Race Request- Winged Elf

[AusarViled]

Perfect world is one of my favourite MMOs of my childhood, one of the reasons for me, was the tide born and winged elves. Both races had a unique talent, although I understand that ain’t feasible, I would request a consideration of the races for pure visual reasons.

1) The winged elves, look like humans with pointy ears, with bright wings [white, blue, and yellow for angelic] and dark wings [red, purple, and black for demonic]. In that game, winged elves can fly and glide eons before other races can fly. Instead what I propose is the ability to double jump and glide like demon hunter in WoW

Lore adaption:

The ancient race, alagans? [forget the thing from story], took a bunch of Ishguardians and bred them with dragons through science and magic. They added rthgar [human dna]. The result is humans with pointy ears, who have dragon wings.

The races split early after escaping, the umbral [demonic], and astral [angelic]. The umbral have dark skin colour, and cat eyes, while astral have lighter colours and regular eyes.

The race would be added after endwalker released, in the post patch.

What do you all think? Want a winged elf?

[Fyrebrand]

I'll be honest, I don't think that will happen and I don't really want to see any new playable races at this point. I do like that you put some thought into it though, and using the "astral" and "umbral" nomenclature of the game was a nice touch. Perhaps in the next Final Fantasy MMO they could consider something like this.

A while back, I remember someone else asking for a winged race (I think it was the Gria from FF Tactics A2). Maybe they could make a comeback some day, although I'm not sure they are popular enough. I actually think a winged race would have been a perfect addition for Heavensward, as that is the expansion that first introduced flying. They wouldn't even need a mount to take to the skies!

[LisSquid]

Elezen + gold saucer wings.

Yoshi P said we should not expect any new races since Hrothgar and Viera will be the final additions to FFXIV.

[ItMe]

To be honest, if they ever add another race I'd rather have a whole new race than another version of Elezen.

[Penthea]

You can't fall to your death in FFXIV as often as many other games. The glide feature for those winged elves wouldn't be very useful. A convenience at best.

I think it would be cooler if we just got a mount that added wings to your back. Everyone could use them and SE wouldn't have to go through so much development time creating a new race, thus giving them more time to add different features.

[DeaconMoore]

Sure, just get rid of the glide/double jump thing. We don't get racial abilities in this game.

[Kes13a]

most places that are high enough to jump off of (that allow you to jump) you would need flying to get to. so... if you already have a flying mount, you wouldnt need to glide lol

good idea, but I also do not think we need another race shoe horned into the lore.

[Shougun]

I would love the roleplay.. inspiration.. like that but I don't believe this game should have racials. Should be related to items, jobs, and such, things that everyone could obtain / use with relatively little concept of lock out. I don't really mind the lock out of racial I suppose from WoW... but I think it's just nice(r) to not have that and would prefer it's a bit more unlock for all or "just play that job if you want to roleplay that concept", but yet still have that inspiration of such ideas is quite nice.

Say for example perhaps there was some demon hunter like job in FFXIV, maybe the Reaper job has a wraith form that floats or has wings. Then you might give that job that as an effect of being in that form, perhaps as an unlockable mount (/mount ability) they could use that adds flavor for them being them. Each job getting flavor like that (try not to exclude a job or "only include the cool new job"). Some of which could be share-able, depending on how and what it is (unlock unicorn on white mage, get it for everyone).

As for winged elf... I feel winged Au Ra concept art would be more .. "new", though I do like the suggest it's either a mount skill or like above it might be tied to a job skill.

I looked up the image of the wings from the game you mentioned, I think you might have a cool opportunity with white mage or paladin. Either one of those jobs getting a special winged mount could be pretty cool, like Paladin with those huge energy wings flowing a bit like Tyrael. Nice.

The naga (tideborn) is kind of neat but people would have to be okay with no pants and no shoes lol... Of course the thread focus on elves, what I might counter suggest and see what you think is perhaps a Fae race? I feel that would add better opportunity to go from elf since we already have an elf races (though a new elf clan that is more classical, non-dhamel neck, elf might be a popular addition since those are normally a popular race choice). I think the mythical final spot for race that is unlikely given what they said before, at least with the current restrictions, is going to be a highly coveted spot though .

[Burmecia]

...how about we just wish really, really hard that SE make "mount" out of gold saucer wings?
we have nezha carriages and that smol pvp airship and the... deathclaw thing, so sitting on some beast is not the thing which a mount makes
this way every can live their cosplay dream as winged person thing if they so wish

[Garnix]

What do you all think? Want a winged elf?

No.

...how about we just wish really, really hard that SE make "mount" out of gold saucer wings?

Yes.