Missing Genders: A request for Male Miqote, Female Highlander, and Female Roegadyn

[Cairdeas]

No they won't. People have said the same thing in every other MMO when a "cool new race" gets released.

The truth of the matter is this:
- Just because we like Male Miqo'te, doesn't mean everyone does. Quite a few people just won't care. In fact, quite a few people don't like the idea of them at all.
- Most people aren't going to start a new character to play as them, even if they like the race.
- A lot of people who support this idea don't even want to play as them, they just like seeing the added variety to the game. (Something the game desperately needs more of.)
- There's no advantage to being one, it's purely aesthetics.

You will probably see a lot of them when they're unveiled, sure. But not everyone - not even most people - will play as one.

And a large number of respondants to this thread, and to threads about Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn.. Yeah I have it memorized already wanna fight about it?, are starting to say they really like the Female Roegadyn idea and appearance and will be rolling as one when they release.

[Arcell]

I know a few LS mates who have voiced interested in Female Roegadyn if they're like Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn.

[Cairdeas]

I know I'm completely smitten and in love with Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn.

[Krisan]

And a large number of respondants to this thread, and to threads about Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn.. Yeah I have it memorized already wanna fight about it?, are starting to say they really like the Female Roegadyn idea and appearance and will be rolling as one when they release.

So? I never said people won't play as the races, or even that a lot of people won't. I said not everyone will, and that a lot of people just won't care. It's not going to be an unbearable flood where the world is suddenly saturated with one or two races\genders, it's not going to be much different from now in fact. This is a tired and silly argument that surfaces in every MMO when a new race is added, people seem blindsided to the fact that there are a LOT of people out there with differing opinions and tastes to their own.. And just because one person will recreate a character from scratch just for the aesthetics, or just because one person loves so and so race, doesn't mean the next joe is going to give a rats ass about it. The simple fact that there have been so many repeated offenses in this very thread where people were opposed to the idea (on flimsy basis at that) proves that not everyone wants to play these characters.

The game isn't at risk of being nothing but catboys or lady roes, that's all there is to it.

[Majidah]

But it doesn't, they're vaguely related only in some slight appearance similarities. They're not actually related in any way shape or form.

Honestly I can really see them putting in an option to allow us to change race/gender, probably with $/crysta. SE has warmed up to the micro-transaction scene and I think even they realize they could make a quick buck off of this. And I'd honestly be completely okay with that, anything to have to avoid re-rolling my character. Not giving us such an option would be incredibly unfair to all the loyal players who kept the game alive before PS3 launch.

This would leave us with a bunch of female named male miqotes... unless they also gave you the option to rename. Which I highly doubt. Although it would be pretty assholeish of SE not to do this after we stood up for them with a botched release >_>

[Coombah]

I think the switch will be done with a one time switch or having to use crysta to pay for the tranfer of your character information wich I hope it also concludes the name. I think only those who choseN the race get to switch the gender is bs and I would be willing to bet it wont happen.

[Fleur]

This would leave us with a bunch of female named male miqotes... unless they also gave you the option to rename. Which I highly doubt. Although it would be pretty assholeish of SE not to do this after we stood up for them with a botched release >_>

Hmm, I had not thought about the name issue in case race/gender swaps are allowed when the new ones come out, that is a good point. A lot of the Mi'qotes I meet have unisex sounding names, but I see just as many with decidedly feminine names. And goodness knows that the first names I've chosen for my girl chatacters would seem quite silly on any male character -- if I wanted to swap to a male mi'qote, I sure wouldn't want one named Lily or Holly. xD So it'd be nice if SE at least let us change the first name along with the potential race/gender swap, but I won't hold my breath.

Though come to think of it, I don't see how a race/gender change could be offered without having to practically remake the character anyway, since all the races/genders have different character creation options. May as well just allow a total remake including the name while they're at it lol.

[Arcell]

Though come to think of it, I don't see how a race/gender change could be offered without having to practically remake the character anyway, since all the races/genders have different character creation options. May as well just allow a total remake including the name while they're at it lol.

Might as well, and why not? We're already going to be back in the character generator. Though not everyone who wanted Male Miqote went Female Miqote. I know a lot of guys who picked Male Midland Hyur and would love to switch to Male Miqote.

[Flower]

I know I'm completely smitten and in love with Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn.

For me its, Kan E-Senna :] <3 so adorable!!

[Cairdeas]

For me its, Kan E-Senna :] <3 so adorable!!

Shes Padjal though :/ So we'll never play as them Theres only like 4...