Suggestion: Playable Bird Race

[Texa]

Silly idea, physiologically birds can't use tools so how are they supposed to use weapons .. yes, in FFXI the Yagudo are implausible, we don't need that here.

Birds in the corvidae family and psittaciforme order have all been known to use tools in various capacities. Birds are up there with dolphins, apes, dogs, octopodes, and elephants in terms of intelligence.

[NaesakiAshwell]

no for more animal ear/tail/wings stick on Hyru
but yes for Brest type looking playable race
I know it is more a dream, since I doubt SE would remodel all the equipment for 1 race that vastly different from other (not talking about Roe or Potato different)
I keep my hope

I might be remembering this wrong but wasn't like the original design for the Au'Ra a lot more beastly/lizard-like in appearance but when they showed it to the Japanese fanbase they had an absolutely massive rage fit over it and thus we ended up with tall elezen males with horns/tails/scales and female hyurs with horns/tail/scale.

[Aquaslash]

It is entirely because of the Japanese fanbase that we can't have more feral or beastly races. They only like cutesy things which is why the Au ra are the complete disaster that they are

[Serilda]

It is entirely because of the Japanese fanbase that we can't have more feral or beastly races. They only like cutesy things which is why the Au ra are the complete disaster that they are

Though I note that they are also more popular on EU and NA servers than the least conventionally pretty alternatives, or at least they were last time I checked. Au Ra have been a success.

[DamianFatale]

You mean like this?

I'd imagine the character and armor design modelers would have a fit trying to make it work. You dont want them to work too hard.

Who said the bird has to have wings? Some birds are flightless.

[DamianFatale]

It is entirely because of the Japanese fanbase that we can't have more feral or beastly races. They only like cutesy things which is why the Au ra are the complete disaster that they are

I find this so irritating. Why can't both regions get what they want? Nobody said that Japan had to play as the original Au ra.

[Texa]

It is entirely because of the Japanese fanbase that we can't have more feral or beastly races. They only like cutesy things which is why the Au ra are the complete disaster that they are

Where are you getting this info from? All that I'm really finding from their side of things is complaints that the girls eyes droop too much and some talks about the starting race characteristics concept mostly being forgotten.

[Serilda]

I find this so irritating. Why can't both regions get what they want? Nobody said that Japan had to play as the original Au ra.

Because that would require twice as much work as developing one race and refitting all of the existing and future gear for new models. Which is fine, but not something they're going to agree to on a whim without thinking about the impact it would have on the expansion and all future upgrades.

The myth about only Japanese people liking cute, tiny girls with scales is blown apart by the actual popularity of the race in the west. Scapegoating Japan while being one of the modern Au Ra yourself is a bit confusing.

[Antonio_Xul]

Here are some good Anthropomorphic bird characters that might work

[Zojha]

Scapegoating Japan while being one of the modern Au Ra yourself is a bit confusing.

It would be - IF we had the other option available.

Consider that if you want to play a "beastly" race in FFXIV, you don't have the choice of playing, like, a Charr, Tauren, Asura, Worgen or anything of the kind. The closest options to what you want are: Miqo'te and Au Ra, the only races with animalistic aspects about them.

You have to take what you're given.