Is a less humanoid race impossible?

[Eul]

Are you saying the FFXIV team is understaffed?

I heard some designer staff focus on FFXV

[Crescents]

Well Bangaa for instant aren't possible because they're from Ivalice - totally different world but I don't think you'd ever see non humanoid races i.e. best tribes beccause they'd have to rework literally every piece of equipment and even the most determined company wouldn't do that

[FoxyAreku]

Ronso pls. Heck I'd even settle for the rats from FFIX

[Roth_Trailfinder]

I for one would like to see Tonberries as a playable race ... Thinking 5.0 maybe?

[Gabrielleblanc]

I would actually go back to Dragoon if Burmecian became a playable race.

[Ovenmitts]

Lalafells want a word with you...

In all seriousness, the physiology of elezen and humes in races is overused, perhaps we could get more races that use the proportions of roe's and lalafells to add more variety.

That's kind of what I was hoping for with au ra. I mean their concept art, especially for the males, was very tribal.



Gorgeous design aesthetic.

I have no idea what they were thinking with the girls, but I wish they at least made them look more compatible with such tall men. The goth designs with the crazy forehead horns was alright in concepts, but even then still looked too human in comparison to me. :/

If they made male au ra have something more like a roe body with less thick arms and legs, and stretched slightly thinner like, I'd get behind that.

[AceKenshader]

That's kind of what I was hoping for with au ra. I mean their concept art, especially for the males, was very tribal.



Gorgeous design aesthetic.

I have no idea what they were thinking with the girls, but I wish they at least made them look more compatible with such tall men. The goth designs with the crazy forehead horns was alright in concepts, but even then still looked too human in comparison to me. :/

If they made male au ra have something more like a roe body with less thick arms and legs, and stretched slightly thinner like, I'd get behind that.

Well considering the fact that two out of the seven Great Wyrms of the First Brood haven't been introduced, it could be possible that they might make this a playable race in the future and have them be descended from one of those two wyrms, but this is just me making theories.

[FallenArisen0990]

Probably not. SE even openly admitted they changed the Au Ra from it's orginal concept to make them more pleasing to the JP audience. So if they don't like it, it won't happen.

[Ovenmitts]

Probably not. SE even openly admitted the changed the Au Ra from it's orginal concept to make them more pleasing to the JP audience. So if they don't like it, it won't happen.

Mmmmm yes. The waifus. Although they say they don't want to make beastly people because of problems with armor, it's really an excuse to say why bother when using precious Dev resources on something a majority don't want would be like throwing money away.

A pity really. Everyone's gotta be supermodel gorgeous to live out that fantasy.

[Belhi]

Mmmmm yes. The waifus. Although they say they don't want to make beastly people because of problems with armor, it's really an excuse to say why bother when using precious Dev resources on something a majority don't want would be like throwing money away.

A pity really. Everyone's gotta be supermodel gorgeous to live out that fantasy.

I think they wanted to play it very safe with their first expac. ARR was still young for an MMO and they have limited resources. As the game ages I think its possible we will see them take some more risks with things like player models but for their first tentative steps I think they wanted to take it careful.

That said I actually don't think we will get a new race in the next expansion. Certainly, they haven't been hinting at anything.