New hrothgar hairstyles are really bad.

[Midareyukki]

This is a bit of an extreme lol. One is typically a treatment for a life threatening disease, the other is a term for a fictional video game race. If someone is feeling insulted because someone makes a joke of their video game character…idk what to say lol.

I just love my character, as well as the Hrothgar race in general. They're cool, they're different, their lore imply regality and chivalry despite... moments... and their animations are a mix of feral with gentle giant.

And it feels really bad that I can't fully enjoy it as other races can. It feels bad that I can't fully customize it like others can theirs. It feels bad knowing the only way to do that is to resort to break the Terms of Service of the game I'm otherwise enjoying very much.

It feels bad knowing that no matter how hard we ask for it, changes aren't coming or if they are, they're delayed and low-effort. Because of this perceived notion that we're just 2%. Which I'm sorry but... eff off? 2% sure, but go on the Eorzea Census website. Hrothgar are considerably numerous when it comes to players that have reached endgame. We actually care about playing this game, same as you.

And it also feels bad having some particularly malicious comments from the rest of the playerbase just because this is who I like playing and not Lalafell, Hyur, Miqo'te or what have you. And I do mean downright malicious, not the usual "lol lalafell are food" comments. Because that isn't about character identity, it's just getting crap for liking something others don't. "Oh but you're furries", yeah and you're some saint for playing Hyur <,<

Meaning that yes, we get defensive and yes we get this upset.

So what if other people feel bad about a character the devs encourage to feel connected to? I've had a Miqo'te friend tell me that she finds her character an idealized version of her. More than an avatar, it was a model that represented her. Some people enjoy their characters as extensions of themselves, where they pour effort and personality into something that they find characterizes them. And some use their character to represent them online. I'm sure plenty of you also have quirks.