(08-05-2014, 05:03 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:Yes, it does make sense. But I wrote that in response to the notion of Miqo'te having "better sight and hearing than the other races." The wording used in official materials for both elezen subraces makes me think Miqo'te eyesight (as a general thing, at least) wouldn't be as good as most Wildwoods and likewise for their hearing compared to Duskwights.(08-05-2014, 04:45 PM)Aerghwab Wrote: Even elezen? The Wildwood blurb on the website makes a point of saying they have an incredibly keen sense of sight, which factors greatly into their unparalleled expertise as archers. Likewise for Duskwights and their hearing: "They have developed an acute sense of hearing, capable of detecting the faintest of sounds."
Well, for whatever reason, the thing ate my first response. Â But, I think Wildwood having sharper eyesight while Duskwight have sharper hearing makes sense, given their divergent lifestyles.
Zyrusticae Wrote:And just for completeness' sake, I should note here that real cats have both. Like any animal with complex eyes, their pupils will dilate based on the amount of light hitting their cornea at any one point in time, hence they will tend towards slitted (closed) pupils during the day and round (open) pupils during the night. If Squeenix wanted to be accurate, both Keepers and Seekers would have this feature, but programming functional eye muscles is probably more work than they're willing to put in for a single race.
I'm going to venture a guess that how cats' eyes work is common knowledge to everyone here.
But, as has been pointed out ad nauseum, Miqo'te are not "real cats," and their eyes don't adjust themselves in that manner. It's not a programming limitation, it's simply the way the two subraces have evolved according to lore. I've even seen some Keeper roleplayers account for their light sensitivity in their RP - wearing tinted glasses during the day, for example.
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