Can we get normal manly males ?

[Lanadra]

Never said it couldn't change, just that expecting it to not be what it's always been to date is odd. I mean, I don't expect a new McDonalds to suddenly be real food when every other McDonalds has been...well, McDonalds.

Have you tried McDonalds in Europe?

[Ultaniku]

I wouldn’t necessarily say Au Ra are more manly than Highlander males. Au Ra can look great and fairly vicious in their facial features. I enjoy that but they can also look fairly effeminate as well. I’ve played a highlander male almost the entirety of my time with XIV, but it did take me a little while to perfect his look. Truly their eyebrows and the facial hair options could use some variety.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Have you tried McDonalds in Europe?

I've never been to Europe, so that would be a neat trick, heh.

Did try a McDonalds in Japan. It was pretty good.

[Lauront]

I've never been to Europe, so that would be a neat trick, heh.

Did try a McDonalds in Japan. It was pretty good.

UK-wise at least, you're not missing out. ;p

The fact that I can't remake Gladio in this game is a travesty.

The closest you could come IMO is a lizard man, but then obviously scales and horns over facial hair.

[KizuyaKatogami]

As far as glamour goes, I didn’t see much difference with releasing more female inspired glamours than males. The only thing I can think of is the 2B outfit. The rest has been the even, some still gender locked, but I didn’t see more female glamours than males.

Dalmascan neutral
Calfskin neutral
South seas stuff neutral (pants or skirt)
Frontier (genderlocked m/f sets)
Collegiate sets (pants or skirt)
Alphinaud set and hair
New eastern glamour neutral
Flame set (genderlocked m/f)
2B (butts for everyone, yes feminine)
All southern front/Zadnor stuff (neutral)
Eden raids (some genderlocked m/f)
Nier sets (genderlocked m/f)
Neo sets (genderlocked m/f)
All tomes gear this expansion (neutral)
I probably missed some things, but I don’t think glamour was way more feminine.

I do agree that there should be more options for shorter hairstyles and facial hair, but I don’t think this expansion was overly feminine at all. I hope they decide to stop with the contest hairstyles and create some short and long hairstyles, no more medium spikey hairs please.

Final nier raid healing set was pretty feminine. Same with most of the eden healing and casting gear. Exarchic healing gear as well, and then yes of course the 2b outfit in which they didn’t even give us males something in return for, nice form of equality there

[lezard21]

It would be nice to have some normal representation in the game since lately it's all been...minority pandering. Can't blame SE though, that's what gets the most retweets nowadays.

[magtuired]

This is always such a bizarre thing to complain about. Every race can be masculine, Roes and Highlanders especially fit a Western view of madculinity; the "tarzan"-ness comes from glamour options which are only going to reflect your own creativity (or lack of).

The facial hair options definitely need to be expanded, though.

[Kacho_Nacho]

It would be nice to have some normal representation in the game since lately it's all been...minority pandering. Can't blame SE though, that's what gets the most retweets nowadays.

WHAT????!!!

/ten characters

[KizuyaKatogami]

I concede the casting/healing chests, but all dungeon gear except heirloom casting/healing chests are neutral, all the Ishgard restoration scrip gear is also neutral. Even all the coffers were neutral. Sorry but I still don’t see how feminine styles were dominant this expansion.

Oh also the pvp sets neutral or masculine too.

It might not be easy for you to see since you play a female character, but playing a male character and trying to find good glams this expansion that work as a healer and aren’t inherently feminine were pretty difficult. I was hoping we’d get a male coffer from Nier that i could work with but alas nothing. Weird too because while nier is dominantly women, there’s a fair amount of male glams they could’ve given us but i guess they thought it wasn’t worth it in the end.

[KizuyaKatogami]

It would be nice to have some normal representation in the game since lately it's all been...minority pandering. Can't blame SE though, that's what gets the most retweets nowadays.

Agreed. Tired of the wasted resources on things only a small majority will use. It seems to have cost us a lot of things this expansion just from that alone. I hope 6.0 doesn’t follow the same trend otherwise...more disappointment.