New Race Announced! The Au Ra

[SpookyGhost]

*tips fedora* Good day, fellow Redditors.

[Hik0]

Not by such an absurd margin, no.

who said both are the average Au Ra size model? it might be smallest femal and tallest male.

also

[Qaaliaa]

One wonders how they kiss...

"I LOVE YOU WAIFU COME KISS...wait, watch the horns...little to the left...WATCH YOUR CHEEKS...okay perfect don't tilt your face at all now."

*kiss*

[KaerisKlyne]

While it does look like there's potential for the gap between the sexes to be very wide, I'm really excited about the Au'Ra regardless. I probably won't switch to a male character, but there are a lot of people who might, and maybe just as many who already play males and want something more fantastical. I'll probably just play with the female character creation to see if I can find options I like enough to make the switch from Hyur. Cool race concept either way, pretty much exactly what I expected after the main story revealed more Shiva-related lore. Heavensward is shaping up to be pretty potentially amazing!

[SekhmetM]

I don't like how large of a difference males have with the females. It's like there's four clans of Au Ra, not two.

The females are tiny teenage girls and the males are large bulky older, but young, men. What the hell were they thinking?

The worst part is that this race looks extremely generic and forgettable. Even in comparison to the humans. The MMO community is used to these asian-looking stereotypical fantasy-fulfilling designs. The Au Ra race looks exactly like it belongs in a cheap Korean F2P, not a quality P2P Final Fantasy MMO.

Already we are entering the direction of a forgettable F2P by catering to their tastes. A cash shop. Pay to Win. The Au Ra race designs.

[Ashkendor]

Loving this picture. I can't wait till the new tank class is released. ^^

Hm. I'm wondering if there's some explanation in lore for the size differential between males and females.

[Dhex]

Sexual dimorphism is a real thing - just saying. Au'Ra are interesting I might mess around with it for a bit when it comes out. Miqote are still more attractive overall though I think.

[Ashkendor]

Sexual dimorphism is a real thing - just saying. Au'Ra are interesting I might mess around with it for a bit when it comes out. Miqote are still more attractive overall though I think.

Oh, definitely. This is just such a huge difference that I was wondering if they'd give a specific reason for it. I actually really like the males, but I'm kind of disappointed in how small and delicate the females look in comparison.

[lololink]

Hm. I'm wondering if there's some explanation in lore for the size differential between males and females.

There don't need to be a lore explanation, it's just that little tricky last chromosome and hormones.

[Rowe]

Female Lions are 2/3s the weight of males in general. All primates with the exception of Gibbons, males are larger (greater muscle mass) than the females. Looking at birds even, males in general have more vivid plumage and are often larger. Sexual dimorphism exists in nature it is real, but because this is a game some people think it should not exist here. That is their opinion, I for one have no problem with the size difference.

Just like FFXI before it, FFXIV is a world with a distinct visual continuity. It is an artificial world with a cohesiveness held together as much by how the designers limit/constrain their designs as it is with how fantastical the designs end up being.