Uninstalldotexe Posted April 25, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 25, 2015 Screens of Au Ra Character Gen: http://ff14net.2chblog.jp/archives/44443304.html Mod note by FreelanceWizard: Adjusted the thread title to clarify this thread's purpose. If you'd like to post your Au Ra's screenshot, you want this thread. Link to comment
Enla Posted April 25, 2015 Share #2 Posted April 25, 2015 The males look amazing, the females... I play a female Miqo'te and even I'm a bit put off my the 'MOE' vibes the female Au Ra give off... I wish there was a more fierce variant... But chances are I'll play around in the benchmark in a few days and find something I do end up liking. Link to comment
mongi291 Posted April 25, 2015 Share #3 Posted April 25, 2015 Au Ra Xaela master race! Link to comment
Dravus Posted April 25, 2015 Share #4 Posted April 25, 2015 They're...alright, I guess. I can't quite put a finger upon why I'm not more enthusiastic. I suspect part of it is due to the excessive hype and that so many people are going to be re-rolling/creating Au Ra alts. I really liked Miqo'te but because there were just so many of them I sort of lost interest in playing one myself. The male Au Ra remind me a little of the Castanic of Tera and Blood Elves of WoW - both races I found to be aesthetically pleasing. The females don't interest me at all though - I find the size difference creepy and they don't really look like they're a different race to me to the same extent that their male counterparts do. Either way FFXIV isn't very alt friendly in my opinion so I'm happy to stick with my current character. Link to comment
Branson Thorne Posted April 25, 2015 Share #5 Posted April 25, 2015 Ehh, not really a fan of either of them. Thank god I had no plans to play as one. Link to comment
Clover Posted April 25, 2015 Share #6 Posted April 25, 2015 Monday can't come fast enough. I need to get my hands on that character creator >_< I wonder if the horns will be separated from the faces upon release, since they said they'd expand the creation by then. Even if they aren't, I can deal with that. It'll be fun! Link to comment
ProvaDiServo Posted April 25, 2015 Share #7 Posted April 25, 2015 Man those bright scales are pretty ugly. Xaela it is! 1 Link to comment
mongi291 Posted April 25, 2015 Share #8 Posted April 25, 2015 Man those bright scales are pretty ugly. Xaela it is! I thought the same. At first I thought skin colors changed too but we see Xaelas with tanned skins so apparently scales are the only difference. Link to comment
Sorora Posted April 25, 2015 Share #9 Posted April 25, 2015 Honestly, I think they look pretty good. Some of it is just a weird angle on a tablet. I won't be rolling one because there will be so many, but I'm excited to see them out and about. Link to comment
Aaron Posted April 25, 2015 Share #10 Posted April 25, 2015 I never intend to be a au Ra because Midlanders for life. But I bet I can make a better looking Au Ra than anyone in this thread. CHALLENGE ME MATE Link to comment
cuideag Posted April 25, 2015 Share #11 Posted April 25, 2015 I'm a little less impressed than I thought I'd be but I suppose I won't know for sure until I get my hands on the creator. Pretty excited to see what kinds of Auri we'll be seeing floating around soon, though. Link to comment
Lady Rivienne Posted April 25, 2015 Share #12 Posted April 25, 2015 I would like to test them in the creator itself, I won't know for sure how I feel until I make one. However, I felt the same way about Elezen when I first saw them. I do wonder if there are different combinations for the horns and scales. Curiosity will be sated come Monday. Link to comment
allgivenover Posted April 25, 2015 Share #13 Posted April 25, 2015 The males look amazing, the females... I play a female Miqo'te and even I'm a bit put off my the 'MOE' vibes the female Au Ra give off... I wish there was a more fierce variant... But chances are I'll play around in the benchmark in a few days and find something I do end up liking. I think they look way less moe than Miqo'te (who have way more neotenized faces, one of the big moe traits) but since moe is a completely subjective, poorly defined term to begin with there's no way we could possibly reach a consensus about it. Link to comment
Flickering Ember Posted April 25, 2015 Share #14 Posted April 25, 2015 Hm, four horn options? Well, I guess that is in line with the amount of options other races get. SE really needs to broaden their character creation screens. I like this lady's horns: Looking like the Xaela are going to be the more visually pleasing of the two, at least from my perspective. Link to comment
Naunet Posted April 25, 2015 Share #15 Posted April 25, 2015 Doesn't surprise me that they only get 4 horn options. I think SE's definition of highly customizable is rather odd. Still think the scales and horns look like a pasted on cosplay. It's really strange. The scales would look a LOT better if they actually blended along the edges into the skin. Link to comment
allgivenover Posted April 25, 2015 Share #16 Posted April 25, 2015 PS3 limitations yet again. Link to comment
Branson Thorne Posted April 25, 2015 Share #17 Posted April 25, 2015 Doesn't surprise me that they only get 4 horn options. I think SE's definition of highly customizable is rather odd. Still think the scales and horns look like a pasted on cosplay. It's really strange. The scales would look a LOT better if they actually blended along the edges into the skin. I agree. But then again, maybe we're not looking at the final product, they look more like demo screens to me. Perhaps, and hopefully, the scales will be better blended instead of looking like gawky necklaces and face stickers. Link to comment
allgivenover Posted April 25, 2015 Share #18 Posted April 25, 2015 I recall them saying in during the live letter that these were the final choices. Link to comment
Branson Thorne Posted April 25, 2015 Share #19 Posted April 25, 2015 I recall them saying in during the live letter that these were the final choices. Well, in the words of Angry Joe "You done fucked it up!" Link to comment
Wymsical Posted April 25, 2015 Share #20 Posted April 25, 2015 Monday can't come fast enough. I need to get my hands on that character creator >_< I wonder if the horns will be separated from the faces upon release, since they said they'd expand the creation by then. Even if they aren't, I can deal with that. It'll be fun! I didn't even notice that at first but you're right, it looks like the horns are tied to faces. Sigh. That's one big disappointment but I've heard them quote 'Character Data Limitations' time and time again, such as giving Highlanders more beard options. It sounds like a PS3 limitation, honestly. I still think the female Miqo'te look more 'moe' than the female Au Ra, but this is definitely just a personal preference thing. Either way, I'm quite excited to get my hands on the creator myself; I've noticed that players can make much better specimens than the devs manage to show off so I'm certain we'll see some even better looking Au Ra. ... that scale mustache looks ridiculous though. Link to comment
CrimsonMars Posted April 25, 2015 Share #21 Posted April 25, 2015 The males look amazing, the females... I play a female Miqo'te and even I'm a bit put off my the 'MOE' vibes the female Au Ra give off... I wish there was a more fierce variant... But chances are I'll play around in the benchmark in a few days and find something I do end up liking. I dunno, I think fem-Ras look edgy compared to miqo'tes if anything, lol. Anyway, I'm honestly mildly impressed myself, especially the males. Link to comment
Zyrusticae Posted April 25, 2015 Share #22 Posted April 25, 2015 I thought the scales looked bad before, but seeing the dark scales on light skin just makes it even more conspicuous. They don't look like a part of their bodies at all; instead, they look like glued-on cosplay accessories. Blech! Not my thing at all. If they had an option for scales that actually looked like they were properly grown out of flesh or something... but it seems like you can't even recolor them at all! That's just weak. The only thing I like are their eye color options, as they appear to have more than any other race. But that's about it. And that is hardly a reason for me to get excited on its own. Link to comment
Kismet Posted April 25, 2015 Share #23 Posted April 25, 2015 Make sure to keep checking the link in the OP throughout the weekend. They've added a few more shots -- most interestingly (for me, anyways) darker skinned Au Ra for both clans! And I think I spy some horn rings on this Raen? Also... a scaled moustache? Uh... Link to comment
Kellach Woods Posted April 25, 2015 Share #24 Posted April 25, 2015 I was already rollin' Xaela, but this just confirmed it. So, how mad would people get if I had my Au Ra DRK get into the animu~ habit of yellin' out "ORA!"? Link to comment
ProvaDiServo Posted April 25, 2015 Share #25 Posted April 25, 2015 This may cause me to Redact my previous statements. I was already rollin' Xaela, but this just confirmed it. So, how mad would people get if I had my Au Ra DRK get into the animu~ habit of yellin' out "ORA!"? If you don't yell it I will! ....maybe throw in a bunch of " Muda"s in there as well. Link to comment
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