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(01-18-2014, 11:00 PM)ansemaru Wrote: And as for "all the playable races must share a common ancestor", I do and don't agree. There are enough physical similarities for that to make sense, but we should keep in mind that parallel evolution is a thing that happens
I didn't say must. I said, and I quote, "much more likely", in part because it takes a heck of a lot to get something from quadruped to biped and because the playable races do seem to share similar geographical origins (convergent evolution usually is applied to two species who do not share geographical space). However, we do not have any lore that dates back to the millions of years ago we'd need in order to make any truly informed statements so... as I said, "much more likely". Not must.
Also, there was no need to try and condense my post into some childish all caps summary that doesn't actually characterize the content of my post. I never said the similarities are coincidental and that there's no connections. Please cease putting words in my mouth. I was simply trying to make the point that what some see as purely feline, others can interpret differently and to different degrees. Once again: while there may be cat-like aspects to them, their identity as the race of miqo'te does not hinge on them being cats. Their identity is much more strongly tied to their unique family-group societal structures and the cultures surrounding them, rather than purrs and meows and chasing yarn.
I await whatever inaccurate reduction of this response you're going to condense my reply into with... unease.
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