Implementation of a "Tail Toggle"

[Quoyan]

Miqo'te Tails don't stick straight out, they point downward. If a costume has even the tiniest bit of extra space in the butt area, you can maneuver the tail after a certain point down one leg of the costume.

If your argument against hiding tails with certain gear, such as the Chocobo Suit, is that Miqo'te tails are shaped incorrectly to be hidden that way

That's not my argument. Physically it would be possible, however Miqo'te are cat-like people. That tail is an extension of their spine and is essential for their balance. They'd be extremely uncomfortable (and noticeably more clumsy) if they stuffed their tail down a leg or something.
Try sticking your spine down the leg of your jeans later on and tell me how you like it :')

[Nyalia]

That's not my argument. Physically it would be possible, however Miqo'te are cat-like people. That tail is an extension of their spine and is essential for their balance. They'd be extremely uncomfortable (and noticeably more clumsy) if they stuffed their tail down a leg or something.
Try sticking your spine down the leg of your jeans later on and tell me how you like it :')

... are you suggesting that chocobo costumes are supposed to be comfortable? Err, have you ever worn one of those fully body mascot suits? I don't think comfort is a pre-requisite here XD

[FoxyAreku]

You know what really looks weird with a tail?

Evenstar.

[Quoyan]

... are you suggesting that chocobo costumes are supposed to be comfortable?

I think you're misunderstanding what I mean by comfort. A full-body mascot suit may be comfortable, but it doesn't completely gimp your ability to say, walk in a straight line without falling over. Animals have tails because those tails are essential for their balance, I can only assume that the Miqo'te are no exception to this. When I say they'd be extremely uncomfortable if they stuffed their tail away somewhere and couldn't use it properly, I don't mean they'd feel a bit constricted, I mean they'd probably feel like they'd lost a limb. If you've ever broken a limb and had it in a plaster cast, you can imagine the kind of discomfort I mean.

As I said earlier, it would really be nice if squeenix would come up with a way to fix the ridiculous clipping issues in some items without gimping the Miqo'te, but it probably won't happen. It'd be too big of an overhaul.

[Canadane]

You know what really looks weird with a tail?
Evenstar.

You may not be happy to see it, but boy it's sure happy to see you.

[Tai_lionheart]

I SECCOND THIS! ... would be good for a laugh at first but get pretty boring after a while.

[BreathlessTao]

Its funny because most of the gear just lets tails clip though the armor. Armor that accommodates tails is few and far between, so we can only guess that devs simply don't want to make armor with tails in mind. toggling them off is a good solution

Sadly, that seems rather accurate.

My issue with this is that it's rather ... not even sure what the right word here would be, insulting? I mean, for cryin' out loud, they provided the entire race as a playable option themselves. Miqo'te was not placed in the game by a 3rd party. To go on ignoring their very own design and giving us half-assed/gimped solutions for, what, the whole lifetime of the game is what it's gonna be now? I find that incredibly lazy (no, I don't care how small the team is) and infuriating. And there is a second race coming in with non-human body elements. Is that also going to be ignored in favour of "majority"/speed?...

[Adire]

But without a tail, miqotes would look 75% human

Better off adjusting and making armor to accommodate tails. Seeing as tail clipping is one of the primary reasons I switched back to Hyur, and the fact that SE adjusting most armor to suit tails is unlikely, I support this though. I feel for you kitty cats.

[HumsterMKX]

Miqo'tes need this.. A hole to place their tail through like 1.0

[HakaseNyan]

Much like with the butt reduction "incident", it's easier to make a one-size-fits-all, or, rather, a one-design-fits all. Making alternative designs to properly accommodate the Miqo'te tail means more assets. Which means more work, more time spent, and perhaps more resources being used. Though, the tail for Miqo'te characters appears less of a priority for designers/developers until this sort of topic comes along.

It's pretty hard to agree with having a tail toggle option being added. So, I do hope the designers take a little extra effort and time into doing something to help with the tail issue.

Edit: Oh yeah, please no more ear covers. They're absolutely atrocious.