So, why isn't this a thing yet?

[Ayuhra]

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I am not talking about the voice actors of our characters, I am talking about the voice actors of NPCs. Haurchefant, again, in English could see you as a younger sibling but might be less prone to calling you "my friend".... But let's not forget that character is much different in Japanese. In Japanese he sexually propositions you (and not subtly either, he flat out asks you to join him in bed). The Scions of the Seventh Dawn also all talk about us like we're peers in age. The story is just not about KIDS. Alphinaud is treated as a youngster by people and he's 16. We are not referred to or interacted with in quite the same way as Alphinaud.

Are there games where you play as kids? Yep. This isn't one, story-wise. Kingdom Hearts, The Windwaker, etc are all games where you being a kid character was built into the game, its setting, and its story since the beginning.

I'm not saying kid PCs will never happen in FFXIV. I am, however, saying it's very unlikely.