Quote Originally Posted by Skivvy View Post
It's a bold move playing a female Elezen whilst also complaining about about niche races. Elezen are quite low on the totem pole as far as played races goes, especially the females. There have been countless threads/posts with people asking SE to "fix" how they look, give them a more mainstream style. But then on the flip side you have your staunch defenders who love their elongated necks, sloped shoulders, angular features, etc and want absolutely nothing to change. Had they been designed in the more traditional 'MMO-elf' way, e.g. the sexy option, they'd be far more popular. Variety is nice though, and not every race has to be designed in a way to appeal to the majority of players.

But anyway, opinions are fun. I love Hrothgar as they are, and I really hope the females feel like they match. Add some feminine touches, sure, but I'm going to be super disappointed if they end up going the Au Ra route (although I strongly doubt they will).



There isn't much that is "niche" about the design of my forum character. An elven witch in a black dress. The only thing that is stopping her from being a Viera is their decision to ban them from using hats. I'd probably receive even more unsolicited messages than I do normally if she was a Viera.

In any case I would welcome with open arms if they remade Elezen to be more in line with Viera proportions, just as I would welcome Hrothgar fixes and a female Hrothgar that looks good. Making things that a lot of people like is generally a good thing. In any case the "match" to Ronsos in FFX are tall females with not very bulky arms. They are not bigger than a femroe.

As others have mentioned I just do not see the value in catering to a niche within a niche when there is a far more appealing alternative route they could go as opposed to doubling down on things people do not like.

It's a matter of reading the room and being honest. Most people do not want to play a race that is built around catering to niches. They want to play something that looks good, especially if it is a female character. I think my female elezen character looks ok, at least when she's wearing that dress which works with her...unique proportions. If they release something that looks bad, then they will not succeed in obtaining my fantasia money, or most people's.