Quote Originally Posted by SturmChurro View Post
I think a lot of people do assume they will look like that, and that's why they don't have any interest
Imagine thinking that @kkron_m's designs don't have any interest. Their female Hrothgar drawings get thousands of likes and shared all over the place but yeah that's totally "like three people" being excited.
But seriously, that's the design you think is too masculine? I had assumed you meant more like these designs.

@Soft__Bunbun


@pawmpadour


Those are closer to the body type that the males have, especially the second one. While I, like many, prefer @kkron_m's work I'd still play a female Hrothgar if this is what we get instead.
The whole point of Hrothgar is they're not humanistic. So why would they ever make the females look like Miqo'te 2.0 when a) we already have Miqo'te as an option and b) that'd go against what Yoshida himself said?

After seeing the positive reception of the Lupin characters we introduced in Stormblood, we concluded that, for the long-term health of FFXIV, it was important to implement a greater variety of character types beyond the traditionally beautiful in a future expansion. In truth, we had considered adding more beastly characters long before, and since this was possibly our last chance to do so, we decided that we should—much like we did with the Viera—in the interests of expanding the lore and the choices available to players.

Character creation is about providing players with options, and while there’s no telling how many people will utilize these options, we also believe that there is value simply in having them exist—in empowering people to fill the world with greater variety.
Letter from the Producer, LXII (05/09/2019)