Why are some hair styles race restricted?

Seriously why?

If a hyur tries to get a Miqote bobcut does the universe implode?

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Originally Posted by Lilyarel

Seriously why?

If a hyur tries to get a Miqote bobcut does the universe implode?

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You can get that haircut on Lalafell and Elezen too.

Heck if I know. I'm still wondering why the dreads are female-only.

I'm still jealous of ya'll ponytail! Something about the Hyur ponytail I like D: Anyways on topic they've been gradually unrestricting them, so I'm sure you'll get it soon? I hope because it would make sense ;s

I'm still wondering why you can't dye or craft in inn rooms.

Or more related to the topic, why female elezens have a bald hairstyle, but males don't unless things have changed.

Ohhh, the nitpicky design choices that SE has made...I could rant for days. It's the small things that will drive me insane.

in the case of miqo'te hairstyles, it's because the design is completely different from other races due to the ears.
But in general, the hairstyles have to be designed individually for each race, which takes time. Considering deadlines and how they seem to have a policy of one or two new hairstyles per patch, it's most likely a time constraint thing.
Believe me, it's NOT as simple as sticking a new haircut onto another race. They have to be sized, proportioned, and tested. Moreover, some hairstyles interact with headwear and bodywear. While they seem to have just thrown up their hands when it comes to clipping with some armor, they need to make sure it's not TOO jarring.

OMFG yes please. I have begged for this style for my highlander before every update. Its crazy, its a midlander style. I'm a highlander, same damn race.
http://alexandre.hanot.free.fr/image...in/jenlyns.jpg

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Originally Posted by kyuven

in the case of miqo'te hairstyles, it's because the design is completely different from other races due to the ears.

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Lalafell and Miqo'te share a lot of hair styles so I don't think this is true any more.

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Originally Posted by ErikMynhier

OMFG yes please. I have begged for this style for my highlander before every update. Its crazy, its a midlander style. I'm a highlander, same damn race.
http://alexandre.hanot.free.fr/image...in/jenlyns.jpg

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Jenlyns is midlander though, he is pretty small.

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Originally Posted by Adire

I'm still wondering why you can't dye or craft in inn rooms.

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Because it's noisy.
How can fellow patrons sleep at night through all of the twinkling and explosions when you sew?

Because if all races got this

http://i.imgur.com/93eDFzll.jpg?1

Then nobody would play cute elf girls anymore and I would be sad.

All the original Femroe haircuts have a noticeably lower and more jagged hairline. Like, halfway down the forehead. Along with some outright gravity defying spikyness, I assumed that it would be a racial quip. For example~
http://images.bluegartr.com/bucket/g...1463b7b8f1.pnghttp://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hph...52163341_n.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/1rWgW5F.png

You can even see it on the racially shared mohawk that girls have! This cut came out as a FemRoe exclusive, and it shows. I mean look at that crazy hairline.
http://i.imgur.com/ED3ohCm.jpg

If there was a haircut I'd hope to go cross-race, it'd be the two-bunned cut Momodi rocks. I've wanted that for FemRoes from BEFORE 2.0 BETA. I feel your pain, Erik.

Anyway, somewhere along the line, SE decided to drop the initial rules for haircuts being race locked, and thusly carrying unique traits (like the Roe's low foreheads, Miqo'te styling around their ears, Highlanders favoring tied back or wefted hair) and just started implementing the patched in styles for everyone. I have a feeling they won't go back and make currently locked styles for all races to keep an extra bit of unique flavoring for your race of choice, but you never know.

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Originally Posted by Dread

Because if all races got this

http://i.imgur.com/93eDFzll.jpg?1

Then nobody would play cute elf girls anymore and I would be sad.

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http://i.imgur.com/uprIK7D.jpg

Oh hun.

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Originally Posted by Ametrine

http://i.imgur.com/uprIK7D.jpg

Oh hun.

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BRB adding femroes to the list of acceptable waifus.

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Originally Posted by Chiramu

Lalafell and Miqo'te share a lot of hair styles so I don't think this is true any more.

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Miqo'te got some 1.0 Lalafell hairstyles, but i think it is not the other way.

If you want to see what's shared... I still have to finish some uploads (got a little lazy) but you can see what is shared http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...n-and-Requests

Personally, I would like to see all hairstyles shared, but there are a few that will never go Miqo'te because of their ears...

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Originally Posted by Adire

I'm still wondering why you can't dye or craft in inn rooms.

Or more related to the topic, why female elezens have a bald hairstyle, but males don't unless things have changed.

Ohhh, the nitpicky design choices that SE has made...I could rant for days. It's the small things that will drive me insane.

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That's one thing my husband has been waiting for. He uses the buzzed haircut on his Male Highlander but he hates the design styled into it. He's been waiting for just a normal buzzed haircut like midlander and (female?!) Elezen have.

Hairstyles are race restricted because: 1. Different races have different sized heads. 2. The heads are of different shapes. 3. The hairlines start differently and ears are located at different places.
This all boils down to more work on the modeling side as each and every hairstyle has to be modified to fit other races.

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Originally Posted by Chiramu

Jenlyns is midlander though, he is pretty small.

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That's what he means. There are Midlander and Highlander exclusive hairstyles at the moment, which don't make a lick of damn sense considering they are both Hyur's.

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Originally Posted by DragonSlayer45

That's what he means. There are Midlander and Highlander exclusive hairstyles at the moment, which don't make a lick of damn sense considering they are both Hyur's.

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Not to mention Hyur Midlander is the only race that hasn't had a race-exclusive hairstyle from a patch. The long hair/dreads? Highlander only. So even though that was the "hyur hair" patch, it only applied to one half of the hyuran population. I'm still waiting for a hyur midlander hair from a patch. Not that I approve of the "one race onry" policy, but if it's been that way for all other races, it's not fair to exclude one of them -- or in this case half of one.

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Originally Posted by synesthetic

Because it's noisy.
How can fellow patrons sleep at night through all of the twinkling and explosions when you sew?

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"CUT IT OUT WITH THE HASTY TOUCH I'M TRYING TO SLEEP OVER HERE."

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Originally Posted by Kietsu

"CUT IT OUT WITH THE HASTY TOUCH I'M TRYING TO SLEEP OVER HERE."

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*SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH*
*SHWING*

It does seem that they are moving away from the exclusive hairstyles for patches and just bringing them all out at once...

I'm hoping Heavensward also comes out with a bunch of new hairstyles, even if just the old ones spread amongst all races.

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Originally Posted by Lilyarel

*SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH*
*SHWING*

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*CRASH-BOOM*

*CURSING ABOUT LOST MATERIALS*

Jaindelaine must be a quiet crafter when he comes for our makeovers....

I want roegadyn's spiky hair for highlander :(

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Originally Posted by synesthetic

Because it's noisy.
How can fellow patrons sleep at night through all of the twinkling and explosions when you sew?

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I'm sorry, but that's a pretty silly reason considering inn rooms are completely instanced for each player.

You can't even use some items like the gold saucer hair unlock token thingy (with the aesthetician bell right next to you at that) in an inn room for pete's sake! Those slashing noises he makes are pretty loud too.

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Originally Posted by Adire

I'm still wondering why you can't dye or craft in inn rooms.

Or more related to the topic, why female elezens have a bald hairstyle, but males don't unless things have changed.

Ohhh, the nitpicky design choices that SE has made...I could rant for days. It's the small things that will drive me insane.

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Tell me about it. The Chocobo thing has been a QoL thing we've been asking about for years.
Queuing with Choco and at housing you can't dismiss it, you can't do jack with that damn bird.

I guess some hairstyles are mean to be race-specific.

Otherwise, yes please! There are some styles that are shared across some races, but aren't available for others --- these particular styles really should be shared by everyone.

Highlanders males are already lacking in the hair department ;_;