Child-like characters?

[Theodric]

This would be an easy work around actually, there are already triggers in the game to have dialog change under certain conditions. However, still not worth the development resources to actually add the child characters in the first place.

Another angle to consider is that it significantly cheapens the story if children are put in the position of the Warrior of Light and able to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Emet-Selch and Gaius. It's an incredibly dull trope and one that - thankfully - FFXIV manages to avoid for the most part. It also opens the door to people screeching about <insert antagonist here> attacking children, which again cheapens characters who have an established honourable streak. Regula avoids combat with Unukalhai because he resembles a child, for instance. Gaius doesn't strike me as the sort to fight a child, either. How would the development team get around that?

[Rannie]

Another angle to consider is that it significantly cheapens the story if children are put in the position of the Warrior of Light and able to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Emet-Selch and Gaius. It's an incredibly dull trope and one that - thankfully - FFXIV manages to avoid for the most part. It also opens the door to people screeching about <insert antagonist here> attacking children, which again cheapens characters who have an established honourable streak. Regula avoids combat with Unukalhai because he resembles a child, for instance. Gaius doesn't strike me as the sort to fight a child, either. How would the development team get around that?

It's really simple for Gaius.. he'd just bore the child to death with his ranting and speeches ^_^ I mean most children have short attention spans to begin with and are easily conquered via long speeches and big words!

[SturmChurro]

It's really simple for Gaius.. he'd just bore the child to death with his ranting and speeches ^_^ I mean most children have short attention spans to begin with and are easily conquered via long speeches and big words!

For whom do you fight?

[Rannie]

For whom do you fight?

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/ 10 char

(I mean it IS the only answer we are allowed to give now =P)

[LineageRazor]

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How very glib!