Can we get normal manly males ?

[Swimcito]

One of the biggest frustrations with character creator was I always wanted to make a highlander but the faces were far too Neanderthal like for my taste. This forum definitely has a problem with nitpicking sometimes but I dont think it's insanely unreasonable to wish for a natural, healthy, realistic medium between mid and highlander.

Did you see the one in Instagram ?

That one looks fine!. I want something similar

[Ayuhra]

Came here expecting to sigh.

Saw example was Cid.

I support being able to play characters who look like Cid. More customization options on Highlanders would go a long way there. Let those poor men have eyebrows.

(let's not phrase this request as "normal manly males" though, come on, folks)

[Lanadra]

I just want my lady Au Ra to be tall like the men. There's no reason for her to be so tiny.

[BaconBits]

I will never forgive SE for making Au Ra women so tiny compared to the men.

[Fukuro]

*cough* we could have had something like this:

[Lauront]

The Highlander options are all really manly. None of them look like any iteration of Tarzan, really. I find it kind of funny that you play male Au Ra, as other than height/nose shape, they're quite a bit more effeminate in my opinion.

I would not consider the facial option I use or the "older" face they have effeminate in the slightest. The former in particular conforms with classic standards of masculine attractiveness, and you'd have to design it to look effeminate, and the latter doesn't even really offer any options in that direction. Granted, they're both less common than the Magnai face, but that one comes down to customisation options as to whether it looks effeminate or not. It very much conforms to the typical manga/anime "badass" facial aesthetic.

My problem with Highlanders is I dislike the shark face effect the more rugged younger facial option has and I likewise find the one Arenvald uses is too broad and soft at once. I don't like any of the other options. Both are too broad for my tastes. As far as Hyur go, I prefer the more boyish flourishes of the derplander face, which would be perfect if it could be coupled with stubble and a bit more muscle.

I just want my lady Au Ra to be tall like the men. There's no reason for her to be so tiny.

I think they ought to have used the height slider range to allow for them to be between female miqo'te and viera height, maybe. They just look too shrimpy for me to like them, even though their faces can be quite pretty.

But also, I say as someone who originally came from WoW, it took me a while to "get" the aesthetic of FFXIV. In WoW (and really a lot of western games), you always want your character to be "the biggest, baddest dude in the room".

I like bulk and musculature but not if the character is ugly, too large or too bestial. Never could get into the design of humans in WoW, but luckily it had other options I much preferred.

When it comes to "monstrous" looks the ones I tend to enjoy are in the more vampiric or demonic direction, where the character can still be attractive. I guess that's why I like Au Ra.

[Hierro]

Hrothgar are manly af what you talking about.

[KizuyaKatogami]

Hrothgar are manly af what you talking about.

Look at the adorable big cat. Who’s a good catto?

[SugarPuff]

I'm a fan of male Au Ra because they have normal proportions and a tall and lean, muscular build. As far as facial features go, to me most of the races tend toward the extreme. Either very feminine or very severe. Elezen have some of the best in between options, in my opinion.

Those personal biases aside, I'm in favor of more character creation options. If it brings us Cid look-alikes, all the better.

[Nothv13]

I'm a fan of male Au Ra because they have normal proportions and a tall and lean, muscular build. As far as facial features go, to me most of the races tend toward the extreme. Either very feminine or very severe. Elezen have some of the best in between options, in my opinion.

Those personal biases aside, I'm in favor of more character creation options. If it brings us Cid look-alikes, all the better.

I just like the Au Ra because their scales make better beards than the beard option of the midlander and highlander.