So Nobody is gonna say it ...ok

[SquidzureDragoon]

Gotta say the tiger links are too funny but in all seriousness this game isn't african lion safari and the female hrothgar should have at least one option that is very feminine leaning. I would like to add that if such option existed it would also be the most chosen IMHO.

Pretty sure we call those Miqo'te

In all seriousness though, we really do deserve a race where the female versions aren't just regular women with animal ears or are a whopping two feet smaller at their maximum height than the males are. It's nice to have this more beastial leaning one. It really wouldn't make sense for the male Hrothgar to be beastly looking while the female Hrothgar are a Miqo'te but taller. It's nice to have these beefy, big cat looking girls.

[xxmiamorecadenza]

Gotta say the tiger links are too funny but in all seriousness this game isn't african lion safari and the female hrothgar should have at least one option that is very feminine leaning. I would like to add that if such option existed it would also be the most chosen IMHO.

Dang… if only petite, feminine cat girls existed in FFXIV. That’d be pretty cool.

[Kootiepatra]

I actually think the f!Hroths look plenty feminine, and actually would even be okay with them being a bit more bestial / hunched / bulky than they are. When it comes to variety of options, Lalas are the only race that don't have an insurmountable height/build difference between the male/female models--all of the other races have some degree of unmistakable dimorphism, several of them extremely pronounced. It's nice to have variety to choose from, and I'm happy that the differences between the male and female Hroths aren't more extreme than they are.

I think it's fine that some of the f!Hroth faces are quite feminine/dainty in comparison to the male models, but I like that they are (mostly) still decidedly leonine. And while there are lots of other options in the game to play *very* traditionally feminine looking characters, I enjoy having options for female characters that are broader, stronger, bigger, and tougher in appearance.

I'm sure I won't be arguing anyone into feeling differently about it than they do, but I just figured I'd chime in and lend my support to the big buff f!Hroth design.

[Rehayem]

The keyword here is "subjective", some people will like it, some people won't. Ultimately, the current iteration of female Hrothgar is what SE envisioned, and it's what's gonna stay going forward. If some don't like it, it's perfectly valid opinion, and there's plenty of other races to choose from. I just disagree with person A bashing on person B for liking it, it's a childish behavior at best.

[ReynTime]

To be fair, everyone looks better in their promotional art material. If anything, they just need wider hips, just a little bit, maybe.

I think this is a weak argument. In the promo material they are vastly different from the finished product. The hrothgal in-game look more like women in Cats makeup than actual female counterparts to Hrothgar.

[Burmecia]

some people truly want this ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

- ok ok, you are valid too, but consider the number of options you have for human-like, petite, pretty female characters
and the number of options the other side has
see the difference now?

[Gemina]

some people truly want this ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

- ok ok, you are valid too, but consider the number of options you have for human-like, petite, pretty female characters
and the number of options the other side has
see the difference now?

I'd say the options are representative of the demand. As far as females go. I wouldn't make it sound like they don't exist, or even that they are underrepresented. Even without female Hrothgar, this isn't true as both Highlander and Roe females are anything but danty princesses. With female Hrothgar, this brings the ratio of petite/cute females to burly less feminine females to 5:3 if we are to also include the Elezen and exclude Lalafell. If you rounded up 10 random gamers both male and female and asked them if they prefer females like Eve from Stellar Blade, or she-beasts, I think getting at least two to three in favor for the latter option is pretty feasible. But let's be real, most would choose Eve.

I often ponder how many among the playerbase would love a true dwarf race. All they have are Lalafell, which are very childlike. There are a lot of Gimli and Willow fans out there who have ZERO options in FFXIV.

[angienessyo]

I often ponder how many among the playerbase would love a true dwarf race. All they have are Lalafell, which are very childlike. There are a lot of Gimli and Willow fans out there who have ZERO options in FFXIV.

Honestly if the game needs one thing next it would be a smaller race. I don't know how popular dwarves would be amongst the FF14 playerbase, but I believe in variety and even if they weren't popular they'd be worth having so people have options.

[posona]

Honestly if the game needs one thing next it would be a smaller race. I don't know how popular dwarves would be amongst the FF14 playerbase, but I believe in variety and even if they weren't popular they'd be worth having so people have options.

I’d love to have a halfling-type race myself. Just give them a few features to make them more than mini-hyur.

[NorthernLadMSP]

They phoned it in with female Hrothgar. They took the fem Roe body, made a stance alteration and slapped on the fur, tail and cat head. Then, like the males, locked each face to only two racial hairstyles with alternate versions that change one minor aspect such as an extra strand of hair.