Quote Originally Posted by Dagny View Post
I feel like with such a character focused game like FFXIV, that the character customization options are sometimes lacking. I'd like to see some more options when it comes to creating a character, such as having a character look older, or perhaps a different body type! Here's a small list of options I'd like to see:
  • Separate Au ra horns from faces, so any face can use any horn type.
  • Give all races 'limbal'-like options for eye glows or colors.
  • Allow us to make our characters look older, or slightly thicker! I'd love for my au ra's tail to be even thicker, for example. I have some friends that RP older characters, it would be nice to see the wrinkles they're supposed to have in game.
  • Add more facial make up options, and allow us to use multiple at once. Having blush and eyeshadow at the same time would be really nice!
  • Allow for pronouns to be set separately from body type. If this is hard to do in character creation, you could have a Loporrit NPC in the over-world help you change it, maybe?

What other customization options would you like to see?
_copied from the other thread with the same premise_

Can we please get equal skin tone options across all races? This kind of visual segregation makes no sense.

Why can't I play a Keeper of the Moon with a warm white-tan skin tone? Why is that look only available to Keepers of the Sun, while Moon Keepers are stuck with pale or albino-looking options? And don't say it's because of "moon vs sun", if that were the case, Moon Keepers shouldn't be able to walk around in daylight. But they clearly have darker blue and melanin-rich skin tones, which proves they can handle sun exposure. Since melanin increases with sun exposure, there's no reason to restrict skin tones by race. Every skin tone should be available to every race. Stop limiting players based on arbitrary visuals.

While we're at it, what's going on with the eyes? You're making it so Sun Miqo'te can't see at night, and Moon Miqo'te are basically blind during the day. All Miqo'te and cat-like races should have the same eye structure, either slitted or round, or better yet, code it so their eyes adapt to day and night like lamps do. It would make way more sense and actually reflect their feline traits.

Also, who decided Sun Miqo'te don't have fangs? That makes the least sense of all. Fangs are a core part of their identity and biology. Removing them for one clan feels arbitrary and unnecessary.

And please don't use "lore" as an excuse. That's what clan marks are for. There are better ways to distinguish clans than limiting skin tones, fangs, or eye shapes. Real-world tribes and clans don't work like that visually. These features should be customizable for roleplay, not locked by race.

Why can't Moon Miqo'te have a clanless face option? Let players choose how they want their character to look without being boxed in by outdated presets.

Also, for Au Ra, if red and green skin is an option, then red and green scales and horns should be too. It’s a simple fix that would make customization more consistent and inclusive.