(12-23-2013, 10:05 PM)Illira Wrote: I'll quote you again then:Â
(12-23-2013, 09:24 PM)Faye Wrote: Lalafell are sort of a niche thing for people who want to play something cute and silly.ÂI'm not saying that they're not cutely designed, they are. But I don't believe that their physical appearance is terribly indicative of how they act, and their reputation with the world at large according to world lore/NPC interaction. And I don't think that I read into anything that you said, when you said the above. If you were trying to refer simply to player/racial stereotypes, which you seemed to be mostly doing so with the Miqo'te description, then you should preface with that. As it was, it did not come across that way.
Though I think that Kismet did a good job of summing up my feelings on the matter:
Quote:The issue stems from how Square Enix has treated the race themselves, honestly. They give Lalafell obnoxiously "cutesy" animations, then try to have serious portrayals of them personality-wise the in game's story. The Japanese love to have things that are "stupid and adorable, but can still be really adult!" for some reason.
To US they are silly, to Eorzeans they are nothing strange I believe. Also I doubt that many lalafells behave in such a cute manner anyways. They are just created as such for the gamer's enjoyment.
![[Image: ecec20e41f.png]](https://puu.sh/xvMxb/ecec20e41f.png)
Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
