Characters that age

[Eekiki]

Hate to be a neighsayer, but this sounds like too much work for barely any benefit or coolness factor or anything.

I see what you did there.

[northernsky]

I don't know about aging, but some options that become exclusively available after playing, or fighting for a certain amount of time (specific hair or beard pattern, scars, slightly tougher built shape etc.) could be cool if they really distinguish from new players.

An optional, visual indication that separates the veterans from the new players

[Arcell]

I played a game where you aged once (Mabinogi). It sucked when you got old enough you really couldn't do a whole lot in comparison to younger players and you had to pay to be essentially reincarnated.

No on aging.

[Darkshade]

No thanks.

[Eekiki]

At least I know as a Lalafell, my chest won't get saggy as I get older.

[Konachibi]

At least I know as a Lalafell, my chest won't get saggy as I get older.

That's just.... eww....

Eekiki, I seriously wonder about you sometimes

[Eekiki]

That's just.... eww....

Eekiki, I seriously wonder about you sometimes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNZSXnrbs_k

[Arshei]

I wouldn't like my character to age. By the time I got around to doing any endgame I'd be like 10000 years old and probably would drop dead before getting any drops I wanted. =p

[Maeili]

Character aging? This isn't mabinogi.

[Colino]

What foul sorcery has been cast on the denizens of Eorzea that years go by without anyone advancing in age?

The same that hit the Simpsons, South Park and pretty much anything that needs to have recognizable characters over large periods of time.