Quote Originally Posted by Alacran View Post
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Just because people don't play those races as much doesn't mean people don't like the variety. And of course people are going to choose a "normalized/popular" option on FFXIV many times even if they want a bestial race.

I for one always tend to go elf or human in the absence of a bestial race or "different" race that appeals to me, but I have played bestial races in previous MMOs that I've played. I played Charr in GW2 for example. Sure, I could play Roegadayn, but it doesn't appeal to me and still isn't even a little bestial. So expecting people who play bestial races to always go with Roegadyn or another unpopular but very much humanoid race is a bit silly in my opinion.

I would hardly call spending resources to enrich the diversity, world, and atmosphere of the game a waste of time and resources either. Even if few people play bestial races, I'd like to think most people appreciate the diversity they bring to a game's world, which is a nice, healthy thing to appeal to gamers overall.