Quote Originally Posted by Chibilidawg View Post
Also, look how close these two are to one another.....

http://i.imgur.com/lsRThrE.png



Eh, just pointing it out. Sure, an Au Ra can be made to appear very different from a Hyur but the skeleton appearing so similar is disappointing.

I just wish they'd legitimately created a more differentiated race in terms of build/physique but that's just me.
If you can't see some distinct differences between the two despite trying to make them look as similar as possible you are just ignoring them because you don't want to see them. Au'Ras are slimmer (overall), different pose structure (back and legs are most noticable), while a thinner waist they have HIPS unlike midlander and miqo'te.
That said, it's most likely that they used the hyur or miqo'te model as a base and altered it to their needs and that was pretty much exactly what was expected ever since they showed them. Similarities are bound to exist.