Is a less humanoid race impossible?

[Uielyave]

Considering this is a game where any anthromorphic, intellectual creature is considered a "beastman" or a Sub Human, I doubt it'll be allowed. Most of those races are flat out tribal in their origins to the point of causing mass Xenophobia for a lot of the humanoid races. People just don't trust the monster races, and so they're forced out of their society readily. Trade is done in outside camps and in places like Limsa, im guessing only because Limsa is a trade hub and you can't really police an entire forest for bomb tossin' goblins.

(also easier to make consistent gear for humanoid players. Ever seen a Beastman with an entirely different outfit from their overall race and body models?)

[Morphiana]

I would be this race alllllll day!

I'd give up a dungeon in a patch for it. Dungeons only last for a patch and sure lacking one in a patch may be boring but... A race lasts throughout the game's life and the model can be used for other races.

Either way, give me the rat people race O_O!

I am sick of all these "pretty" races. It's getting on my nerves. IS EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD BEAUTIFUL AND DOLL LIKE!?

[Mimilu]

IS EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD BEAUTIFUL AND DOLL LIKE!?

Yes, even you.

[Jynx]

I'd rather them focus within the existing races rather than further spread themselves thin making even more races.

[Roegadyn_Bear]

I'd rather them focus within the existing races rather than further spread themselves thin making even more races.

I agree with this sentiment, but only because I know any additional race we get is going to essentially be Miqo'te/Hyur 2.0.

[Leep]

I'd rather them focus within the existing races rather than further spread themselves thin making even more races.

What would you do to improve the existing races?

[Roegadyn_Bear]

What would you do to improve the existing races?

What I think he means is stuff like more sub-races/clans within the already existing ones, which will obviously have their own flavor, facial features, and other such things.

[Kupocoubo]

I would change my character's race as soon as possible if a mermaid race was playable (and I love my Elezen girl), but sadly I don't think it's possible because of trousers and shoes

[Alacran]

As someone with a great respect for artist i can't help but feel people are forgetting the amount of emotion our characters have come to convey over the course of this expansion. While some races can be argued are nearly identical to humans in cosplay it can't be said that certain times in some more ... poignant scenes the depth emotion made not only by our characters but by those around us is not easy work by any stretch.

To say (rather flippantly) that bestial races should be added is tantamount to asking the development team to go back to ARR and re code every cut scene to have a race with no lips/ multiple eyes/ extra limbs/ snout/ ect... not only fit the setting of the game in but also plausibly express human reactions to developing scenarios/ story elements.

That's before the gear, mount, character interactions (to include marriages, two seat mounts, ect...), animations, ect... The list really does go on and on, there is a reason for it all, a design concept that is being followed. Other games have these options, there is a reason why we choose to play this one.


the assets are easy enough to find by all means photoshop one of these guys into the CS at the end of "The Vault" and remember a smile better suits a hero...

[DamianFatale]

I just want the Kimahri race to come to FFXIV with male and female versions of them. It would be completely different from our current cat race, and I think lore between those twos differences would be very fun. cx