Whey they stopped adding holes for Miqo'te hats? :eek:

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So, browsing through the available headgear to plan a Miqo'te alt's glam... I could see a pattern.

Nearly all of ARR's hats had holes for the ears. Then come following expansions, they added either less, or those awful-looking "ear pouches" when the holes would do just as fine.

Then... in the latest ShB sets, there's barely (if any?!) one or the other.

And in some cases, it's as bad as the Calfskin cap not having them when it would be realistically impossible to squish those ears under a thin cap.

I don't think in many of the cases (like this cap), adding the hole would be any complicated engineering or something like that, would it?

I've noticed it too and it really bothers me.

There is some gear where the ear covers make sense, but my big issue with those is that the artists don't seem to bother checking the actual size or position where the ears should be. As long as it's got two points somewhere on the sides of the head, they're done.

They're usually in the wrong position and half the proper size, and I hate using those hats because they look so wrong and uncomfortable PLUS inherently ugly for having random spikes sticking out of the design.

It hurts to bend ones ears under the cap, but it could be worse! We could have huge ears like rabbits and need to bind them up and shove them into the latest Amalj'aa donghelmet design.

I'm surprised we don't have more hats that just let the ears clip through like how no gear stops the tail from clipping through.

I'm with you.
It's a shame they're moving away from the holes.

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Originally Posted by ItMe

I'm surprised we don't have more hats that just let the ears clip through like how no gear stops the tail from clipping through.

I'm with you.
It's a shame they're moving away from the holes.

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They have never seemed to have a problem with this. Every single top piece with a sash or cape-ish thing just clips your tail. Most gear doesn't have rhyme or reason for a tail hole, and it just pokes through.

Not only are they not doing ear holes for miqo'te much of the headgear doesn't even have ear socks. It is concerning that literally the most popular race in the game (and the main one used in promos) has this amount of effort put into them.

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

Not only are they not doing ear holes for miqo'te much of the headgear doesn't even have ear socks. It is concerning that literally the most popular race in the game (and the main one used in promos) has this amount of effort put into them.

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At least they get hats.

*cries in Hrothgar*

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Originally Posted by ItMe

I'm surprised we don't have more hats that just let the ears clip through like how no gear stops the tail from clipping through.

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I think the thing is that the ears don't just "clip through" - they're slightly disconnected from the head with the gap normally covered by the hair, so hats need to line up with the bottom edge of the ears to look right.

It's possible they just want to skip out on whatever effort is needed to get that right. :(

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

At least they get hats.

*cries in Hrothgar*

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Nah bunk that noise. I want my ear socks back. Like I can't wear the baseball hat because it doesn't have sock ears. Why do you think I wear the kitty sleeping hat all the time. IT's because it has ear socks :D The baseball cap and other hats need the socks too. :c

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Originally Posted by Gameovers

Nah bunk that noise. I want my ear socks back. Like I can't wear the baseball hat because it doesn't have sock ears. Why do you think I wear the kitty sleeping hat all the time. IT's because it has ear socks :D The baseball cap and other hats need the socks too. :c

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Speak for yourself. I cried seeing the return of elezen ear socks for the Nier gear :C