In FFXI I played Hyur male first because I wanted to be 'typical FF hero' type, which I think of as a white human dude. I then fell in love with San d'Oria storyline (think similar to Ishgard society) and began the game anew as an Elvaan Paladin girl who ended up my main character all the way to 75 and back again.
I was really excited to make my beloved Elvaan in XIV but I remember within just two or three minutes... I realized her chin seemed to blend in to her neck oddly... that her emotes seemed to move in slow motion... and it looked like something was just wrong with her shoulders as she ran. Dislocated? It was strange...
It's weird, but it was the nice, sharp line of miqo'te shoulders that moved very well to me that made me realize how nicely they are animated. Honestly, I think the developers and animators are just giving them special treatment because they are cat-girls in how they are animated. The quality is just very good and you can see how attention was given to details. It's unfair almost!
I like how miqo'te females animate as athletic, even though they are small in size. Hyur midlander female seems so dainty in emotes and animation, highlander female is so excessive in expression (to my taste) and seem a bit overly showy. For me, miqo'te seemed the most 'middle road' and down-to-earth with so much charm thrown in with how their ears and tails are animated. Elezen seem just... so slow and stiff to me. They had the same kind of animation in XI, but with a martial power and crispness that was just awesome!! I miss my Elvaan. ; ;
Roegadyn female AND male were simply too tall for me to play comfortably. I felt my head was getting chopped off in cutscenes and I had to sit down to look any other character in the face or see their armors or RP with them! Frustrating!!
I love love love lalafell, but the small size posed similar cutscene issue to roe... >: (
So I guess for me it was trial-and-error. I love brown/tawny colors and warm hues so ended up going with Seeker vs. Keeper, and the lore followed from there. In fact I feel ALL racial lore is amazing in this game, so I went more with my personal favorite aesthetic for the race versus lore. If lore then hands-down Elezen would be my choice. So many great MSQ Elezen... ; ; And Elvaan in XI. T_T
Ramble is over. It is still so hard for me to pick a race. I'm going to end up with so many alt. T_T
I was really excited to make my beloved Elvaan in XIV but I remember within just two or three minutes... I realized her chin seemed to blend in to her neck oddly... that her emotes seemed to move in slow motion... and it looked like something was just wrong with her shoulders as she ran. Dislocated? It was strange...
It's weird, but it was the nice, sharp line of miqo'te shoulders that moved very well to me that made me realize how nicely they are animated. Honestly, I think the developers and animators are just giving them special treatment because they are cat-girls in how they are animated. The quality is just very good and you can see how attention was given to details. It's unfair almost!
I like how miqo'te females animate as athletic, even though they are small in size. Hyur midlander female seems so dainty in emotes and animation, highlander female is so excessive in expression (to my taste) and seem a bit overly showy. For me, miqo'te seemed the most 'middle road' and down-to-earth with so much charm thrown in with how their ears and tails are animated. Elezen seem just... so slow and stiff to me. They had the same kind of animation in XI, but with a martial power and crispness that was just awesome!! I miss my Elvaan. ; ;
Roegadyn female AND male were simply too tall for me to play comfortably. I felt my head was getting chopped off in cutscenes and I had to sit down to look any other character in the face or see their armors or RP with them! Frustrating!!
I love love love lalafell, but the small size posed similar cutscene issue to roe... >: (
So I guess for me it was trial-and-error. I love brown/tawny colors and warm hues so ended up going with Seeker vs. Keeper, and the lore followed from there. In fact I feel ALL racial lore is amazing in this game, so I went more with my personal favorite aesthetic for the race versus lore. If lore then hands-down Elezen would be my choice. So many great MSQ Elezen... ; ; And Elvaan in XI. T_T
Ramble is over. It is still so hard for me to pick a race. I'm going to end up with so many alt. T_T
M'isha Runja [Major reworking!]
I started playing FFXIV June 8, 2015.
Please add me to your friend list at any time.
I adventure roleplay out in the far cities and wilderness.
I started playing FFXIV June 8, 2015.
Please add me to your friend list at any time.
I adventure roleplay out in the far cities and wilderness.
