Khloe as playable race?

[MicahZerrshia]

Micah, you are using the latest cutesy hairstyle.

It fits perfectly well with my glamour, which is not at all cutesy. Nor are buns necessarily a cutesy style. It's all about context and the overall look. If I were wearing them with the maids outfit, sure cutesy, but I am not.

Big picture darlin

[Skivvy]

It fits perfectly well with my glamour, which is not at all cutesy. Nor are buns necessarily a cutesy style. It's all about context and the overall look. If I were wearing them with the maids outfit, sure cutesy, but I am not.

Big picture darlin

It's almost as if cute is subjective. For what it's worth, I don't associate a dual-bun hairstyle with a standard look adults would go for. This would be something kids wear, or those going for a cutesy/carefree style.

Perhaps it would be someone's head-cannon that they are an abandoned child who has to grow up on the streets defending themselves. Give them the 'dirty face' make-up. Dress-em in rags. BAM! Bad-ass child fighter.

Kids don't have to be kawaii, just like your dual-buns. As you said, it's all about context.

And for the record, I am still against adding kids as playable characters. I just find "no more kawaii' to not hold much weight.

[Nestama]

Yeah no. Children should not be playable, as it kinda breaks immersion and maybe even lore. Currently we only have teenagers capable of handling the terrors of war and death (and there's only a handful of them and they're exclusively NPC's), suddenly making children playable just... it just doesn't work in my mind. A whole bunch of children mentally capable of dealing with war, near death experiences, unimaginable horrors that would even traumatise adults... it's stupid to me. Don't even get me started on children being First Lieutenants of Grand Companies (I cannot picture a squadron being happy about their leader being a child).

[Skivvy]

Don't even get me started on children being First Lieutenants of Grand Companies (I cannot picture a squadron being happy about their leader being a child).

lol, I didn't even make it this far in my thoughts. That is hilariously bad D:

[Galaktica]

Galaktica, you are sporting the summer Faire Joi which is right up there as well.

Oh okay, so we're doing this. I use the summer Faire Joi on two of my outfits, this specific case was for my MNK glamour which was designed around an MMA outfit and because Square Enix, in their infinite wisdom, made it so classes have to share gear, my SAM is stuck with the outfit and I hate it because it thematically does not fit what I envisioned for my SAM.

But even setting that aside, no more kawaii =/= no kawaii at all. In previous threads, I've stated numerous times that I do not mind cute/kawaii stuff. In fact, I like it. Personally, my problem is the game keeps heading more and more in that direction. Add a cute outfit or two, I'll wear it (obviously), but I don't think that's all that should be added. Add Viera or another cute waifu race for all I care, sure whatever, but for the love of god do it after we get something that's not "cute."

I would like them to branch out instead of doubling down.

[Vidu]

Don't even get me started on children being First Lieutenants of Grand Companies (I cannot picture a squadron being happy about their leader being a child).

Or think about Haurchefaunt and Aymerics invitation to dinner - both would be pretty weird if the character in question is a child. Even if the person playing that character might not mind, the overall image of the game could be hurt.

So yeah - children as characters just shouldnt be a thing... for lore, story and... other reasons.

Edit: Just rememberd the quest where Godbert asks you to rub oil all over his naked body - awkward enough for an adult, pretty much out of the question for a child...

[Alacran]

Yeah no. Children should not be playable, as it kinda breaks immersion and maybe even lore. Currently we only have teenagers capable of handling the terrors of war and death (and there's only a handful of them and they're exclusively NPC's), suddenly making children playable just... it just doesn't work in my mind. A whole bunch of children mentally capable of dealing with war, near death experiences, unimaginable horrors that would even traumatise adults... it's stupid to me. Don't even get me started on children being First Lieutenants of Grand Companies (I cannot picture a squadron being happy about their leader being a child).

Not certain if this sarcasm or not (my failing), if in the event it isn't, I agree completely. One need only at many quest themes to understand a child would have no place in story. Just Look up a few...

Level 15 quest Sastasha
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...y/7d8bbfa50b8/

Level 52 quest For all the knights to come
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...st/defb4eada5b

Lastly OP, you need only be honest about what you want and say out loud your request, "I want to play as a child." Use that for the the forum thread name.

[Nestama]

No sarcasm, though my tone of voice (or text in this case?) does occasionally come off as such.

[Skivvy]

Oh okay, so we're doing this. I use the summer Faire Joi on two of my outfits, this specific case was for my MNK glamour which was designed around an MMA outfit and because Square Enix, in their infinite wisdom, made it so classes have to share gear, my SAM is stuck with the outfit and I hate it because it thematically does not fit what I envisioned for my SAM.

But even setting that aside, no more kawaii =/= no kawaii at all. In previous threads, I've stated numerous times that I do not mind cute/kawaii stuff. In fact, I like it. Personally, my problem is the game keeps heading more and more in that direction. Add a cute outfit or two, I'll wear it (obviously), but I don't think that's all that should be added. Add Viera or another cute waifu race for all I care, sure whatever, but for the love of god do it after we get something that's not "cute."

I would like them to branch out instead of doubling down.

My point was just to point out the ridiculousness of such a general statement, while personally using items that most would say tip the scale on the cute-level. I'm not going on the attack, so no need to brace for anything.

And I get your point above, however none of that was fleshed out in what I quoted earlier. SE (currently) seems to favor races looking pretty and cute vs. rough and more fierce. Look at the Au Ra treatment. The concept art for the females looked pretty awesome (imo), but a vastly different version was released. It could very well be that more rugged looks just don't fit with their aesthetic, or maybe it just doesn't sell well. This is obviously all speculation as I have no bloody idea what is going on with those people.

[Hakuro89]

As much as I would love a kitten option, Balmung exists, so no

Being from Balmung, I can vouch for this. Don't do it.

Also they're just young Miqote, not another race.