EYEBROWS?

Where are highlanders eyebrows? An age old question wondered by millions. You'll note that it was said that <10% of NA players have cleared FCOB. I've deduced its because highlanders everywhere are devastated by their lack of eyebrows. Those of us who could no longer suffer with the agony have begun to paint on our eyebrows, the results are catastrophic. Turn away if you are easily squeamish:
http://i.imgur.com/xuoeBgA.jpg?1
A new race? With horn options. But you know what else? Eyebrows. Even our sisters can grow eye hair.

Here is what some NPCs would look like if they suffered the same injustice highlanders face everyday.
http://i.imgur.com/buEzWRV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ELdrtsJ.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/umQhNzy.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/FEPLbns.jpg?1
Down below please show your support by discussing how you feel about your characters eyebrows (or lack there of).
Bonus:
http://i.imgur.com/satqXvW.jpg?1

http://33.media.tumblr.com/d7d34b864...kPK1qafrh6.gif

(Also, Highlanders would be the hottest men if it wasn't for the eyebrow issue.)

I've never seen the link, but apparently highlander males shave off their eyebrows because it's a cultural thing.

Since we're never gonna have eyebrows for male highlanders I'd love it if we get more face eyebrow options in the face paint section. The current one is simply too thick and depending on color and/or transparency, it'll look very fake

Didn't think derplander could get anymore derp...I've been proven wrong.

http://gamerescape.com/2014/10/18/fi...nel-live-blog/

Male highlanders actually do that to themselves when they go into battle.

You have no one to blame but yourself (lorewise)! You must of been drunk when you did it. :P

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Originally Posted by myahele

I've never seen the link, but apparently highlander males shave off their eyebrows because it's a cultural thing.

Since we're never gonna have eyebrows for male highlanders I'd love it if we get more face eyebrow options in the face paint section. The current one is simply too thick and depending on color and/or transparency, it'll look very fake

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If you could find the lore statement to that that would be a good read. I think because of the 1.0 to 2.0 transfer they didn't add the eyebrow options because they weren't there in 1.0. Lore is made to justify anything in game, not sure why highlanders would shave eyebrows specially when there are paint options and females have them.

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Originally Posted by dejiko_san

http://gamerescape.com/2014/10/18/fi...nel-live-blog/

Male highlanders actually do that to themselves when they go into battle.

You have no one to blame but yourself (lorewise)! You must of been drunk when you did it. :P

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Gasp. What kind of treachery is this! This is some lore I just cannot sit behind. D:<

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Originally Posted by Keydah

http://33.media.tumblr.com/d7d34b864...kPK1qafrh6.gif

(Also, Highlanders would be the hottest men if it wasn't for the eyebrow issue.)

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Agreed on all counts. Give the poor bears more brow-paint options and they'll be swatting the ladies away. If they aren't already.

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Originally Posted by dejiko_san

http://gamerescape.com/2014/10/18/fi...nel-live-blog/

Male highlanders actually do that to themselves when they go into battle.

You have no one to blame but yourself (lorewise)! You must of been drunk when you did it. :P

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Psych out an opponent?
"Huh, wonder where his eyebrows went. Oh well" *Stabs said Highlander*
10/10 Battle strat. No wonder they lost Ala Mhigo.

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Originally Posted by Lilyarel

Psych out an opponent?
"Huh, wonder where his eyebrows went. Oh well" *Stabs said Highlander*
10/10 Battle strat. No wonder they lost Ala Mhigo.

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I think they had planned it to go the other way! hahaha

"Huh, wonder where his eyebrows went." *drops guard* *Gets stabbed by said Highlander*

I was raised by Coblyns, what's this Ala Mhigo traditional nonsense - damn lalas should stop shaving my eyebrows in the middle of the night while I sleep >.>;;.

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Originally Posted by Shougun

I was raised by Coblyns, what's this Ala Mhigo traditional nonsense - damn lalas should stop shaving my eyebrows in the middle of the night while I sleep >.>;;.

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But we're payed good coin to! And honey muffins, lots of honey muffins.

As proven in the some of the comments seeing people without eyebrows IS unnerving at 1st.

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Originally Posted by Huh

If you could find the lore statement to that that would be a good read. I think because of the 1.0 to 2.0 transfer they didn't add the eyebrow options because they weren't there in 1.0. Lore is made to justify anything in game, not sure why highlanders would shave eyebrows specially when there are paint options and females have them.

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They had everyone who had a character created in 1.0 change their character, choice or not, via a Fantasia given to each 1.0 account holder. So, you had to change your character regardless because they made changes to each character choice in terms of voice, modeling, etc, however slight they were.

That they chose to keep the Highlanders as they were in 1.0 means that it's an intended aspect of that race.

According to a member of the dev. team at a FanFest held, this is what they had to say regarding the Highlanders' lack of eyebrows:

Why don’t male highlanders have eyebrows?
Fernehalwes: It’s a battle tactic to confuse/psych out opponent.

http://gamerescape.com/2014/10/18/fi...nel-live-blog/

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Originally Posted by JonLuso

They had everyone who had a character created in 1.0 change their character, choice or not, via a Fantasia given to each 1.0 account holder. So, you had to change your character regardless because they made changes to each character choice in terms of voice, modeling, etc, however slight they were.

That they chose to keep the Highlanders as they were in 1.0 means that it's an intended aspect of that race.

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That's false, my character is straight from 1.0. Your character started out exactly as you left him from 1.0 in the character creator. They didn't force you to change, they ALLOWED you to change because the graphics were now different. Every single visual option was available again for highlanders. No options were removed (only voices were different because they didn't have the same 1.0 voice actors).

I must've gotten something different, because I was forced to change/update my characters the moment I selected them.

I TOOK THEM.

The great thing about Lore is that it can be changed in an instant. Maybe a new fashion trend amongst young male Highlanders is to keep the eyebrows in defiance of the traditions of old.

There's really no reason to make Lore an immovable object, to do so can make things stale over time.

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Originally Posted by Gramul

I TOOK THEM.

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Give them back! ;_;

Lalafell thaums use Highlander eyebrow hairs as spell components to give themselves 20% more adorableness.

Ahaha! I never really embraced the name 'derplander'. Until now.

The horror

http://www-static.weddingbee.com/wp-.../13/whoppi.jpg

Plenty of people IRL don't have eyebrows or have eyebrows light enough that they're not apparent.

Proposal to SE:

Since Hyur Highlanders are missing a character customization option from the other races...

Grant them an additional feature elsewhere... perhaps something having to do with beard/chin or body tattooing.

Maybe something a little more tribal-like somehow.

EDIT: oh wait, they have muscle slider on other races, don't they? Either way, if that's the case, it's wasted as it's virtually unnoticeable.

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Originally Posted by Huh

That's false, my character is straight from 1.0. Your character started out exactly as you left him from 1.0 in the character creator. They didn't force you to change, they ALLOWED you to change because the graphics were now different. Every single visual option was available again for highlanders. No options were removed (only voices were different because they didn't have the same 1.0 voice actors).

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The first time you logged into ARR with your 1.0 character you started in the character Creation to recreate your character (not only the appearance, but everything, including birth date, name and the starting class). then every 1.0 account got a Fantasia, because too many just clicked it away accidentally and missed it.

Highlander males are not the only ones lacking in the eyebrow department, Keeper of the Moon Miqote females are missing eyebrows too. KotM females get very thin, barely there brows... Females of all other races get an eyebrow option, KotM males get an eyebrow option, Highlander males and KotM females are neglected here >:(

Not a fan of the eyebrow thing myself. But, I would really enjoy it if we could get some actual beards. I can grow what my character has been rocking for years now in one afternoon irl....

I just thought all Highlander males were Super Sayian 3. Needless to say I don't mess with them.

The Au Ra male have a facial feature where you can toggle eyebrows on/off. So it is possible for them to make it Highlanders if they wanted

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Originally Posted by myahele

The Au Ra male have a facial feature where you can toggle eyebrows on/off. So it is possible for them to make it Highlanders if they wanted

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it was never a question of "possible."
SE actively chose to not give highlanders eyebrows for lore reasons.

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Originally Posted by kyuven

it was never a question of "possible."
SE actively chose to not give highlanders eyebrows for lore reasons.

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Except then they turned around and added eyebrows you could paint back on as a facial tattoo.

Ask yourself why, lore-wise, someone would shave off their eyebrows (which do grow back) only to later paint them back on (and yet apparently continue to re-shave the new growth). That makes absolutely no sense.

It seems obvious that this was Square's way of adding in eyebrows as an option while using the least amount of effort possible. And, unfortunately, it shows.

Lore should never stand in the way of something like this. It's would be ridiculous to assume every Highlander is of a hive-mind and compelled to shave their eyebrows. As if no youthful Highlander ever said "Nah.. I think I'll keep mine" at some point. You can use "lore" as a reason for why some Highlanders shave their eyebrows, but you should never use it as excuse for why all Highlanders lack eyebrows.

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Originally Posted by Gyson

Except then they turned around and added eyebrows you could paint back on as a facial tattoo.

Ask yourself why, lore-wise, someone would shave off their eyebrows (which do grow back) only to later paint them back on (and yet apparently continue to re-shave the new growth). That makes absolutely no sense.

It seems obvious that this was Square's way of adding in eyebrows as an option while using the least amount of effort possible. And, unfortunately, it shows.

Lore should never stand in the way of something like this. It's would be ridiculous to assume every Highlander is of a hive-mind and compelled to shave their eyebrows. As if no youthful Highlander ever said "Nah.. I think I'll keep mine" at some point. You can use "lore" as a reason for why some Highlanders shave their eyebrows, but you should never use it as excuse for why all Highlanders lack eyebrows.

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Obviously it was because enemies would be even MORE confused by it!

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Originally Posted by Dualblade

Obviously it was because enemies would be even MORE confused by it!

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LoL. Probably.

"They've shaved their eyebrows.. and then repainted them! You don't pay us enough to fight these lunatics!" /drop-spear-and-run

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Originally Posted by Gyson

Ask yourself why, lore-wise, someone would shave off their eyebrows (which do grow back) only to later paint them back on (and yet apparently continue to re-shave the new growth). That makes absolutely no sense.

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But the thought of someone doing that is pretty funny.