Child-like characters?

[hasana]

As someone who likes doing cosplay character I'd be happy to playing a Ryne alike character so I can have something between a loli (lala) and an adult (hyur)


For exemple.

But in the other hand I don't trust creepers to not mess up with a 16 yo looking girl.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Morals dont matter, the money does.

Welcome to capitalism.

[Nestama]

I say it is fair enough to say that at least Ryne example is a bit hypocritical. You are completely right regarding SE being unable to control players presenting their characters in a sexual manner, so it is more problem that it is worth.

Fair point, however if you forget Ryne for a moment and instead focus on our character and what they have gone through...
Kidnapping (put to sleep, captured and then offered to Ifrit), framed for "murder," witnessing someone protecting us die before our eyes, drugged, almost killed (multiple times, but the most notable to me is the fight against Elidibus-Zenos), witnessing body horror and then finally almost becoming the thing we've been killing.

That's probably what SE was referring to. It's all a bit much for a kid.

[aspleieos]

And as said...too much interactions to change, especially Haurchefant, whose will go from "sweet" to *sirens*.

Also, for that matter, the WOL themselves, some of their actions (including dialogue choices) aren't fitting for a child.

[Kyndel]

I feel like making a young/late teens female isn't really hard. Honestly the only request I'd make on this topic is giving us a male race with a slimmer, more effeminate build (but also isn't like, 2x the height of everyone else)

Maybe that could be male Viera, if they ever get around to that.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Let's not forget the dark knight storyline, which is basically the WoL having a PTSD-ridden mental breakdown. You know, for kids!

[Kyndel]

Let's not forget the dark knight storyline, which is basically the WoL having a PTSD-ridden mental breakdown. You know, for kids!

To be fair, that's basically the plot of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

[Enla]

To be fair, that's basically the plot of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

There's a whole heaping helping of difference between passively engaging with media and actively engaging with it however. One is generally accepted across the world, the other is a lot more controversial. Depictions of violence towards children shoot up ratings regardless, but in media forms where the player has active agency in such acts either as the victim or the aggressor those ratings tend to go through the roof into censorship or fine territory depending on the country. Not to mention a ratings hike which SE is absolutely right to fear as that's the kiss of death in several markets.

[Kyndel]

There's a whole heaping helping of difference between passively engaging with media and actively engaging with it however. One is generally accepted across the world, the other is a lot more controversial. Depictions of violence towards children shoot up ratings regardless, but in media forms where the player has active agency in such acts either as the victim or the aggressor those ratings tend to go through the roof into censorship or fine territory depending on the country. Not to mention a ratings hike which SE is absolutely right to fear as that's the kiss of death in several markets.

I was joking.

[Sclair0]

I agree with square on not implementing them for ethical reasons.

But I do find it pretty funny that square, the company that routinely textures and models the panties of underage girls is saying they have ethical issues with the simple creation of playable younger characters specifically. I imagine the workload of implementing all cutscenes, animations and gear to a new playable body type is probably more to do with it than their ethics.

Though in fairness maybe Yoshi P and the FFXIV team specifically do care more about ethics than some of squares other teams since player-focused content is more of a concern with MMOs. I could especially see the ethical issue coming up in regards to modelling certain gear sets on kid characters, that especially might impact age ratings and shit