The State of Male Character Creation

[username1234]

Midlander - muscular male
Highlander - extra muscular male
Miqote - short muscular male
Elezen - lanky muscular male
Aura - lanky muscular male
Roe - ridiculously muscular male
Hrothgar - reskinned roe
Lalafell - potato

Wow so many diverse and unique options. Hrothgar really filled a niche that wasn't being satisfied before. There couldn't possibly be another race that would give them a chance to balance out the roster.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Midlander - muscular male
Highlander - extra muscular male
Miqote - short muscular male
Elezen - lanky muscular male
Aura - lanky muscular male
Roe - ridiculously muscular male
Hrothgar - reskinned roe
Lalafell - potato

Wow so many diverse and unique options. Hrothgar really filled a niche that wasn't being satisfied before. There couldn't possibly be another race that would give them a chance to balance out the roster.

In that sense, all the female body types are the same too, if you really want to cherrypick it.

[DiscoDuck]

I'd say what about short races like WoW dwarf or gnome? a "non cute"/potato small race, so those who prefer playing smaller characters wont have to go with something cutesy all the time

[Azurymber]

Midlander - muscular male
Highlander - extra muscular male
Miqote - short muscular male
Elezen - lanky muscular male
Aura - lanky muscular male
Roe - ridiculously muscular male
Hrothgar - reskinned roe
Lalafell - potato

Wow so many diverse and unique options. Hrothgar really filled a niche that wasn't being satisfied before. There couldn't possibly be another race that would give them a chance to balance out the roster.

This shouldn't be a surprise. If society places value on buffed up muscular males as the vanguard of manhood, it seeps into media and games.
Like Au Ra males are tall and muscular while females are short and hyper-feminine.

The game is just a reflection of the values of society.

In North American media, a lot of people are trying to change the typical stereotypes (and facing a lot of backlash).
Can't expect every form of media to get with the times.

[Ruinfeild]

I am not a potato I am a dwarf.

[Allegor]

Athletic and muscular builds, while not mutually exclusive, are not the same thing. Midlander, Miqo, Elezen, and popoto are most definitely not muscular. That said, it'd be nice if all races could have a body slider, or at least preset bodies to chose from like GW II.

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[Hash_Browns]

My brothers and sisters will not stands for the racist term "potato".

[Ruinfeild]

My brothers and sisters will not stands for the racist term "potato".

Ill stand for it because I know they won't be able to get into our homes in shadowbringers.

[Astril]

My brothers and sisters will not stands for the racist term "potato".

Indeed, we prefer "popoto".

[Mimilu]

In that sense, all the female body types are the same too, if you really want to cherrypick it.

That's a problem too, isn't it? >x>