Miqo Kittens!!

[ErikMynhier]

As a role player, I see the potential of having ic children....

As a role player, I see the danger of it going weird and pedo...

I don't trust people to be normal.... please don't add kids.

[Maikeru]

Memories

My character and her daugher. ; ;

[Cabalabob]

Really? Playing FFXIV 1.0 I never once saw a description listed which stated that, and none of my screenshots I took of 1.0 with the Onion Helm's inventory listing visible ever showed such a description - even the item voucher for it that came with the 1.0 Collector's Edition didn't state anything of the sort either, all it said was that "it accelerates character recovery after falling in battle" (it's original in game effect).

I'm really curious now about where you found this information (also I find it really strange that the Adventurer's Guild would actually let children even register as adventurers, instead telling them to "go back home little boy/girl" - but maybe I'm just more idealistic than cynical).

Here you go.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RPGpNo0r_u...Onion+Helm.png

[Samcaesar]

Knew the second the halloween event had kid npcs in it a thread like this would show up in one way or another >_>

[Shiro-Koizumi]

Why does everyone automatically jump to "pedophilia" any time a thread like this comes up? XD I know its a Japanese game but come on folks...overreacting a bit?

[Shiro-Koizumi]

If they allow us to play as children, I'd switch in a heartbeat. The thought of saving the world as a child sounds very appealing. Atreyu-ish and such. :3

See I like the Kid hero trope too...there has been tons of tv shows and games with kid heroes, and no one ever found them weird at all XD

[Enkidoh]

Here you go.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RPGpNo0r_u...Onion+Helm.png

Thank you for posting that image - I seem to now remember seeing that pic on the original Lodestone. Reading that though, the context I got from that is that it's not 'proving' that minors can become adventurers, more that the Onion Helm was given to children when they came of age (in other words, reached adulthood), hence the reference to 'starting on their life's journey'.

Which really is exactly what is already happening meta wise in the game anyway - it's long been stated that adventurers are 'free spirited youth', so that Onion Helm reference kind of confirms that. Anyway, thanks again for posting that image.

[Nestama]

See I like the Kid hero trope too...there has been tons of tv shows and games with kid heroes, and no one ever found them weird at all XD

That's because the plot is made around the child hero. In FFXIV, it's made around characters either reaching adulthood (around 18?) or are adults themselves (Hildibrand quests are the only place where it would make sense to be a child hero).

I'm curious as to why a Miqo'te child appearing in the game opens up threads wanting to play as a child, whereas Hyur and Elezen children never did...

[marewa]

Why does everyone automatically jump to "pedophilia" any time a thread like this comes up? XD I know its a Japanese game but come on folks...overreacting a bit?

My thoughts exactly. Also, it always seems to be when someone likes a Lala, they are instantly a pedo.

[Vesuvias]

My thoughts exactly. Also, it always seems to be when someone likes a Lala, they are instantly a pedo.

You can thank the forces of the FBI and other criminal investigation organizations for that, as in the eyes of the law a race the lalafell are to much of a child to not be seen as such in the eyes of the law.