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RE: Too much woman to handle? - Warren Castille - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:04 PM)Aya Wrote:(03-17-2015, 02:59 PM)Verad Wrote: I get it, really. It would be much better if the Au Ra were used to help provide a transformative, progressive model of character design in verisimilitude by having non-standard, non-idealized body types. I'm sorry that didn't happen.What bothers me is the degree of sexual dimorphism introduced simply to appeal to conventional notions of attractiveness: Males can be beastly. Females cannot. Again, the reason they were afraid of that was because the less-traditional races (Roe female, Highlander Female) aren't played nearly as much as the male equivalent. The only people we can be frustrated with regarding SE's decision is the rest of the playerbase (and ourselves, if we don't have femroe or femlander alts). RE: Too much woman to handle? - Dogberry - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:09 PM)Flashhelix Wrote: How about ANY BODY HAIR AT ALL?! I want to look like I'm wearing a sweater when I unequip my chest slot! RE: Too much woman to handle? - Berrod Armstrong - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:09 PM)Flashhelix Wrote:A...actually I wouldn't mind body hair options... RE: Too much woman to handle? - Flashhelix - 03-17-2015 ![]() not to mention that people associate "bestial" with "big and burly" and not "like an animal", female Au Ra are very bestial, they're just not burly or big RE: Too much woman to handle? - Bryn - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:11 PM)Dogberry Wrote:(03-17-2015, 03:09 PM)Flashhelix Wrote: Y-yes pls... Why don't dudes get beard options at the Aesthetician!? RE: Too much woman to handle? - Aya - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:11 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: Again, the reason they were afraid of that was because the less-traditional races (Roe female, Highlander Female) aren't played nearly as much as the male equivalent. The only people we can be frustrated with regarding SE's decision is the rest of the playerbase (and ourselves, if we don't have femroe or femlander alts).This is a dodge. They made the decision. That's all that matters in that regard. Honestly, this issue doesn't bother me much. Mild personal disappointment, an eye-roll over the visuals of the race itself. Its not going to stop me from enjoying and appreciating SE products, but the amount of dissembling in this discussion is getting silly. RE: Too much woman to handle? - Flickering Ember - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:04 PM)Aya Wrote:(03-17-2015, 02:59 PM)Verad Wrote: I get it, really. It would be much better if the Au Ra were used to help provide a transformative, progressive model of character design in verisimilitude by having non-standard, non-idealized body types. I'm sorry that didn't happen.What bothers me is the degree of sexual dimorphism introduced simply to appeal to conventional notions of attractiveness: Males can be beastly. Females cannot. I'm just going to quote this for emphasis because Aya is much better at wording things than I am. This is the reason why I don't like the sexual dimorphism in Au Ra. RE: Too much woman to handle? - Warren Castille - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:14 PM)Aya Wrote:(03-17-2015, 03:11 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: Again, the reason they were afraid of that was because the less-traditional races (Roe female, Highlander Female) aren't played nearly as much as the male equivalent. The only people we can be frustrated with regarding SE's decision is the rest of the playerbase (and ourselves, if we don't have femroe or femlander alts).This is a dodge. They made the decision. That's all that matters in that regard. Blaming them for the decision is also a dodge in this case because they made it based on what we showed them. I like debating, thank you Aya. RE: Too much woman to handle? - Berrod Armstrong - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:12 PM)Bryn Wrote:I just want my in game toon to represent Berrod's body hair so I don't have to describe it every time he takes his shirt off. /sob(03-17-2015, 03:11 PM)Dogberry Wrote:(03-17-2015, 03:09 PM)Flashhelix Wrote: RE: Too much woman to handle? - Aya - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:15 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: Blaming them for the decision is also a dodge in this case because they made it based on what we showed them.We didn't make the decision. Period. SE did. There's no debate, Warren! RE: Too much woman to handle? - Flashhelix - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:14 PM)Aya Wrote:(03-17-2015, 03:11 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: Again, the reason they were afraid of that was because the less-traditional races (Roe female, Highlander Female) aren't played nearly as much as the male equivalent. The only people we can be frustrated with regarding SE's decision is the rest of the playerbase (and ourselves, if we don't have femroe or femlander alts).This is a dodge. They made the decision. That's all that matters in that regard. It's not really a dodge if it's the whole reason for the decision RE: Too much woman to handle? - K'nahli - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:00 PM)Flickering Ember Wrote: I agree that not all races should need to have similar height ratios or be devoid of sexual dismorphism. However, I don't know if I would say Au Ra are 'unique' in that way. I think roegadyns actually already have A LOT of sexual dimorphism. I mean, yeah sure, female roegadyns are muscular but compared to a male roegadyn they are actually very, very small in build. The sexual dimorphism is already here with roegadyns. It definitely would be. I was thinking of that only a few minutes ago and I'd certainly be happy to see a reversal with any new race in the future. I don't have a great deal of experience with MMOs to be honest so I'll believe you when you say that. I was speaking explicitly about the height difference though since I thought that was the main issue(with everyone, not just you). RE: Too much woman to handle? - Warren Castille - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 03:17 PM)Aya Wrote:(03-17-2015, 03:15 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: Blaming them for the decision is also a dodge in this case because they made it based on what we showed them.We didn't make the decision. Period. SE did. There's no debate, Warren! They made it based on racial data from the players! There IS a debate! ![]() RE: Too much woman to handle? - cuideag - 03-17-2015 (03-17-2015, 02:58 PM)Bryn Wrote:(03-17-2015, 10:21 AM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: The trick is knowing where to find the Highlander soft side. We all have 'em. Just reposting because good golly *lays down on the floor* RE: Too much woman to handle? - SicketySix - 03-17-2015 Highlander being too much woman to handle? BLASPHEMY!!!! |