I, for one, never really bought into the "lulz belfs r gurlz xDDDD" memes that tend to infest and infect WoW. I suppose it is because I came into the game via TFT, which painted them as a rather tragic but driven race. It certainly never gave the impression of them being feminine. This came with the rather ill-conceived character /silly and the posture implemented by Blizzard, but I struggle to take it seriously. In regards to grit, I can't think of a "grittier" race in the setting. The adulation heaped upon the trolls and Vol'jin in WoW has grown dull; I've never been a huge enthusiast of the race.
As far as FFXIV is concerned, although I can see why some faces lend the impression that the Miqo'te are feminine, you can certainly design them to look masculine. The Seeker of the Sun lore doesn't come across as very feminine to me. I think the characterisation holds even less water for the Elezen. You can clearly tell the male ones are male. The females do tend to be a bit more androgynous, though. Yet not to the point that you'd be hard-pressed to tell them apart.Â
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As far as FFXIV is concerned, although I can see why some faces lend the impression that the Miqo'te are feminine, you can certainly design them to look masculine. The Seeker of the Sun lore doesn't come across as very feminine to me. I think the characterisation holds even less water for the Elezen. You can clearly tell the male ones are male. The females do tend to be a bit more androgynous, though. Yet not to the point that you'd be hard-pressed to tell them apart.Â
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