Lalafell as a percentage of NA population

[BaconBits]

Lalafell are a meme race because they're small, and meme races get dunked on.

I don't agree with it, but that's just the way it is in NA.

[Gyson]

Lalafell are a meme race because they're small, and meme races get dunked on. I don't agree with it, but that's just the way it is in NA.

Many people in NA do like lalafells and other people play them knowing they will be meme'd on.

I haven't seen this with the folks I've been around, but maybe I'm in a bubble. If anything I usually assume anyone playing a Lalafell has a playful streak to them and any interactions will generally be positive.

In FFXI my friends and I played Tarutaru characters. At first I started off as a Hume, but they seemed dull. Instead, the idea of being this tiny Tarutaru tank keeping my allies safe made everything more entertaining. Movement seemed faster and more enjoyable as the camera was closer to the ground. Normal enemies were often larger than my character, making standard fights seem more epic than they otherwise would have been. And as a Tarutaru I found I could always run up to people and be jovial without it seeming out of place. It just made the entire experience feel fun and better.

I suspect many people play Lalafells for the same reason. The only reason I didn't choose a Lalafell in FFXIV is because I was really disappointed in the aesthetic shift from a chibi-style Tarutaru character to pear-shaped children. The latter just didn't draw me in the same way; to me Lalafells just look too bottom heavy and for that reason I have a hard time imagining them as effective adventurers.

[Sotaris]

Lalafell are a meme race because they're small, and meme races get dunked on.

I don't agree with it, but that's just the way it is in NA.

I'd say this is true in this game.
I can't recall it has same stamp in FF11 but in that game starting stats had a more importance and tarutaru (lalafell counterpart and is based on) had bigger MP pool and i believe INT.

I play lala every once in a while, i think they can be cute but glamour is usually the reason I switch back to Miqo.

Lalafells are pretty ugly tbh I wish they replaced it with loli'qotes like Khloe Aliapoh and T'kebbe Morh

kinda disgusting tbh

I agree, that is pretty disgusting.

Wait, what? People are kicking players out of duties for playing Lala characters? How frequently is this happening?

Isn't this a form of harrassment you can report other players for? If someone thinks that's extreme, I personally would side with having Square Enix discouraging toxic behavior through punishments.

In my 8 years of playing and I play lala on and off. This has never happened to me or anyone I know.