Hummingways - The best choice for the next playable race

[Jinxie]

I would love a more bestial race, but you know what else I'd love even more? ANOTHER FRICKING SHORT RACE. Why does everyone have to be so tall?! And they literally keep getting taller! Make something smaller! Small does NOT always equal 'cute'. I prefer shorter races in Final fantasy games, and while I do love lalafell, I'd drop it in a heartbeat for something a bit more unique that wasn't too much taller. Playing lalafell/tarutaru since day 1, and trying to play anything taller is like going from normal to playing with half a camera. It literally throws me off so badly, I cant stand it.

Shortness please T^T

[KaijinRhada]

I will continue to tout that my favourite bestial playable race, in the games I have experienced, is Charr. In this game however, I don't see them going as far as the Charr do in terms of looks, presence and overall build (they run on all fours as well when weapons are sheathed) for both genders. I understand them wanting to stick with more humanoid builds for reasons previously stated, but perhaps they can stretch the limit of designs and create a truly intimidating and bestial race while keeping them roughly humanoid in stature in the future.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Charr

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Phys...pearance/Charr

[Samcaesar]

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Eh, I can appreciate the Jojo-esque bizarreness ( ie Really strangely effeminate but also massive men) of the Auri men at times, I just wish their /pose or one of their /cpose was reflective of one of the more iconic poses really. To be honest, I really like the Auri men a lot because they actually hit that "Tough and tall" demi-beastman option fairly alright, I just wish the girls of the race could follow suit as well.

It's an uphill battle, but it's a responsibility sorta deal, as we can't fault SE until we let them know we're a demographic in the audience as well (One that they're at least willing to throw a bone too occasional, eg Roegadyn women). It's not fun, nor is it easy, but it's something you gotta do, heck we might actually get a few bones thrown in our direction if we keep it up. If you're not at least willing to talk about it frequently (Which is completely fine!), just showing up and going "I like this idea" and liking those posts that support it is fine enough.

[Nestama]

But I was banging on that drum all the way 'til their first reveal, and look what bloody good that did me. Sorry, but I'm all tapped out for furious fantasy race passion these days. You guys can take up the cup if you wanna. Me, I'd rather try to fight battles that aren't so... uphill.

I think the problem was that they pretty much had the Au Ra design decided at some point before 2.2 came out. Fan feedback wasn't a possible option :/

[silentwindfr]

japanese did believe that the moon was inhabited by rabbit for long, no?
since moon it's maybe one of the location we will explore *shrugs*

[Samcaesar]

I think the problem was that they pretty much had the Au Ra design decided at some point before 2.2 came out. Fan feedback wasn't a possible option :/

See, it was settled by 2.2 (There's an interview with Yoshi-P stating that), but that doesn't mean adjustments and additions weren't out of the question as well. Didn't SE state that one of the LAST things they were working on were the Au Ra models as well? I remember them saying something akin to like "We worked hard and managed to finish nearly all things for the Au Ra for the benchmark!" Then something about how it was one of the last things they were doing before launch. It just seems odd that they had everything finalized design wise by 2.2 (Something that happened over a year ago), and they didn't reveal the race right then (Even though, currently, they have very little to do with Ishgard or the story) and open themselves to consumer feedback.

japanese did believe that the moon was inhabited by rabbit for long, no?
since moon it's maybe one of the location we will explore *shrugs*

Well, hopefully we don't go to the moon just yet, we've got plenty of problems in Eorzea (And Hydaelyn in general as well) to still address.

[Xaos]

Interesting Idea, Basically the Precursor to Moogles in the original games.
I would be up for another small race for certain. Maybe a cross between the Hummingways (I think another name may be better) and the Moogles from the Ivalice based games like FFXII?

[Giruvegan]

I'm all about viera. If this was only about rabbit ears, there's a pretty popular prize at The Golden Saucer that caters to this. The viera already have an established lore and that, may be the reason for the demand, not simply their looks or Fran ( though, she probably helps ).

Their ears might make you count them for ' cute ' but if you knew anything about them, you'd might rethink your assumptions. They're secluded warriors with a kinship with nature first and foremost. It's always so strange how people gloss this over. This has kind of been covered with Elezen ( Duskwights in particular ) , however.

Any and all nods to Ivalice are 110% alright with me. I really do hope they're implemented someday. The other Ivalice races can come too, no worries.

[Reinha]

I don't understand how this could be considered a beast race... T_T



(Took me less than 5 minutes on MS Paint. That's how human they are. The removed parts, nails and ears, are already available as glamour accessories. All we need is shoes with claws for the full Viera look <_<)

[Lucidbro]

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Yes, I still disagree with you about Highlanders, but concerning how small a minority we're talking about here, where are you pulling these statistics from? In WoW, the Undead, Taurens, Orcs, Trolls, Worgen and Draenei collectively make up almost 50% of the playerbase.
An audience that is virtually untapped by the current race selection.