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(04-28-2015, 11:48 AM)Naunet Wrote: Though even then, they should have at least gone the midlander/highlander route. Let the civilized and open Raen be the petite, cute ones (the males, too!), while the nomadic warrior Xaela can have a much more aggressive silhouette and options. Makes lore sense and lets both "sides" get what they want.
We would've just ended up with another barely played race/sex combo (Roegadyn female anyone?) It would just mean that 90% of female Au Ra would be Raen. That's a lot of development on gear sets for a sex/race combo that relatively few would play. That's a very poor return on investment. (Hell, investing in RPers period is a poor return on investment, but that's a separate subject entirely.)
To be entirely thorough here, I do think that bestial Au Ra females would have been more popular than Roegadyn ladies, but not by a wide margin.
Not saying I like it or endorse it. But they're playing to their audience, and the vast majority of that audience likes their ladies petite and cute and their men tall and brawny. Beyond PS3 limitations, this is the big reason behind Au Ra design choice limitations.
Sure, there's two "sides" but one of those sides is 90% of the player base or more. It's a smart business choice.
Again, not endorsing it, this is just what I see as the harsh reality of the business world. MMOs are very expensive beasts. You play it safe and you do that safe well or you get hollowed out and become a cash shop disaster.
Sure it's pandering, but pandering the right way gets you long term dollars.