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(03-17-2015, 02:54 PM)Aya Wrote: There was never really any doubt as to why they made the Au Ra females so ridiculous, but it is disappointing to learn that they considered a more reasonable take and declined because of their view of what the player base would want.
I disagree that making the new female race conventionally attractive is "giving the player base what it wants", in the sense that there already are conventionally attractive female options. It was a decision made because they want Au Ra females to be popular with that portion of the player base. That's really a bit of a different decision. They could have designed Au Ra in line with their original intent without it being bad customer service, and without reducing players' options.
I'm not saying its a good, or a bad one (though I do seem to recall saying early on that I assumed it would be a good decision using SE's own criteria), I'm just pointing out that its not so simple.
Quote:"When we were considering the options, there were mentions of making female Au Ra more stocky and buff. However the data that's been complied about what race and gender are being used, indicate that Hyur Highlander females and Roegadyn females are not used by very many players. We definitely took that into consideration when finalizing the design of female Au Ra."
It's not as if they finished a design of lizard-chan and then looked at their notes and scratched it out. Ultimately, we're dealing with a matter of opinions - might a more "traditional" dragon race have been the thing people craved in light of not wanting to play roe or femlanders? Maybe, but there's nothing wrong with looking at what does work as a design and erring on the side of caution in regards to your new one. I imagine some people would be very upset if they made a dragon race that 2% of the population switched to because it looked more bestial than, say, the miqo'te do when compared to an actual feline.
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