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[Preypacer]

I've made due this entire time with what's available to me, and I'll make due in A Realm Reborn. I'm well aware that nothing I actually want to be added will be, because frankly, it's unrealistic.

I'm mostly just ranting because the Roegadyn emotes all make the race look like they're clumsy idiots. It's the only race I want to play as, so I have to suck it up. My crap is just wishful thinking.

And for the record, I felt the same way with Galka in FFXI, yet I played it for 6+ years. I can get past this stuff, but I can still want them to be different.

Fair enough. If you don't like the emotes you get, not much to be said for that. Not like you can be forced to like something you don't heheh. I suppose the request could be made to make the existing emotes a bit more expressive, maybe a bit more comical or exaggerated in some cases. I love how Roegadynn fall asleep, for example. Just on the bed and... -plop- into the pillow.

There's a lot that can be done without having to resort to bringing in real world pop-culture references, which really aren't about the character at all.. it's about the meme. If a character is doing the macarena, it's not "entertaining" because of the character doing it.. it's funny because everyone recognizes it. So, personally, if I were looking to get more character/personality for my chosen race, I'd just be asking for SE to do more interesting things within the context of the game world itself.

That's just me, though. I prefer as much internal consistency in a game world as possible. The moment real world references start to become more "in my face" (fortunately, they haven't yet in XIV, though I've seen them), the game's world/setting loses some of its own identity and 'attachment' for me.

I will say - on a serious note - I was thinking about your Tax Accountant remark and, while I know you were being facetious when you said it, I think that would be hilarious. If I was in Gridania or where ever, standing around or what-not and some character comes up and starts going on this Tax routine or something, I'd think that was awesome, personally. I'd most definitely play along. But then, I'm a huge fan of people really getting into their characters and doing fun/random stuff with them.

I wouldn't discount something like that lol. Could even make a name for yourself!