A 2.0 fix I haven't seen mentioned.

I dunno about you guys, but for me, there's something that seriously needs fixed for 2.0 that I have yet to see addressed. The size of the elf's heads. Their heads are so tiny it's ridiculous. Is this going to be fixed in 2.0 or are we going to be stuck having to look at them as they are forever?

EDIT: Made this in photoshop real quick, it shows my point.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c243/r5n/compare.jpg

We have elves in FFXIV? I havn't seen one elf in all my playtime. Is it a santas workshop elf? Or are we talkin like elves that hang with Froto(or is it spelled Frodo...bah, who cars, no one liikes halflings anyway) kinda elves?

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Originally Posted by Coglin

We have elves in FFXIV? I havn't seen one elf in all my playtime. Is it a santas workshop elf? Or are we talkin like elves that hang with Froto(or is it spelled Frodo...bah, who cars, no one liikes halflings anyway) kinda elves?

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Frodo*

And what do you think the singular word for elezen is?
Idk about you but I'm not a elz, I'm an elf.

And to OP: it's the trade off for having big racks, are they even looking at your head?

( all in fun folks, don't get snotty)

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Originally Posted by Coglin

We have elves in FFXIV? I havn't seen one elf in all my playtime. Is it a santas workshop elf? Or are we talkin like elves that hang with Froto(or is it spelled Frodo...bah, who cars, no one liikes halflings anyway) kinda elves?

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You aren't even a funny troll. You also ain't even a good one.

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Originally Posted by WiiSam

You aren't even a funny troll. You also ain't even a good one.

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odd, I made a wise crack because I was under the impression SE was attepting not to have player characters with races from EQ, WoW, DDO, and what not, which was topic related.

You specifically posted nothing but a rude comment direct at a poster, while you subsequently mention nothing of the topic, I suspect because your aggitated that I disagree with you on the topic of the thread you started. Thus making your post trolling by definition. Besides, you may not like it, but it made me laugh and thats all that counts. (And thats MR. Troll to you, go back and play your wii)

The Elezen is a race as a whole and an Elezen is an individual Is my reply Vorn (not to say its correct). Like The Fish, The moose, and what not. Thats just how I took SEs intention of it. Maybe we can cut a devs lunch minute short by asking them to reply to our trivial deiscussions of the games races (although, I admitt, I am curious about this now that we are discussing it)

derailed with the first reply, gg

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Originally Posted by Coglin

odd, I made a wise crack because I was under the impression SE was attepting not to have player characters with races from EQ, WoW, DDO, and what not, which was topic related. )

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I believe FF elf is older than 2 of those.....

And 14 races are so clunky, most use the old 11 ones.

Edit: btw as I see it, elven were a proud and noble race in 11, so we prefer the term over the flighty elezen they have now -.-

San d'Oria for life!

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Originally Posted by Sputnik

derailed with the first reply, gg

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It's cool, he's just bitter because I called attention to his tiny tiny head.

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Originally Posted by Vorn

Frodo*

And what do you think the singular word for elezen is?
Idk about you but I'm not a elz, I'm an elf.

And to OP: it's the trade off for having big racks, are they even looking at your head?

( all in fun folks, don't get snotty)

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i thought elezen, was both singular and plural, like sheep. you can have one sheep, or a field of sheep. and i think plural of elf, was elf's or elves.

but anyway as far as OP. you might not like the look of em, others might. i think lalafell are too small, i was going to take a seat in the adventures guild, and i almost crushed one because i didn't see him there. (i jest of course)

Yes, the plural for Elf is Elfs, but nowadays most people use the term Elves for some reason.

Elezen is both singular and plural, and is a completely new race made up by SE that just happen to be similar to Elfs. The same thing goes for FFXI, they were not Elfs they were Elvaan.

I do believe the only FF game that actually has Elfs is the first one.

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Originally Posted by Meow_Zedong

Yes, the plural for Elf is Elfs, but nowadays most people use the term Elves for some reason.

Elezen is both singular and plural, and is a completely new race made up by SE that just happen to be similar to Elfs. The same thing goes for FFXI, they were not Elfs they were Elvaan.

I do believe the only FF game that actually has Elfs is the first one.

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Most people use elves because it's the convention used by Tolkien, which set the standard for elven fantasy.

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Originally Posted by Dreamer

Most people use elves because it's the convention used by Tolkien, which set the standard for elven fantasy.

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I thought that, but wasn't sure so I didn't mention it. I'm a bit of a linguistics buff so I prefer the original elfs and dwarfs, but to each his own.

Uh, back to the original topic, if you feel that the head sizes are too small they could make them larger or they could scale back the torso a bit if it's overly large. D: T make it more proportional if that's the problem people are seeing.

I don't think their heads are small.
At least not from down here..oh wait, are they really THAT small? I thought it was just looking that way because of my lower point of view..:p

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Originally Posted by Coglin

We have elves in FFXIV? I havn't seen one elf in all my playtime. Is it a santas workshop elf? Or are we talkin like elves that hang with Froto(or is it spelled Frodo...bah, who cars, no one liikes halflings anyway) kinda elves?

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Said a guy with an avatar of an elf ;]

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Originally Posted by Quisi

Said a guy with an avatar of an elf ;]

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I didn't think of Elezen either when I read the OP post.
I thought of tiny little elfs in green clothes searching for fairies..;(

Ok, seriously, comparison shot. Check this out!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c243/r5n/compare.jpg

Male elezen are just as bad.

It is the one thing I never got, for example in XI the Elvaan's were proportioned weirdly (long necks/arms) but the heads were fine for their bodies, in XIV ... they're kind of off lol given the graphical route they took.

I am okay with the head size, what annoys me at times is the way some gear graphics doesn't mesh with the elongated ears in alot of situations.

I'm going to take this dog, and call it a rabbit.....


Just cause you call it a rabbit it doesn't change the fact that EVERYONE else always will and always has conventionally referred to it as a dog. And then the people who get finicky and complain you called the <Ahem> "Rabbit" a Dog should probably just go kill themselves because they are annoying.



To the point: Yes the heads are too small. Main reason I picked a Hyur instead.

i think the shoulders is too broad. Kind of looks like a man.

i have to agree with the OP. elezan are weirdly proportioned, while it was also the case for elvaan in ffxi, i find elezen aesthetically lacking.

Look. It makes perfect sense. Elezen are so friggin' tall and have such long necks, their heart can only pump so much blood into their heads. If they had larger craniums, they'd've all died from blood loss!

Please SE, for the love of the Twelve, don't kill all the Elezen by enlarging their noggins!

With the new graphics engine we do know for sure that all character models will change. Whether or not this in particular is one of those changes, well, we'll have to wait and see. Maybe it will be taken into consideration when they adjust the models if this thread gets bigger.

oh no another game killer thing that needs to be fixed!

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Originally Posted by wish12oz

I dunno about you guys, but for me, there's something that seriously needs fixed for 2.0 that I have yet to see addressed. The size of the elf's heads. Their heads are so tiny it's ridiculous. Is this going to be fixed in 2.0 or are we going to be stuck having to look at them as they are forever?

EDIT: Made this in photoshop real quick, it shows my point.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c243/r5n/compare.jpg

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They also need bigger Boobs and some Tattoos.. what about a Nipple-piercing also?

To be honest, i never even realized that until you mentioned it now. XD

I don't think its the size of the head, it looks proportioned to the body to me. It's the butch shoulders make the head look too small like Andrien mentioned.

Nah, its the oversized ears create an optical illusion, that when combined with the shoulders makes the head look smaller.

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Originally Posted by Nero

To be honest, i never even realized that until you mentioned it now. XD

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And you'll never be able to un-see it!

"the new grapahics engine will cause certain objects to display differently than they do in the current version"

You know what else needs fixing? Those ears. Man, they're so long it's ridiculous!
Wait, what do you mean they're supposed to be that way? I thought they should had the same proportions as humans/hyurs/whatever. Isn't that what you're saying?

Seriously though, they're another race. They don't have to conform to human standards, they can have whatever proportions they want... of course you can't think those look weird, but that doesn't mean they need to be fixed. Elezen having long arms, long necks, small heads in proportion with their bodies is like miqotes having tails, part of their design.

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Originally Posted by Aku

You know what else needs fixing? Those ears. Man, they're so long it's ridiculous!
Wait, what do you mean they're supposed to be that way? I thought they should had the same proportions as humans/hyurs/whatever. Isn't that what you're saying?

Seriously though, they're another race. They don't have to conform to human standards, they can have whatever proportions they want... of course you can't think those look weird, but that doesn't mean they need to be fixed. Elezen having long arms, long necks, small heads in proportion with their bodies is like miqotes having tails, part of their design.

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i agree. it is wrong to be intolerant of others. just becaue they look different. wars have been started over such things

Theres a ridiculous amount of people in this thread who genuinely think they're funny. Its kinda sad in the vein of being pathetic...

Since it is running off a new engine, I imagine characters are being redone model wise, which is another reason we get another opportunity to customize our characters in 2.0. Just have to hope their head is proportional to their body.

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Originally Posted by Vackashken

Theres a ridiculous amount of people in this thread who genuinely think they're funny. Its kinda sad in the vein of being pathetic...

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Sounds like someone's mad. Sorry for pointing out your tiny head to everyone!

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Originally Posted by Vackashken

There's a ridiculous amount of people in this thread who genuinely think they're funny. Its kinda sad in the vein of being pathetic...

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There's no need to be rude.

I say they allow us to adjust the head size in 2.0.

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Originally Posted by Alkoun

I say they allow us to adjust the head size in 2.0.

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With only 2 options or normal and slightly bigger, or else...you've played Saints Row the Third? The Bobblehead costume? Yeah..lol.