As a minority, is it out of the question to hope for representation?

[Driavna]

Based on his hair color and skin tone the FemRoe is the one mounted on Syldra, but, that poster is bait for players to play with their joystick and they did not care about a fair representation.

[Galaktica]

I want to point out this artwork that SE did to promote swimming,
Female lalafell
Female Au ra
Female Miqo'te
Female Hyur
Female Elezen

No FemRoe

I stared at that picture for a sec, then started chuckling because I internally went, "damn, there's a clan of Roegadyn literally named Sea Wolves and they still couldn't get any love in a picture about swimming."

[Kosmos992k]

I stared at that picture for a sec, then started chuckling because I internally went, "damn, there's a clan of Roegadyn literally named Sea Wolves and they still couldn't get any love in a picture about swimming."

That's because they don't swim, they ply the seas in galleons looking for something to pirate...

[Kosmos992k]

They don't get much exposure because they aren't popular. It's as simple as that.

An unpopular truth.

[Krotoan]

That's because they don't swim, they ply the seas in galleons looking for something to pirate...

Roegadyn women = not being eyecandy and flouncing about in tiny clothes... They are getting stuff DONE.

[Nestama]

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"Pleasing the majority of your playerbase is a good idea." You never specified race, which left it open to imply that 'majority of playerbase = everyone' and therefore, every race.

FFXIV seasonal event posters should try to include every race (like FFXI did, if not, just a nice picture of things for the season), since this is an online game and not everyone plays Miqo'te and Au Ra females.

[Kosmos992k]

Roegadyn women = not being eyecandy and flouncing about in tiny clothes... They are getting stuff DONE.

Which is why one leads a nation, and the other spends their time modeling for fluff posters...

[Galaktica]

Roes are just bulky, there isn't anything about them that stands out aside from that and it's a trait shared by many races in a lot of MMOs.
Yes cat girls are everywhere, but what makes Miqo'te unique is that they're neither antropomorphic animals nor cutesy anime people with animal ears, they're kind of a mix of both blending the concept of the latter with the realism of the former and I think it makes Miqo'te stand out when compared to the same type of race in other MMOs.

That's a great, fair point. In the grand scheme of things, it's kinda hard to argue against that fact (though I do still think they were largely designed to be rather cutesy anime people with animal ears lol). That said, I would still put forth the idea there's nothing really holding SE back from depicting a Highlander or Roe alongside another race, or even each other, if only to highlight their albeit subtle, but still unique qualities.

For the Moonfire Faire art, they could've easily done something like a Miqo'te taking a walk on the beach alongside a Roe. They could have had a Lala riding on the shoulders of a Highlander while they're playing in the water with an Elezen while a Midlander is off to the side floating, relaxing in the ocean. Could have had every race together just sitting around the bar at Costa de Sol. All men. All women. Mix it up. Go nuts. The possibilities are endless. And, again, that's just for the Moonfire Faire. Think about all the other possibilities for all the other events.

[Krotoan]

"Pleasing the majority of your playerbase is a good idea." You never specified race, which left it open to imply that 'majority of playerbase = everyone' and therefore, every race.

FFXIV seasonal event posters should try to include every race (like FFXI did, if not, just a nice picture of things for the season), since this is an online game and not everyone plays Miqo'te and Au Ra females.

I apologize I assumed. That is what I meant. the majority of the playerbase play those two race/gender combos. I don't know why I'd bother to mention majority if I was implying everyone. But that is why they get put in a lot of materials.. once again.. yes.. it'd be nice if everyone got equal media time, but it's very unlikely since pandering gets more views and interest.

[Dualgunner]

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Forgive me but it doesn't seem entirely fair or honest to include 1.0 promotional work on your list. I'm not arguing the point, personally I'd rather we have more dedication to race lore than to promo art (something roes lack both of it seems), but you undermine yourself including art from a time before femroes even existed.