The Representation We Actually Need

[aveyond-dreams]

After the lackluster showing in 6.3, wherein we were forced to endure the presence of the notorious Myths of the Realm femroe and her open sesame "humour!" moment I think it is time to address the sort of representation that this game actually needs more of, traditional aesthetics.

Imagine if Arenvald didn't get his legs randomly snapped in half in 6.3 and went on to join the party as our Paladin as opposed to a character with the face of a little girl. Or if instead of trying to make some kind of pretty boy, Vrtra's human visage wasn't designed in such an uncanny way.

Men usually get the short end of the stick in both customization available to players and the overall appearances of male NPCs, save a few. However, I think it's important to put an immediate halt to these sort of odd looking, widely believed to be self-inserted characters such as the aforementioned one from the alliance raid and the atrocious Viera that kept randomly showing up in Bozja wearing sunglasses.

At this point "subverting expectations" in this regard would mean staying away from those sort of quirky designed characters which have us on a fast-track to someday see our very own version of Fire Emblem Engage's toothpaste chan and delivering more along the lines of this:

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

Didn't you already make this thread?

[Deveryn]

Didn't you already make this thread?

but it's Black History Month, so we gotta see posts from white people about white people.

[Kes13a]

Didn't you already make this thread?

fairly sure they did, but its a new year and after re-upping their sub so they can complain about everything, maybe they figured we would all have forgotten their old one.

same troll, same tired argument

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

fairly sure they did, but its a new year and after re-upping their sub so they can complain about everything, maybe they figured we would all have forgotten their old one.

same troll, same tired argument

What argument?
They post, and ignore everybody who disagrees and even put up a good counter-argument, and or even prove 'em Wrong. And they only reply to people that agree with 'em even in the lightest sense.

[TheMightyMollusk]

What argument?
They post, and ignore everybody who disagrees and even put up a good counter-argument, and or even prove 'em Wrong. And they only reply to people that agree with 'em even in the lightest sense.

Oh, there'll be something like an argument soon enough. I'm sure someone else will be along before too much longer to tell us all how we're all so terrible for.....pointing out the same thing aveyond does in every thread.

[RyuDragnier]

Oh, there'll be something like an argument soon enough. I'm sure someone else will be along before too much longer to tell us all how we're all so terrible for.....pointing out the same thing aveyond does in every thread.

And it'll likely be one particular poster...I would say the name, but they'll come soon enough.

[Kes13a]

What argument?
They post, and ignore everybody who disagrees and even put up a good counter-argument, and or even prove 'em Wrong. And they only reply to people that agree with 'em even in the lightest sense.

you are right, I should have said something like same tired opinion, that as usual, they hate everything to do with the game. what a shocker

[Saraide]

Didn't you already make this thread?

The last one had jack "i kill chaos" garland in it.

[SannaR]

The last one had jack "i kill chaos" garland in it.

And since that went swimmingly he chose Alister. The most bottom who has ever bottomed. Except for maybe Dorian but I think he's a switch. Like he went straight to milk toast.