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(04-28-2015, 01:57 PM)Wymsical Wrote: I disagree that the Au Ra don't fill a new niche. People like horns, tails and scales, especially with ethereal, eerie customization. The race happens to be on popular face and body types that don't fill every taste, unfortunately for some. But if I had to pick my Au Ra's face either on a catgirl or a dragon-demon girl, I'd go with the latter every time. I actually was really excited that I could be a horned female without being super tall and huge-boobed because it was more to my tastes. There's plenty of people switching because they prefer the aesthetic.
Then you have folks on the exact flipside like myself who like the faces and eyes but cannot stand the horns and scales. Where's our version, eh? EHHH?
Sometimes I wish they didn't even have the silly little races and just had a more robust character creator where you could mix and match elements as you pleased. We already have confirmation that all the races could interbreed with one another anyway. If I want to have an Au Ra babyface with Miqo'te features and no scales, why the hell not? (note: I know the answer to 'why' is a combination of 'dev time' and 'because PS3'; this is a rhetorical question)
I still believe that the male and female versions could have been the two separate subraces with a female and male version for each. The blatant (and I mean IN-YOUR-FACE) pandering is downright insulting. Just on principle they should have developed both versions out completely instead of doing this crazy sexual dimorphism shtick. Another race with the midlander vs highlander level of differentiation would have been glorious. Too bad, so sad, etc.
I'm also going to reiterate for the hundred time that I don't necessarily want something that's vicious or ugly or frighteningly beast-like, just something that's not so damn obviously human. You can easily make non-human races that are also visually attractive and obtain a wide player base. The Au Ra themselves could have been this if they didn't back down and turn the scales into ridiculous cosplay ornaments instead of the full-body features they should have been (which also would have made them recolorable instead of completely static). Ugh, the missed opportunities...