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(03-17-2015, 03:14 PM)Flickering Ember Wrote:(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 don't care for that. The style of the race should make sense as a holistic whole. It doesn't, and the reason is because they were afraid the player base would reject a beastly female. I don't see a positive in this, though it is not surprising.
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.
Thirded.
I was thrilled when I heard SE were adding Fem!Highlanders and Roes for ARR. I choose to play a Fem!Highlander for 3 core reasons.
1) I wanted to look like a grown-ass woman, damnit.
2) I'm a huge Celtic history nerd, and the Hyurans are based off of Celtic cultures, and
3) Wanted to look disdainful and disapproving of everything, all of the time.
Bryn does not disappoint. I'm still frustrated that I can't actually make her look at least like she's in her 30s, but at least she doesn't look 15. Options are good. From what we've seen, the Fem Au Ra just don't really add anything new. I think that's the crux of a lot of the disappointment.