So, why isn't this a thing yet?

[Samcaesar]

While I'm not one to start talking about making models sexual (tbh I never want Viera in ffxiv), there's a difference between having the option for a sexualized adult character and a the option of having a sexualized child character, hint the term "loli" has huge connections with the sexualization of children.

SE is already getting close to that "looks like a kid BUT DON'T WORRY IT'S NOT" with Lalafell (And I'd say arguably Auri women) let's not push it further. The Viera concept art posted earlier was suppose to be Viera children. Unless if SE planned to limit a whole lot of gear (specifically stuff like the bunny set or any set with unnecessary skin showing) for people playing children characters, which wouldn't happen, you start to get into creepy territory with your children PC models running around in fishnet tights and bikini tops.

[HodgepodgeMcDodge]

Unless if SE planned to limit a whole lot of gear (specifically stuff like the bunny set or any set with unnecessary skin showing) for people playing children characters, which wouldn't happen, you start to get into creepy territory with your children PC models running around in fishnet tights and bikini tops.

There are pieces of gear in the game already that change depending on the race/gender equipping them. I'm fairly positive SE would desexualize many of these pieces. Perhaps the gold saucer outfit on a child would more closely resemble some sort of bunny Halloween costume than a Play Boy bunny.

[Tsuga]

Would be neat if we could choose the age of our race on both ends of the spectrum outside of what we currently have.

I know plenty of people want to play older characters, as well as younger characters.

I'd play as a kid if the option was there. While their mannerisms/outfits were oversexualized, I thought that Elins were really cute in Tera (being a small girl and fighting with a gigantic lance/shield was charming), and I liked the option of making my character younger in games like Mobinogi. The idea of a kid fighting evil and saving the world has been appealing to me since I was little, I'd totally make some child alts.

Maybe there could be a relationship system somewhat like Ragnarok Online used to have where two eternally bonded characters could have/adopt a child character.