Character Creation Has A Race Problem

[Skivvy]

Plenty of games manage just fine to add more ethnic looking faces into the mix. GW2, which is another game that relies heavily on "pre-set" faces, does a far better job with this. They've always had the standard Caucasian/Asian face options, and they've recently added a bunch of black/African faces and hairstyles which are quite nice.

XIV's creator is insanely limited, so I'm doubting they will ever add more ethnic looking options, but I can appreciate why people would like to have the option.

[CrystalRainbow]

Like the Big butt thing this isn't Earth stop projecting Earthly qualities on the charaters. Ya they come close but it doesn't make it earth.

There are no Elveens, Au Ra, Miqo'te IRL...

As for more customizations they have said they aren't changing it.

[Skivvy]

Like the Big butt thing this isn't Earth stop projecting Earthly qualities on the charaters. Ya they come close but it doesn't make it earth.

There are no Elveens, Au Ra, Miqo'te IRL...

As for more customizations they have said they aren't changing it.

I don't get why people seem to relish the the fact that customization is so limited in this game. I personally have been able to make characters I like, so I'm content enough, but many other games blow XIV out of the water with the characters you can create.

But yeah, I am always surprised by the amount of push-back that occurs from the players when people suggest expanding options. Boggles the mind.

[Midori_Nabooru]

I think the issue with the thread is how the OP presented it. Rather than coming off as a "race war" it could have been a "suggestion" thread. I understand where they are coming from, but the execution of it is rather abrasive. The darker skin tones are odd, but not completely unusable to make a dark/deep skin-toned character, to represent themselves or culture if that's their wish to do so. Keeping in mind this is a fantasy game.
However, it has already been said there will not be changes made to the creator section any time soon. They do however add hairstyles often. A post suggesting hairstyles, probably would have been better received, with maybe some examples of what you would like to see. I do think some of the requests would be difficult to implement in the game, as judging by the "afro" which is a mess. I would love to see curly/kinky options, but the physics/textures would probably not work well with however they currently design hair.

[Joven]

I don't get why people seem to relish the the fact that customization is so limited in this game. I personally have been able to make characters I like, so I'm content enough, but many other games blow XIV out of the water with the characters you can create.

But yeah, I am always surprised by the amount of push-back that occurs from the players when people suggest expanding options. Boggles the mind.

I don't think people on here are against more options for character creation, but as it is we have to make do with what we've got. And why do people keep bringing up other game's creation modes? This is Final Fantasy XIV, not the other games.

[Skivvy]

And why do people keep bringing up other game's creation modes? This is Final Fantasy XIV, not the other games.

It never hurts to keep an eye on your competition and maybe even get inspiration from them. Improving on a game is always possible, and there are many, MANY things that other games handle in a superior way.

[Joven]

It never hurts to keep an eye on your competition and maybe even get inspiration from them. Improving on a game is always possible, and there are many, MANY things that other games handle in a superior way.

True, but if the they wanted to add to it then they would have by now. Pining for features from other games is pretty moot.

[Granyala]

The irony is that I’m sure that if all those guys in that gif were to make a hyur, they’d most likely want one that looks like them. Especially if they’re paying a sub.

Eeew, I already look like me IRL, why would I want to look like me in a fantasy game? I play fantasy games to get away from mundane reality.
(Alas, adorable Miqo'te are not to be found on Earth. ._. )

[Skivvy]

True, but if the they wanted to add to it then they would have by now. Pining for features from other games is pretty moot.

I think a lot of the issue is that they can't otherwise the game will implode. At least that's how Yoshi makes it sound. Still, it never hurts to ask for more customization. If they do it, great. If not, we get to decide if we can continue playing with what we're given.

[Joven]

I think a lot of the issue is that they can't otherwise the game will implode. At least that's how Yoshi makes it sound. Still, it never hurts to ask for more customization. If they do it, great. If not, we get to decide if we can continue playing with what we're given.

From what I hear the servers are always a hairsbreadth from absolute total meltdown 99.98% of the time.