Humanoid Avian Race?

[Kosmos992k]

They're always going to be humanoid though, no matter what new race we get. One of the aspects of any new race is that people must want to play them, it's easier to relate to an humanoid than something more different. So we get what we have with Miqo'te and Au'ra. Males that are more physically imposing than females,females are physically smaller and lean towards aesthetically pleasing. For races with larger, more physical females, SE already has data to go on, and I'm not sure that they will spend development effort on a new race that will be used by relatively few players.

Just to add to this and...rain on the parade for those wanting non-humanoid races. They will not add a race that is anything other than a bipedal being with an upright posture and two upper limbs and a head. The simple reason being their gear models. If you added a quadruped, you'd have to completely redo a huge amount of gear. Not only that but there are lore reasons, as at least one poster has mentioned.

However, I'll go back to the reason I was talking about. The ability to relate to a new race in a game such as this is important. There is no question that some players would have no problem identifying with whichever type of playable race takes their fancy, be it beastly, electronic or biomechanical, with 4 legs, 2 legs, wheels or thrusters. However the vast majority of players will not identify with such playable races. If you take into account the significant amount of effort a new race requires along with the marathon task of modifying the gear models, which would be even more for 'different' races, I just don't think it's possible to make a case for such a playable race. The same thing goes for races that do not heavily feature handsome males and pretty females.

Generally speaking heroes are handsome/pretty, charismatic characters. I frequently see people wondering about a new race that would be conventionally speaking, considered unattractive, beastly, and generally speaking unsympathetic. Such races would be so niche as to make even the rarest female Roegadyn look popular.

What we need is not another race (though cute/handsome humanoids with white wings and a noble disposition would not hurt the game IMHO... ), rather we need one or two additional faces (and features) for all current races to give a bit more variety and flexibility to character design.

Glaring needs for existing races....eyebrows for Highlanders, Highlander females need better complexions, both Au'ra and Miqo'te females need a face that looks old enough to vote and drink...

[Zadocfish]

We have them. They just aren't playable, and they summoned Garuda.

All of these "Let me play as X animal-themed race!" threads popping up weird me out. Why not just ask, "Make the beast-man races playable!" Still not going to happen, to a roughly equal extent, but it's a bit easier since the races already exist. Or do all of you just want to play SEXY animal-people?

[Ayuhra]

We have them. They just aren't playable, and they summoned Garuda.

All of these "Let me play as X animal-themed race!" threads popping up weird me out. Why not just ask, "Make the beast-man races playable!" Still not going to happen, to a roughly equal extent, but it's a bit easier since the races already exist. Or do all of you just want to play SEXY animal-people?

If I could be an Ixal I would be an Ixal. If it has to "human-ish" I would settle for a birdfolk like Amon and Balbaroy from Shining Force.

[Cedri]

FlyFF is where you need to be.

[Defias]

I was hoping you were calling for Aviak.
I 100% would suppose an Aviak like race.

But you wanting them to retain human features...they would just end up being Miq'ote with bird parts instead of Cat parts.
Yoshida won't give players Viera because he feels they'd just be Miq'ote clones but with bunny parts.

Yet we got Aura which are Miq'ote with Lizard parts & leprosy (female), and Elezen with Lizard parts & leprosy (male).
So this shouldn't be a problem imo.
But these servers are also overloaded with limitations.

I want a true beast race, like Bangaa, Seeq, Aviak (from Everquest), Froglok.

[Ayuhra]

The way I see it, a beast race may be unlikely but if nobody ever asks for one we'll for sure never get one.

[Roegadyn_Bear]

The way I see it, a beast race may be unlikely but if nobody ever asks for one we'll for sure never get one.

We're not the demographic with the most weight on their design decisions, though.

If you could convince a rather large group of their JP player base to campaign for us, however, by all means go ahead!

[dinnertime]

People seem to always forget what Eorzea thinks of beastmen, or beast-like races.

[Aldora]

People seem to always forget what Eorzea thinks of beastmen, or beast-like races.

That might be true, but i would love to run around as a Goblin. Talking to NPC’s, who will make snide remarks because of my origin, but slowly start to open up as you progress as the Goblin of Light.

Wouldn’t it be a hilarious sight, if the tank (or better yet, the healer) in your party is a Goblin?

[Jetstream_Fox]

I can see them doing. Instead of using hands they would have talons, feathers placed around their chest and shoulders, give them birds eyes and maybe in some sense work a beak into it. Au Ras are already designed very similar to this.