Quote Originally Posted by Reap00 View Post
Stop spreading this nonsense. ARR was rewritten using assets from 1.0. IT WAS REWRITTEN! THE CODE WAS NOT THE SAME! The character creator is absolutely fine. The only mmo this game competes with doesn't come close in this category or any other for that matter.
Eh?

Which MMO are you referring to, exactly? Elder Scrolls Online and World of Warcraft are both doing fairly well for themselves. Both just happen to do some things related to character customisation a lot better than FFXIV does.

For starters, ESO has facial and body sliders. It also has a lot of gear themed after each of the playable races and many of the non-playable ones. There's more expansive tattoo, scar and facial hair options - all of which have been frequently requested here in FFXIV to no response.

WoW recently revamped its character creation for a second time in its lifespan and is set to add further options over time.

FFXIV is well behind on that front and barely offers much new customisation outside of hairstyles - many of which are designed to be unisex in a way that makes them androgynous/feminine more often than not.

Then, of course, there's the ridiculous situation with the missing genders for Hrothgar and Viera as well as the inability for them to wear most headgear in the game. Neither WoW or ESO struggles with that and each has beast races within.