Future Character Creation Idea, Animation Swapping

[Kyuuen]

I'm mixed on it. I can see some animations working, but at the same time I can see it also creating some bad clipping issues with model and gear. So I'd say as long as they could be tailored to avoid those issues, otherwise there would still have to be some restrictions.

[RitsukoSonoda]

FFXI actually had unique combat and casting animations for each race/gender combo as well. Even the combat stances for weapons varied for each race/gender combo.

The only thing about the whole being the last of new races thing tho... They said that about Au ra as well back after it was added.

Similarly they said they wouldn't add a job again outside of an expansion after they did NIN but we got BLU later mid cycle as a limited job.

So essentially I would take it as "we currently do not have plans" response or statement.

As for sharing or swapping animations/emotes. There's really only a few I think would fit doing so such as sitting/standing poses or the idle weapon drawn poses.

[Addy]

It would be nice to play a midlander without that awful run animation.

[Qurho]

I'm not opposed to the idea, but I do think there's some animations that just aren't going to take to certain racial models very well without some work to make sure they meet their standards. Elezen necks are prone to breaking on their own animations as-is. Having the male miqo'te squat on hrothgar and roegadyn men is likely to end up having their arms clip into the model or ground, etc.

On a smaller scale though, I've seen some folks request being able to switch between things like the male and female weapon idles, and I do think things like that would be great to have as an option.

[RinaB]

I would just like to see more fluid running animation on elezen and more options in general for all races. Please shorten my neck

[SilverObi]

FFXI actually had unique combat and casting animations for each race/gender combo as well. Even the combat stances for weapons varied for each race/gender combo.

I miss this attention to detail so so much! We seriously need this back, it's not out of their capability.

Elder Scrolls Online sort of does this. You can set 'personalities' which adjust the animations of certain emotes as well as running and walking animations.

I think it'd be a great addition to FFXIV.

That does sound like a neat idea and is also something that isn't too complicated to implement, at least over time. How many variants does ESO offer and exactly how detailed is it?

[Mindiori]

It's not so much that anyone can't technically stand in any style or position. Nor that any hairstyle couldn't be adopted.

Rather that in the limited scope of representation in the game, stances are supposed to be thematic and an added element of racial distinction and local flavor. Remove it and you once again render upon the world homogeneity. It will make the most aesthetically popular races more so, middle ground ones losing their slight edge and becoming less popular and with the massive amount of dumbing down already - I admittedly veer towards no full stop a lot of the time. Nonetheless I'd still reason the above perspective. Eventually you reach a point where the distinctiveness of everything is all but erased. Heh. Then again that seems to be the direction of this community now doesn't it.

[Xirean]

I'm all for more animations shared or made available. Ideally I'd like to be able to set animations of my choosing on a roulette. I enjoy seeing different standing poses and would love more especially for walking/running. Also being able to switch between some of the male and female class specific poses and dances would be very welcome. The sundrop dance is a very good example of one side just having it better.

[ItMe]

I think it could be cool if gestures and emotes could be shared across genders more than races.
The female emotes/gestures are all very reserved, even Roe women. I found it difficult to make a wild or spirited female character and ultimately went with a male one.

[RitsukoSonoda]

Please shorten my neck

Hold still while I go get my mallet.