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The Hyur male looks like a Tommy Hilfiger model.

Having said that, the "Lalafells" seem to win the most disproportionate proportioned award. Being a Tarutaru in FFXI, I can not see myself choosing this race again in FFXIV.

The new age Galkas are my choice for most awesome race, and you can bet your buttocks I'm gonna play one!

Especially since those buttocks will no longer have a tail attached, right?

I was talking about the preliminary release info. Don't you find it a bit odd SE has only released info that seems identical like FFXI? The bottom line is they are toying with us. Look how long FFXIII was in the dark, oh wait it still is for us. All SE has showed us so far is some mock races that look similar to FFXI races and a few design concepts for towns. I'd hardly call that more than a preliminary assessment for us to evaluate. It doesn't matter how long the game has been being worked on. For all we know, they spent those years working on a battle system or exceeding PS3 limitations.

Do you have eyes? On the character selection screen both Female 'Elvaan' and 'Hume' have hair styles not available in FFXI. Possibly 'Galka' as well but I don't pay much attention to them.

Edited, Aug 8th 2009 5:25pm by Alrefie

TL;DR version. SE is doing nothing different when it comes to releasing information.

Wow the screen shots of landscape look great.

The fact that I can't pronounce these race names makes me want to not play it. They might as well had named them the same as FFXI. I mean... why bother changing it? Seriously. I even noticed that the Taru race will have the same funky NPC names as FFXI. Whatever lol. I'm at least pleased with the pre rendered models. I wish the game would look that good.

Think maybe Disciples of Hand could turn out to be a chemist type job like FF Tactics?

******* Negative Nancys!

Job system shows potential, adventuring system sounds unique and flexible, something I really need more and more as I'm getting older. I love spending a hours questing with some friends when I can, but sometimes I just want to get on for an hour, kill something cool, maybe get a lil xp/gear/gill . . . sounds like I'll be able to do either.

Each race description talked about 2 different groups of their race, (using XI names for ease) mithra night and day, galka melee(social)/magic(recluse), taru agile/intellectual, hume mountains/lowlands, and elvaan wood elf/grey elf peaceful/bitter XD

They say the main theme is growth, which seems to also be customization. I wouldn't be surprised if we got to choose which race within the race we were for slightly altered stats and as they said before there will be a lot more customization when creating your character . . . so hopefully I won't see my retarded clone running around in a rusty subligar every time i go to jueno.


Oh and the cities look ******* cool. The one we have info for sounds like a really fun place to hang out really XD

Me too, my faveorites are IV, V, and IX right now . . . and well, of course XI . . . but what about XIV is "modern"? Sure there looks like more airships and such, but no cars and leather jackets and the main forms of combat are still magic and blades, so I'm good.

I don't think the new mithra look like generic anime catgirls . .. they look much wilder and have more hair . . . as my friends say, they clearly break the 10% rule. Furry lover.

On this particular issue, it's clear which models are "pre-rendered" stuff and which ones will be used in-game. Two images tell a story:

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk207/Meicyn/ff142.jpg
The level of detail in this character model clearly shows that there's no way it'll be used outside of perhaps character creation or the inevitable CG intro for the game. It's the character featured extensively in the trailer.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk207/Meicyn/ff1414.jpg
This character model on the other hand, while being at a lower level of detail, still looks considerably superior to what is in FFXI. It also reflects the quality of the models we've seen in the trailer during the short real-time segment on the boat, as well as the screenshot of a few characters in what seems to be a tent village.

Unless having hair on their heads and a furry tail somehow puts them more over your 10% rule than your standard mithra I really don't see what you're getting at.

The only pictures out there show them wearing the same full body outfit as everyone else, so I don't quite get how you're seeing all this extra hair.

I don't really have a problem with the racial similarity. More then likely, they did it on purpose to appeal to FFXI fans. (Face it, who else is going to be watching the site right now.)

Hair/fur color on the Hyur and Miqo'te females (white) in the races lineup suggests that there will be a far greater variety in character creation then in FFXI, and SE has barely lifted the covers so far. I don't expect totally free choices (bright pink mithra?) but realistic tint sliders and body alterations.