Au Ra physiology and other lore.

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The point is, if they're equally trained a Roegadyn marauder and Lalafellian rogue are about evenly matched. While the Roegadyn has the advantage in size and power, they're also going to suffer greater recoil from attacks (making ripostes much easier) and tire themselves out much quicker moving their greater body mass (doubly so encased in armor). The Lalafell won't deal as much damage per hit but it'll add up, they won't tire as quickly, and with lighter weapons there's much less recoil; the trade off is they're much more fragile.

In regards to Souls games... the (in)famous Giantdad is broken because it combines excessive force with great speed. While the combat in those games isn't photorealistic (even excluding the giant monsters), it's a fair bit more realistic than most games; you can't just pick up the biggest stick and keep swinging it and expect victory. (I'm not a PvPer though, so take that for what you will.)

In regards to DBZ, things are often twisted around to meet plot reasons. Presumably though Goku was able to trounce the Ginyu Force because he outclassed all of them in their respective specialties. The Super Trunks 2 vs. Perfect Cell fight was one of the few times Toriyama bothered to bring realism into the fighting, if only to prevent a secondary character from offing the arc villain, but the point is the larger and more muscular you are, the slower you tend to be and the faster you tend to tire. This gets turned around against Cell when he loses his patience fighting SSJ2 Gohan, bulks up like Trunks did, and loses faster than he would have staying at his normal, slimmer physique.

Anyway, I digress.

Rawr!

1. We don't know what the western Othard steppe is like; what flora and fauna inhabit it, what kind of rainfall it gets, what kind of metals occur there... nothing. Assuming it's like Mongolia and that Xaela society is like ancient Mongolians is jumping to a conclusion. Until we know that kind of information it's impossible to determine what Xaela society is like, and I'd rather not jump to the conclusion that Xaela = Mongols. Even for the sake of argument.

That said I'm sure there's a reason (or at least some flimsy justification) for the sexual dimorphism, but I'm just going under the assumption that the men are warriors and the women compensate by having proportionally stronger muscular systems, fill only magical combat roles, or just don't fight at all.

"But that doesn't make sense for nomadic, warring hunter tribes!"

... it's a fantasy game, things don't have to make 100% sense. The Garleans have access to airships and high explosives, but they don't just carpet bomb their enemies' urban centers or military fortifications. Why?

2. The point is, size != power. With so little of their biology and social structure known, it's entirely possible Auri women are actually stronger than Auri males despite their smaller stature.

As for why they're not super-cut... probably just have a thin layer of fat to hide it.

3. The only instance of racial interbreeding is possibly between Hyur and Miqo'te as confirmed by G'raha Tia during the Crystal Tower storyline. No other mention of racial interbreeding has been confirmed; ever considered adoption, like Raubahn and Pipin Tarupin?

I'm not saying it's impossible, but until there's confirmation I have to assume it isn't.

4. Yeah, well, y'know, that's just, like, uh, your opinion, man. Personally though, I'd rather not wake up one day with +15 ponzes of muscle and +1 fulm of height as a Xaela woman and then have to pay to change it.

5. I realize there are reasons for playing a Miqo'te besides "because they're cute," but SE doesn't have the time to ask players why they chose that race / sex. They look at the numbers and the numbers show people are going with the moé / bishoujo designs, so people must want more of those.

Ergo, anyone not playing a female Highlander or Roegadyn is not helping with the case for sturdier female designs, no matter their reason. Changing to a female Highlander or Roegadyn will help, in a small way. You might never get the exact sort of design you want, but well... sig.

The world makes plenty of sense; we just don't know the justification for Auri sexual dimorphism yet, however flimsy or concrete it might be. 'till then, chill out a little.

Future races are a possibility, but until I see artwork and images of them I have to assume they won't have the excessive sexual dimorphism Au Ra exhibit. Just because SE went with the popular moeblob image this time doesn't mean they'll continue to do so. I make no excuses on their behalf for this, but I accept it for what it is.

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Brute force is effective, but it's pointless if you can't catch or hit your target. Melee combat generally favors speedier attacks; tanks are not a good analogue here because they can hit a wide area.