Gender locked race?

[Lauront]

You're correct in the sense that sex differences for such non-human races would not realistically manifest in the same way, but at the same time it also means they're not particularly suitable for addition as playable races. I brought it up because people were discussing Lupin, where the differentiation between NPCs is extremely limited... it is obvious why this poses a problem when adding a new race, as customisation and a range of options are important.

As for WoW, I did not mean the Allied Races, as I'm not hugely fond of how they were implemented, but I do like the racial starting zones and storylines much better as an approach. It's not the only MMO which did this, either.