Opinion on Female Hyur Run Animation?

[Gemina]

As for the female midlander identity, i don't agree with you, i mean for me they are women and women aren't always about running like innocent little princess looking cute and frail

I never said a female has to run like a dainty princess to be a girl. I said it is ok if they do.

That gif you posted up above does look a lot like the midlander run, but really that's the run of a person in a mini skirt and heels.....probably not the norm for most of us.

I used to be a personal trainer, and girls ranging from about 20-ish to 50-ish made up the bulk of my clients. All of them ran like that. Not some. Not a few. All. They weren't wearing mini skirts and heels to the sessions. Very much wore workout gear, and sneakers. Girls running like this casually just comes naturally. It's a dainty run that still expresses femininity. That is all it is. Most girls when actually running or sprinting as fast as they can, will do so more like what you see track athletes do. My job as a personal trainer was to stop them - for lack of a better term, from "running like a girl".

Dainty princesses needing to be rescued by someone stronger and more capable is a trope wrapped in fantasy. It gets attacked because it depicts women as weak, but not necessarily women, but rather femininity. And you can see this indoctrination that has been taking place for decades within this thread as what players dislike about the female Midlander run is that it makes her look weak, and it does this because it is girly. Femininity is in fact, powerful. Like seriously powerful AF. But not in the way masculinity is, which adheres to physical dominance. If masculinity is a locomotive; femininity is what gets its wheels to turn.

The gaming realm is one of fantasy, so males and females are truly equal. Certain aspects remain etched in reality regardless of the fact though due to our own perception of it. That is precisely why the dainty princess run can clash if a player wants an avatar that depicts one of great power, and is an imposing figure. You want to look like King Thordan, and then run like a female Midlander. Not exactly intimidating. But if you want a character who looks like she farts rainbows, well then, Midlander. Again, there is nothing wrong with this, or their run.

[Jybril]

Please let me have the Princess run from Midlander girls. ;;

[Syln]

Please let me have the Princess run from Midlander girls. ;;

No ! Bad kitty !

I never said a female has to run like a dainty princess to be a girl. I said it is ok if they do.

I absolutly agree with that, my bad if anything i said implyied the opposite ! I'm just for more option and certainly not taking away something that people enjoy to have what i want to replace it.

[Atelier-Bagur]

at least its a lot better than whatever the male Au Ra running animation is.

[Gemina]

I absolutly agree with that, my bad if anything i said implyied the opposite ! I'm just for more option and certainly not taking away something that people enjoy to have what i want to replace it.

No worries at all, and I get having more options. Your Au Ra has plenty I wish my Midlander could do for sure. The toe tap in particular I am very jealous about, but I also do favor a bit of exclusivity among the races.

[Fukuro]

at least its a lot better than whatever the male Au Ra running animation is.

Someone told me it looks like Crash Bandicoot running and I can‘t unsee it now.

[Jin-]

I know what you mean here, but the "girly" option is the Midlander female. That is the race you pick if you want a 100% human female and still want her to be really feminine. Highlander females, while they can still be gorgeous, are much more masculine in comparison to Midlanders. Their muscles, robust physiques, idle pose, assertiveness and rambunctiousness in their emotes display, and even their run animation differ so much from their Midlander cousins. If you want a less girly human female avatar, then Highlander is the way to go.


It's not awkward though. This is a perfectly natural way for regular girls to move when they increase their movement speed. It really is ok for a girl to be a girl.

Nice to see someone still in today's World not afraid to say it

[MintnHoney]

You know, one of the most beautiful things to come out of PSO2:NGS is the ability to change the basic behaviors of your character, including run animations. I don't personally mind this princess-y run, but I do wish I could change it to something else (particularly since I regularly see my character use a different run animation in cutscenes).

[Vahlnir]

Someone told me it looks like Crash Bandicoot running and I can‘t unsee it now.

It's...not entirely inaccurate. lol