Left Hand Dominant

[Clayers]

took me a moment to think of it, but you mean like - how characters hold their weapons, right?

Such examples like:
Right front forward on DRG, different hold on it.
Reversing the stance on MNK
Changing which hand is sword/shield on PLD

that kinda stuff, right? I think that'd be awesome xD But I'm sure it's gonna get a "Data limit" complaint from SE.

Yes, that kind of stuff. Since I switched my main to MCH a while back I would really love to have my character go into that idle stance with the gun in his left hand. But yeah, like Averax mentioned, there really is a lack of left handed options in all of gaming so here's hoping this thread and maybe others can provide just enough feedback for them to at least look into it again!

[VanilleFang]

Now as we know this game is full of clipping issues everywhere and our characters are about as lively as a rock in most cutscenes the "real" answer is: Their to lazy to even look into it or it's just not worth their time to care about.

That's pretty presumptuous on your part isn't it?

[Noxifer]

Well... It would be an awesome thing to see them implement, but... I can also somewhat see why they're not. Admittedly, my knowledge of Japanese culture (current and historical) is coloured by various media (movies and books that are fiction and thus aren't necessarily correct, and manga which tend to exaggerate certain things, and non-fiction books that more often than not get confused between various Asian countries and cultures), so if anyone knows more details or knows that I'm wrong, feel free to correct.
Ages ago, being left-handed was a huge stigma over here (i.e. in the West) and could get you executed for witchcraft or stuff like that (there's a reason why 'sinister' means evil, after all). Today... people don't generally care if you're right-handed or left-handed.

In Japan, it wasn't as much a stigma in itself, as long as you did things correctly -- i.e. eat with your right hand, write with your right hand (cos otherwise the characters don't get drawn correctly, I assume), and use the same fighting stances that right-handed people use. As for how it is today... I haven't really heard much regarding left-handed people in Japan, so I'd assume it's close to the same? And if that's so, I can understand if the developers don't see it as an issue, because 'it wouldn't matter if the Warrior of Light was right- or left-handed, because they'd be doing things the same either way'.

But even if that's the case, I would hope it gets considered, since they're making an international game.

[Razard]

I would like to point out that Arcanists write with their left hand. Take that how you will ^^

[Zojha]

I would like to point out that Arcanists write with their left hand. Take that how you will ^^

We're ambidextrous? :P

[Jpec07]

I wouldn't think this too difficult to implement, actually, since it would be little more than inverting the character's render (like putting them in front of a mirror and taking the mirror image). Doesn't seem like it would be too hard to accomplish, with a bit of programming elbow grease.

Then again, I've never worked with a 3D rendering engine, so I have no idea if that is something that can be accomplished easily. Having the option to select dominant hand during character creation would be cool, though.

[Antonio_Xul]

I would like to point out that Arcanists write with their left hand. Take that how you will ^^

And Weavers weave with their left hands as well. Also, Dragoons hold their lances with their left, too.

I'm left handed as well and left hand options would be awesome, too. The only game other than Fight Night (boxing) that allowed left handed was was the WWE games. They had a lefty flip for all punches and kicks, so I was able to make my wrestler fight like a lefty. Those games had a ton of moves and still added a lefty flip on the strikes and had many variations of moves that included left handed versions as well. Those games were totally customizable friendly, including character creation.