I made a new Taru. I'm much happier now playing a Taru Male than an Elvaan female. But some days I do miss being an Elvaan, and I wish I could play an Elvaan Male. If a race change never does happen, I just want to add that it's not that difficult catching back up to where we are in the game because of how easy everything has become. All of the difficult capped missions have become uncapped, nations, Zilart, and CoP are almost completely soloable. I soloed most of ToAU too, and a decent portion of WotG. Getting gear isn't that bad, though I'm not sure I'd want to fight +2 gem NMs again...

Still! It's really easy to catch back up. I've debated leveling a third character to 90.

[Xpress]

Again, I just want SE to let me change my Hair color!!!!!

[Soulanubis]

Race Change {Yes Please}

[Tohihroyu]

Well hears some good news:

in the JP forums some have suggested Race change & Face change "tickets" for new mog bonanza prizes & a good handful of em are asking for it so maybe just maybe there will be a way to change your race or at least your race's face.