Please make the in-game Au Ra (Males) more muscular, reflective of the Artwork

[Fleur]

IMHO, it may just be the lighting/editing in those promo-style shots. They have that "glamour shots" style which tends to make things look very smooth.

[Link to Huge Pic] <-- They look pretty muscular to me. I'm not seeing any "skinniness" there (aside from the females in the pic, those elbows look dangerous lol).

Honestly, I think they look very formidable, not to mention huge!

[sarehptar]

What bugs me about them is how dead the tail looks. The concept artwork has the tail flowing or at least appearing to move, while the models we have seen so far, the tail just looks stiff and stubby. I hope there is a tail slider and tails are more animated, at least like male miqo'te tails instead of female miqo'te tails that barely move...

[shintashi]

i agree best time to fix a race ( or anything) is before final release... gah.. i wish someone would have said something about the pet class before that egi storyline became canon.

[Felis]

You can see they definitely have a muscular build. As far as muscle tone/definition goes. There'll be a slider for that like there is for all the races, already.

Not for Miqo'te
Have Lalafells a muscle slider?

[Saseal]

What bugs me about them is how dead the tail looks. The concept artwork has the tail flowing or at least appearing to move, while the models we have seen so far, the tail just looks stiff and stubby. I hope there is a tail slider and tails are more animated, at least like male miqo'te tails instead of female miqo'te tails that barely move...

They might borrow the animations of the miqo'te tails - it would save time
I'm also hoping theres a tail slider... I want a long tail on my male Au Ra. I can see a long tail ont he fem Au Ra, but it's hard to say for the males - not even a shadow or a slight catch of a sight of them. I just hope the males don't get stubs >.>

OP>
*begin ramble*
In concerns of the OP, I kind of like the original artwork, also - powerful but agile looking, given by the broad shoulders and tiny waist (I can't help but think big Roe ninjas look funny doing all those fast agile twirling moves :x but I don't think Au Ra would look AS out of place doing the same moves - even as tall as they are). Unfortunately, I'm going to have to agree with what most likely going to happen and it's reasoning... they would have to add in a shit ton of updated versions of ALL the gear in the game (thats.... a lot) just to fit the males odd frame. Only thing I can think of is that they set gear to say, "If race Au Ra -> then Chest piece Roe, Pants piece Elezen", but considering they would have the waist of a piece of string, a chest piece (that also covers the waist) sized for the top half of a Roe would look weird and non-fitting passed the chest.... since the inward slope between broad chest and tiny waist is pretty steep in that drawn design.

It WOULD give diversity in shapes, though >.> But ah well

[Ecks007]

Not for Miqo'te
Have Lalafells a muscle slider?

Really? Hmm. And no I don't think lalas have a muscle tone slider now that I think of it. Could have swore the miqo'te did though.

Well. Roe, Elezen, and Hyurs have one. Pretty sure Au Ra will too, given the muscles. Maybe female Au Ra won't have it though. Who knows.

[Saseal]

Honestly, I think they look very formidable, not to mention huge!

They do xD They also look very perma-angry... (the males, anyway)
I wonder the height comparison between both male and female Au Ra and male and female everything-else. I'm wondering if they're about Roe height, or taller... o_o (or did I miss this answer in another post/announcement?).

[Saseal]

Really? Hmm. And no I don't think lalas have a muscle tone slider now that I think of it. Could have swore the miqo'te did though.

Well. Roe, Elezen, and Hyurs have one. Pretty sure Au Ra will too, given the muscles. Maybe female Au Ra won't have it though. Who knows.

I really want to say the male miqo'te do, along with the tail slider - it's been a long time, though, since I poked around at miqote character customizing. Only thing is, it just deepened shadows/darkness on pre-existing shapes to be more 'defined', but not a whole ton of difference. It doesn't actually add/subtract much muscle mass (I don't think any of the races have that... but I could be wrong. I have no elezen or roe characters to experience this)

[Ronove]

Miqo'te do not have a muscle slider.

[Ashkendor]

I love the story -- or at least, implied story -- behind them, that they are descendants of Saint Shiva, who is said to have laid with dragons, giving them a unique "vibe".

I want to know where this is coming from. Is it just a popular speculation based on the fact that Au Ra are humanoid but scaly, or has SE actually come out and released any kind of lore on it? It just seems... unlikely.

I really want to say the male miqo'te do, along with the tail slider - it's been a long time, though, since I poked around at miqote character customizing. Only thing is, it just deepened shadows/darkness on pre-existing shapes to be more 'defined', but not a whole ton of difference. It doesn't actually add/subtract much muscle mass (I don't think any of the races have that... but I could be wrong. I have no elezen or roe characters to experience this)

Miqo'te don't have a muscle slider. I don't think Elezen do, either.