Heavensward Race Survey (from reddit)

[Keydah]

In all honesty, i am happy they don't. Roe & Elezen are so weird and butt ugly, i don't get why people even play as them. ROE have no good looking face or skin colour, barely look good in anything beside certain gear. As for elezen, their posture is so bad, it would be as if they have spine problem, hair style is horrible and badly match anything, same goes for ROE.

Fem Roe have some of the prettiest faces and second best hairs (after Au Ra) imo. They're gorgeous, but I can't stand their bodies or height to play them myself. They also have the best hempen camise. :<
Elezen women...can be pretty in the face, but the tiny head, huge shoulders, posture, and horrific legs ruin it.
For both, mostly everything but their race gear and hempen camise looks bad because of their body shapes. Idk, maybe I'm just too into a specific slender body shape.

While we do have slightly small heads, it can easily be offset by good choice in gear. I don't think there is anything wrong with our posture or legs though :/ since when have long legs been "horrific"? Most gear looks great on elezen...

I love long legs, but the Elezen legs don't look right. They're weirdly chunky and unflattering to me. I think it's the calves.

[VanilleFang]

I was originally thinking of switching to Au Ra but after playing around with them in the Benchmark... No thanks. I'll stay Hyur.

[DreadRabbit]

I'm not surprised to see so many Miqo'te switching considering our sheer numbers. Can't wait to see how the population on the servers will look after the Au Ra hype dies down. I for one shall remain an Au Ra for a long time. I actually feel at home looking at the options in the creator now.

And Elezen and Roes are gorgeous D: They have the same range of looks the other female races do. You can very easily make either look like a baby doll or a vixen.

[Iromi]

I think I should mention that they aren't (as of this posting) demon origin. It was also said their dragon origin is questionable and their [tribal decoration] follows a demon motif (like face paint on Miqo'te), and explains the "horns" in certain hairstyles. It was never said they are demon origin.

I would like to see links that argue this, as what I understand may differ. I'm very perceptive, though.

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...d_other_stuff/

•Aura are not related to Dragons. Their motif are demons.

I am sure someone possibly posted this, but either way figured I'd post it.

Koji Fox said this at the lore panel. Anyway, I am sure they will 'officially' say more soon, because I know until its on the main page or posted under a community rep, people will debate/etc, which is fine lol.

[Raiya]

Think they went the wrong way with the females at least by having both clans the same bar a scale/horn colour. They should've rolled with the way they did they Hyur. One versions smaller and more adorable Aka Raen Females the way they are now with males being similar in height/build to highlander hyur while having the Xaela the much larger version Males being like they are now with the females being similar in height to elezen females.

The significant height difference between the males and females really is a throw off and they dont feel like the same race :S

[seida]

Elezen women...can be pretty in the face, but the tiny head, huge shoulders, posture, and horrific legs ruin it.
For both, everything but their race gear and hempen camise looks bad.

While we do have slightly small heads, it can easily be offset by good choice in gear. I don't think there is anything wrong with our posture or legs though :/ since when have long legs been "horrific"? Most gear looks great on elezen...

Anyway I was considering Au Ra, but they are too short I think. I will test on an alt, but I will probably stay elezen. I also hated the Au Ra voices from what I could hear.

[Khalette]

While we do have slightly small heads, it can easily be offset by good choice in gear. I don't think there is anything wrong with our posture or legs though :/ since when have long legs been "horrific"? Most gear looks great on elezen...

Anyway I was considering Au Ra, but they are too short I think. I will test on an alt, but I will probably stay elezen. I also hated the Au Ra voices from what I could hear.

Elezen posture is terrible. Drives me batty. I think they're so pretty otherwise.

[Gralna]

In all honesty, i am happy they don't. Roe & Elezen are so weird and butt ugly, i don't get why people even play as them. ROE have no good looking face or skin colour, barely look good in anything beside certain gear. As for elezen, their posture is so bad, it would be as if they have spine problem, hair style is horrible and badly match anything, same goes for ROE.

Need a dislike button so badly right now, out of all the races females, I find Roe and Elezen to be the most beautiful, with femlanders right behind. They are the only races that actually look like women, with some weight to their frames, and actual curves.

Femqo'te, midlanders, and au ra look too much like teenagers to me, and lala were never designed to be beautiful, just super cute.

[VanilleFang]

In all honesty, i am happy they don't. Roe & Elezen are so weird and butt ugly, i don't get why people even play as them. ROE have no good looking face or skin colour, barely look good in anything beside certain gear. As for elezen, their posture is so bad, it would be as if they have spine problem, hair style is horrible and badly match anything, same goes for ROE.

Are you serious? Merlwyb is one of the sexist women in the game. 4realz



EDIT: Also, let's not forget about Moenbryda (the Twelve bless her). I can't find a good picture though.

[Alacran]

I hate that I'm such a minority before and even worse AFTER!

Friend, there's nothing wrong with being unique. History remembers individuals. In terms of game setting, you should value the fact that you stand apart from the rest. Embrace the fact that while others believe they are beautiful unique snow flakes like everyone else, you actually define it.