4.1 and us Lalas

[HipiraVon-Horrificus]

We need to be able to make use of the other races as mounts.

This is a great idea. It would be fun to request a piggyback ride from a party member. The animation could be a "pick me up!!" sort of thing.

Unfortunately, it would be hard to make it fair for other races, since I don't envision Roes being able to be carried on anyone's back.

Still, it would be very cute for Lalas!

[Avatre]

Unfortunately, it would be hard to make it fair for other races, since I don't envision Roes being able to be carried on anyone's back.

Depends...I knew a girl in high school who was like 4'11"(or close to it) that gave a guy that was 6'+ a piggyback ride down the hall. So...it's possible.

[silverlunarfox]

I don't envision Roes being able to be carried on anyone's back.

Now this just needs to happen....please....I want to see a lala do this.

[Heliantheae]

oh come on now, lighten up. All of the races get made fun of, its just theres so many lala's you see those jokes the most! I've been every race and heard it all. You know what I did instead of get upset about it? Laugh along with it and add to it. It's all in good fun.

Yea, I mean I call Elezen's giraffes more than anyone else in my FC.

[Ametrine]

So...question to all those that are tired of the food jokes.

Do you make the lolDRG jokes? Cause, you know...something about pots and kettles.

I do not like lolDRG jokes, as it lead to many players who simply wanted to enjoy a famous FF job to being harassed instead of trying to teach how work with the jobs many animation locks. Red Mage recieving no similar flack shows the joke as a double standard despite Corps-a-Corps and Displacement doing the same things as the Jumps do.

Compare this to the jokes on Dark Knight's edginess, and furthermore sexy cat people.

[Noshpan]

I'll admit that it would be pretty neat if they did add the Viera as a playable race some day in the future. I'm willing to say that they're this MMO's version of the Pandaren (whom were also the oft requested race until MoP).

I do wish that Lalafells had functioning breast sliders. My Lalafell alt is a small adult person & I personally dislike the glamours that make Lalafell look childlike.

And could I get more facial hair options for male Miqote (like Rammbroes)? The peach fuzz they get isn't enough, and I don't want to pick the scrunched-up angry face to give my main the appearance of having a full beard.

As a Dragoon-main, I've become accustomed to lolDRG jokes. I've even made them from time to time. Seen my fair share of "Deadurai" jokes directed at Samurai. At least Monks no longer have "low damage = normal damage" jokes... for now.

[Welsper59]

I do not like lolDRG jokes, as it lead to many players who simply wanted to enjoy a famous FF job to being harassed instead of trying to teach how work with the jobs many animation locks. Red Mage recieving no similar flack shows the joke as a double standard despite Corps-a-Corps and Displacement doing the same things as the Jumps do.

Compare this to the jokes on Dark Knight's edginess, and furthermore sexy cat people.

Hold on, so you (and some others) are actually taking the feelings of harassment towards a fictional character as something serious? That tasteless (and harmless) jokes towards a fictional race in the game are something that should now be deemed taboo because feelings? That being called a potato, dinner, or referencing an object to be punted is going to seriously deter someone from picking the race more than any other petty reason?

This is bordering that fine line of communicating overused jokes and creepy empathy. The joke is already engraved into the race, no different than it was for Tarutaru in XI (the original joked about race Lala's were based from), and no different than lolDRG (another joked about theme from XI). It's okay that there's something to laugh about towards the job/race/whatever and it does not mean they're inferior or anything, unless the devs actually design them to be. The fact that people can joke about Lala's in the way they do, specifically that it's not a jab at performance, already implies there's nothing of merit to be up-in-arms about. If you were a Lala IRL, then that's another story, but we are talking about fiction... and it's not even hateful. So much so that you CAN reverse the jokes at people that communicate them (like me) and have fun at our expense.

[Teraluna]

4.1 should be no small thing for Lalas.
Hopefully they will not be looked down on, or even overlooked.

It is all too easy for some people (or some races) to take the high ground here.
Some might think that this concern is dwarfed by other issues but not me.

In fact to promote Lalas I'm thinking of creating a Minion partner thread. Similar to the marriage partner thread, but you get your own Lala to do with as you will.

[Niraves]

Snip.

Not even hateful? LOL.. Some people are downright NASTY with how they treat me because I play a Lala. I've had so-called friends that stopped talking to me because I fantasia'd into a Lala. It's one thing if you know the person and know they are okay with being poked fun at, its entirely another issue to go into a dungeon and be a complete jerk to a random stranger.

Am I maybe a little overly sensitive about it? Yea, maybe. But I'm honestly tired of being poked at by people just because I play the race that I like. I have enough selfconfidence issues without some jerkwad on the internet insulting me constantly every time I go into DF.

[ExVex]

I do wish that Lalafells had functioning breast sliders. My Lalafell alt is a small adult person & I personally dislike the glamours that make Lalafell look childlike.

Yes! Thank you! A lot of my pals said I was crazy for wanting a breast slider that didn't turn my flat chest into itty bitty, barely visible to the eye, mosquito bites. Like, why is the one that we have even there? It has no function.

Sometimes I have a very androgynous look. Especially when I have my hair shorter. Which is fine! There is nothing wrong with that. I don't mind people being like, "Hey, what's up lil bro lala!" But, I'd like to look like a more feminine adult. Maybe not to the same extent as a Fem Roes (bless them, they are true goddesses), but something.