(01-29-2015, 05:28 AM)Smiling River Wrote: That is that FFXIV "races" aren't really races, they are different species.*ahem*
I am going to be pedantic here and explain that, no, they are not separate species at all. They are, in fact, all the same species of Man, all being capable of crossbreeding (and those crossbreeds capable of breeding themselves). By the standard definition of 'species' that alone disqualifies them from being considered separate.
That being said, their physiological differences are certainly far larger than standard (real-world) human races, so that is something that should be taken into account. But it's not a matter of entirely separate species and all that entails - though you could argue that cultural and psychological differences are large enough to eclipse that.
