*I’m using mobile and I’m really not sure at all on how this website works and the lack of feedback regarding things not relating to the website it seems the sub forums are really specific and pertain to things that this isn’t about necessarily I also had to shorten it by a 1000 words so you can imagine how much I had to omit, sorry if it seems crazy*
TLDR: let me be a Hyur with elezen ears and aura bangs
I was talking to a friend about FFXIV, we’ve both played varying amount of times, me since HW and I’ve completed the game several times. They story skipped SHB. BUT one thing we agree on is just the state of general character customisation in the game as a whole.
1. Unique NPC’s. I’m really not even going to pretend that I know anything about game design or coding or whatever. But understandably it takes the devs time to adjust hairstyles etc amongst all the races because of the models mesh’s (spelling?). But why do some of the NPC’s not seem bound by these rules? Ascians with Viera specific hairstyles, Alphinaud, Alisae and Hilda not having to be 143ft tall but still being able to have cute elezen ears. To have interesting ears you need to be either the shortest race in the game or the tallest race in the game. There’s no in between which I think is the crux of the issue. Four face options per race, some hair being available on certain races, In DT Sphene looks genuinely stunning and charming.
2. Character Creation.
Now I’ve been told there is potentially some sort of revamp happening here? So I don’t want to assume too much. But just the typical why aren\\'t Au’ra horns changeable among other Au’ra? I also think the game could benefit from its collabs for Monster Hunters approach to character creation; you can keep the four face options but allow players to choose two and kind of blend between them? The options would be so much more varied and personal. Change Sclera eye colour, have the choice of two types of make up ie blush AND eye makeup, TWO tattoos the list goes on. I understand the game is bound to certain constrains of its time but that doesn’t seem to hold true now with the things DT managed to achieve graphically etc? As I stated previously I have no clue so please as a forum newbie inform me. Also Please give Highlander Males an eyebrow option?
As I said I had to cut in the words of Yuna and Leanne, a 1000 words so sorry if it seems abrupt