So, why isn't this a thing yet?

[Vinestra]

Personally, I would prefer this game to steer away from the (potentially playable) obnoxiously cute races for a few years. That Miqo'te child just looks incredibly unnatural compared to the Hyur and Elezen children... hell, even to adult Miqo'te (do Miqo'te ears AND eyes start off massive before their skull 'grows into them'?). Way too anime for my liking.

Though if people still want a cute playable race, then why not the Vanu Vanu? Those are adorable.

Actually YES cats eyes/heads are large and cute like that. Have a look at Kitten pictures.

[Vinestra]

...cheesecake lovers?

Dunno, man. Cheesecake is quite delicious.

On a more serious note, I guess you are implying that Miqo'tes attract furries, Au Ra encourage bestiality and Lalafells...well...I don't even know where to start.

Wow, the FFXIV community is so PERVERTED.

There was that one woman who was in the news for using a potato as a contraceptive... Unfortunately said potato began to grow. Yes it was.. inside.

[Nestama]

Actually YES cats eyes/heads are large and cute like that. Have a look at Kitten pictures.

But she's mostly a human girl, so... it just looks weird.

Didn't Yoshi said that was not a child? What about cross-lalafell race? I've seen a super cute lalafell-like child with roegadyn hair/nose on the ending of Heavensward...

Q85. What is with the small Miqo’te that can be seen in that one area? Is this something we will be able to choose as a new race in the future?

A85. Please look forward to future development. It’s difficult to implement races that have expression limitations and other issues. By the way, Lalafell heads are too big to treat them as children!

Is what was said (very vague, though I think he might be saying no?). Also, it's a Miqo'te child (there's two in the game. One that appears sometime's in Idylshire and another you can talk to in Mor Dhona).

[Ametrine]

Didn't Yoshi said that was not a child? What about cross-lalafell race? I've seen a super cute lalafell-like child with roegadyn hair/nose on the ending of Heavensward...

That child with the fem-roe hair was just an Elezan girl. She appeared at the beginning of HW in a cutscene, too.

On the subject in question, I really think it is a case of "please look forward to it." There is enough interest in these two Miqo'te children as well as the confirmed never to be playable Padjal that a race fitting this chibi-fied, hyper cute anime look is likely going to come along down the line in some form or another.

And you can bet that the team will come up with a way to design them that both fills a niche of childlike cuteness while keeping in line with decent human morals. They pulled it off with Lalafells by taking them dead seriously in the context of the story.

[KarstenS]

Didn't Yoshi said that was not a child?

As far I remember, he said, that Lalafel got categorized as not humanoid.

[Kikoten]

This thread turned into colonial Massachusetts because of one word: loli'qote.

That's fucking hilarious.

EDIT: Oh, by the way, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fChCHY9TWs

Why? Who cares? It fits the atmosphere of this whole thread. Enjoy it.

[Zeonx]

Well, I was just crushed as I got ready to ask if that was Shining Force as I didn't recall that unit, but I see it says phantasy star in the link....sad me. lol

I am kinda shocked this got revived (and not locked with all the arguing) but for the most part she is random and usually at night, best bet is if you dont see her wait till about Sunset or just after then go into Idyllshire.

Shining force 1 and 2 and shining force cd best games ever, shining force 3 series is good also but I wish they did it the same as shining force 2.

[PantslessPrince]

I hate children and I don't know what the hell an elin is.
Ya'll need Talos.

[Dererk]

I think a better question would be whether or not the pros outweigh the cons.

Cons: SE is inevitably hurled into a blazing firestorm of controversy for allowing children to be maimed, mauled, and sexualized.

Pros: Some people get to play as a child, for whatever reason.

Seems pretty obvious.

Yes let's not also forget that this is an online game that you play with other people so social interaction is a thing. You take that and let people be able to play as a child that's going to cause problems. You never know who's on the other end of the screen plus we do have a marriage option in the game so how'd that even work.

[Hito-Shura]

I don't get the opposition of this thread. Child characters were playable in plenty of other games. I guess everyone hopped on the opposition train for some reasons.

In my opinion though, this character looks too young to be doing anything especially since, unlike lalafells, children are not strong or capable for combat. I wouldn't mind though a new childlike race since this game is lacking in this category. The choices you currently have are normal humanoids, very large humanoids and deformed babies. We don't have a smaller humanoid options such as Alphinaud and the Padjals. It could also have animal traits to please the people who are tired of humanoids such as the Tactic A2 moogles and since people are very fond of bunnies, make them bunnies.

Voila, problem solved.