Race Sidequests Idea

[TheGeneral]

Dear devs,

We see class and job quests in the game, but I've always thought it would be cool to include race quests that really explore the lore of the race/subrace you play the game as. I know there is stuff to be found in the Encyclopedia Eorzea, but I think this would be a cool way of adding more content to the game. Just a thought. Maybe give custom race gear as a reward for cosmetic/glamour purposes? Can't think of what else to reward them with. Titles, maybe? Just a thought. It would be cool if they could be long quests line that come out with each patch of an expansion or something like that. Just give us a little bit more to do and see.

NOTE: i also posted this on the website feedback forum. I wasn't sure where to post it, so i apologize for the duplicate post. whichever area is most appropriate, i fully understand if you delete it in the improper location. the other thread on that forum is http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...idequests-Idea

[Kytrin]

I love this idea!

[Enkidoh]

As much as I would love this idea, sadly given Eorzea is a cultural melting pot, actual deep lore behind their origins is deliberately murky at the very least (Midlander hyur is an example of this, whatever existed of their 'original' society has been so watered down by their constant migrations to Eorzea and cross-influences in the cities they settled in as to render their origins moot).

It was even worse in 1.0 where there was virtually no lore behind the races other than flavour text - it wasn't considered important that you were Midland Hyur or Duskwight Elezen, you were Eorzean and that was what was important (hence the three citystates had an eclectic mix of all races - lalafell and roegadyn were common in Gridania and elezen in Ul'dah and Limsa Lominsa for instance). This changed with ARR though where it seems SE is attempting to make the citystates more racially homogeneous like FFXI's nations, but there is still a lot of multiculturalism in Eorzea.

As for racial gear, we already have racial gear which is your starting armour (and the so-called 'hempen' sets which was originally racial underwear in 1.0), and given that there are constant requests to actually remove the racial lock on them, I don't see SE adding any further racial gear to the game sadly.

[Iscah]

Extra lore quests are nice, but not making them exclusive! That just becomes frustrating for people who want to see all the stories, because they’re cut off from doing so without using multiple alt characters and/or (otherwise unwanted) Fantasia transformations.

[SicariusSeven]

I like this. We sorta got something like it with the U tribe in Southern Thanalan. I do agree that we shouldn't make it exclusive though. Just make it so the WoL helps a race out with something and they just learn more about them. Maybe give some bonus tid bits if the player is of that race.

[TheGeneral]

I could go along with that

[Kytrin]

I like this. We sorta got something like it with the U tribe in Southern Thanalan. I do agree that we shouldn't make it exclusive though. Just make it so the WoL helps a race out with something and they just learn more about them. Maybe give some bonus tid bits if the player is of that race.

Yeah I like that version too. Just something to feed all us lore junkies. If they wanted to get fancy with it then they could even do something like beast tribes where you help out a group from each race, and as you gain reputation with that specific group you not only learn more lore but can get some fun unique glamours and such.

[SicariusSeven]

Yeah I like that version too. Just something to feed all us lore junkies. If they wanted to get fancy with it then they could even do something like beast tribes where you help out a group from each race, and as you gain reputation with that specific group you not only learn more lore but can get some fun unique glamours and such.

This actually a great idea! We rarely get to interact with Duskwights and Keepers, doing this would be a great opportunity to expand on them more. I mean not all Duskwights are bad guys but so far they seem to portray them in a negative light. Only Keeper we see get any sort of spot light is Nashu from the Hildy stuff.

[dynus]

It'd be nice if the 'beastmen' side quests we got at some point were for the lesser represented "Spoken Races." Hyur would be out as there are four whole cities for them. But Plainsfolk Lalafell, Keeper of the Moon Miqo'te, Hellsguard Roegadyn, Duskwight Elezen, and Raen Au Ra don't get a lot of screen time or political power.

[RobinMalvin]

A nice idea but I would prefer something similar to Mooglepost quests that expand on the worldbuilding than a race spesific quests, since racial status plays little impact on most societies on Hydaelyn. Unless you're classified as beastmen.

Explaining the application of this term alone, 'beastmen', is something I really want to know for a long time.