Au Ra physiology and other lore.

[myahele]

It was said that we can make females look close to Succubi. That the customization will be varied, so who know if females can be nearly as tall

[QuietGlasses]

It was said that we can make females look close to Succubi. That the customization will be varied, so who know if females can be nearly as tall

I doubt it. I believe they meant that the available options for their looks will vary from very cute to a bit more intimidating. They'll probably still have the same build and height.

[Dynza]

It's not so much the neck itself, but the more exaggerated trapezius muscles that make them look alot stronger up there than the other races, similar to the Roe. That's the muscle group that's more pronounced in the artwork, thats nearly non-existent in the model. So while both versions have long necks and muscles, the in-game model immediately looks much weaker.

In the artwork, the Au Ra don't look just massive in muscle like the Roe, but very well defined. And oddly enough missing that one detail kind of makes their whole upper body look weak.

I don't think they look weak in terms of modeling, but I do understand your point and what you're talking about. I think we'll see some options come the benchmark, but bear in mind that once that benchmark is released, we may not see too many additional changes to the models beyond hairstyles. They do have to take into account of modeling armor to make it stretch and fit their body type, as well as a host of others.

I doubt it. I believe they meant that the available options for their looks will vary from very cute to a bit more intimidating. They'll probably still have the same build and height.

This is something Yoshida specifically said at the presentation. That you can design the au ra females to closely resemble that of a succubus. Whether he was implying the actual succubus models isn't completely clear, but the example was just to show how varied you can make your au ra.

[PotatoSalad]

I doubt it. I believe they meant that the available options for their looks will vary from very cute to a bit more intimidating. They'll probably still have the same build and height.

Then I'd never play as an Au Ra for more than a week - if at all... Let's just hope that it's more than just a mere facial option and actual body frames.

[QuietGlasses]

Then I'd never play as an Au Ra for more than a week - if at all... Let's just hope that it's more than just a mere facial option and actual body frames.

You are setting yourself up for disappointment.

But I suppose we'll see next month when the benchmark is released.

[PotatoSalad]

You are setting yourself up for disappointment.

But I suppose we'll see next month when the benchmark is released.

and you're cutting yourself too short too early!

Let's hold on to hope! /psych