Quote Originally Posted by Euphares View Post
95% of the appeal of playing a guy character right now is centered around the face. Which even then, males are still lacking in that regard too.

it just means your body doesn't look weirdly plastic.

In regards to gear, I am simply asking for male armor/glamor to be better fitted to accent a male body properly, unless your preference is an unnatural bodytype, this really shouldn't be seen as changing any character's identity at all. It just makes sense (to me.) And would give male players the same satisfaction that female players do in designing and looking at visuals.
1. Faces - I agree and disagree. I do appreciate the less square-jawed John Wayne features in favor of the finer-boned looks available to Elezen...BUT, BUT, BUT....unless you've got really pale skin those features don't show well. Unless I'm in the proper light, looking at the proper angle, my guy looks remarkably like Liv Tyler. She's a beautiful woman, but makes a horrible man.

2. I get you now that you said "weirdly plastic". I agree; I look like a grey-skinned Ken doll under the garments. Until now I've passed that off as a limitation of the graphics engine coupled with aesthetic choices on the character design team. What's been seen cannot be unseen...thank you?

3. Gear- YES! I'd love to see more outfits designed specifically to be men's clothes. I've found some combinations of things that fit my character very well "physically" and thematically, but some more outfits that aren't Aiming/Western or the Urban Coat, Calfskin set, Noctis set, and similar would be appreciated.


3b. No, not 2b. 3b. I'd also like to see female versions of outfits such as the Ishgardian noblewomen's outfits that are analogous to the Alpine Coat we get in the MSQ.




Back on topic: I don't want to see an increase in non-gender locked outfits. Just like AF gear indicates a class, certain clothing styles (Maid's outfit, etc) equals female in my mind and is jarring to see a bunch of males running around in it.