So.... why the Races from FFXI?

[Seloan]

I really wish Roegadyn had tails. We don't even have to talk about other games, let's just say that I know Roegadyn would look a lot more interesting with tails. Add it as an option with 3 variants; no tail, short tail, or long tail.

[Daku_Naito]

When I first saw XIV, I was really hoping for an MMO set in the FFTA, FFTA2, FF12, FFT universe. Y'know, these guys:

Humes


Viera


Seeq (hey, if people play Galka, they'll play these guys... ) lol i'm a terrible person.


Bangaa (hell yes I'd play a lizard man. Wouldn't you?)


and Moogle


And these guys... (i forget the name?)


I mean, the world was already there. 12 added the vast amounts of Lore. FFTA1 and 2 proved the versatility found in the races. From my point of view, all XIV had to do was build a game around all that, and I'd have been ecstatic.

Instead, my first reaction when I saw this:



was, "Holy crap, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY TARU"


I'm over it now though. No sense in crying over spilled milk. Is what it is.

Plus 3 internet points for the giant Lala pick. Anyways, I didn't like the ugly creatures, it would have been a beast for them to make the armors for Seeq and Bangaa. Plus Galkas are way better than Seeq. It wouldn't have been a nice change of pace, except for ugle Seeqs and Bangaa.

ME and a friend got married on FFXIV, I was Taru she was Elvaan. We joked that we had an Elru kid. When I saw the Lalafell I was like "OMG, our kid".

I guess you mean XI?

[MrKupo]

Tactics - Has its own set of races for this series of FFs
Crystal Chronicles - Has its own set of races for this series of FFs
MMO - Has its own set of races for this series of FFs

It feels like each genre of spinoffs differentiate themselves from the core Final Fantasy Franchise by using distinguishable races. Of course the MMOs are under the number system of the main franchise, but the genre can be argued as different.

So if anything, the repeat in races is meant to distinguish the game as an MMO.

[Valmonte]

Tactics - Has its own set of races for this series of FFs
Crystal Chronicles - Has its own set of races for this series of FFs
MMO - Has its own set of races for this series of FFs

It feels like each genre of spinoffs differentiate themselves from the core Final Fantasy Franchise by using distinguishable races. Of course the MMOs are under the number system of the main franchise, but the genre can be argued as different.

So if anything, the repeat in races is meant to distinguish the game as an MMO.

it should stay that way i don't want Ivalice and its in inhabitants bleeding onto another game. Eorzea is a new world with new potential.