Quote Originally Posted by Avidria View Post
That's okay. I absolutely love them.

Which is weird, because I usually hate playing tall races lmao
Same. I didn't have the money this month to get a fantasia, but I did what I had to do to get it!

Quote Originally Posted by loreleidiangelo View Post
I think their bodies are kind of bulky in general, tbh, and that might put some people off. I like the look of my Au Ra gal in her racial gear, but in anything where she's flat-footed she looks oddly squat IMO. Obviously I get that we have plenty of the "diminutive, demure" body types in the game already with Midlander/Miqo/Au Ra but I would preferred something more like that than their current body shape. As you guessed, as soon as I feel like ponying up for a Fantasia again I'll probably go Au Ra - though obviously my issues with Viera are personal preference and aside from the lack of hairstyles and awful combat voices not a direct criticism of how well the dev team handled the race.
They seem to be actually using a Hyur base with a bit of muscle on them. In one of my dancer outfits you can really see the definition on her arms, shoulders, and belly. They are bulky because of their size, height enlarges proportions - also, I never noticed just how tiny elezen heads actually are until I stood right next to them in height! Au Ra is what I would go back to as well if I was too change; certain outfits look better on smaller bodies.