(07-26-2013, 06:35 PM)Callipygian Wrote: As Kyatai pointed out in the other thread, a lot of people seem to be accepting and even defending the notion that Miqo'te are just "humans with kitty ears and tails." Â I'm challenging that notion, because I feel we'll get more interesting stories if we recognize the cliche and actively avoid it.
My problem is far from that. Miqo'te are more than humans with kitty ears and a tail, I've always tried to strive for them to be seen as more than that, too. In doing so, I spoke out against the flat, generic neko-girl stereotype that we had in 1.0 (amongst other stereotypes that I won't get into here).
In 1.0, we had no information on this tribal stuff what so ever. We had nothing to go by but what we saw in game, and that's what some of us tried to abide by. That's all I'm doing now. Going by in-game lore. I hope that people who are opting not to go the tribal route due to lack of information in 1.0 and/or lack of lore supporting the tribal culture still being as prevalent as people want to believe does not make us those who are seen as perpetuating that stereotype. :/
