I wish the Au Ra females were taller

I dislike how small they are and wish they were taller. Especially considering the males are huge.

I wish Elezen females were shorter, I dislike how tall they are. Also, there is a thread where people are discussing the new race, this didn't need it's own thread.

I hope Au'ra get more diverse height varients than other races.

It is possible that they created the female with the smallest height and the male with the tallest in the promo images. Because gender sterotypes say that's how it should be.

I hope they keep the Au Ra exactly as they showed them off. I liked them and would really hate it if SE changed them just because a few people on the forums dislike cute-looking girls.

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Originally Posted by DarkStar

I hope they keep the Au Ra exactly as they showed them off. I liked them and would really hate it if SE changed them just because a few people on the forums dislike cute-looking girls.

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So, 5/8 cute female races isn't enough? You have Midlanders, both Lalafell and catgirls already...

They should have split it like they did Hyur, and made the magic-based clan cute, while the physical clan looks like can actually lift something heavier than a knife

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Originally Posted by Blindheart

It is possible that they created the female with the smallest height and the male with the tallest in the promo images. Because gender sterotypes say that's how it should be.

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It's still a significant height difference when compared to other races. Clearly being short is elegant and mysterious.

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Originally Posted by PArcher

So, 5/8 cute female races isn't enough? You have Midlanders, both Lalafell and catgirls already...

They should have split it like they did Hyur, and made the magic-based clan cute, while the physical clan looks like can actually lift something heavier than a knife

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While I would like another buff female race, I do understand that one is enough. There's more demand for cutesy races than buff races on the female side. Female Roe population is plenty enough data for that.

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Originally Posted by Blindheart

It is possible that they created the female with the smallest height and the male with the tallest in the promo images. Because gender sterotypes say that's how it should be.

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Also making them closer in height would be less interesting visually.

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Originally Posted by Mettaur

While I would like another buff female race, I do understand that one is enough. There's more demand for cutesy races than buff races on the female side. Female Roe population is plenty enough data for that.

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I wish I had another option for a strong, muscular female race. I love my FemRoe, though, and now that I have seen the preview for the Au Ra, it is unlikely I will change.

I wish they were a baller.

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Originally Posted by NaliaBrown

I wish I had another option for a strong, muscular female race. I love my FemRoe, though, and now that I have seen the preview for the Au Ra, it is unlikely I will change.

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Oh I wholeheartedly agree, but there is so little demand there's not much incentive to make a new one.

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Originally Posted by Mettaur

While I would like another buff female race, I do understand that one is enough. There's more demand for cutesy races than buff races on the female side. Female Roe population is plenty enough data for that.

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You realize that highlander females are remarkably popular, right?

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Originally Posted by Blindheart

It is possible that they created the female with the smallest height and the male with the tallest in the promo images. Because gender sterotypes say that's how it should be.

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Basically this x100.

The Au Ra are the embodiment of asian stereotypical fantasy. You can find a race that looks exactly like them in every asian online MMO. The tiny, pale, borderline teenage girls. Then the males are these spiky-haired twinks. To me, the Au Ra race design is extremely lazy of Square-Enix and they were clearly made to appeal to the deviantart-based post-Advent Children final fantasy fans.

i think people need to stop complaining about a race that hasn't come out and won't do for nearly 4 to 6 months

personaly i like the difference in hight it gives a wider virally you wanna be tall be elezen wanna be big be roe but i you want to have a new type of female character go au ra,

I wish Lalafell were taller, with rounder ears and slimmer bodies, and with longer legs, and changed their name to Hyur. This is my Christmas wish ^_^

I saw this complaint thread coming the second the screenshots were released.
So far I've seen these complaints:
1) Too lizardy
2) Not lizardy enough
3) Too pretty
4) Not pretty enough
5) stereotypical
6) Too different
7) Too sexually dichotomous
8) Not diverse enough

And people wonder why SE didn't request input about what we would want from a new race...

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Originally Posted by SekhmetM

Basically this x100.

The Au Ra are the embodiment of asian stereotypical fantasy. You can find a race that looks exactly like them in every asian online MMO. The tiny, pale, borderline teenage girls. Then the males are these spiky-haired twinks. To me, the Au Ra race design is extremely lazy of Square-Enix and they were clearly made to appeal to the deviantart-based post-Advent Children final fantasy fans.

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Says someone playing a pigtailed catgirl.

I think they're fine the way they are. If you want a race without a huge discrepancy in size between males and females, most of the existing races already fit that bill. Heck, there's almost no difference in size between Lalafell males and females.

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Originally Posted by Shadex

I wish they were a baller.

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I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat.

Western gamers don't know what the hell they want' they should NEVER be listened to when creating game content.


Doing so would turn FF14 into a generic war shooter.

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Originally Posted by LunaHoshino

Says someone playing a pigtailed catgirl.

I think they're fine the way they are. If you want a race without a huge discrepancy in size between males and females, most of the existing races already fit that bill. Heck, there's almost no difference in size between Lalafell males and females.

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Clearly being an American stereotypical fantasy with blonde, tan, blue-eyed catgirl is vastly superior to Asian stereotypical fantasy, amirite?

I don't know. I'm not a big fan of Deviant Art or Advent Children (oh man that movie was AWFUL), and I think the new race is the most amazing by far, sooo. Maybe it has broader appeal than currently believed. I can't wait to stop playing a miqo'te.

The dimorphism between Au Ra genders is barely more than that of Roegadyn, so I don't know why people are losing their minds. I think both the male and female Au Ra look really great, and as others have mentioned, the examples they've shown aren't necessarily the tallest or even necessary the mid point of size for both.

Males exemplify the physical fury of dragons, while the females play up the arcane mystery of them. So... so what? I think what would have been lazier would be female Roegadyn with horns, which is what some folks apparently want? Sounds likely to be even less popular than what we currently are getting, which is actually something a lot of us want.

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Originally Posted by PArcher

So, 5/8 cute female races isn't enough? You have Midlanders, both Lalafell and catgirls already...

They should have split it like they did Hyur, and made the magic-based clan cute, while the physical clan looks like can actually lift something heavier than a knife

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Amen. Also the OP isn't saying they don't like cute looking girls, they are simply saying the females should be taller. Does taller equate to not being cute ? The option should be there for those who wish to be taller or shorter not force everyone to have short characters.

I personally hope they can be shorter than Miq'ote. But as someone else mentioned in the thread I generally hope they have a bigger height variance option than other races do, or they simply increase the allowance on it for other races (taller for lalas, shorter for others).

Lalafells are overall my favorites but it's pretty much a well-known fact by now that armor models suffer frequently in design and details on the small size of lalafells.

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Originally Posted by JarinArenos

You realize that highlander females are remarkably popular, right?

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Yes, but they are still relatively cutesy. Nor are they that much taller than the other races.

Whenever they show a picture like this:http://i.imgur.com/svXQwvn.jpg
It is always the default settings.

So yea, at midpoint they do have a large size discrepancy, which is fine, because that's a thing that happens.

This may be the first humanoid race in game that *can't* have a female taller than the shortest male.

I like it, it's aaalmost as getting 2 new races instead of one.

let's not pretend Au Ra girls are more than just hyur with tails and horns slapped on designed for ease of cosplay.

Errbody in the skype call i was in laughed when hearing them described as mysterious

You will be able to make a taller Au Ra. I am guessing the showed the average height one. My miqote is the tallest and I noticed I am usually bigger then most other miqote girls since they picked the shorter options. When I switch to Au Ra I probably would pick the tallest option again. The race does appeal to me I always wanted to play a girl character that was part dragon but had more human features, so looking mostly human and having a dragon tail and horns is pretty cool I thought. Can't wait to see the different customization options.

I like the females just the way they were shown. I'm glad they don't look creepy like Elezen.

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Originally Posted by DarkStar

I hope they keep the Au Ra exactly as they showed them off. I liked them and would really hate it if SE changed them just because a few people on the forums dislike cute-looking girls.

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I hope they acknowledge bothsides and Au'ra have the greatest height options in character creation where you can have a female as tall as an Elezen or as short as the shortest Miqote

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Originally Posted by jomoru

I hope they acknowledge bothsides and Au'ra have the greatest height options in character creation where you can have a female as tall as an Elezen or as short as the shortest Miqote

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That'd be fine too. I just wanna be able to make a short, cute Au Ra girl, for maximum dissonance when she's wrecking faces as DRK. :3

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Originally Posted by DarkStar

That'd be fine too. I just wanna be able to make a short, cute Au Ra girl, for maximum dissonance when she's wrecking faces as DRK. :3

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And I don't think Height makes something cute or less cute. Elezen would still be creepy looking if they were the same size as Lalafells its proportions there.

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Originally Posted by jomoru

And I don't think Height makes something cute or less cute. Elezen would still be creepy looking if they were the same size as Lalafells its proportions there.

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Hmm, I suppose that's true. I still honestly just prefer average-short sized characters, though. I'm fairly tall in real life, and let me tell you, always feeling like I have to duck anytime I go through a doorway is annoying. ><

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Originally Posted by LunaHoshino

Says someone playing a pigtailed catgirl.

I think they're fine the way they are. If you want a race without a huge discrepancy in size between males and females, most of the existing races already fit that bill. Heck, there's almost no difference in size between Lalafell males and females.

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Lol I never said I didn't like em. :P

I really like what the females look like. Not so much the males though...

Anyone know if the Au Ra have ears, or if the horns act as ears? Didn't see any ears behind the horns in the footage I saw of them.

I wish people would stop complaining about the perfection that are Au Ra females.