Quote Originally Posted by Midareyukki View Post
That is what a Hrothgar is, and if people enjoy that, they have every right to without being called stuff they're not.
This. When Hrothgar was just released I made a brand new character to be a Hrothgar (I didn't know how Fantasia worked). I took him from ARR to SHB, I formed a connection with him. I like what they represent, the lore, the undying perseverance to create a better future for themselves and their children, going to war even if they are outnumbered for their safety and equality. But more than that, they look cool! I always played beast races because seeing them in-game was cool, from character models to animations, lore and behaviour. I find beast races to be awesome, so I play them cause that is my "race fantasy", even though I am a woman IRL and would love to play as a female Hrothgar to see the Queens in action, I love my boy, and I want what's best for him. This whole thing threw me into an emotional loop. I know this race is just a 3D model with a rig and a few strings of code, but I am emotionally invested in it, and I can't help it. So when I see what they did to them, cutting the ears and super-glueing wigs on, I can't help but get upset. As a person with a bachelor's in game design, their excuses measure to "it will take time and effort and we have no sacrificial lamb to do it, cause we sure don't want to". I specialise in 3D models, animations and VFX, so I saw a few problems from the start but kept hoping that they will solve them in time, 3 years later and their "solutions" are akin to slapping a band-aid on a broken dam (the poor thing it's holding for dear life). And to put salt on the wound, the silence, that one stings! Especially with the recent housing fiasco, in which they released 3 statements in less than 3 days, while our problem went unaddressed until the last minute and even then it was STILL brushed off. I am tired and upset, I want to be treated equally to the other races, and I want to see Hrothgar get some love. I don't want to change my race cause that would mean giving them money and cause the small number that we are to get even smaller and perpetuate the " you are 2% of the population so you don't matter" bull!