When i began this game in 1.0 i played as a Roe Hellsgard male. I loved to lore behind them, and really enjoyed not being the typical anime youth hero. He was mature looking, tough and looked like he could handle the world he was stepping in to. The issue i had was at the time many textures seemed to be stretched over his frame, over time this i could less and less ignore it. Once 2.0 began i switched to my current him to my current character a Highlander.

I say all this to make sure it is understood that i have no real issues with more bestial races in general, however i truly do not feel they belong in this game as playable races, not just because of technical limitations but also due to hoe much of this game is so heavily focused in it's narrative.

Being completely biased, i can say i have yet to find another mmo with such a focus and the idea of the development team pouring resources in to "something cool to see that i would never use" seems not only wasteful, but necessary.

Time and again the team has shown us what they feel is their player base, the mog station it's self is evidence of this. People claim they want ferocious races, then go buy pretty new dresses for their cat girls... Population numbers don't lie, even if we do to ourselves. Very obviously the very vocal minority too easily forget the scene a Knights Calling, a moment when our characters shows a measure of emotion i feel can not be done a Lupin face or any for that matter that has a snout, beak, tentacles, or what ever the hell that thing is...


A smile better suits a hero indeed. There are other games out there that cater to these environments, ever has Final Fantasy had specific look, why come to FF if your looking for something not part of this game direction?