What sort of character would you like to see added to the WoL’s party?

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

I'll gladly take a party that butts heads with each other anyday over one that doesn't.

Honestly what I like about ESO's rotating cast every major update/area release. You see some people again, sure, but not for a while - and not everyone always gets along or has the same motivations, personality, or temperaments. Makes groups feel dynamic and alive.

WoW has a bit of it too, though you have less of a 'party' and more a bunch of important people that come in here and there while you do more groundwork solo. That said, despite its own stumbling with writing lately, it still manages to make its groups of characters not all feel like the exact same alignment and motivation with minor personality quirks. Throwback to Turalyon being more than willing to kill Illidan after he blew up that overgrown chandelier the guy worshipped. We need more of that in FFXIV. Character conflict is good; keeps things interesting.

On that note, I'd like a chaotic neutral/evil-leaning character focused on 'ends justify the means' type of thinking. They don't need to be treated like our friend or even someone we trust, but adding varied elements of motivation and background and personality really does wonders for not making a cast grow stale over time. Much as I love the Scions, they've changed very little after each of their 'personal arcs' was finished up. Give them time to retire and let us meet new people, or explore further some we already know but have rarely had a chance to interact with long term.

[AwesomeJr44]

I want to see three things:

1) I want to see someone who can cause some character conflict and show that not everyone in the group has the same goals or desires. I was hoping Estinien would fill that role as Heavensward had that character conflict within the main cast (mainly between Ysayle and Estinien), but he's really just been along for the ride since he joined us. When the main cast agrees on every issue, the party feels less like a group of characters and more like a hivemind. I'm hoping we can get a character to break that feeling in 7.0.

2) I'd like to see more serious characters that evolve over the course of time, and I don't mean serious characters whose personality is played as a joke. I'm looking for more characters like Ysayle or Estinein in Heavensward (specifically Heavensward Estinein and not the current version) where they don't have to be the butt of a joke in every other scene and can actually have a proper character arc where they grow.

3) I want more characters who don't fill the "smart guy/girl" spot in the group. Alphinaud, Urianger, Ysh'tola, and Graha all fill that role and sometimes it can feel like they're very similar characters with a different coat of paint who get cycled around depending on the subject matter we're dealing with. It'd be nice to have characters that fill other roles instead of having half the party be very similar in a lot of ways.

I'll gladly take a party that butts heads with each other anyday over one that doesn't.

Yes please! This would be wonderful! The current party feels like some kind of blob or hivemind that just shuffles around to wherever the collective consciousness needs to go. Having some character conflict like we had in Heavensward would be a huge step in the right direction!

[RitsukoSonoda]

A pair of characters who's dialogue is similar to Statler and Waldorf from the Muppet Show... >.>

[Akonyl]

A roe who isn't introduced to bite the dust.

[DontReadThis]

I'm not asking for much, just a scantily clad roe himbo who will provide fanservice to people who aren't into the catgirl.
It would be even better if he also had his own nude scene to even out the count, since the catgirl had 2, but Thancred only had 1. We need another male scene to correct this blatant sexism.

[Zaniel]

A non-mage, a do-er rather than an intellectual, someone who can step into Thancred's shoes in a way. I always like Ogul Khatayin for this, she's funny, got a personality and is a swordswoman, we have enough super mages.

[Aneshda]

I'm not asking for much, just a scantily clad roe himbo who will provide fanservice to people who aren't into the catgirl.
It would be even better if he also had his own nude scene to even out the count, since the catgirl had 2, but Thancred only had 1. We need another male scene to correct this blatant sexism.

Ehmm noooooooo. I don't want to see a naked ugly Roegadyn, same for Hrothgar, Au Ra, Lalafell and those damn Miqo'te.

[Midareyukki]

Ehmm noooooooo. I don't want to see a naked ugly Roegadyn, same for Hrothgar, Au Ra, Lalafell and those damn Miqo'te.

Don't flatter yourself. At least the Roes have buns. What do Elezen have to offer, their ears?

Also, why are we even trying to see anyone naked? No one gets naked! Everyone is safe from hypothermia that way! >:|

[Renalt]

Don't flatter yourself. At least the Roes have buns. What do Elezen have to offer, their ears?

Also, why are we even trying to see anyone naked? No one gets naked! Everyone is safe from hypothermia that way! >:|

According to JRPG rules...your armor class goes up with the less you wear. We all need to get naked for maximum protection.

[Midareyukki]

According to JRPG rules...your armor class goes up with the less you wear. We all need to get naked for maximum protection.

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So we're basically just asking for them to introduce Godbert as a Trust?

You guys know one single look from him will make the mobs evapourate, yes? He's too broken.