Race Differences

[Jinko]

I've always wondered how a Lalafell and a Roegadyne armor can fit each other and how one costs the same as the other even thougg it uses 4-5 times the material, how strange.

[Finuve]

lol @ people who thought FFXI racial differences had any real affect, maybe before level 30, but thats about it

[Jinko]

lol @ people who thought FFXI racial differences had any real affect, maybe before level 30, but thats about it

Of course they had a real effect, yes you could offset it via gear to some extent, but the fact remained that someone in the best gear on the most optimal class for playing the job was generally more favourable.

We all know how it can be when people won't let you do Ifrit without Sentinel or because you are an Archer, I wouldn't be so quick to assume that peoples opinions don't matter and can adversely effect the way people play.

I can see it now, 6/8 Roegadyns in Ifrit because they have much more HP and better survivability.

[Davorok]

Absolutely, Positively, Adamantly...NO!

I never beat Maat in XI because my MP pool (and INT) as a Galka Red Mage was abysmal. Well, that and because I am lame on hard fights but even still the added difficulty was rediculous.

What I would like to see though is a special "Racial Move"...sort of a 2-hour move unique to each race perhaps usable against an aggro mob while you are still in Passive Mode. It would give you a chance to stun the enemy while you draw your weapon or run away.

[Betelgeuzah]

Now to be honest, only tarutaru and galka had it really bad, because of hp and mp differences. Mostly mp though. Elvaan wasn't optimal but it could do the job.

[Fensfield]

Honestly, I think I'd prefer an idea like this not be implemented, as far as my own preferences go. I feel the present differences in stats are appropriate.

Although I do find it funny that everyone's letting their memories of Final Fantasy XI blind them to the fact that in XIV, Mi'qote are thematically (and in terms of what stat differences already exist) slightly the better mages and Lalafell the better thief-types.

Slightly.

[northernsky]

Race specific gear would be nice to have at certain threshold levels

[Myrhn]

I don't mind the idea of some diference between races. I knew a few blm galkas that where better than some blm taru and also some pretty nasty taru sam

[Wynn]

Absolutely not. People should not feel compelled by the min/max overlords to choose a specific race to match their class or otherwise be considered gimp.

As much as I would like to see half our server population not be miqo'te, I feel that race should always be a purely aesthetic choice.