The big problem with the lalafell race

[Moonfish]

If I remember correctly there was a scene where a lalafell literally kicked two taller characters out by himself.

There’s the goldsmith quest where the lala headbutts that dude to oblivion.

[Aneshda]

Leave Lalas alone, they are scary, special Ninjas and Dragoons

[Misplaced_Marbles]

So why, why do they have the ability to use physical weapons?

Do you think your shrimp of a midlander could take down the enormous monsters we're fighting most of the time? Pfft. That little baby sword wouldn't cut deep enough to do anything, maybe give them a chipped fingernail at best.

The real problem with Lalafell is the freaky toddler body.

[Leyza]

Idk my Lalafell does just fine as a level 90 Dark Knight.

[Striker44]

It's completely ridiculous, the Lalas are supposed to have only magic skills as you can see in the intro of FF11 it makes sense but no, we are forced to see these things with weapons of war, I am a paladin and I I really struggle when I see one of these things playing my job it's tiring, please exclude them from physical jobs, Lalas are mages nothing else it's in the lore

I think therein lies the crux of the issue. This is FF14, not FF11. While there are obvious general similarities between them, they're not the same races on the same planet. And there's only a few "physical" jobs that actually use heavy weapons. Ninja, Samurai, Bards, etc. all use weapons anyone could wield. (Not to mention it wouldn't make sense in a game with absolutely no other racial/job restrictions to impose them only on one race.)

[Jojoya]

If I remember correctly there was a scene where a lalafell literally kicked two taller characters out by himself.

Spoiler follows - please don't click the link if you haven't completed the 6.0 MSQ.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THtEDfILHT4

[SilverObi]

First: OP has shown his hand as being another mere inflammatory troll account with this thread. Had a feeling, nice to see it confirmed. You're in large company.

Second: Tarutaru in XI could wield any weapon and be any Job in XI just like the Lalafell can here in XIV. They were predisposed to be better at magic than physical but could still accomplish the same feats as any other race, just like how Galka could make good mages. If you can't fathom lalafell using axes or spears then I'd love to see how you can reconcile all the other fantastical elements in the game, or are you just here to put down lame threads for post count?

[Bunnycake]

There’s the goldsmith quest where the lala headbutts that dude to oblivion.

LOL, I remember that one.

[Midareyukki]

afaik the big problem with lalafell is the camera centering on first person view, but last time we had a thread on this, people said that's for perverts so I'll just leave it at that

[TheMightyMollusk]

Lalafells channel the pure hate of the Seven Hells to fuel their combat prowess, but as a necessary drawback, they can't move too far away from it, which has stunted their size.