Character Creation Has A Race Problem

[Galleyus]

We are all Asian, enjoy friendos. Nah but character creator could do a lot more than it is currently, but I must say I was surprised this game has so many skin color options. I enjoyed the fact that it has so many shades other than Asian color pallets. I think it is a great character creator on the macro scale, but on the micro scale its not the best. Would be nice to see a lot more options tho, maybe soon if they ever decide to redo it. Enough uproar and they may change it all in the next expac if people are loud enough. Iv learned you cant please everyone tho, and even if they were to put into the game specific features for each fantasy race to reflect real life, I can easily see them getting hit for it if they don't do it properly. Properly as in minute details and such, but Japan isn't too concerned with American politics and social concerns so I doubt that we will se racial specific changes to reflect people outside of an Asian demographic.

[Raou]

How much is "more than just a few"? Do they need an entire catalogue of PoC-approved hairstyles? Jawlines? Eye shapes? What about the people who will turn around and cry that their attempts to represent PoC are, themselves, racist because they don't get every last nuance of how a black face is *supposed* to be shaped with their limited pixel art?

... This is a bad thing somehow?

No, really. Why can't we just get some ideas from actual PoC and catalogue that stuff? Killer Instinct kinda proved that you can do that with Thunder and Eagle.

[MaloraYuki]

How much is "more than just a few"? Do they need an entire catalogue of PoC-approved hairstyles? Jawlines? Eye shapes? What about the people who will turn around and cry that their attempts to represent PoC are, themselves, racist because they don't get every last nuance of how a black face is *supposed* to be shaped with their limited pixel art?

Race in this game is hyur, aura, miqote, lala, elezen, roe. Then divided into subcategories by lore location/tribe. It is not based on what is considered rl race it is based on game lore and what part of the fantasy world said race is from. There is no such thing as a African American face or European face or Native American or Asian/ oceanic face because they are not based on RL. You are not black in this game you are miqote, you are not white you are roe. You are not anything-American or anything of that sort because this is not America, it is not japan, it is not France, it is Eorzea.

[Joven]

I like both of those styles except the highlights on the first one. Looks like she tried to paint with the ends.

[Magic-Mal]

This is not America, it is not japan, it is not France, it is Eorzea.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

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Damn. I can hardly tell the difference

[Enla]

I like both of those styles except the highlights on the first one. Looks like she tried to paint with the ends.

Yeah, that one does need some tweaking but after going back and looking at the old contest threads it just makes me wish they'd either implement some of them or hold another contest.

[Magic-Mal]

Damn. I can hardly tell the difference

Neither can I

I must say, conveniently forgetting feudal Japan? Clever move.

This game takes place in Kugane too.

[Joven]

Yeah, that one does need some tweaking but after going back and looking at the old contest threads it just makes me wish they'd either implement some of them or hold another contest.

How often do they hold the contests? Everytime I hear about them they've been over for a few months already.

[Enla]

How often do they hold the contests? Everytime I hear about them they've been over for a few months already.

Rarely. The hair one was from nearly three years ago, and we've had... I want to say two gear design contests and one housing contest since then? Also a screenshot contest.