Female Hrothgar as a playable race. Show your support!

[xxmiamorecadenza]

Based off the thread on Twitter revolving around a 'Show your Hrothgar' concept - faces 2 and 3 are winning in popularity.

[ugie]

When I first saw the original benchmark, I imagined that the 2nd and 3rd faces would be really popular. I wonder if I’ll mostly see face 3, kinda like how male hrothgar most people I see use face 2 lol

[xxmiamorecadenza]

When I first saw the original benchmark, I imagined that the 2nd and 3rd faces would be really popular. I wonder if I’ll mostly see face 3, kinda like how male hrothgar most people I see use face 2 lol

I wonder that as well. With Male Hroth the chance of seeing face 1, 2 and 4 among players is super rare.

[Minali]

I could imagine Hrothgal face 2 and especially face 3 carry the "big wild cat" image the most. (Face 3 even has the Coeurl whiskers and fangs.) Face 1 is more like a cute cheetah/snow leopard mix, with one of the hairstyles supporting this image even more. I love it, but it doesn't suit the aggressive personality of the character I want to fantasia. (Created one for someone else though.) Face 4 is more humanoid, which is not necessarily bad, but obviously less animalistic.

While we're talking non-popular faces, I tried recreating a TTRPG character of mine. (She used to look like an average cheetah until she had some unfortunate meeting with a bunch of vampires.) Unfortunately we don't even have a slight creme beige available for either of the clans, so I went with the next best thing. Not perfect, but still pretty and close to the original.

[TKMXIV]

I'm seeing a lot of face 3 myself. So far it is like 3>1&2>4.

I know I'm settling on a face 1 Snow leopard.

[Minali]

I admit, I am a bit annoyed with this "rating", because it would mean this would be the third character I created where I picked the most popular face or one of the most popular faces by accident. xD
I already have a Miqo'te face 3 and a Hrothgar face 2... But they also suit their personalities so well. (And let's be honest, are there really any actually "rare" faces in a game with only 4 face options for most peoples? There will always be copycat moments for all faces, for some just moreoften than for others.)

[ejunniim]

I admit, I am a bit annoyed with this "rating", because it would mean this would be the third character I created where I picked the most popular face or one of the most popular faces by accident. xD

As long as you are comfortable with it.
Sure, there are trolls, and things like "your catgirl looks like any other blah blah" are their favorite food, but it's foolish to pretend to be witty when there are only a few faces to choose from. As far as I can see, even with this minimum, the vast majority of players create something very personal, and are deservedly proud of it.
Do it the way you like, and you 100% won't go wrong.

[Gullis]

I like face 1 the best, but I also use face 1 for male so biased maybe huhuhu

In order from best to worst I would say face 1-3-2-4

[xxmiamorecadenza]

I admit, I am a bit annoyed with this "rating", because it would mean this would be the third character I created where I picked the most popular face or one of the most popular faces by accident. xD
I already have a Miqo'te face 3 and a Hrothgar face 2... But they also suit their personalities so well. (And let's be honest, are there really any actually "rare" faces in a game with only 4 face options for most peoples? There will always be copycat moments for all faces, for some just moreoften than for others.)

I understand and sympathize with this 100%. But a nice thought is the likelihood that the race + gender combo isn’t popular. Akin to female and male roe. So there’s a chance that crossing paths with your reflection is minimal.

[Minali]

As long as you are comfortable with it.
Sure, there are trolls, and things like "your catgirl looks like any other blah blah" are their favorite food, but it's foolish to pretend to be witty when there are only a few faces to choose from. As far as I can see, even with this minimum, the vast majority of players create something very personal, and are deservedly proud of it.
Do it the way you like, and you 100% won't go wrong.

That is true. So many Hrothgar screenshots in this forum look very individual and made with great care, and have their own small tweaks and stories. Despite sharing many faces or colour patterns etc. And liking similar things is not in itself a super bad thing to do in the first place.

I understand and sympathize with this 100%. But a nice thought is the likelihood that the race + gender combo isn’t popular. Akin to female and male roe. So there’s a chance that crossing paths with your reflection is minimal.

Fair point. And there is also glamour, this can make a big difference as well. There is more to our characters than just visuals anyway, in many ways. ^^