(10-10-2014, 10:02 AM)Michelleswain Wrote: It's the same as if I visited Africa, New Guinea, or the Australian outback and started going; "Oh the horror! You people aren't wearing clothes! She needs to put a shirt on!"Actually... historically in the real world, this did happen when explorers/conquerors/missionaries encountered tribal people. Doesn't happen these days, but a few centuries back, 'civilized' wear was often pressed upon tribals because they were 'indecent'.
(10-10-2014, 10:02 AM)Michelleswain Wrote: Isn't it common that some warriors of all sorts, eschew clothes or cover up less (think coliseum top and bottom) on occasion in this setting?In the context of the setting... I have to disagree. Yes, the battle bikini and battle banana hammock have a proud tradition in fantasy games, but they're a combination of "Fan Service" and "There Was A Perv On The Design Team". Which is more 4th wall breaking to me.
Seeing a hygur in the camisole top and bottom as part of her "armor" ensemble is perfectly normal to me and should be a pretty common sight. After all even hygur have tribes and the look seems pretty appropriate to the setting.
The same holds true for a miqote in any revealing combination. That includes the male in the coliseum top and bottom. Seems to me very appropriate, fits the setting, and shouldn't be a rare sight.
I'm starting to associate the comment; "Hey that's revealing clothes!" with breaking the 4th wall.
Fantasy or not, the only time having less-to-no-clothes be practical in a fight is if you're bare-handed and wrestling someone who is also bare-handed, or sporting (see: coliseum fighting). If you're going into battle, you want to have more covering you; no serious archer is going to pass up shooting at a completely exposed belly, no matter how perfectly shaped or toned it is, to shoot at obviously-armored bouncing/dangling parts.
Further context would be how most of the NPCs dress. Most are fairly well covered, even in Ul'dah and Thanalan (again echoing that you want covering clothes in the desert). Coliseum fighters and the refugees have less clothing, sure, but the former is more of a case of showmanship and the latter is because... well... they can't afford much.
