Character Creation Has A Race Problem

[KaivaC]

Everyone else. Notice how OurMom disagreed with OP but OP didn't get upset with OurMom. Again I'm not saying the attitude is good. It's definitely not a good way to debate or argue.

Both sides should offer up better arguments than what has been used do far. Because honestly? None of what anyone has said has made me think "Okay this legitimately can't happen for this or that reason".

I agree. However, the tone of the thread had already been set by the OP when they posted their first response. We both know this - all it takes is one comment and the thread will descend into that direction, especially if the OP continues posting in a confrontational, aggressive, and/or haughty manner. This subject does interest me, but I don't think this thread will get anywhere constructive right now.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I suppose this is our yearly dose of tumblr idiocy. Last year the New World outfit apparently was cultural appropriation and the year before that we had Shark Fin stew.

While I'm all for more character creation options. Claiming FFXIV has a "race" problem is simply look for something to be offended by.

[DiscoDuck]

@ this topic:

[Lunafreya]

I pretty much cry every day in my mind that I’ll never get an Elezen Hyur like Hilda. I love my character but i really want those features.

[ElHeggunte]

Jesus Christ, these threads. Please don't let this become a trend.

[Recaldy]

@ this topic:

*Snap*

Yep...

[Iscah]

I will give you Lyse though. I complain about this all the time with my friend. That it seems like all Ala Mhigans are black or close to black except for... Lyse and Fordola. The two biggest Ala Mhigan characters. They are terrible characters anyways so again, don't need to get too worked up about it. It's just Yoshi-P doing Yoshi-P. He did the same thing to Lakshmi as well apparently.

Lyse, Fordola and Minfilia. Ala Mhigans don't have really dark skin anyway, but they're definitely paler than most.

On the other hand, it seems that dark skin and light hair is at least a normal combination for the race - see Ilberd, who has naturally white hair (even in the flashback we see of him twenty years earlier).

If we can jump realities for a moment, the manga Fullmetal Alchemist also bases its geography roughly on the real world, and the equivalent-to-Highlander race is specifically defined by brown skin and pale hair. So maybe it's a weird Japanese-media thing. Either that or the FFXIV character designers are FmA fans. I suspect they might be.

[MsQi]

If you want more hairstyles say you want more hairstyles. Don't turn this into a crusade.

[Wyvernheart]

I for one just wanted more hair styles. Gotta say though, some of you seemed to take having characters with Hebrew or black features negatively.

[Wyvernheart]

Duplicate my bad