Miqo'te

It really seems like 99% of the people on my server are Miqo'te, I am guilty of it myself. I have not seen a single Hyur or Roegadyn. I seen a couple Elezen and a few Lalafell.. but mostly just cats everywhere.

I want to be a Padjal but I guess that is an NPC exclusive.

I know this is probably pretty far fetched, but any hope for a full make over option later? I honestly would like to switch to a new race and look. Every direction I look I feel like I am just looking at myself. Perhaps a Night Elezan would be awesome.. they remind me of Castlevania.

I tried a few races before settling on a female Miqo'te (Moon type). I just didn't like the look of the other races in gladiator gear.

Aside from the nice starting stats that are suited for gladiators (from what I see in the chara-creation), they're too cute to pass up.

I am pretty sure that the allure of the Miqo'te stems primarily from the design of the character itself in correlation with the assumed naivety of characters in the terms of Anime and such. The females are petite but not overtly childish as the Lalafell. The males have a certain je ne sais quoi that isn't present in their male counterparts of the other races. They seem to be nearly perfect representations of the perceived idealistic archetypal person that the standard Otaku idolizes, complete with kitty-personae, such as the ears, tail and personality quirks which also fit into many of the standard Otaku's idolizations.. :3 ..And if I lost you with all of the long words, I basically said that people like the Miqo'te because of their representation as compared to the other races.. xD

What it boils down to is what you want to look like. I play a Hyur because I always play humans. Each race has nice characteristics when it comes to aesthetics. Lalafell's. Walk funny and it always make me want to pick them up and hug them. Elezen are super tall and look very natureish. Roegadyn are tough and burly and look like the could squish your skull by looking at you.

Miqo'te are popular for the same reason as people have stated before. They are basically anime archetypes. The females are cute and playful. The males are loners and have a really cool squat they do. Like they are waiting to pounce on something.

Every race has its own strengths. Stats don't really mean a whole lot until you get to that point where the slightest advantage will give you and edge. By then, you are not worrying about how you look.

Go for what you want to play. Because you will be staring at it for the next 50 levels (if you stick with it)

Uh yeah, I'm Miqo'te too. I usually go through the looks of the different races and pick the one I like the most. After all I have to look at it for most of my gaming time.

Humans are alright. I can seem myself playing one of those. Lallafel are just small, and childish. For me that was a tad too creepy, that's all. The big ones, Ro-something, yeah too big for my taste really, and too green. Or blue. Then there's the Elezen, and they just looked ... odd. I'm not sure how else to say it, but there's something weird with their body proportions. The head's too small or something. Or the body too big.

And Miqo'te's were just too cute, so I picked that.

Cats Rule!!!!!

Join the Miqo'te for World Domination.
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