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RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Titor - 12-23-2014

I really really really like them. I am strongly considering having Titor accidentally transform into one (He is an alchemist and works with such things) but I will have to see if I really do like the race, and if it would make sense for my character at the time. I am pretty attached to his hyur model, but I really really liked the horned dragon/lizard/scalekin kind of races. So I will have to wait it out and see, but accidentally transforming him is in the realm of possibilities for me.

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Faye - 12-23-2014

None of the above! My character slots are filled. I'm going to either Fantasia (or completely recreate) one of my alts. I'll probably choose one I haven't bothered to RP yet, but if I go with one I've actually used, I'll have to decide whether I want to retcon it or have a canon IC race change.

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - FreelanceWizard - 12-23-2014

I'll need to see more of the lore to decide if I want to do something with one. I've got some free character slots, but for me, the racial lore is a big factor of whether I get a good character concept in mind.

Then again, I barely have time to keep up with one character, much less two. Smile

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Aya - 12-23-2014

I really don't know anything about them yet, so I can't really say.  But I do not really play alts much (or at all, especially in FF!) so I can't imagine making one other than to see what their customization Smile ).  I would not flatly rule one out if I were to be replacing Aya for whatever reason, but it probably isn't the first one I'd expect!

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Deverell Jinx - 12-23-2014

Mhmm, as Nikola said we're making new alts. It's going to be super fun. I know a lot of people are like 'Ew, no, redoing the MSQ??' but I'm just over here like .... 'I'm bored of doing the same high level dungeons over and over again. Bring on the lowbieness.' Once you get over the Brayflox hump it's smooth sailing. :3

Sidenote: If anyone looking to icly change race needs help explaining it, Jinx has ic access to race changing magics/potions. Benefits of running a trade caravan. Whatever you need, he can find it. Hit me up if you're interested. ^_^

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Amelia - 12-23-2014

Well... I have a level 50 Dragoon/33 Warrior who goes by my regular online handle: Henna Lang. I never really figured out what kind of character she was going to be for RP purposes, so she's pretty much a blank slate. She'll be turned into an Au Ra with the unused Phantasia in her inventory, and I'll also purchase a name change for her. I'm hoping the naming conventions aren't... to tight around the Au Ra... I'm pretty set on a name already. I would assume they wouldn't have crazy and extremely different naming conventions since they're essentially a crossbreed, right? Like... Elezen and Hyur-ish names, right?

The backstory of the race IS a dragon and Elezen or Hyur gettin' down in funky town, riiiight?

Oh well. Time will tell.

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Eva - 12-23-2014

Torn right now.  We'll see where the landscape is in a few months.  Retiring (not necessarily killing off) Eva, or making an alt character out of her and respeccing (fantasia + name change) to be a male Au Ra character is a very real possibility.  We already have two characters (one of whom doesn't see very much play time at all) and I'm not sure how I feel about leveling another and going through all the MSQ again.  Maybe.  Want to know more info before making any big decisions.  Thumbsup  But going Au Ra main is not off the table for us.

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Nero - 12-23-2014

I hate playing alts. One reason why I like FFXIV is because I can consolidate everything onto one character. And I want to try playing Au'ra.

I find the transformation plot device a bit distasteful though so I'm swinging back and forth. I might just end up killing Nero off; anyone who's read his arc up to this point can reasonably see that as the only way it ends. And that'd mean getting to reuse any of his character points I never properly established.

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Rorojayu - 12-23-2014

A-an Au Ra and my character? Blush

Really though, I'll probably make an alt and never use it. Or maybe fantasia one of my retainers, so I'll get to see them more often.

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Flashhelix - 12-24-2014

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RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Aldotsk - 12-24-2014

It'll probably be a  considerable maybe for me right now because I don't know a thing about this race's lore and also the fact that  one  part of a model won't give me a good judgement on whether the female Au Ra seems attractive or not. Though the trailer one does look quite cute regardless.

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Clover - 12-24-2014

(12-22-2014, 05:58 PM)Anzil Wrote: I've played through the main story three times now. There are limits to my sanity.

I know the pain; my Au Ra would actually be the 5th character who goes through the main story for me, but I'm willing to endure that, haha.

I've been thinking... the main story doesn't really make sense from an Au Ra perspective. Do you think there's a possibility that Au Ra might have their own story? If that were the case, perhaps using Fantasia wouldn't be possible with them (?). It's just a thought.

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Eve Malusion - 12-24-2014

(12-24-2014, 05:42 AM)Clover Wrote:
(12-22-2014, 05:58 PM)Anzil Wrote: I've played through the main story three times now. There are limits to my sanity.

I know the pain; my Au Ra would actually be the 5th character who goes through the main story for me, but I'm willing to endure that, haha.

I've been thinking... the main story doesn't really make sense from an Au Ra perspective. Do you think there's a possibility that Au Ra might have their own story? If that were the case, perhaps using Fantasia wouldn't be possible with them (?). It's just a thought.
Well isn't the basis of the story from the first cutscene: You're a traveler from *Undefined* Who may or may not even have ever been to your starter city of choice before?

That can be slapped onto pretty much anything. Granted its been a while since I watched it, so feel free to correct me if my memory is off.

I'd expect at most a handwave, and maybe some altered dialogue to let them know they're a-okay with the au ra, then move on as usual. A full on new storyline for them right from level 1 is probably too much work, but there will likely be acknowledgement of their existence in 2.5 at earliest, and most certainly some degree of discussion in the 50-60 storyline. Not to mention that from a business standpoint, they really want as many people as possible to fantasia to the new race, preferably also fantasia back when the new-race dazzle wears off!

Edit: Also I just remembered why I came to this thread again. They're really growing on me as time passes, so I've already transitioned to "I am definitely making one no doubt" now. I want their run cycle and walk cycles.

A second edit: Not to mention its especially unlikely for them to make a new race not be fantasia-capable in a game thats as alt unfriendly as this one. Lets be honest, aside from RP there's little to no incentive to make multiple characters.

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Clover - 12-24-2014

The whole Yugiri story would have to be changed, as right now she's supposed to be the first Au Ra to step into Eorzea. They could just make her display her face from the beginning, but some dialog would have to change as well. If they leave things as they are now, it'll be strange.

I'm considering creating a random troll character right now and levelling them up while I wait for Au Ra, so that I can Fantasia this character later on. But I think I'll wait until we get a confirmation regarding the possibility to use Fantasia. SE can be a bit unpredictable sometimes, I don't want to risk it.

RE: Poll: Au Ra and your character, what will you do? - Eve Malusion - 12-24-2014

(12-24-2014, 06:19 AM)Clover Wrote: The whole Yugiri story would have to be changed, as right now she's supposed to be the first Au Ra to step into Eorzea. They could just make her display her face from the beginning, but some dialog would have to change as well. If they leave things as they are now, it'll be strange.

I'm considering creating a random troll character right now and levelling them up while I wait for Au Ra, so that I can Fantasia this character later on. But I think I'll wait until we get a confirmation regarding the possibility to use Fantasia. SE can be a bit unpredictable sometimes, I don't want to risk it.
Thats a really obvious point that entirely slipped my mind during the last post (a good one as well, mind you). I know the timelines are kind of muddled with class / job vs main story (Hi nins where they're already here at level 30 for new characters!), but it would be pretty strange for them to leave timeline messed up like that without it even being outside of the main story quest.