Quote Originally Posted by CidHeiral View Post
According to the latest Lucky Bancho survey, female Hrothgar are already more popular globally than female Highlanders, male Highlanders, female Elezen, and almost all Roegadyn. They're about even with male Elezen. They don't beat the "cute" races but nothing ever will except maybe another cute race.

I was surprised myself at how popular they are but I don't think the devs would purposefully neglect a race based on its popularity anyway, if that were the case they wouldn't have designed them that way to begin with. Not every race needs to be massively popular to be a worthy addition to the game. Different options bring different crowds of people into the game.
Well, colour me surprised... going from people telling me Hrothgals will be less popular than Femroes with an average of 3 per server, to as popular as Male Elezen. And more popular than Highlanders and Roes...

Well, I can't say it is not deserved, they give a unique feel. You can be beastly and cute. They are quite a peak in terms of fantasy (I'm very subjective on this). Being muscular enough to make a majority of weapons feasible to wield, having a lithe and pleasant body with just enough muscles and shape. And faces that can range from several different wild cats that can be made to look cute and docile or threatening. Also as an added thing, they are the only female race that is tall and has a tail. So from my perspective, it is obvious they are popular, but it is also nice to know that a lot more people agree!

There is no competition, of course, but it's nice to feel validated after 6 years of being told otherwise! :3