(01-02-2014, 07:42 PM)ansemaru Wrote: Jomoru, have you ever heard of Occam's Razor?
You seem to not understand it, so I will explain it is not used when dealing with competing theories but rather as a rule of thumb when formulating one. There are competing theories here, thus its not applicable.
At which point we look at the evidence and conclusions directly.
The first premise which we can all agree on is her 1.0 appearance does not fit with her ARR role
Now your assertion is that this is meant to demonstrate that she has aged in the last 5 years. This is based on Eye sight getting weaker as people age in the real world(and presumably hydaelyn as there's no evidence to contradict this). Â That the developers had limited time and effort and thus didn't feel ti worth creating an Older female catgirl face because it would find limited use. This is a reasonable assumption.
My counter argument is that there are a significant number of other characters who wear glasses in the game. Especially among miqote females. This is generally used as a shorthand for intellectuals... though certain characters counter act this.
My second point is few characters have shown much aging in the last 5 years. The only character who may show it would be Cid, and even then his beard might be a point for his particular background.
Secondly F'lhaminn beauty is repeatedly extolled while the player is searching for her, generally in real life people find more youthful appearances pleasing, though she could easily have aged gracefully.
Thus my point that the evidence for her aging is insubstantial enough to call it into question AND that one shouldn't try and use it as evidence for a theory about Miqote life spans being shorter than Hyur.
