Customization options for races come 2.0

Not sure if this has been said before since I tried searching for a similar thread but to no avail.

I understand the appearance difference between clans, but I hope to see characteristics that are shared.

For example, keepers of the moon and seekers of the sun.

• Suns have slit eyes.
• Moons have fangs and long tails.

So, to keep a clans' uniqueness, just make the skin tones exclusive.

I just like the option to have a long tail, a set of fangs, and a pair of slit eyes for my male Miqo'te when 2.0 rolls around. And I'm sure each race will have newer characteristics since Yoshi mentioned more customization.

TL;DR - Let races share characteristics but keep their clans' uniqueness.

I'd like to also have huge body scars instead of face scratches.

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Originally Posted by Ganbachi

I'd like to also have huge body scars instead of face scratches.

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thought that was perm. marker marks on peoples faces.....

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Originally Posted by Hikozaemon

thought that was perm. marker marks on peoples faces.....

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It isn't?!
DEAR GODS, MY FACE!

Though I want the longer duo-tone tail on my miqo'te NOW.

Those two examples are in the lore as the key morphological differences between the two miqo'te sub-species. To make them shared would completely erase the differance between them.

While we're on the subject, more Roegadyn hairstyles and more male Rogadyn faces that AREN'T fugly would be really great.

Plus, am I just dreaming an impossible dream when I hope for body weight/proportion customization in 2.0? It's not that big a deal, but I'm kinda sad that all Roegadyns look more fit and less tubby than their Galkan counterparts.

I never would have even thought about being a plain ol' Hume (I refuse to use hyur hyur hyurrr) if I had the ability to play a handsome-faced, good-haired, chubbier Roegadyn.




....What, stop looking at me like that <.<

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Originally Posted by _pops

Not sure if this has been said before since I tried searching for a similar thread but to no avail.

I understand the appearance difference between clans, but I hope to see characteristics that are shared.

For example, keepers of the moon and seekers of the sun.

• Suns have slit eyes.
• Moons have fangs and long tails.

So, to keep a clans' uniqueness, just make the skin tones exclusive.

I just like the option to have a long tail, a set of fangs, and a pair of slit eyes for my male Miqo'te when 2.0 rolls around. And I'm sure each race will have newer characteristics since Yoshi mentioned more customization.

TL;DR - Let races share characteristics but keep their clans' uniqueness.

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I dont like the fangs part, because all the kitty have fangs, they cant be fangs less. Here are my list of different characteristics between moon & sun female (male can have the same):

Tails:
Moon : long tails, the tails tips have different color than the hair color
Sun: short tails, the tails tips can have same color as the hair color

Eyes:
Moon: round eyes
Sun: strike eyes

Face:
I dont know if the Op notice but the face characteristics between moon & sun are slightly different, noticeable


that are the 3 different and easy notice able characteristics between the 2 clans and I want the male to have the same. Kitty w/o fangs look damn weird


edit: and I do agree, more characteristics is need for 2.0. Atm the char creation is dull, with not enough hairstyle various, and other feature. I could careless about body grid to make chest look big and all that, but Face Customize is a much

I hope Roegadyn get heterochromia... I want that very much... :3

I have to admit I was a little disappointed when I discovered Keepers of the Moon didn't have slit eyes but it fits the mythology and it isn't really all that noticeable for 90% of game time.

I'm all for them adding more customisation options when 2.0 is released but am I the only person to have grown attached to their character as they are? At first I thought I had made a mistake in selecting hair style but now given the option I wouldn't change my characters hair given the option, she wouldn't be her anymore... or am I just weird?

It would be nice though to be able to select more than just an approximate build and height for characters, at the moment characters are essentially identical bodies with differences only in colouration and height, I want to see what a skinny Rogdyn looks like or a chubby lallafel.

The only problem I have with the traits is that both clans should have visible fangs. Since the SotS clan have slit eyes, maybe give the KotM clan a slight glow in their irises?

either way, I'm going male miqote for 2.0

Given how much SE has been working and there quality, You can count on keeping the uniquness, and The new models are most likely going to be really well done. I believe they are implementing a Barber/Re Customize option too, Think I saw it in the plans

I hope it has as much customization as aion or perfect world. /crossfingers :)

[QUOTE=Dibria. I'm all for them adding more customisation options when 2.0 is released but am I the only person to have grown attached to their character as they are? At first I thought I had made a mistake in selecting hair style but now given the option I wouldn't change my characters hair given the option, she wouldn't be her anymore... or am I just weird?[/QUOTE]

I feel the same as you :) When I first made my character, I started to wonder if I had chosen an "ugly" skincolor, due to few players /tell me and asked me why I had "ruined" an otherwise nice looking Miqote by choosing purple skin. But now after 7months, I wouldnt change anything. Suns eyes are pretty cool, but big round eyes goes perfectly along with miqotes of moon as they are cats of the night^^ Only thing I would like is to have same color on the tip of the tail as my orange highlights in haircolor :3

There is lore behind the diferent looks of the Miqote tribe. Suns are diurnal and Moons are nocturnal. Their eyes developed differently to suit the environment they live in. Slit eyes filer out light better for daytime and round pupils can expand more to let in more light which is need for night vision. Probably the fangs and tails are also evolutionary responses. Mashing the two up would make no sense.

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As a species, the Miqo'te have diverged into two seperate race cultures; the Seekers of the Sun and the Keepers of the Moon.

The Seekers of the Sun worship the goddess of the sun, Azeyma the Warden, and their culture revolves around the inclusion of the sun in their daily lives; becoming known as the diurnal clan of the Miqo'te race; active during the day.

The Keepers of the Moon are nocturnal. Shying from the garish light of day, they revel in the shroud of night, and offer their piety to Menphina the Lover, goddess of the moon.
The Keepers of the Moon also have a custom of applying war paint to their faces; as it is believed the vivid colors grant lunar powers.

Physiology

Due to the differences of their cultures, there are some physical difference between the Seekers of the Sun and the Keepers of the Moon.

Due to their exposure to light, the pupils of a "Seeker of the Sun" are vertically aligned slits with irises become feintly coloured. It is also not uncommon for their eyes to be disparately coloured from birth, a trait considered auspicious amongst their kind.

In contrast, due to their exposure to darkness, the pupils of a "Keeper of the Moon" are large and round, with very little iris exposure. They are distinguishable from their diurnal cousins by their darker fur, larger ears, rounder eyes, more pronounced canines, and longer, skinnier tails. Both groups share a superb sense of smell and powerful leg muscles, results of a long evolution geared towards hunting and predation.

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Originally Posted by Magnesium02

There is lore behind the diferent looks of the Miqote tribe. Suns are diurnal and Moons are nocturnal. Their eyes developed differently to suit the environment they live in. Slit eyes filer out light better for daytime and round pupils can expand more to let in more light which is need for night vision. Probably the fangs and tails are also evolutionary responses. Mashing the two up would make no sense.

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Lets hope 2.0 really explores the races and tribes in the lore. Currently, our race and tribe selection is merely cosmetic.

It would be nice to see towns populated by just SotS who have a rivalry with KotM or something like that.

Vana'diel did this pretty well with the main cities.

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Originally Posted by Magnesium02

There is lore behind the diferent looks of the Miqote tribe. Suns are diurnal and Moons are nocturnal. Their eyes developed differently to suit the environment they live in. Slit eyes filer out light better for daytime and round pupils can expand more to let in more light which is need for night vision. Probably the fangs and tails are also evolutionary responses. Mashing the two up would make no sense.

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I don't understand why Moon chest size is larger than Sun chest size. Equal opportunities for the Sun Seekers!

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But not for the lalafell, sorry Hirv

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Originally Posted by Shneibel

I dont like the fangs part, because all the kitty have fangs, they cant be fangs less. Here are my list of different characteristics between moon & sun female (male can have the same):

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If the storyline for Miqo'te is similar to the one's from xi they could say the male cats had their fangs removed due to that fact that they were primarily kept in the home village for breeding stock. they could be like if you don't hunt you don't need teeth. that could give rise to a more aggressive male cat with higher str bonuses.

Moon cat's could just have longer, more pronounced fangs than the sun as well

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Originally Posted by Zantetsuken

Lets hope 2.0 really explores the races and tribes in the lore. Currently, our race and tribe selection is merely cosmetic.

It would be nice to see towns populated by just SotS who have a rivalry with KotM or something like that.

Vana'diel did this pretty well with the main cities.

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if you did that there would be some places race/clan could not shop or if they could prices would be inflated. perhaps a class with a negotiation skill that would allow you to haggle shopkeepers for the wares

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Originally Posted by Pandastirfry

Those two examples are in the lore as the key morphological differences between the two miqo'te sub-species. To make them shared would completely erase the differance between them.

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Originally Posted by Magnesium02

There is lore behind the diferent looks of the Miqote tribe. Suns are diurnal and Moons are nocturnal. Their eyes developed differently to suit the environment they live in. Slit eyes filer out light better for daytime and round pupils can expand more to let in more light which is need for night vision. Probably the fangs and tails are also evolutionary responses. Mashing the two up would make no sense.

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I think I derped on my OP.

What I think I meant to say is let the clans share characteristics, but keep their unique "cosmetics." In the case of Miqo'te, the eyes can stay restrictive to their clan, but each can have a short tail, long tail, fangs or not, etc etc.

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Originally Posted by Dibria

I'm all for them adding more customisation options when 2.0 is released but am I the only person to have grown attached to their character as they are? At first I thought I had made a mistake in selecting hair style but now given the option I wouldn't change my characters hair given the option, she wouldn't be her anymore... or am I just weird?

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I can understand. I wanted to be male Mithra/Miqo'te for a long time and was sorely disappointed that they weren't implemented in FFXIV at the start.

That being said, as we get closer to 2.0, I keep getting a nasty knot in my chest every time I think about changing race. My character has grown on me and sometimes I get sad thinking about his "rebirth" as someone else. But then again, time will only tell and maybe that'll change. So far, I really liked the first model of male Miqo'te that was posted a while back. We'll see.