Character Creation Has A Race Problem

[Nandina]

It doesn't matter if you said Hyur, Miqo'te, Roe, or Lala...there are NO race problems in XIV. It's a race problem because you, personally, turned it into a race problem. This is not the Sims.

But it does matter, lmao. If I mentioned a Hyur, why would people be bringing up every other race, but? That showcases an inability to stay on topic. If my gripe was with the others, I would have mentioned the others. This doesn't have to be the Sims. Division, Guild Wars, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, etc all have sense enough to be inclusive as they are aware of their audience. I'm not gonna sit here and say they're the best at it, but the effort was made. Clearly the FFXIV community is not fond of inclusivity as evinced by the responses. So because you and a few others are fine with the way things are, and are represented, it's f--k everyone else; despite the fact they pay the exact same sub as you do. I already knew from the get-go there was going to be pushed back, because (1) I'm criticizing SE, and (2) people generally fail to see things from a perspective outside their own. There was even one guy who stupidly and wrongfully suggested that I want Europeans to look black, yet there are people on this thread suggesting that the black and brown gamers who pay the exact same sub, should be acquiescent and accept walking around as white-washed Hyurs that don't look like them. Maybe they don't like the other races aesthetically. While some people grasp the point I'm making, many can't grasp that double standard which is clearly indicative of an intellectual deficit. You literally lose nothing. If anything you gain as well. Hell, for all I know maybe there are people here who want to utilize those same types of customizations even if it doesn't reflect them IRL. A lot of black and brown gamers don't even speak up because of backlash like this, but I don't mind being the martyr, cause everybody can catch this virtual hands, lmao. Let's go.

Hyurs are not Humans.

Hydaelyn is not Earth.

This is not the real life, it is in fact just Final Fantasy.

Otherwise, every individual who wants their character to look exactly like them has a valid argument for character creation options to match them simply because they want it. Can’t make everyone happy all of the time, which means sometimes you find yoursef in the unhappy group.

But the community is able to make other complaints, which SE looks into and even adjusts in many instances, but when it comes to this particular one, suddenly it's invalid. Gotcha. No one is saying the character has to look exactly like them.