Char creation disappointment?

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I don't see why this topic is a problem.

It's common knowledge that as a society there is a demographic that likes to take pride in how they look and dress.
Why would this not translate to an MMO?

I honestly doubt that anybody here who is protesting against the concept of more options to personal a character go out in the morning wearing their pajamas.

I can't speak on behalf of everybody but I believe individuality to be a half-answer. It's all about customisation and making a character how you want them to be!

Again, we're not asking for FFXIV to be a dress-up game but for it to at the very least be up to date with current standards, MMO or not.

Because that's the way it is around here.

Person A: "I noticed something about "x" that I'm not really crazy about and would like to make a suggestion that might improve it."

Person B: "I don't agree with you. I don't care at all about "x" and don't want the developers wasting their time on it. They should be spending time working on the things that are important to me. So stop posting suggestions I don't agree with and shut up".

That pretty much sums up over half the threads in this forum.

Is it any wonder even the most neutral topic rarely survives the first page?

I do believe that SE had noted in the past that there would be more hair options in ARR, though I don't recall when they said they'd be available (at release, or implemented later). Either way, there's going to be a stylist/barber type NPC implemented as well, so people will have the opportunity to change their hairstyle during gameplay. No one is going to be "stuck" with what they chose at character creation.