Poll/Discussion: Which playable race would you want in Final Fantasy XIV after Au Ra?

I just thought to check where the community is right now with the introduction of Au Ra.

Link to Strawpoll.

Wiki links since not everyone's played all Final Fantasies:
Viera | Gria | Aegyl
Bangaa | Nu Mou | Seeq
Garif | Lilty | Yuke
Ronso | Hummingway | Burmecian/Cleyran

How many of these threads do we need? We havent even got our first new race yet and already people are wanting something else...

Most of these would be better suited for beast tribe races more than player races.

Let me have these guys back from FFVIII.
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2...ba-artwork.png

A beast race that is actually a beast race would be awesome. It'd give us some variety.

I want Bangaa badly. But then again, I'd prefer an actual MMO in Ivalice, which is what I was hoping FFXIV was to begin with, they had so many races already established they could have used. That's still a pet peeve I've had for a while, I WANT MORE IVALICE!

It's never to soon to start voting.. It can take 1-2 years for them to make a new race. ^_^

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Originally Posted by Lulu89

It's never to soon to start voting.. It can take 1-2 years for them to make a new race. ^_^

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I just want to see where everyone stands now when they've gotten a look at Au Ra in the benchmark. I remember when Heavensward was announced as sky themed that Gria was a popular suggestion (I saw it mentioned a lot more than Aegyl, for example), and female Au Ra are, pretty much, Gria aesthetically but without wings and with extra scales. I'm actually surprised that Gria are beating plant people (Lilty, I'm more particular to their Crystal Bearers looks than their Lalafellin incarnations) and Hummingway (since Hummingway are a lot like FFXII moogles that so many want, just without being Moogles).

It needs to be mostly human and I'd really rather not have another tall/ lithe race with ears. Especially concept art =/= how it'll look like in game. So something with wings will be nice

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Originally Posted by Jamein

Let me have these guys back from FFVIII.
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2...ba-artwork.png

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Or Red XIII's race, using weapons to Sif's style (DS), even dual/shield

I would actually like them to create brand new race rather than to copy paste from other final fantasy game.
Something without tail but with wings would be nice, but it would be hard lorewise to explain why they would be able to fly only in Heavensward areas. :D
I think harder than for mounts.

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Originally Posted by StrejdaTom

Something without tail but with wings would be nice, but it would be hard lorewise to explain why they would be able to fly only in Heavensward areas. :D

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They could make the air of the Heavensward areas flow with aether, thus allowing mounts (Kirin) that can walk on air by walking on aether, and winged creatures and races that are too large (compared to wingspan) to fly on air, could have wings that create lift with aether, but when there isn't a high concentration of aether, such creatures/people are landlocked?

Lets see, Viera are in the lead (as expected) followed by Something Else? Then in joint third is Crossbreeds (didn't they get second place in the official poll?), Gria (now there's a surprise for me, I thought Au Ra would fill their niche) and Burmecian/Cleyran. Aegyl is surprisingly high up as I haven't seen them mentioned a lot in race discussions. But we don't even have a hundred votes yet so a lot can change (if you want to vote, maybe I should mention that it is a multiple choice vote, so you can vote on all the races that you like).

We know from the Viera concepts that even if they bring an existing race to Hydaelyn, they will tweak it a bit to make it more unique (sort of how Chocobo and Moogles don't look exactly the same across the worlds), so lets talk about whatever tweaks they might've given the existing races. With Aegyl, I think having feathers instead of hair would be a nice way to make it less "Hyur-with-wings" as well as making them lithe and athletic. With Lilty, I think making them like Althea, Jegran and Cid in Crystal Bearers could work (the traditional Lilty Lalafellin look is for children in Crystal Bearers), but with more vegetation traits (flowers for ears to match the leaves for hair?).

Since Miqo'te are feline, maybe they could make Ronso more lupine to fill the werewolf niche? And speaking of Something Else? Maybe an insectoid race? With antennas, and a choice of different wings (butterfly, bee, dragonfly and so on). With Yuke lore, maybe Yukes could be the product of the Garlean Empire experimenting with Allagan tech? Explaining why they don't appear in history.

What kind of tweaks would you guys like to see in your favorite races if they somehow made it to Eorzea?

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Originally Posted by StrejdaTom

I would actually like them to create brand new race rather than to copy paste from other final fantasy game.
Something without tail but with wings would be nice, but it would be hard lorewise to explain why they would be able to fly only in Heavensward areas. :D
I think harder than for mounts.

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I agree completely with this.
I don't really want FFXIV to turn into a "fanservice" game so an original race would be preferable. Wings would be cool.

Well, nearing 100 votes and Viera has more than twice the votes of the joint two runner ups (Crossbreeds and Something Else?). I'm not really surprised about Viera, bunny ears aside, they would bring a tall, graceful option (whereas Elezen are tall and lanky and Roegadyn are tall and muscular) on top of the popularity of the Ivalice Alliance behind them. Crossbreeds were second to the Viera-like option in the official poll, as well.

Third place is Burmecian/Cleyran, which works for the people wanting beasts without looking ferocious. Also, IX is often highly regarded among Final Fantasy fans.

Fourth place is joint Gria/Aegyl/Ronso. Ronso is the beastly beast option on this poll. Gria and Aegyl are pretty much Au Ra and Midlanders with wings, so I assume the wings are the part that people want :confused: ?

I've always and still vote for Bangaa!

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Originally Posted by MageBlack

How many of these threads do we need? We havent even got our first new race yet and already people are wanting something else...

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Welcome to forum complaining. No matter what is added, no matter how good it is, no matter how numerous and dense content is, people will continue to ask for more even before they get it.

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Originally Posted by StrejdaTom

Something without tail but with wings would be nice

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If they ever did add a race with wings, the wings would have to be vestigial. SE is pretty firm about their "No one choice should be a complete advantage over another choice" in regards to character creation.
Also adding wings would make the art department cry. Our models can barely handle tails :P

None of the listed ones.
Too many of them fall into niches already filled by existing races or just wouldn't work with the necessary body shape restrictions due to gear and such.

Personally I would like to see some non-human+animal hybrid races, such as beings with elemental traits where the different sub-races of them could be elementally aligned and have differences based on that.

I'm a fan of Bangaa. :)

http://36.media.tumblr.com/d4793bab4...o2_r1_1280.jpg

I'd like them to use this race concept they developed and showcased at the FATE in Tokyo. FFXIV is possibly the only MMO currently out there with no beastly (Non-human) looking playable races.

I feel like Viera are one of those "not 'if' but 'when'" races though I hope they make them more animal-like and not "well, bunny ears and a tail and call it a day" kind of thing.

Yule and Gria and Garif would be nice, but they'd never happen. Au'ra is kinda like Gria anywyas though.

I had a strong feeling we'd get a Gria-like race not long before the Au Ra were revealed. The Ronso would be great! I 'm upset I forgot about them. And considering Viera were already seriously considered (there's even sketches of the males out there) they may yet still come to be.

While neither would appeal to me, we could use another burly/miniscule race.

I'd rather have a new race, much like how the Au Ra weren't shamelessly cribbed from another game. It makes me sad that so many people just want the Viera or something else old.

I really hope it's not Viera...

FFXIV needs a real beast race and something unique, but at the same time, I doubt SE would add something too deformed from the character models we have... It would just be too much work for every gear-piece. Something like Yuke doesn't really work either IMO.

Aegyl is pretty cool with those big wings, but I still would like some type of beast race.

If done right, I think Burmecian would be awesome. Not another huge bulky race.

EDIT: But that being said, I would also like to see something else outside of other FF games maybe.

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Originally Posted by Grimmel

FFXIV is possibly the only MMO currently out there with no beastly (Non-human) looking playable races.

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There are numerous MMOs without beastly characters, one to note as this is FF, is FFXI, which the 5 current races actually originated from.

They shouldn't, and most likely won't take any more races from previous games. While the Gnole type design would be nice, I'd personally prefer it to be an enemy. What I want to see in new races is just something unique to FFXIV, not something overused like werewolves, or done before like the Ivalice races. Though, if they WERE to add things from previous games as playable character, I would have to choose the main FFXI Beastmen: Orcs, Yagudos and Quadavs.

Forget Viera. Forget Bangaa. I think they ought to take their April Fools, run with it, and implement Viangaa.

You know you want it too. ;)

Moogles duh, so i can achieve my inner Mog from FFVI!

Realistically speaking, Burmecian would be cool though if they can come up with more races unique to XIV i'm all for it.

The thing is while many claim they want more bestial races, historically across the majority of mmo's they are the least used/ chosen race. What a hundred want, matters little in the face of what a thousands prefer. One need only look at the portraits of those asking for more beastly races to see they more often than not chose a distinctly normalized/ popular option. If those that call for it obviously prefer the opposite, why would the developers waste time and resources to it in the first place? As for something more unique? As I recall Ps3 is still viable in 3.0, realistically pushing the processing power of the system with the addition of a new Naga/ Quadraped/ ethereal smoke person race, on top of animations, armor fits, lore, ect... seems like a stretch.

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Just because people don't play those races as much doesn't mean people don't like the variety. And of course people are going to choose a "normalized/popular" option on FFXIV many times even if they want a bestial race.

I for one always tend to go elf or human in the absence of a bestial race or "different" race that appeals to me, but I have played bestial races in previous MMOs that I've played. I played Charr in GW2 for example. Sure, I could play Roegadayn, but it doesn't appeal to me and still isn't even a little bestial. So expecting people who play bestial races to always go with Roegadyn or another unpopular but very much humanoid race is a bit silly in my opinion.

I would hardly call spending resources to enrich the diversity, world, and atmosphere of the game a waste of time and resources either. Even if few people play bestial races, I'd like to think most people appreciate the diversity they bring to a game's world, which is a nice, healthy thing to appeal to gamers overall.

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Originally Posted by StrejdaTom

Something without tail but with wings would be nice, but it would be hard lorewise to explain why they would be able to fly only in Heavensward areas. :D

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Just have their normal movement animations all be hovering an ilm or two off the ground in non-flight enabled zones. They can still "fly" without it breaking the current design.
I too, would love to see a winged race.

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Originally Posted by Apoptomon

Forget Viera. Forget Bangaa. I think they ought to take their April Fools, run with it, and implement Viangaa.

You know you want it too. ;)

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I'd unironically be 100% behind this.
It's technically a XIV original, yet still has the traits everyones asking for!

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Just because people don't play those races as much doesn't mean people don't like the variety. And of course people are going to choose a "normalized/popular" option on FFXIV many times even if they want a bestial race.

I for one always tend to go elf or human in the absence of a bestial race or "different" race that appeals to me, but I have played bestial races in previous MMOs that I've played. I played Charr in GW2 for example. Sure, I could play Roegadayn, but it doesn't appeal to me and still isn't even a little bestial. So expecting people who play bestial races to always go with Roegadyn or another unpopular but very much humanoid race is a bit silly in my opinion.

I would hardly call spending resources to enrich the diversity, world, and atmosphere of the game a waste of time and resources either. Even if few people play bestial races, I'd like to think most people appreciate the diversity they bring to a game's world, which is a nice, healthy thing to appeal to gamers overall.

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I honestly don't see it as waste of time either, however actions speak louder than words. In my opinion the Au Ra are simply a result of what the development team determined the majority wanted. More anime hair styles check, more cute female characters check, an entire race with younger head/ face looks save for one male option check. The next race (when we get one) will follow the same pattern, a condensed version based on data/ feedback given by gender/ race combination selection.

I would love the option to play a bipedal version of this.
https://endtimelect.files.wordpress..../manticore.jpg

Judging from the sheer amount of cat man/girl, kirito/ lightning and misspelled Cloud/ Sephiroth clones, I wont hold my breath.

I wouldn't mind seeing these be a choice.

Female Angel

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/...20100910043126

and males get Hawk man

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...77dd8b4545.jpg

Considering Viera won by a landslide and we got plastic-horned dragon people instead, I don't think SE really cares what race we'd like in-game.

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Originally Posted by Chasely

Considering Viera won by a landslide and we got plastic-horned dragon people instead, I don't think SE really cares what race we'd like in-game.

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But honestly would you really want to be a bunny man?

Yes create new races. That's what I would like to see.

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Originally Posted by Zeonx

But honestly would you really want to be a bunny man?

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It was never made clear how Viera actually reproduce, but catching on some Art Works they could work like the Asari. Whatever Race they mate with it will always produce a Female Asari Offspring. Same could work with the Viera.

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Originally Posted by Zeonx

But honestly would you really want to be a bunny man?

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Honestly? I was very much looking forward to it.

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Originally Posted by Chasely

Honestly? I was very much looking forward to it.

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Yeah i bet quite some girls/women start to drool over bunny man but...no thank you.

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Originally Posted by Hypie

It was never made clear how Viera actually reproduce, but catching on some Art Works they could work like the Asari. Whatever Race they mate with it will always produce a Female Asari Offspring. Same could work with the Viera.

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Well besides that the only male rabbit I seen from Square is this guy. I played a lot of their games though he is the only one that I can think of.

http://rpg.retropixel.net/mana3/niccolo_char.jpg