Give Highlanders eyebrows already

[IsaacMerquise]

I think it's just probably system/ coding limitations at this point. They'd have to sacrifice a facial feature in order (a scar option maybe?) for them to make a toggleable eyebrow like with the male Au Ra.

But knowing SE, they'd double down on the lore reasoning why they lack eyebrows if somebody asks them to give Highlanders eyebrows. Funny how even the Highlander-equivalent on the 1st Shard seem to share the same lore.

That's the thing, they don't need to sacrifice anything. There IS an option to change the shape of your brow...there's just no hair. Literally, all it would be is a quick and easy texture job.

[Bright-Flower]

It doesn't even make sense from a lore perspective, since not every Highlander is even from Ala Mhigo in the first place. Nor do they necessarily care for it. Also note that Highlander women mysteriously aren't subjected to the same limitations. I'm sure the development team know full well that it wouldn't be a popular limitation on the female model, though unfortunately that didn't stop them where the male model is concerned.

It's also been a common request for them to be added right from the launch of the game.

On my end, I'm never giving up the fight and I suggest others rally around the cause as well - Highlander men have a pretty nice physique but there's only two faces I see used on average (one of which is much more popular than the other) and even then the lack of eyebrows just discourages many people from playing one.

It's like how Elves are among the most popular character choice in other MMO's but they're not in FFXIV - in large part due to inelegant, weird proportions for the model and their animations.

ESPECIALLY WARRIOR OF LIGHT HIGHLANDERS who appear to have no direct ties to Eorzea at all, let alone ala mhigo specifically, with the way the msq is written. Also Ala Mhigo has been liberated for a while now they can let their eyebrows grow out again. Maybe the real reason is one of the artists is a big fan of super saiyan 3 from dragonball.

[Macleod]

it's baked into the main lore of the game

Wait what? There is actually something in the lore of the game I've been missing the last few years that actually explains why they don't have eyebrows? LOL (and yes I'm sure I could google this, but I don't want to)

Edit: Okay so I did google it...and REALLY? All they do is shave them off? So they clearly do have "eyebrows" and this should be an option (not the stupid painted on ones under face paint options).

[wereotter]

well unless you can really present a solid case to the devs it's not gonna change anytime soon. it's baked into the main lore of the game. not something to be changed on a whim just because "i wanna have them".

And duskwight elezen aren't supposed to exist above ground, nor should the be allowed to enter the twelveswood without invoking the wrath of the elementals.... yet here we are. Lore isn't a valid reason to say this shouldn't be allowed.

[Theodric]

ESPECIALLY WARRIOR OF LIGHT HIGHLANDERS who appear to have no direct ties to Eorzea at all, let alone ala mhigo specifically, with the way the msq is written. Also Ala Mhigo has been liberated for a while now they can let their eyebrows grow out again. Maybe the real reason is one of the artists is a big fan of super saiyan 3 from dragonball.

Yep! Well said!

I actually started playing the game as a Highlander (hence my forum name). I've tried to play one a few times since that point and I love how tall and beefy they are. Yet every time I end up going back playing a Midlander because the lack of Highlander eyebrows just ends up bothering me way too much to stick with it.

[BroFists]

why is this even a thread? the game can't render eyebrows because it takes up too much processing power

[MOZZYSTAR]

I think you missed the point of this. I love the race and playing one, but the lack of a base cosmetic feature that literally everyone else has is frustrating. I'm not alone in this thought either, there are a lot of players confused to why we can't have simple eyebrows.

I actually use the face paint feature to make my char's brows thicker, too, because default brows are too thin imo. I actually think the paint brows on your avatar looks great. X'D They don't look like caterpillars at all, very flattering.
But yeah, adding a an eyebrow option in the facial feature section should be easy enough to do XD

[Allegor]

Honestly if we're bound to use the face paint it could at least use a little polishing, make it look like actual painted eyebrows, not 2 smeary brush swipes over the eyes.

[Also I'm going to take a wild guess and say since it's such a uhh...petty change and SE is aware mods exist, they're just pretending anyone who wants brows is already using it, so why bother wasting actual resources in it (?)]

[official_coconut]

Adding highlander eyebrows and midlander beards would shatter the entire game. There's just not enough resources to make up for it

[YellowCrystarium]

Highlander men would go from a 7 to a 10 if they had eyebrows.