Personally, I would really dig playing a male Au Ra, but without the horns or tail...

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Originally Posted by RobynDaBank

I do find it funny that the OP objected to Hrothgar/Roegadyn being too "cuddly" in appearance and that they like the "dangerous" aesthetic... while now having a Lalafell avatar!

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Indeed! I changed from a Xaela to a Raen (because they have warmer skin-colors and their eyes are lighter, a bit closer to my IRL appearance), but when I realized just HOW much their horns class with all my favorite armor sets (like the Abyssos armor), I was pretty bummed. I'd bought the fantasias in a bundle, so I figured I'd just play around as a Lalafell before committing to whatever race I was going to stick with.

The issue for me is, as much as I love the Xaela's lore and culture, the fact their tails clip through everything, along with having *really* dark eyes, I felt like I was limited in their glamour options, as well. Since I'm a redhead in real life, I'd like a character with a warmer, but still pale complexion, and light blue eyes. The Raen fit that bill a little more closely, but again; their horns and tail throw off the "look" I'd otherwise like to use.

Again, it's not the end of the world or anything. I'd just dig having a variant or something of the Au Ra, same overall build and body type, but without the horns or tail. I feel like then, I would be a lot more flexible on my character's glamour options.

Your Lalafell is cute : 3

I agree that it would be cool to have more customization. For example to allow some kind of cross-races, which is then reflected in options like:
Decide off/on horns, off/on animalears or tail, or choose special eyes or theeth.

For the people who want AuRa to be more monsterlike: Should be so for females too then?
I never liked it that the girls are somehow like japanese schoolgirls with some lizard features added, and the males are like some kind of demonic bodybuilders.
The males need more handsome options and the females need more dragonlike options in my opinion.

I liked to play Miqo but I really don't like the tail clipping. I wish I could turn the tail off.
Now as a Viera I sometimes wish to turn off the huge ears or at least an option to just make them much smaller. Could look cute and maybe then we could wear hats.
And it's not a solution to tell people to play a Hyr (or whatever). I would do so, if they would have prettier options, animations and better matching voices.
A different race is never a solution, when people are unhappy about specific features of a race they already like.

And I want to say, that I wonder a lot how many people tell other people to use some mods as a solution.
It's not officially allowed, it excludes all players on Playstation, and so far I heard it's just client side. FFXIV is a social game.
Where is it a solution when other people don't see it?

We should rather advocate for SE to integrate more options into the game. ^o^

so you just want to be a blue highlander who's running animation is like he pooped his pants?

Ditch the groomer anime lizard and go play Elezen, they're way cooler.

Stop being a coward and embrace the giraffe way of life already.
That's like going "I really enjoy the concepts of baguettes but I wish they weren't breads".

Elezen be like
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