The cat's (or femhroth in this case) outta the bag

[Nestama]

As for my opinion on the topic as a whole if female hrothgar is going to look anything like that ingame, I'll be a happy camper. Don't much care for bestial races in general and this looks like a happy medium between bestial and just a human with a tail and a cat ears.

That's the issue (imo), though. The females should look just as bestial as the males (meaning their faces and fur-skin), as Hrothgar are the furry/beast race. If they have a mostly human face and no fur, then how can they even be Hrothgar? It'd be more jarring than Au Ra's sexual dimorphism.

Players already have multiple options for human women (with animal ears/tails and horns if they please), but there isn't a bestial/furry woman yet. This is why the artbook has me concerned; that SE is going to go the usual beauty (95% human) and the beast (Hrothgar males) route as most MMO's/games tend to do.

[Sheriyana]

That's the issue (imo), though. The females should look just as bestial as the males (meaning their faces and fur-skin), as Hrothgar are the furry/beast race. If they have a mostly human face and no fur, then how can they even be Hrothgar? It'd be more jarring than Au Ra's sexual dimorphism.

Players already have multiple options for human women (with animal ears/tails and horns if they please), but there isn't a bestial/furry woman yet. This is why the artbook has me concerned; that SE is going to go the usual beauty (95% human) and the beast (Hrothgar males) route as most MMO's/games tend to do.

Yeah, that was just my personal preference, I can understand why people are disappointed with the shown depiction of them. I just hope we'll end up getting the half of the race sooner rather than later and it damn better be more feature complete than male hrothgar and female viera after all this wait. Though I think we all know if Shadowbringers has been anything to go by, it won't, we'll be lucky to get it at all.

[Allegor]

What I find funny is that people say that about healer changes, tank changes and everything else changes till everything is finalised and then there is no turning back. This is a forum for feedback. If some people say they don't like the concept then that's their right to say.

The thing is, even if the final, official look ends up being something completely different, it shows that they were considering (or are?) going for the "highlander Miqo'te" look, which is the root of the problem imo.

That's the issue (imo), though. The females should look just as bestial as the males (meaning their faces and fur-skin), as Hrothgar are the furry/beast race. If they have a mostly human face and no fur, then how can they even be Hrothgar? It'd be more jarring than Au Ra's sexual dimorphism.

Players already have multiple options for human women (with animal ears/tails and horns if they please), but there isn't a bestial/furry woman yet. This is why the artbook has me concerned; that SE is going to go the usual beauty (95% human) and the beast (Hrothgar males) route as most MMO's/games tend to do.

Exactly!