Hello and welcome future Lala!

I will say that in 1.0 I did feel I got lost in the bushes alot and at times it was frustrating. Unlike you, I dislike playing melee, I do not like being in the face of the mob, and much prefer to cast at a distance. I felt that in Beta, I have not had issue feeling too small, hidden, lost or invisible, or perhaps like you say, I am used to it. I would have it no other way than to be a Lala, but you do bring up good points. I have heard other people say that they would love to be Lala but they want to be able to see the details of their gear.

Also, I think Lala just fits my real personality best, and I am treated as the person in game that I really am in real life. I'm bubbly and cheery, and hopefully fun.

One other thing I can tell you is that my other half is switching from Elf to Lala, and has experimented in Beta and absolutely loves it. He, like you, prefers melee jobs. He's bummed he can't remake/rename til Phase 4.

To Lalas! /clink