Race Change Dilemma

Good Evening Everyone, I am having trouble making a decision and would like to get some more insight into it.

My current main is a male Roegadyn, and while I like the character I am a little put off by the sheer size of it (most other races come up to chest height at most). I still have the free fantasia you get for being subscribed and was thinking about changing to an AuRa.

How are the AuRa battle animations overall? I have made an alt to test it out but I am reticent to put too much time into an alt. Also how popular is the race? I have rarely seen males while I have been playing but it may just be my luck.

I apologize if I have been confusing with this, I have trouble putting my thoughts into words at times.

They must be ok, I mean on Zalera we got tons of male n female Au Ra. and I mean it, we got a lot of em.

Honestly for me its either Aura, Miquote, or Lalafell. Rarely see anything else, only one I do know of is a Roe thats named "Incredible Hulk" who actually looks the part. xD

Male Au Ra's have a silly running animation but that's about it. Most battle animations across all jobs and races are the same. Lalafell and Roegadyn hold their weapons differently for some jobs, but beyond that, its all the same.

Male Au Ra have like the dumbest run animation ever. Boosted by the swish swash of their dumb tiny tail. Other then that I like the Male Au Ra. Female Au Ra are super tiny and all look the same and all look/act like they have no soul in them.

Male Au Ra = body like elezen, running like miqo'te

You should be a Raen! We need more good-looking Raen guys. Too many edgelords traipsing about. x3

go hyur instead

I agree with every post. Lalafells are the obvious choice~

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You could do what I do before using a fantaisa. Make a bunch of characters in the creator and even go as far as making one an actual char to find out if you like it.

Au Ra are pretty nice, but it's all a matter of taste. Make sure you don't get a bad (for you) sounding voice. Since battle animations are the same across the board, the emotes and voice may be your biggest concern.

For male voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjjhKCLrFGQ

For female voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYWFbePP4MQ

Animation on emotes are alright depending on what you like. The guys are a bit rough around the edges, and the girls are dainty and elegant.

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Originally Posted by Ashkendor

You should be a Raen! We need more good-looking Raen guys. Too many edgelords traipsing about. x3

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^^^^ This, so much. Glossing over the fact that I am a Xaela, but Raen guys are a rare gem of hawtness.

Though in seriousness, even though it isn't your ideal thing, making an alt to test would be best.

Make some alts and try them out, it's no longer a pain since you can now skip the opening cutscene.

Pale skinned Xaela Au Ra allllllll the way! Besides, the closest thing to Succubus' in this game which is a winning factor for me :o

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie-Amber

go hyur instead

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Don't be silly. No one would change to hyur! Not even I would stoop to that level of... of... Wait --I'm a hyur?! This explains why I have no friends. ;o;

/despair

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Originally Posted by aishwab

My current main is a male Roegadyn
I am a little put off by the sheer size of it (most other races come up to chest height at most)
thinking about changing to a [male] AuRa.

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...does no one question the logic behind this? xD
So you go from tallest race to "race that is about 2 cm smaller"? xD
Chest height is nice, I reach about crotch area on male Au Ras...

As a Roelover, I have to say I think your Mroe is really cute and that I personally think you should stick to him(he's basically a palette swap of my partner's though so I'm biased. ;) As a max height Femroe (so only a tiny bit smaller than you) I only really notice how freakishly tall Roes are when I'm on my alts. I can't comment overall on male AuRa animations, but I have to say I really dislike the run animation. Out of the two clans, I see far more Xaela, the two in my FC are of that clan also. I'd go with Raen if you swap, I think they look nicer. I'll also refer my MAuRa friends to this thread.

I wholeheartedly agree with the previous poster that mentioned checking the battle voices, as well as those for emotes. I went with what I thought I liked in the character creator and had to fantasia to change my Femroes voice as I found some sounds she made were horrible.

This is of course, just my opinion. You do you. <3

EDIT: And yeah lol, I'm basically between the height of a max height Mroe and max height MAuRa, so wanting to go Au Ra for a significant size reduction is a bit of a peculiar choice. Highlander Hyur male might be more suitable?

I did not realize just how close the au ra were in relation to size. I really like my roe, I may just have to get used to the size lol. I do appreciate all the helpful replies.

Time to go Dr. Laura up in here!
Honestly, it seems to me like you LIKE your male Roe but because they are so different in build from most other races, coupled with the fact that there's fewer of them, you're having second-thoughts about your choice.

I think you should stick with him. Male roes always stand out to me and everyone I've met and gotten to know has a great personality - outgoing, fun-loving, world-burning type people seem to be attracted to them. One of my best friends is a Roe named Slab Hardbody - he's a RIOT.

If you absolutely must change, I would not go Au Ra. They are vastly disproportionate in the population and because of the horns being tied to the face they all look the same. They have a reputation for being dark edgelords and are a dime a dozen really. I can't see someone who would create a Roe being happy in such a homogenized race. Further, as a different poster said, they are more slight but they are about as tall as a Roe, just a hair smaller really.

I could recommend either Midlander (Highlanders also being quite large) or either Elezen for you. They all run weird, though, be prepared for that.

Or you would look great as a Female Lalafell. :)

Male Roe has the best /psych emote in the game. Plus they hold their Axes and Lances like gangsters tryin bring down a mountain. My next character will be Male Roe for sure.

As a roe your already a rarity, but i can understand the size being a bit difficult for some people

is it strictly height or also the overall bara bulk.

a male au ra wouldnt solve the height much but would tone down the bulk, but the running animation is suffering, also what Kaitlan said on them.

highlander is a decent option if you like being noticably taller and bulkier but not to roe levels; however highlanders suffer from poor face options and lack of eyebrows.

Elezen is like a scaleless au ra without a run as bad.

otherwise your borked into midlander which which is either baby face, or RMT

miqo and lala are smol so

build an alt then: sprint around, jump, change your poses, emote emote emote, but most importantly go outside your town, close your eyes, turn up your volume a bit and go attack lady bugs or whatever for 5-10 minutes. At some point you are going to grind fates or dungeons, and if that attack voice is nails on a chalk board to your ears, return to step 1.

I have likes and dislikes on all of my alts. The Au Ra running/jumping bugs me, my manRoe is borderline a knuckle dragging neanderthal, and my main's voice (or grunts) during attacks has me close to using a fantasia just to change the voice alone.

You won't really know until you mess with the character in game for a bit.

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Originally Posted by aishwab

I did not realize just how close the au ra were in relation to size. I really like my roe, I may just have to get used to the size lol. I do appreciate all the helpful replies.

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If you really like it, I'd say stick with it :)
Like many others, I always enjoy seeing these big, goofy guys (and ladies!) who always tend to be the one to start random dance parties in the town square and are just a rare sight in general :)
Don't get me wrong, I like male Au Ras a lot (especially the ones who DON'T go all edgelord on me but just look very..feral, in a good way). But we have lots of them, and it would be sad to see another Roebro go :0

If you can't get used to the size after all, Highlander would probably be the best option. Still a somewhat similar build and still far from tiny like Miqo'te or Midlanders, but not as tall as Roegadyn and Au Ra :)

If you don't like being tall, male Au Ra probably is not the best choice. They're way thinner than Roes though.

Best advice is to create a char and level it 3-4 levels. Should take you about 15mins. Well worth the time investment since you'll look at your character a lot..