Dear Devs, please make sure the Au Ra have proper "Red" hair-colors

This is something that has kind of bothered me with the Highlanders for a while, and hope to see addressed at least with the Au Ra; there are no "bright, bold" hair-colors, but instead, they turn very light and pale, almost pastel.

Obviously, none of us will be *totally* sure of how we want our new characters to look until we have a chance to mess with their appearance first-hand, but I'd very much like the option of choosing more "Red" colors.

Specifically, I want to have a hair-color that mirrors Sleipnir's mane. I imagine my Dark Knight will probably be riding that mount almost exclusively, and I like for my characters to have a totally uniform, well-though-out look to them.

Heck, just look at this character's appearance; I painstakingly made sure that his eyes matched the cloth of the Relic Armor, his hair matches the "metal" on his shoulders and gloves, and I chose a skin-color that made sense for Thanalan, but also complimented the canary-yellow of the set.

Clearly, I spend way too much time planning my characters' appearances out, but when you get them "just right", it makes playing them way more satisfying. Even as easily-attainable as the Artifact Armor is, I still love using it. My hope is that I will feel similarly about my future Au Ra character, and having Red hair-colors (be it a bright, fiery orange, or a deep, dark auburn) would be awesome.

Thanks!

I originally tried to get red hair too.... had to go blue because the red was so bad.

http://i.imgur.com/gX0BRq4.jpg

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Originally Posted by Abelli

I originally tried to get red hair too.... had to go blue because the red was so bad.

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Are you talking about natural red, or crayon red? My character has natural red hair (not sure how well you can see it on my avatar), so it is possible to achieve that color.

I'm pretty sure they can pull off deep red hair.

Never had any characters with red hair. Difficult to pull off.

I agree I always noticed this. And no not "natural" red hair I think the OP is talking more along the lines of bright/deep red hair like Ariel from little mermaid.

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Originally Posted by Jacosta

Are you talking about natural red, or crayon red? My character has natural red hair (not sure how well you can see it on my avatar), so it is possible to achieve that color.

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You can get auburn, even some red highlights but the base can't be bright red.

Even though I always choose pink, I can support this. For some reason there isn't much red to work with.

IDK I think my character's hair is pretty red... (and a pretty red...haaaaa bad puns)

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Originally Posted by AskaRay

IDK I think my character's hair is pretty red... (and a pretty red...haaaaa bad puns)

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It's red, but it's more of a poop red.

I am still waiting for my fire engine red hair. :/

The red hair in this game isn't the best I'm afraid.

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Originally Posted by Abelli

It's red, but it's more of a poop red.

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Ahem.... "poop" red?
No..

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Originally Posted by Abelli

It's red, but it's more of a poop red.

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If your poop is red, you may need to visit gastroenterologist as that is often a sign of internal bleeding.
Also, you may want to consider not eating glass or small shards of metal.

Both, natural shades of red and "bright" red. Really, the only options are "really, really dark red", and... that's it. I'd like a bit more to work with there, color-wise.

Making your natural features match your cloths is extremely tacky.

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Originally Posted by SekhmetM

Making your natural features match your cloths is extremely tacky.

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EDIT: Misread your post. I dunno, I like having a well thought-out appearance. I don't think it's so obvious that you would immediately recognize it, so much as as it just "fits". Like... I wouldn't go with all black hair just to match black armor, but reddish hair-colors tend to look good against black armor (as does white, although I feel like "white-haired swordsman" is kind of played-out).

Hmm, I don't remember having problems finding red hair when making my character. But I tend to go with more realistic colors, I tried to match my character's color to my own, and feel I did a good job.

But more colors are certainly fine if you want to go more... excessive!

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Originally Posted by Lethallin

Hmm, I don't remember having problems finding red hair when making my character. But I tend to go with more realistic colors, I tried to match my character's color to my own, and feel I did a good job.

But more colors are certainly fine if you want to go more... excessive!

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That's the issue, though; Red hair *is* a natural hair-color, it's simply more uncommon. Now, super-bright red isn't natural, but then, neither are pastel colors or green and blue. Not saying that we need so many options that it starts to look "silly" or anything, but I'd certainly appreciate a little more in the way of Red hair-colors.

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Originally Posted by SekhmetM

Making your natural features match your cloths is extremely tacky.

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How do you mean?

As far as I know all the red shades are pretty cool in shade (by adding either grey or white). Perhaps a few warmer shades without going orange? Though what I want the most is proper, red lip color. Right now it's either pink or brown, which is annoying considering that true red appears in face paint colors.

Hmm. I think my hair is pretty red. Not sure how much brighter you could get without going full on neon colors, which you can't really do with the blues and greens right now either.

I'd like to see more red shades available, too! By "red", I mean more of a vibrant, natural looking red. Think Tauriel from the Hobbit movies, or the Weasleys from Harry Potter. Carrot red, fiery red, and the like.

Fun fact: natural red hair is almost always warm toned, which may be why the current selection with so many cool and muted colors doesn't quite hit the spot for some red hair fans.

(and OP, I am like that with my characters too -- the details and subtle nuances can make or break a character's design! ;) )

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Originally Posted by Fleur

I'd like to see more red shades available, too! By "red", I mean more of a vibrant, natural looking red. Think Tauriel from the Hobbit movies, or the Weasleys from Harry Potter. Carrot red, fiery red, and the like.

Fun fact: natural red hair is almost always warm toned, which may be why the current selection with so many cool and muted colors doesn't quite hit the spot for some red hair fans.

(and OP, I am like that with my characters too -- the details and subtle nuances can make or break a character's design! ;) )

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Exactly! I'm not talking, like, "Knuckles the Echidna" red or anything, but a natural, yet bold reddish color. Almost "copper", even. The closest thing right now is kind of a light brown.

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Originally Posted by Abelli

It's red, but it's more of a poop red.

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what about my red?

I support this ^^ It's something all races can benefit from!