Here is what the next playable Race should be...

[Kurogaea]

I read this entire thread, I just didn't take it as you took it. They were making a comparison and I took it as that. Its a good question, why is it not okay to play as a furry creature but its okay to play as "adults" that look like children?

My point exactly.

[Norleas]

Thats like saying Viera should just be a clan of Miqote's. Hyurs are not related to Padjals :/

But they literally are Hyurs.

[AlphaFox]

It feels like the subject really can bring out a very large jar of delectable gummy worms. While my first instinct is that I'd want to be able to change at will, I'd be very willing to sacrifice that for a sense of character. Immersion vs. convenience and all that.

The separable or augmented customization from the basic to esper form would be a must though...

Well I only bring up the idea of changing at will simply for those who RP but I also wouldn't mind being in an Esper form, perhaps forgoing all visual gear for the most beast like such as Terra's form, where as in human form you get your fancy glamour. Plus I'd imagine some people would weave macros in that each attack (or some) would be linked with /changeform in it.

I said that because if someone wants to play a non human race like the Moogle Race they're labeled as furry, when they just want to play a non-human looking race the whole time. Sexualization shouldn't even be a thing with this game. We have just about no appeal. Breast sliders are lower than most MMOs and we lack any backside that's yet to be seen, yet players are worrying over this and saying it can be oversexualized? get real. -_-

So I wasn't saying your attracted to lala's btw, just making a point.

Someone doesn't visit a certain rule website.

Though to be fair if anyone thinks a certain race dictates your or their fetish or desire in women/men, they may need to stop playing online games before they start calling the police on every lalafell/miquote player. Though to be honest on the sexualizing lalafells, well some people find midget girls attractive, same deal. Anyway, this is starting to get a bit off the original topic.

[Freyyy]

Thats like saying Viera should just be a clan of Miqote's. Hyurs are not related to Padjals :/

Like Norleas said, Padjals ARE Hyurs. It's in the actual lore. It's just specific and very rare bloodlines that can born Padjals who are just Hyurs, but without any aging process, they stay in that child-like state and just have little horns to differentiate them from normal Hyur children.

Anyway, they shouldn't be playable in any way, shape or form since they are supposed to be very rare. I rather see a more original race like golems or espers, heck, even Viera would be more original than Padjals.

[Kurogaea]

Like Norleas said, Padjals ARE Hyurs. It's in the actual lore. It's just specific and very rare bloodlines that can born Padjals who are just Hyurs, but without any aging process, they stay in that child-like state and just have little horns to differentiate them from normal Hyur children.

Anyway, they shouldn't be playable in any way, shape or form since they are supposed to be very rare. I rather see a more original race like golems or espers, heck, even Viera would be more original than Padjals.

Ah, I stand corrected. Yet on that topic, Yoshi himself said the Viera would be too similar to the Miqote (which is bs looking at the recent concept art), so adding a Padjal which is a straight up hyur with a permanent summoners headpiece would make him a hypocrite. :/

[Freyyy]

Yoshi himself said the Viera would be too similar to the Miqote (which is bs looking at the recent concept art)

I think that they have some issues when it comes to reproducing the original artworks into the game. The first artworks of female Au Ra was leagues away from what we got in game, they weren't really looking like Hyurs with horns and scales like they do now, they really were succubus, demon-looking, they also were taller and had more curves. I guess that if they decide to ever implement Viera, they're not gonna look like the artwork either, and will be another Hyur+animal ripoff but this time with a bunny.

[Underdog2204]

Ah, I stand corrected. Yet on that topic, Yoshi himself said the Viera would be too similar to the Miqote (which is bs looking at the recent concept art), so adding a Padjal which is a straight up hyur with a permanent summoners headpiece would make him a hypocrite. :/

It's because what you are shown in the concept art is nothing like what you would recieve in game. You would in fact receive Miqo'te 2.0.

Any new race needs to force them to break the mould. I don't care if armours need to be specifically be made to fit, I don't care if it requires some more time and effort, it needs to be done. Viera doesn't offer this and can easily be fit into the arbitary mould SE has made for themselves (which is hyur with animal bits attached).

[Jatoi]

If they add a new race, it'd probably be a human + animal parts and in the event they do add a new race, hopefully it'd happen after 2 or 3 years. Not anytime soon. The focus should be focusing on the sameface issues we have now with a lot of the races we have now.

[Caitlyn]

As for the potential of Lamia as a player race, I find it unlikely as well - but not simply because Allagans made them. A lot of Allagan monsters were the results of them attempting to create their own versions of existing monsters. Synthetic Voidsent, and whatnot. It's entirely possible that they copied the Lamia shape from other existing creatures. So, there could be a Lamia race out there that is NOT Allagan in origin, but whom the Allagans used as a model for their own creations.

No, the reason that I think Lamia are unlikely (as are ANY non-humanoid race) is the simple fact that redesigning every piece of armor in the game to accommodate them would be more work than SE is willing to assign themselves (and, in the case of Lamia, figuring out how leg and foot armor works on a critter that doesn't have legs). There's also the whole issue of trying to explain why a clearly bestial race is considered to be one of the spoken races and not another variety of Beastman...

Sad but true. FFXIV would be the first MMORPG EVER when they managed to implement a playable Lamia race. I guess, the technical issues (animations, clipping, s.o.) and the remodel of any gear is quite too much work for SE. I mean, there is nothing wrong to count a not fully human race to the spoken races. But with the additon of the new Au Ra race, we got a reptilian-like race already in the game. I m still hoping for a bit deeper costumization option for each race. Maybe having some cross-races (Hyur + Elezen) or a bit more race-specific features (like the glowing Eye-ring for Au Ras). Maybe animal ears and tails for Lalafells or Au Ras with succubus-wings or Lamia-lowerbodies xD

Speaking of Padjal: They are too rare as having them as a playable race (because of lore). But maybe they add something like a head-gear with horns. Hyur + Horns = Padjal.
Speaking of Moogle: Pleaso no. I hate them. The could be a playable race, but not like having a hybrid between hyur and moogle (see first post). Except that, it would make no sense, because of lore.
Speaking of Viera: SE could add them as the last race for a longer time. Even when they still look like Hyur with bunny-ears, Au Ras arent much different as Hyur with horns and tails (and scales).

Rather having a new race, I just want a bit deeper costumization options for the current races.

[bounddreamer]

Oh god my nightmares