Just a thought on Elezen.

[Katsuragi_]

I started as a female miqo'te and I think honestly deep down I will always be one. I go back to it every now and again. But with that being said I love my elezen. It's the only race ive been able to play more than three months without fantasing after a few weeks or so. Do I wish we could get adjustments? YEP. A new run animation cause God oh mighty its awful. Smaller hands, less broader shoulders. a shorter neck. But all in all I am very happy with my elezen <3

By the way, if you care to notice when stripped, miqos also have long necks.

...I wonder if I left many people unable to unsee with this.

[Enla]

I just want more than two faces. That's all. The proportions are fine and I can fix most of what I dislike about the pinheads the women have, yet I hate the current lack of customization we have compared to the other races. Look at this, it's literally two faces but two have make up and the other two don't. That's lazy. I really just want them to make the makeup a facial feature you can toggle and give us two more DISTINCT faces.

[DreadRabbit]

Show me some good catgirls and au ra girls that don't look the same. 90% of them are the same. It's part of why I don't want to be the same as everyone else but if you play that and it's your thing, you may do so by all means. I just don't find any of them unique.

I really don't think you have room to say that when Elezen only have two faces to pick from (as shown in the post above). So while there are less Elezen females running around, they are far more likely to look like clones of each other because you essentially have less choices in faces.

Au Ra, on the other hand, have a different problem: we have 4, very different facial structures to pick from that all look great. However you can't change the horns that come with each face. And the horns are a very prominent part of the character's design. And so when creating one, you basically have to decide: pick your favorite horns? Or pick your favorite face? (Unless you were lucky and got the exact combo you wanted from the get-go). Because the horns are more noticeable, it's a big red-flag as to which face was used in the design process, regardless of what other details you put on your Au Ra. Look at the "show your Au Ra" thread: there are dozens of unique Au Ra girls using the same faces. But if you were to see them all run around in the game world? You'd just see the horns, then just assume they're the same as the other players who picked those same horns.

This is why rather than bashing each other's preferred races, we should be working together for more character customization in general. I actually really like female Elezen's proportions, and what Highlander ladies and Fem Roes I have seen are all drop dead gorgeous. However those three races only have two (or even one) face that looks good at all. The only reason female Elezen are unique right now is because less people play them. And less people play them because they just have less options offered to them when creating one. And that's sad. Elezens need more love and options.

[Roda]

Why are people getting so mad over other people's tastes? o.o

Also 10 imaginary moneybucks to whoever can find the edit someone posted on the old forums. I thought it was a very nice edit that kept the elezen looking like elezen, but also fixed the more off-putting issues people seemed to have with the race.

[Tsumdere]

Why are people getting so mad over other people's tastes? o.o

Also 10 imaginary moneybucks to whoever can find the edit someone posted on the old forums. I thought it was a very nice edit that kept the elezen looking like elezen, but also fixed the more off-putting issues people seemed to have with the race.

Can't fix what isn't broken.

Also, while we're at it - female face variety suck for all races, lets be real. Males clearly got the better end of the diversity stick.

[renatonegrini]

Wow, I'm surprised the Elezen form seems to be so divisive! Compared to the elven race from Final Fantasy XI, the Elvaan, the Elezen's unique proportions have been toned down quite a bit (although their predecessors are still clearly an influence). Personally I'm a fan of both the Elezen and the Elvaan over the typical elf or human look, although I suppose I do agree with many in the thread in that I prefer the men over the women. The male Elezen's proportions in my mind are rather reminiscent of a male lead from a shoujo/bl manga - long limbs, broad shoulders, toned - and that works for me.

I don't think Elezens should be changed but I agree that it would be nice to have more customisation options. To the person that mentioned that they'd like the option to play and Elezen/Hyur hybrid, I believe this is already an option as Hilda's introduction shows the halfs are just shorter Elezens with shorter ears.

[Enla]

Can't fix what isn't broken.

Also, while we're at it - female face variety suck for all races, lets be real. Males clearly got the better end of the diversity stick.

But no other race is THAT blatant. There's subtle enough differences in facial features to distinguish practically every single other female variety and yet with Elezen we legit go what should have been a facial preset to tick on and off. It's why I really want more variety across the board now that PS3 support has been dropped, but Elezen in particular need it the most. Don't change their body, don't change anything else, just give me more choices. That's all I want.

[Syfurion]

Why are people getting so mad over other people's tastes? o.o

Because how dare we like something others don't like, and then they get snippy because we don't want what we liked changed to fit their ideal.

It's like you've never seen how Hyur midlanders run.

That run is horrifying, it really is. If you happen to like it, more power to ya, but just like people make fun of our necks, I will make fun of that awful run.

[Rokke]

And less people play them because they just have less options offered to them when creating one.

Big eyed tiny waifus will always be more popular than tall/muscular girls, even if cats/lizards all had only 1 set face in character creation they'd still be super popular lol

[DreadRabbit]

Big eyed tiny waifus will always be more popular than tall/muscular girls, even if cats/lizards all had only 1 set face in character creation they'd still be super popular lol

This is true too. I have to admit I prefer playing shorter girls, but I'm 5'2" (157 cm I believe?) so it's nice to watch a small girl destroy Gods and big buff characters. But I do have a soft spot for Elezen: I nearly made one after seeing their dance. Awkward giraffes deserve love.

Also curse threads like these and the "show your ___ " threads. I am now in character creation just making different characters now >__>