Garlean Playable Race (?)

[Allegor]

I strongly feel this is less about wanting to play a Garlean for being a Garlean and more about wanting better looking Hyurs

[Fland]

I strongly feel this is less about wanting to play a Garlean for being a Garlean and more about wanting better looking Hyurs

Which is why SE should proritize augmenting current races first before adding new ones.

[Bhearil]

Which is why SE should proritize augmenting current races first before adding new ones.

Most if not all races could use some upgrades. Even the newest ones are still quite limited

[Theodric]

I strongly feel this is less about wanting to play a Garlean for being a Garlean and more about wanting better looking Hyurs

That's part of it, though I quite like the lore and background that a Pureblood Garlean brings to the table. Their story and circumstances have a lot of similarities to the Highborne and Blood Elves of World of Warcraft - which I liked a lot when I played both over there.

The most popular races in most RPG's are typically humans and elves, at least when they're designed in a way that isn't considered to be lacking or weirdly proportioned.

Most if not all races could use some upgrades. Even the newest ones are still quite limited

Agreed. Given that the game has been recently confirmed to be supported for at least another decade, there's ample opportunity to implement both. Especially since the longer the game goes on the more the development team will need to do in order to keep things fresh and exciting.