Can we get a Reptilian race please?

[Daralii]

Are Au Ra reptiles, though? I know it's a fantasy game and all that, but shouldn't reptiles be mostly, if not, 100% covered in scales and not 'some here, mammal/human skin everywhere else?'

When I think of a demi-human reptilian race, the Silurian from Doctor Who comes to mind.

There's speculation ingame that they're related to voidsent.

[Roda]

See, the problem with only focusing on moe characters is, if everyone is moe, then no one is. Gotta have that contrast!

[KageTokage]

People tend to most readily associate scales with reptiles, which is probably why Au Ra are oft referred to as lizards (That and because it's just entertaining, IMO). By real world classifications, they'd definitely be considered mammals, though.

There's speculation ingame that they're related to voidsent.

Err... No, there isn't. It was just their design inspiration was noted as being both demonic and draconic in origin.

All in-game speculation is about them being related to dragons, with their description in the character creation mentioning it (And simultaneously citing evidence that suggests otherwise) and the Ishgardians mistaking the first group of Auri refugees they encountered for Dravanians and subsequently killing them all.

[Vallamaria]

Shouldn't there be a thread to request less human looking races for next new race? With enough support it could get Yoshi's team's attention to not make the same choices that they made with Au'ra. :0

There's not a chance of it happening. I mean why do you think the Au Ra turned out the way they did? They don't want to spend the extra money needed to redesign equips in the game to fit with a non-humanoid race. Well that and SE is largely catering to the tastes of their Japanese playerbase with little regard to what foreign players want. Well unless it's something that can make them significant profit for minimal investment on their end. Only then do they seem to care at all what foreign players want.

[Leloa]

We have an Au ra and that might be the closest you can get race wise. All the races are different, so if they decide to add a new one it will be something completely new and different from what we already have. but you can always dream

[Xerxus___]

Make love to a snake or crocodile, the options are there.

[Clawbriar]

They should've given each clan major differences in body types just like with Hyur or even better, give every race/clan a customizable body type, from skinny to built or I guess chubby.
Apparently it's a lot of work though?

They could've just scaled up a bunch of Hyur Highlanders for the Xaela women, I wouldn't have minded

[OMega_ARcane]

What if you wear the bunny ears in game as a Viera? Does Pandora's box open?

[eschaton]

Still like the reptilian idea very much. For sure. Fan-art example:

In all reality it would probably be more the dragon/demon-human type though!?! (Also awesome.) Many people do remember this picture right:





Or finally a beast tribe hero? ^__^

[Sandpark]

I still want golem race, ronso seems cool too or moogle race.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post4239845