Shorter elezen necks

[Hasrat]

Next thing you'll be asking for Roegadyn-sized lalafell.

No no. They'll be asking for less muscle. Or taller, less round lalas. Or Mi'qs with tiny ears and stubby tails. /hyperbole

Why complain about racial characteristics? The whole point of different races is to not be completely homogenized, surely.

[Kahnom]

Long neck is Elezen's signature just like Au Ra's Horns,Cat's Ears/Tail.
You should be proud.

[Ametrine]

No, Elezan are inhumanly proportioned because they aren't human.

It's fine to not like their odd proportions, but don't demand radical changes like that. This isn't like another tail type for Miqo'te!

As for the Photoshopped edit, that's more like a Viera verses Elezan to me.

[Bladesinger]

Long neck is Elezen's signature just like Au Ra's Horns,Cat's Ears/Tail.
You should be proud.

^^ This - they've been slender and elegant for alot longer then FFXI and would look extremely out of place if their key features are manipulated from what they are now.

[seida]

I like my Elezen just the way he is and I don't want Elezens to change. Why alienating the players that like the race and play one? I don't make threads against Lalas demanding the devs to replace the atrocious horrible fugly race by the cute adorable huggable Hobbits from The Lord of the Rings Online.

Basically this!! I play an Elezen 90% of the time (who I love, but I'm also addicted to fantasia) and surely the whole POINT is that they don't look human. I don't want to play a tall Hyur with pointy ears, even though that's what most people seem to hope for.

As a female elezen the shoulders are perhaps a little wide, but I don't mind the neck or head size. I even like the way we run (not sure what the problem is with it... IMO female midlanders have the worst run.)

[Mikhaill]

do I dare ask what the hell is yaoi hands...I just...I need to know...

[Nandalowell]

I like my Elezen just the way he is and I don't want Elezens to change. Why alienating the players that like the race and play one? I don't make threads against Lalas demanding the devs to replace the atrocious horrible fugly race by the cute adorable huggable Hobbits from The Lord of the Rings Online. And yeah, back when I was playing The Lord of the Rings Online I had 6 alts, 3 Hobbits and 3 Elves, I found the Hobbits absolutely adorable. When I came here though I've found Lalas fugly and horrible so I don't play one. I also don't say that to those who play Lalas that I find all Lalas, except for the NPC Lala Krile, fugly because they love their characters and are attached to them.

HOBBITS!!! HOBBITS!!!

Being an Elezen fan I almost agreed with you. I happen to like my Lalafell, and the Elezen race, just the way they are and I don't feel the need to insult other people's choice in race to make that point.

On topic, I've never had a problem with Elezen necks; been my second favorite race since 1.0 but I'm all for getting more customization options.

[Evangela]

They need a make over for their whole body structure in order to make people want to play this race.

[Ametrine]

do I dare ask what the hell is yaoi hands...I just...I need to know...

Trope seen in most manga and anime where hands are drawn proportionally way too large for the rest of the body, usually belonging to the dominant males.

To extrapolate, most yaoi is drawn by amature/dojin artists that just aren't... Very good at this art thing yet, or have a crap budget to work with. Thus, the sub-genre's infamous proportion issues, with giant hands being the most notable.

It's to the point where you can eyeball a manga with purposefully giant handed men and know it's yaoi or boys love.

The more you know~~

[OMGAFLYINGPENGUIN]

it's a shame we can't do not have the face option for aymeric.