Child-like characters?

No, not Lalas. I mean younger version of the available races.
Is there a reason we don't have them as an option to pick?

SE doesn't feel it would be ethical. (I'm ok with their decision on that, personally...)

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Originally Posted by Risvertasashi

SE doesn't feel it would be ethical. (I'm ok with their decision on that, personally...)

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Ethical how exactly?
We have Alisaie, Alphinaud, several children in MSQ and off-quests.
The only thing that would worry me is "Roleplayers".

Like they said, its mostly for ethical reason. Its different with NPCs since they can at least control what happens to them.

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Among some of the feedback we received were requests for playable characters that resembled young boys and girls. Unfortunately, this is one request we cannot consider for ethical reasons.

With every passing year the debate surrounding moral and ethical issues in games grows more intense, and we do not want to present children in battle or in pain—and posing such characters sexually and taking screenshots and so forth would be expressly forbidden.

In any event, regardless of what our players did or did not intend to do, the fact remains that if a review board were to evaluate such content and determine it were unacceptable, we would be forced to suspend FFXIV’s service. We ask that you keep these factors in mind as we strive to abide by the changing standards of the times. "

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http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...24#post4975024

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because perverts exist, even in FFXIV

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Originally Posted by myahele

Like they said, its mostly for ethical reason. Its different with NPCs since they can at least control what happens to them.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...24#post4975024

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Understandable.
If people can go as far as to sexualize Hrothgar and Lalas I can't even want to start imagining what they' do

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Originally Posted by Siete

Ethical how exactly?
The only thing that would worry me is "Roleplayers".

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You're on the nose.
That, and because of

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Originally Posted by myahele

Like they said, its mostly for ethical reason. Its different with NPCs since they can at least control what happens to them.

""Among some of the feedback we received were requests for playable characters that resembled young boys and girls. Unfortunately, this is one request we cannot consider for ethical reasons.

With every passing year the debate surrounding moral and ethical issues in games grows more intense, and we do not want to present children in battle or in pain—and posing such characters sexually and taking screenshots and so forth would be expressly forbidden.

In any event, regardless of what our players did or did not intend to do, the fact remains that if a review board were to evaluate such content and determine it were unacceptable, we would be forced to suspend FFXIV’s service. We ask that you keep these factors in mind as we strive to abide by the changing standards of the times. ""

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...24#post4975024

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Originally Posted by HeyMcFly

because perverts exist, even in FFXIV

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Yes?, then remove lalas already (:

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Originally Posted by Omymy

Yes?, then remove lalas already (:

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Purge them with fire!!!