Orphan adoption

There are so many orphans in Eorzea since the Calamity, Please SE add an adoption system. The adventurer can adopt an orphan to protect him or her and bring gifts from his adventures.We can host the orphan, pay and provide them gear, bring to visit some sightseeing spot from the sightseeing log and even train them to become an adventurer in the future.

Could be a nice add-on to the game :)

So you want children retainers that can be companions

Only if I can adopt beast tribe orphans. I've wanted a baby kobold forever.

There's a possibility this is the direction they're going with regarding Zhloe's style of questline.

As long as we have people doing ERP (and lalas) i'm against everything child related.

I'm having Skyrim flashbacks.

Step 1: Kill Parent
Step 2: Wait
Step 3: Adopt newly orphaned child

oh, yes I forgot about ERP. for sure it will make it harder as they need to prevent it.

TBH, I don't think folks who'd wish to ERP with children would need an in-game adoption method to do so. Folks can and do make up elements of their surroundings that aren't there in most RP after all. So, it shouldn't be a reason to deny such a thing.

That said, the Warrior of Light is pretty busy, or at least scarce. Heck, we straight up vanish for at least a week of in-game time on a regular basis!

I have a game for you, OP: The Sims.

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Originally Posted by Arutan

As long as we have people doing ERP (and lalas) i'm against everything child related.

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Lalafell are adults. Quit playing them off as children when they friggin run an entire city (See: Lolorito)

Children's Day in FFXIV, might be a fun event. It always was fun to bring the little orphans around places of the world in WoW for Children's Week. The developers tend to make holidays based on the Japanese tradition though. I don't think this would be as fun if it were a one off quest, the orphan turns into a minion and you forget about it :(.

I'm 100% sure YoshiP has brought this up before and said that due to laws (In Japan in particular) about protecting children online and the presence of ERP, they dont plan to add an adoption system into the game.
Reference to a Live Letter back in the first few months of HW (cant remember which though)

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Originally Posted by ErryK

Lalafell are adults. Quit playing them off as children when they friggin run an entire city (See: Lolorito)

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Just because playable Lalafell are adults does not mean people do not RP them as children unfortunately. Not to sound like an elitist, but as a RP'er, I've left Free Companies where that was allowed just because I don't care for the drama that will inevitably arise when either that RP'er is revealed to have been ERP'ing on their child-character, OR, they're more the attention-seeking sort who go around making huge firestorms when someone solicits them for ERP. Yeah, its great to know who to avoid and all, but most RP'ers I've met in that situation just like the attention from being a, 'Victim.'

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Originally Posted by Urthdigger

That said, the Warrior of Light is pretty busy, or at least scarce. Heck, we straight up vanish for at least a week of in-game time on a regular basis!

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Cool, we can have Goku parenting skills.

On top of the erp thing, adopting kids from a orphanage so that they can just kind of be furniture in your house would probably be seen as tasteless in Japan given the country's current issue with throwing kids in institutions http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/...271732632.html

we could have orphan mother day event like other mmo does

The Doll festival is the 'Children's day' of Japan that was implemented into XI and XIV. While it's the day meant to celebrate girls while a couple days later boys are celebrated, they just went with having one event only for both.

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Originally Posted by Arutan

As long as we have people doing ERP (and lalas) i'm against everything child related.

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I'm sure you're against Cars, sharp objects, large bodies of water, heights, and monsters. All of which can harm children.

This is a really poor reason to be against it. How many people would actually do this, and how likely are you to EVER be exposed to them doing it?

It wouldn't be hard to be exposed to it when people already do nasty stuff with their lala in cities.
Plus, are you really trying to compare thing that can harm a child with pedophiles? Wtf.

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140226213047

You can look after this one OP

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Originally Posted by CosmicKirby

This is a really poor reason to be against it. How many people would actually do this, and how likely are you to EVER be exposed to them doing it?

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As someone who used to mod several chats and forums, you might be surprised at how common it is. Exposure, on the other hand, you're probably right, but I wouldn't put it past a few people.

I've seen some freaky stuff.

I should've gone for the extra-duty brain bleach after I stopped modding.

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Originally Posted by Settiesama

Cool, we can have Goku parenting skills.

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Gohan: Think, what would my dad do?
Goku: [in Gohan's mind] Bye, son!
Gohan: I'm beginning to think I have issues.

No thanks, I'd like to keep a certain bear as far away from eorzea as possible, kthnxbai.

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Originally Posted by Vexander

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That's not a fault of SE though, if SE made a system for their game, they are making the system for the in-universe definition of a Lalafell, which is a short-stature adult being which can happen to look childish when made to in a certain way.

So as far as SE is involved, Lalafell are adults. So yes, as far as this situation of Lalafell being children is involved, it's the playerbase at fault... which is quite unfortunate.

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Originally Posted by Vanitas

No thanks, I'd like to keep a certain bear as far away from eorzea as possible, kthnxbai.

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How about a Roe named Convicted Lalaphile? https://m.imgur.com/a/w8zsn#YlmMVKV

I loled when I found that ages ago.

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Originally Posted by Violyre

How about a Roe named Convicted Lalaphile? https://m.imgur.com/a/w8zsn#YlmMVKV

I loled when I found that ages ago.

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We live in a twisted world.

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Originally Posted by Violyre

How about a Roe named Convicted Lalaphile? https://m.imgur.com/a/w8zsn#YlmMVKV

I loled when I found that ages ago.

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I was searching for "Yoshida FFXIV" on google image with "animated picture" as setting, when suddenly
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/11-07-2013/DKb4SN.gif

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Originally Posted by ErryK

I have a game for you, OP: The Sims.



Lalafell are adults. Quit playing them off as children when they friggin run an entire city (See: Lolorito)

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Didn't the recent Christmas event also taught us that children Lalafells are the same size as the adults? Meaning you wouldn't be able to tell the difference of their age solely on their appearances.

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Originally Posted by Vivi_Bushido

Didn't the recent Christmas event also taught us that children Lalafells are the same size as the adults? Meaning you wouldn't be able to tell the difference of their age solely on their appearances.

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That is correct. Lalafell children are the same size as the adults.

http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acci...09feaac5bd.jpg

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Originally Posted by Vivi_Bushido

Didn't the recent Christmas event also taught us that children Lalafells are the same size as the adults? Meaning you wouldn't be able to tell the difference of their age solely on their appearances.

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According to the lore, only lalafells are able to discern the age of other lalafells.

Back to the original point, wouldn't it make more sense just to do the whole "student/apprentice" thing with a chosen retainer? When you think about it, that's already a thing anyway since their max level can't be higher than your max level of whatever job or DoL class the retainer is, and we can already gear them up. The only thing missing is an incentive to focus on that further into things like stories and so on.

I'm not against the idea of adoption. I think it's a cute idea, and I'd probably do it if it were added to the game. I gotta note, though, that these kids have lost their parents once already, and now their new guardian is the Warrior of Light, who is basically on the front lines against some of the worst threats facing the world. Gotta wonder what that would do to the poor kid, psychologically, knowing that their new mom or dad is nigh-constantly on the brink of death. Or, perhaps the reverse might be true - whatever killed their original folks would likely hardly even be a threat to the WoL. Killed in an Amal'ja raid? WoL can go slaughter every living thing in Zahar'ak in roughly five minutes. There might be comfort in knowing that your new parent is as tough as they come.

As for the pedophile concerns, most likely these children won't be something you can parade out in public, like minions. You'd only see them in private areas, like inns and such, where others can't see you. I'm not too concerned with what folks decide to do in private. If they get their jollies molesting their virtual child where no one can see it happening, that's fine by me.

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Originally Posted by ErryK

That's not a fault of SE though, if SE made a system for their game, they are making the system for the in-universe definition of a Lalafell, which is a short-stature adult being which can happen to look childish when made to in a certain way.

So as far as SE is involved, Lalafell are adults. So yes, as far as this situation of Lalafell being children is involved, it's the playerbase at fault... which is quite unfortunate.

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I don't disagree at all. I just don't feel like giving the playerbase more opportunities to engage in that kind of conduct is conducive to the image of the game, the company, and the playerbase.

Crazy ERP with kids aside.... -_-! 'shudder'... I can see it being a interesting plot twist for MSQ at some point, like u arrive to save a town/outpost/village to only find 1 child as the sole survivor sure they stay with the Scion's but see u as their savior/caretaker, could see 1 MSQ cutsciene now:

Child 1: my dad/mom's better then u'rs!
U'r Kid: no way mines better!
Child 1: my dad/mom's 'random high class rich job'
U'r Kid: Mines the WoL! >.< so there
Shadowy Garlean agent: Is that so...

why not mother day like holiday for ffxiv

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Originally Posted by LineageRazor

As for the pedophile concerns, most likely these children won't be something you can parade out in public, like minions. You'd only see them in private areas, like inns and such, where others can't see you. I'm not too concerned with what folks decide to do in private. If they get their jollies molesting their virtual child where no one can see it happening, that's fine by me.

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I agree with you about. While they don't bother I don't care, but you said pedophile and child and do whatever they want in closed doors just cools wrong lol.

Don't get me wrong I know what you mean, but becareful how you use your tool aka words. No everyone will receive the right message.

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Originally Posted by JumperX

No everyone will receive the right message.

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Reminds of people casually talking about killing off their old guy after getting pregnant with his children and burying the corpse in the yard.
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Until someone asked them to please be more clear they're talking of the Sims.

I need a full time slave and I'm tired of my retainers so a ln orphan would be nice for a change. Yes pls make it happen

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Originally Posted by Zojha

Reminds of people casually talking about killing off their old guy after getting pregnant with his children and burying the corpse in the yard.
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Until someone asked them to please be more clear they're talking of the Sims.

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To be fair, I DID try to word it carefully. It's why I made certain to mention it was a VIRTUAL child. As in, not a real child. :P

As an Roleplayer this sounds fun....

As a player on Balmung I can only see this going terribly wrong. No player controlled kids please.

I would love to have a NPC child. I mean I could get married, buy a house, seems like the next step.

Supporting Zhloe's Orphanage is probably as close as you're ever going to get.

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Originally Posted by The_NPC

Crazy ERP with kids aside.... -_-! 'shudder'... I can see it being a interesting plot twist for MSQ at some point, like u arrive to save a town/outpost/village to only find 1 child as the sole survivor sure they stay with the Scion's but see u as their savior/caretaker, could see 1 MSQ cutsciene now:

Child 1: my dad/mom's better then u'rs!
U'r Kid: no way mines better!
Child 1: my dad/mom's 'random high class rich job'
U'r Kid: Mines the WoL! >.< so there
Shadowy Garlean agent: Is that so...

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Aaannd at that point, the child would be in danger.

Even though the adoption idea sounds sweet, it wouldn't work out due for these three reasons:
1) The Warrior of Light is always busy saving the world, they wouldn't have time for the poor child
2) The child will always be in danger since the WoL is their guardian/mommy/pappy
3) We may have some creepers within the playerbase...=_=