why are we so really getting new hairs in ff14?

as the title say why we rarely getting new hairs?

... Rarely or really?

It's rarely really.

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Originally Posted by magitekLuna

as the title say why we rarely getting new hairs?

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We're not, they just shifted their design philosophy with them so rather than getting one or two hairstyles added to the defaults for free in every patch you now get hairstyles as a reward for content instead.
Not a bad idea at all, cosmetics is one of the most alluring types of rewards in the game and it goes double for hairstyles which are in much lower quantity than all other forms of character customization in the game.

We got two with IS that everyone can use. Also they're trying to get out of the hole they made with Viera and Hrothgar so that they're even with the other races. What is rarely for you?

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Originally Posted by magitekLuna

as the title say why we rarely getting new hairs?

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Even if it's abundance, are you even gonna use them tho? :)

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Originally Posted by magitekLuna

as the title say why we rarely getting new hairs?

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That's actually not what the title says lol.

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Originally Posted by Xavier_Firbold

It's rarely really.

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Originally Posted by Ameela

We're not, they just shifted their design philosophy with them so rather than getting one or two hairstyles added to the defaults for free in every patch you now get hairstyles as a reward for content instead.
Not a bad idea at all, cosmetics is one of the most alluring types of rewards in the game and it goes double for hairstyles which are in much lower quantity than all other forms of character customization in the game.

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Yeah, I agree with that. However, what's with the devs wanting hroths to look as stupid as humanly possible? We had 2B and Karen from finance, and now... little princess? Like, who designed that? There are more than pink panther/butterfly fairy hrothgars out there. lol Still nice to see updates, though. Maybe next time.

To be fair... We only got 01 new hair so far ever since EW launch, which is the high pony tail, even though it was already designed ever since Heavensward.

The other two were already NPC styles. While it's great that they were made available, we are due more. EW was the first expansion to launch without any new style as well.

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Originally Posted by Payadopa

Yeah, I agree with that. However, what's with the devs wanting hroths to look as stupid as humanly possible? We had 2B and Karen from finance, and now... little princess? Like, who designed that? There are more than pink panther/butterfly fairy hrothgars out there. lol Still nice to see updates, though. Maybe next time.

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Sadly, I'd say it's statistic demographics. Smol cutesy female characters dominate the popularity charts, and that's why everyone else has to conform. We'll never get something like, idk, a punk mohawk or something that would actually look good on a Roe or a Hroth because it'd look awful on a female Miqo or Lala, and we can't have that.

I'd be happy with the rate we were getting new hairs if they were actually quality and different from what we already have.

...Having played online games that don't add new hairstyles for 5+ years (and are glacial with content additions overall), this thread really hits different.

FF, where we get new hairstyles pretty much every other patch, and have been for almost a decade now so we have more choices than any other game I can think of? Yeah I'm fine with it. Carry on, Yoshi P & crew.

I'm just (im)patiently waiting for Viera and Hrothgar to catch up with everyone else when it comes to hairs. :p

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Originally Posted by ronibosch

I'm just (im)patiently waiting for Viera and Hrothgar to catch up with everyone else when it comes to hairs. :p

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Aren't we all. :p Hopefully we can get more new (desirable) hair along with regular hairs fitted.

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Originally Posted by Risvertasashi

...Having played online games that don't add new hairstyles for 5+ years (and are glacial with content additions overall), this thread really hits different.

FF, where we get new hairstyles pretty much every other patch, and have been for almost a decade now so we have more choices than any other game I can think of? Yeah I'm fine with it. Carry on, Yoshi P & crew.

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I like how we can tell you've never played another game now.

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Originally Posted by Risvertasashi

...Having played online games that don't add new hairstyles for 5+ years (and are glacial with content additions overall), this thread really hits different.

FF, where we get new hairstyles pretty much every other patch, and have been for almost a decade now so we have more choices than any other game I can think of? Yeah I'm fine with it. Carry on, Yoshi P & crew.

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Plenty of choices if you want medium or long length hair. Hardly anything if you want short hair. The last short hairstyle added was the Stormblood monk hair.

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Originally Posted by Allegor

Sadly, I'd say it's statistic demographics. Smol cutesy female characters dominate the popularity charts, and that's why everyone else has to conform. We'll never get something like, idk, a punk mohawk or something that would actually look good on a Roe or a Hroth because it'd look awful on a female Miqo or Lala, and we can't have that.

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Pretty much. My friends always joke about me not getting hairstyles and do an exaggerate gasp whenever I get a new hat. lol
I'd kill for a mohawk, honestly. :c

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Originally Posted by Payadopa

Pretty much. My friends always joke about me not getting hairstyles and do an exaggerate gasp whenever I get a new hat. lol
I'd kill for a mohawk, honestly. :c

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The thing is, plenty of the female hairstyles we get look terrible on the male models. So, it would be true gender equality if the female models had to suffer like their male counterparts. I'd gladly take a mohawk that looks awful on my female Viera, while my Hrothgar and Roegyden alts absolutely rock it.

Well, back in my day, they use to give 4 new hairstyles every patch for free! Now it’s barely a new hairstyle as it’s mostly slightly modified version of a previous one and you have to work for it to get the 1 new hairstyle that will most likely be feminine. How times have changed.

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Originally Posted by Oizen

I like how we can tell you've never played another game now.

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I could say the same...

But I'm genuinely curious: Do you have a long list of games that have more frequent customization additions than FF?

Now, there's plenty that have, say, more sliders for making your nose really big or small or adjusting your chin to be just perfect, sure. But they tend to stay static, have fewer hair options, and not be good at adding to them over time. In some cases not adding for years and years.

Wow's character customization kinda sucks, though they spam with new races I guess. A number of games do better in the facial sliders department. Many of the other "big MMOs," though that itself is a pretty small crowd these days, do sometimes get decent additions - Guild Wars 2 comes to mind, but they don't do it nearly as often as FF. And then BDO has unparalleled underwear customization I guess? - and then the smaller games tend to be very desolate wastelands. Some exceptions for mobile games, I suppose, if you're OK with mobile monetization and graphics.

So, please, do list the games that consistently add more hairstyles and other customization than FF14?

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Originally Posted by Antonio_Xul

Well, back in my day, they use to give 4 new hairstyles every patch for free! Now it’s barely a new hairstyle as it’s mostly slightly modified version of a previous one and you have to work for it to get the 1 new hairstyle that will most likely be feminine. How times have changed.

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I don't think working for a hairstyle is all that bad. It's a nice incentive. It should be worthwhile, though. It's either not usable or straight up ugly. lol

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Originally Posted by Antonio_Xul

Well, back in my day, they use to give 4 new hairstyles every patch for free! Now it’s barely a new hairstyle as it’s mostly slightly modified version of a previous one and you have to work for it to get the 1 new hairstyle that will most likely be feminine. How times have changed.

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I was curious about this and wanted to verify the claim, it seems like this was only really the case in Heavensward since ARR would only really make race-exclusive hairstyles available to other races one at a time and treat each one as a new addition.