(04-29-2015, 12:30 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: Mostly, it bothers me on principle. Artists, in my mind, shouldn't be kowtowing to financiers; doing so is basically throwing art under the bus in favor of making money. We already give those with capital far too much control over our society, IMO. But that's a discussion for a different thread.
With that said, I actually like the appearance of the race -- there's actually not a single race in XIV I don't like the looks of.Whether I like it in general or enough to play one depends on the lore. I'm still waiting for the explanation of the extreme sexual dimorphism.
Also, yes to being able to go barefoot. I really don't like that we can't do that.
Now with that said, work time:
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One initiative I'd like to get back to is not zapping posts out of the threads. I will, however, request that those discussing genderqueer issues in games in general either take it to PM or another thread over in Off-Topic. Thanks.
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I can't fault that logic - that's the very reason why I did not go into Graphic Design. But regardless of whether or not you or I agree on the matter, it is the sad reality that as much 'artistic' as a game can feel, it falls far more into the field of Graphic Design, than Fine Arts.
And the unspoken devil of Graphic Design is that you are, in reality, selling out your artistic talent to the customer. It's not your baby, it's just your work. Gaming often wags back and forth across that line frequently.
As far as the Lore of the Race is concerned - I maneuvered myself to have my character in a situation in which her own race is Foreign to her. While I had not yet made the decision for a race change, the character long ago made foreshadowing that she was not as she appeared to be, and that even she did not understand it (and, in fact, feared it and tried to flee from the truth.) The fact that she's not even the same Race she was raised to believe is only the beginning of her journey of self discovery - in many ways.
It's actually working out very well and I'm excited to lead into this twist in her story.
Sidenote: I don't envy you, your hat. *pat pat*
