Gender Locked Battle Cpose

[Cutie_McSnuggles]

I'd rather them start putting in more gender locked animation and while they are at it start putting in more unique race animations as well.

I don't get why there is always this demand to get access to everything. Aren't some of you tired of every character being practically the same? The races and genders have practially no identity in this game as it is because they all look and move the same.

I think it's fantastic that male Miqo'te have a different sitting pose than the females and that they have a unique pose to any other race. We need more of this kind of thing in the game, not less. The differences should be compelling enough to different people so that when someone sees something a specific race/gender is doing they think "wow I should use a Fantasia and remake my character to that" rather than "no fair that should be an option for my race/gender too!"

I couldn't disagree with you more. Giving people less options actually leads to less uniqueness.

[Almalexia]

I couldn't disagree with you more. Giving people less options actually leads to less uniqueness.

They are unique because they are exclusive. Since almost everyone who plays FFXIV is either cat F or hume M, the scant remaining race/sex combos are that much more unique because they are that much more exclusive to the game world.

Frankly, if you envy another character's emotes or posture, I think the system is working as intended.

[Ladon]

I couldn't disagree with you more. Giving people less options actually leads to less uniqueness.

This is only true if picking one option denies you another option. This is the basic idea of exclusiveness.

Look at it from another perspective using FF14 jobs. Nobody is locked out from choosing a WHM at any time, however Cure II is unique to the job. What if we started demanding that Cure II be made available to any job? Cure II would not longer be a unique, job defining skill, would it?

I think gender and race should be handled under a similar concept. You are free to choose whatever you want, but that choice should be a commitment to particular tastes a styles just as Job choices are.