I really liked the vid! Just found it while scrolling after some Heavensward stuff, and honestly it was really accurate lmao. Consider me a subscriber if more good stuff is coming c:
Also, just checked the lodestone, it’s fun to see you’re on Balmung! Now I’m having an existential crisis of thinking I may have passed by ya at some point lol
@@SuikodenGR I just checked and it's "Expresso Glow" -> "Ambient" I also altered the settings just a little bit to make it suit recording. The fps can drop heavily if you're trying to just play the game haha
Oof ow but also yeah.................. back in the ARR times I could go literal weeks without seeing another one. On Ultros, back then, there were maybe a few regulars I'd bump into once in a while, but otherwise nothing.
That is up there with there are no female dwarfs. Being they all look alike and have beards. And Shadowbringer showed this with the First Dwarfs (ie their version of the Potato...I mean Lalafel). Don't tell me you knew the drunk Dwarf Warrior was female during the Healer quest line. Or maybe there were context clues I never noticed and I R dumb, but still.
Male Lalafell here. I think it's the funniest shit to wear massive armor and tank while also standing no taller than 3"4. Cracks me up in the cutscenes too 😂
As a Hrothgar, I have experienced a lot of random interactions with other Hroths. I was honestly surprised, because I didn’t get much attention back when my character used to be a Hyur.
You can get alot of attention just for having an attractive character/glamour as well. With a MViera Alt who doesnt glam and uses gear as i go along with the expansion and levels dungeons and i cannot count on both hands the amount of times ive been chat up, complimented, hit on, and having cure/kisses tossed my way just for being MViera. I once got a tell saying "hey we have the same hair colors" We didnt. The core hair color was the same but the highlight color were completely different. So basically an excuse to talk to me i guess 🤷♀️ But when i play my MHyur, i have a much harder time making friends and ive literally never been approached/helped/ or talk to lol. Its really sad considering i had made him with the intention of being the poster WoL. Whats wrong with playing the story as the charcter that it should be on to see the story as it should be told.
@Phoenix not to hate but that whole “too boring and basic” argument doesnt even make logical sense when its just true, because they are us as humans, its the definition of “boring and basic” (which no, doesnt equal to “bad” or anything either) when you can quite literally be anything else, same goes for the “escapism” argument that can and should apply to all races, dont know why its just hyurs/humans there unless you mean “being my real human self in a world i prefer” or something, then sure
Mostly because 99% of Hroth players are LGBTQ+, so you pretty much automatically have that aspect of sort of knowing what to expect with interacting with them. Even more so because another large majority of them are also gay furries. So there's common ground between most Hroth players, which makes them easier to approach if you share those same traits.
I picked a Male Viera for the fact that I love the tribalistic look and nature they can lean towards. Since Male Ra didn't really appeal to me, the choice was really easy.
as a male viera I chose it for the look and lore hunt for life then comeback and bang hot vierra chicks then disappear into the woods again rinse and repeat
I chose them for the better hair options, the norse inspired lore and culture and the fact that they're a good line between human and non-human for a fantasy world. I also never dress like a femboy (except one-time when I was joking around with a friend on dancer and I got a tell from a fem-roe calling me "cute bun"... never again).
@ffadicto Not true. The male viera aren't "subs" at all. In fact, culturally, they are all trained guardians of the forest they're from only returning to their village to mate and then leaving to get milk for like a century. The only lore you could possibly misinterpret that way is the fact that youth are difficult to tell as male or female. As such, they are raised without a focus on either cultural gender role until they are a bit older. Not "subs," not "uwu femboys," those are literally headcannons made up by deranged fans with an addiction to gay shipping.
Male Au Ra here, bro i gotta be that 1% i think, my glam for early game was what i called an "off duty knight", basically just used knight boots with a white shirt and my weapon was that slim DRK claymore, when i then got the whole DRK armour i dyed it white. It's only after i started maining NIN in Stormblood that i used red and black, but it's mostly a nod to japan than actual edgyness, bro is more dripped out than geared up let's say. The reason i actually chose Au Ra was because of the idle poses, they're so stylish and are spewing confidence. I even do them irl from time to time, especially that tilted forwand hands on hips posture, does wonders to your back istg. And well, i don't think i'm that much of a reserved dude, maybe at first when i join a new FC or even a new friend group irl cause i like to see how people are without me before making myself known, you know, i wouldn't like to come in with an explosive personality while people there are mostly chill, but aside from that, i'm mostly the memer of the FC (or irl friend group).
I chose a female plainsfolk Lalafell because of funny pocket DPS/Tank, but I ended up as a Healer main instead because of Astrologian. I made a lore-appropriate name for my Lala and something I didn't really expect how much people love to just emote or talk to you on a whim. Something about the size and design of Lalafell makes them very socially approachable and that's honestly super wholesome.
If i go to any major location filled with players i will always get swarmed with headpats, hugs and gifts of candy.people just love seeing us around i guess
female plainsfolk Lala forever main tank here. I originally started out as a female Au Ra but changed to Lala during Stromblood for RP backstory reasons and just stuck with it to the point I changed my charater's name to a lore-friendly Lala name. I think there's just something about their mannerisms that makes them endearing
I fantasia'd to lalafell recently because i wanted to run around looking like an adorable potato chibi plushie gremlin. I assume i did a good job because of how often people stop to give me headpats or otherwise emote at me ^w^ So i think it's just that lalas look like puntable walking plushy mascots
Highlanders and Midlanders are both Hyur, but they're entirely different from one another with there own set of animations, texture's and voice's they might as well be 2 different races. Wish you would've separated them instead of putting them both under just Hyur.
I was thinking the same thing. I'd say Highlanders are capable and confident. Males are either gruff no-nonsense types who respect competency, or flashy shit-talkers who don't mind being humbled once in a while, while females are more the friendly and encouraging type. It's a nice "middle ground" race for people who want to come across as both capable and willing to learn. A lot of people are afraid to seem dumb by asking a "stupid" question about the fight mechanics when your group is struggling on some boss that "everybody knows", but if there's a Highlander in your group, that's the person who'll come right out and say, "Hey, how do you keep from dying when the boss (does thing)?" I play a female Highlander, myself, and I don't care if someone thinks I'm dumb for asking a question like that; I just want us to win. And the people who are afraid to ask will benefit from me asking, too.
@@biffwellington6144 As a male highlander I can definitely say capable and confident fits the bill. I do my best to be a decent player and always apologize when I mess up.
@@biffwellington6144 I feel like this is because Highlanders can sometimes attract people who are into fitness and we’re kind of obsessed with the idea of self improvement. Mayeb that’s why it translates directly into highlanders always being the vocal enthusiastic learning types? I’m extremely biased, of course, but what do you think about this theory?
As a male Lala, the irony of being a little tank with a gigantic axe makes me go Unga Bunga and run into a dungeon and gather up all the trash mobs and turn on Raw Intuition
I love these types of design vs personality philosophy videos, yours in particular was an excellent watch! I appreciate that you based it on firsthand and trusted friend's experience rather than just stereotypes and memes- while those have a place its more interesting to see a more earnest opinion/observation set! Always love hearing why any particular person chose how their character looks/how they decided to represent themselves online.
as a fem-viera player, while i do see the sex appeal in bunny women, i personally think vieras look magestic and have some really interesting lore attached to them like the fact the average viera can be anywhere from 18 to hundreds of years old because they age differently than most other races is kinda cool and like such things more than their sex appeal my bunny girl looks like a mature young woman and i like that
yah viera are pretty common Rpers because their back story writes itself and in someways their more traditionally elves than the elves of this game. The veira rp server i went to was the least sexual ff14 server i've ever been on.
Male viera player, but I play like a memeing bastard so I would probably fit the male lalafel stereotype. My favorite thing to do is walk around Gridiania and look for black vieras and say "Damn a chocolate bunny and it isn't Easter yet? My lucky day" That line has never worked...
Viera can canonically live anywhere from three to four hundred years The one who said that was rounding down, so that's kind of the low end The next longest lived race are the elezen who live a hundred and twenty years Not counting the Padjal who are potentially immortal (E-Sumi-Yan is over 230) Point is, there's a lot of angst potential in a viera's lifespan
Late to the party, but I appreciate you giving us Hyur players credit. I mostly play them (particularly my Highlander Male) as a normal man trying to make his way in a crazy world, building himself up through deeds instead of flashy hair and super-hot looks (don't ask me how I somehow managed to make him half-way decent looking). But yeah, in a game where nearly 85% of the world is filled with catpeople, lizard people, bunny people, the rare Roes, pointy-ear people, and Tiger Pillarmen, sometimes it's refreshing to be a normal human.
As a Male Miqo'te main, Your description of Male Miqo'te players is pretty spot on. My secondary Character is Female Roegadyn, and I agree it is a very Underrated Race.
I don't play the game but I'm getting interested. I'd go with the lalafell race as I would love being a little potato gremlin for the cuteness and the lols. I was surprised your subs were low. Even though I don't play, yet, I shall subscribe. I had a good laugh at the sound effects, your voice is pleasant, and the editing was well done.
It's funny that you mentioned the Vi cosplay potential for Femroes because my server's got a Femroe that did that. I swear I always see 'em at the Gold Saucer, but that might just be because, as another Femroe, I just always seem to notice Femroes immediately. That's probably the case for a lot of other players, noting their own races/genders more quickly than others, especially rarer races.
As an Au Ra player myself, I do agree on the talkative bit. Usually I try to stir up some chat other than the usual greetings, either with helping folks out or cracking a few jokes to lighten up the longer runs like in MSQ or Alliance Roulettes. The dying bit is a bit odd though because I've never really seen other Au Ra die first - its usually whoever is new and just unfamiliar with the current fight mechanics...that and as a PLD main, if I die first that either means the healer is dead, or I've made a terrible decision and things are about to get spicy. Outfit-wise I just use some armors to balance the badass and the beauty...but also I do notice most other female Au Ra players like the more modern looks instead of the fantasy thematics I try to go for with each of my jobs. Definitely looking forward to more vids!
haha its funny, but i never thought about it. I am very introverted and was really shy at first but now I never stay quite to long in chat. whenever running a dungeon I try to cover the time with some small talk and in the novice network I often just put people on the wrong foot when someone makes a remark XD and also want to help people and even actively approach them when I seem some waiting in line for a dungeon I already did
As a fem elezen, thank you for complimenting the elezens. :3 Also the first fem roe i ever met freaked out over elezens and we were talking for like an hour, they were super chatty! In the end we both bonding over how we get random tells being creepy about our characters. xD
Fellow Femzen. We are so rare. I've lost track of the number of times I've gotten tells from other Elezens saying, "I finally found another!". It's like joining a secret club. Also, I think that I'm encouraged to be more polite while playing her.
I'm a fem elezen too. I'm more of a quiet person in real life until I get to know a person then you cant get me to shut up for the most part lol. I have a fem roe too and she is the character I for the most part figured out monk on lol.
Creepy tells happens to any fem race tbh. Less common for the highlander Roes as Miqo Auri are the preferred race for weebu creeps. As someone who has also played the opposite male gender, bunbois male miqos au ras get creepy tells attention from women and gays for obvious reasons, they are the attractive races. Elzens and hroth get it too just less common imo from personal experiences and stories
As a Femroe I can confirm that we are very rare. I love being a roe because I think they are such an underappreciated race in the game. Typically you get a lot of eyes on you for being a roe and might get some dm's, but overall I enjoy their models and look a lot. I think however if SE adds better character customization in the future, it would greatly benefit Femroe's.
One of my alts is a female roe. I really like how she turned out. When I do run into female roes I often would be able to complement them on in their appearance. I like how they look most often.
I play a femroe, im surprised by how few of them I see. Who wouldn't want to be a giant muscular woman? Honestly, I enjoy walking through spawn areas and just towering over everyone.
Male Elezen here. I had two people break up with me because I'm too loud and outspoken. I'm not the norm. To give an example, I went into a savage Party Finder and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know if I can co-tank with this Lalafel." When asked why, I said, "She's wearing the exact same outfit as me and is wearing it better. I can handle blows from the boss, but this blow to my ego hurts. If she lets me main tank, I can probanly endure." I then went into Gpose so I could snap a picture of the two of us. She's still on my friends list and we occasionally do some PF stuff together. This is what it's like to be an extrovert :)
Lalafells are great, i couldn't imagine FF14 with out them. They can single handedly turn a bad day into a good one most of the time and before you know it they are running with you in quests and more often than not saving your arse lol. You just want to scoop them up and hug them or pat them on the head and tell them GOOD JOB!
I love my bunny to death, she is beautiful and perfect and now I cannot imagine playing any other race. Before that I started as a catgirl, but her animations didn’t quite fit me as a person I guess? And then when I picked up the other expansions (that was before free HW) I fantasiaed into female Au Ra, and she was a much better fit for me. I rolled a Xaela before I even knew about their culture but it was absolutely perfect because I’m half buryat (Mongolian small nation), and I felt so immensely connected with Xaela and the Azim Steppe. It reminded me of the tiny village my grandma lived in, flat steppe as far as the eye can see, and far, far in the distance there lie Altai mountains in blue haze. And buuz! Buuz are absolutely delicious by the way, and are a real dish I’ve been eating since childhood. But anyway. Once Shadowbringers rolled around I swapped to a Veena Viera and never looked back except on Halloween because I need my witch hat. But I always change right after. The animations are spot on for me, not too exaggerated, simple, but fluid, and she is absolutely beautiful.
You explained wonderfully how Xaela was a perfect match for you but then switched to Viera and had little to say besides the animations. Thats funny, says quite a bit.
male miqo'te player here, and like everything you said was true lol. i've only seen like, two other male miqo'tes, and one of them was a close friend who'd just started playing as the race because they couldn't pick male viera 💀
Female au’ra healer here! Just started recently and honestly I picked it just cause the scales were pretty. And yes, I (try *healer noises*) to be very nice and half the time I just sit around limsa afk-ing. At least I don’t die too frequently, although recently some of the raid mechanics tend to get me at least once. The Shadow of Mhach stuff in particular got me pretty frequently lol.
Same for me. I started as Xaela but quickly discovered the scales interfere with my basic bitch whm glam! Plus it's a 5 Mind difference between the two sub races. 2 solid excuses to use that free fantasia from msq 😇r-right?
i am also new to the game (only did free trial for a teeny tiny bit) and I really like all the cutsey things. I was looking for the cutest female race there is (except lalafell) and I think Aura is my best bet!
@@Diana-Cherry-Blossom Fem Au Ra has the most cute emotes/anims I fully agree. Yes Lalas of both sexes are the most adorable (male lala here) but for actual "cute" I think fem Au Ra is far better.
Fem au ra tank so I tend to die when I'm not paying attention. But I also chose because the scales, and I just love anything that van be viewed as dragon or dragon adjacent
Thankfully the only evil lalafells I've met are the ones in MSQ. The Lalafell WoLs are some of the most generous and amicable folks around, some even just giving gifts randomly especially on holidays. Also Au Ra ftw!!!
I love my max height femroe. I used to think I'd made a mistake by not going bun girl, but I've found plenty of glams that work well with my desired look. It takes a little more effort to find good glams, but it's totally worth it to look like an amazon empress. I get SO many comments and compliments, when my party comes into a dungeon and it's me, a Lala, a cat girl and a Hyur, the first thing I hear is "You're so tall, lol!" 😁
@@pamcunningham9608 Huh. It doesn't happen often, but I know it's happened to me at least thrice. Might just be my data center is weird. :) But yes, the kitties and lizards are smol enough.
Roegadame here from the very first day I set foot in the game! I can certify that we both exist and are in love with our characters. In my experience, we mostly keep to ourselves and enjoy having people literally look up at us, so we tend to seem like rare mythical beings (which I personally like). I can certainly remember most, if not all of the roegadames I've crossed paths with! For me, female Roegadyn was a no-brainer since I tend to play big buff women whenever I have the chance to do so and I was very pleasantly surprised to see how they're more versatile in terms of appearance than the other games' equivalent. You can pretty much make her rugged or sophisticated, clad her in full plate, dress her in a tuxedo or have her wear robes and leather, and she will look amazingly good in every single outfit. Also, I love femroes' murder stares. And yes, I am the resident dommy mommy character of my FC and friends list. Life is good in FFXIV. c: Great video! Looking forward to see more of these ♥
as a hrothgar main with a fantasia problem i can definitely say that hrothgar do get more attention than others. it's not always a dm though, sometimes it's just random headpats when i'm crafting in limsa or hugs from lalas when i sit brain afk on the floor. but a lot of people also just compliment my glams which happens more often when i'm hrothgar.
As a Hrothgar player I can totally say we kinda have a brotherhood, almost all if not all the hrothgars I've encounter on roullete have interacted with each other be it a /pet, a Hello or a /hug.
I play a male Viera(I'm a girl RL), one of my favorite things about this race is the smooth animations, they are really pleasant to look at. Besides that,- I just like playing as a cute bunny that doesn't scream sex appeal like the female variant 😅
I actually see fem roes all the time! Not as much as male ones but still plenty. I think the rarest race for me is elezen, though I like all the races for different reasons
Male Lala here, and aside from how accurate you are with why I picked it, I also adore the unsolicited head-pats and hugs I receive outta nowhere, and also the emote-fests with other Lalas after duty completion... And tangentially related, I've definitely been ara-ara'd a few times, but I especially remember being ara-ara'd by a pair of Hrothgar when I stood still for too long in Idyllshire, but my AR que'd before they could get me!
I've actually seen a surprising amount of female Roegadyn via Duty Finder, and I'm a little sad Hyur Highlanders weren't mentioned because they look so different from the Midlanders.
Fem Roe here. I have no clue. Literally rarely see them MYSELF. However we *are* a cult. You see a femroe in dungeons, you commend (unless they're completely toxic) Also, I get QUITE a few complimentary tells.
Hrothgar dancer here, this is pretty accurate from when I first started last year, and I was surprised a bit . At first, I rarely saw any, but when I come across one, they either give me headpats or say " Hello, Brother". And it gives me a very happy feeling
As a role player recently diagnosed with Altaholism, I always enjoy these kinds of silly opinion pieces. My main is a Highlander and yes, made to be a relative self-insert content character. He developed into a character as I got into RP, but the similarities are abundant and purposeful. My alts are all different races and while I try not to lean into stereotypes, my male Lalafell is a meme. xD
Had to look up what that word means, turns out I'm the complete opposite. I only have one character that i do everything with. Shes a female au ra and i literally love her so much i could never change her. 🥰 I didn't create her to look like me intentionally, but anyone who knows me and has seen my character tells me I could cosplay her super easily. May just have to try one of these days
I honestly only started playing when Viera race was released. Mostly because I love FF12 and final fantasy tactics, and Vagrant Story. Everything that specific team makes I’ve loved and the Viera are no exception.
In regards to Hrothgars being least likely to die in a dungeons, I theorized they're veterans that changed race later when ShB released this race and good portions of them are formerly Roegadyn mains. Roegadyns and hrothgars are, expectedly, doesn't appeal to larger demographics. However, most roegadyns and hrothgars are lgbtq+ adults that prefers masculine aesthetic so opportunity to interact with them in random duty is smaller than other races and most really kept to their close-knit circles of mutuals.
Omg it's crazy how accurate this is. I'm lgbt and I started playing the free trial just last month, picking Roegadyn as my race literally Only because they are the closest in appearance to the Hrothgar, which aren't available in the trial. I am absolutely switching to them though whenever I buy in to the full thing and I'm gonna be so fruity about it when that time comes lmao
I am a vet who switched, but more for the same reason as Hesk. I love the fantasy appeal. If we had gotten the concept art Au Ra, I'd never have left them, but since we didn't, big, badass tiger it is.
Agreed. As a Balmung (FemRoe) resident, most male Roes and Hrothgars are assumed to be gay and it's a surprise when they're not. It's also rare when the FemRoe isn't F+.
I am in awe at how perfect your descriptions are x.x I’m a girl that mains a Male Elezen. I am incredibly shy, and often get overwhelmed from even a small amount of in game chatter: to the point I’ll teleport away after a few sentences worth of text lol. TLDR: You’re super right; We tend to be pretty reserved :>
Honestly, yeah. I tend to be quiet and I tend to avoid overly populated locations. 😅 but I am quite friendly. I also play on Playstation so it's a little hard to chat. 😅
Male viera are everywhere on my world and there are three main types; Femboy, edgeboy, thugboy and I want to say good chunk of them are played by women, myself included lol.
Male Miqo'te, as you can tell by my current pfp. I like talking a lot with other players; when I'm not, I'm usually people watching on Limsa's benches while I watch something else on my other monitor, crafting or afk-ing in my apartment. I'm not much of a roleplayer, but my character was made simply as Y'shtola and Y'mhitra's half brother. Regarding my clothing style choices, I either go for something casual or use current raid gear if I have no glam ideas.
as a Hrothgar I do have people message me a lot either about my character's name (accidently picked on from a book I've never read) or complementing my pirate tiger man look.
Male Hyur and healer main here. Yes. It is true that we are the "basic" people but in my own experience Hyur in most parts are really dependable players and largely very kind. When something goes wrong they usually are the first to type in chat a "sorry" or a different apology. Great video! For your first this is exceptionally good! Keep it up like that and you will reach millstone after millstone in no time
I used to play a Female Au Ra before, and equiped her with a set of armor I created from scratch, making her looks like a true fighter with some touch of elegance and sexyness. Nobody was actually paying much attention to me at that time. After I got borred of my character, I switched to a Male Au Ra and I changed armor because it couldn't fit my new appearance. I received quite a lot of message about how good looking my Au Ra is, while keeping him as simple as possible, and looking more into a "Serious" type than a "Edgelord" type. Not every male Au Ra play with spiky hair ;)
I play as a Raen fem'ra and I main black mage most of my comments are about how i made her eyes, or how they liked that I made black work with Raen instead of just choosing xaela like any sane person
I chose a female Miqo'te for my EU account and a female Viera for my NA account. I really love both races, with Miqo'te being so expressive and cheery and Viera being so elegant and cool. As a new player, I haven't had much of a chance to really make friends, so it's very interesting seeing someone's take on this.
As someone who is relatively new to FFXIV (just finished SB) and plays a male Roe the struggle to find good armor is real. The way armor pieces just *e x p a n d* when you put them on really makes searching for that nice piece difficult. And because it’s hard to find other male roe examples of said armor, putting together a fit is challenging because everything is *b i g* on you. Still, if I have to go to the deepest darkest depths of the world to find that armor I will
The republic armor sets from the wolves den(pvp area) are good for glam as a fellow Roe. Aside from that, the scholar gears usually fit well for us too, especially the ew gear for sch.
Bit late to the party but you should look up "Eorzea Collection" and look into male roe glams =) Ofc there are some that looks like it belongs to a gay bar, but there are quite a few nice ones as well ^^ Usually my go-to place for inspiration!
just recently started playing final and i went with male miqote to live out my orange cat dreams but honestly if i ever make alts, female roegadyn and a pretty boy au ra are my top picks! i am absolutely obsessed with merlwyb hdsfh
I'm a male Miqote and yes, I'm shy. But I wear blue clothes most of the time and have blue accents in my hair. My friend plays one in red and white. I'm happy, we're both edgy. 😁
I picked au'ra female because I like to play non-human characters and I often pick the most reptilian race, if it's available, or races with horns. I also have always loved 'dragon girl' artwork and I always wanted to have a race that could pull that off. I even played a 'half-dragon girl' in a LARP when I was younger - au'ra felt made for me. I'm also short, so i could properly represent myself in game without going full lalafell XD I like that they are elegant too, but can be gothed up really easily - mine is very much an edgy DRK girl. Oh, and au'ra males are my favourite male characters in the game too. Love the broad shoulders and gruff edgy boi look.
Femroe since day 1. I was prepared to go Elezen female because I wanted something with a mature feeling, then bumped into Roe and never looked back. I have to admit however, I’m hopelessly in love with Hrothgar males however. They’re literally among some of the Genuinely sweetest ffxiv players (. . .absolute beasts during steamy erp too. . .) and sooo underappreciated!
As a male lalafell, it all started because 10 years ago when i was starting i wanted to be a black mage and a lalafell just seemed the most appropriate. Now 10 years later i find it funny to be a tank and wear the most extreme armor because its a funny visual but i still mainly play black mage.
I would say, just from a visual perspective, color choice is a big reason your Hroth looks good. The blacks with the pink make a great contrast, without being glaring in any way, and the green eyes are super striking amidst all that black fur and really stand out. *sniff* I play a miqo' boy and I'm so super invested in the story. I loved seeing how my curious, wide-eyed island bumpkin grew into a saavy, powerful, sweet but sassy cinna bun. My boy's hair is actually brown, but it does have a touch of red for variation, just cause i couldn't seem to get any other colors to make good highlights. He is a bit quiet, I guess, mostly going with how the game paints our WoL as a hero of few words, but out of lore, I chat as him quite a lot and my favorite emotes are the more playful, energetic ones. I actually don't like the super flashy armor on my miqo, it just never seemed to suit his parsonality and the story that ended up appearing for me. He's actually rather humble despite being THE freaking WoL, and I keep most of his outfits to reflecting that. More of his more elaborate garb, like the Lunar Envoy set, are for special occassion/official capacity type events. Some how he did not end up being just a 'I wear it cause it looks cool', his personality develpoed way too much in ShB, and now he looks odd in garb that doesn't suit him because I think of how awkward and out of place he would feel being overly gussied up. XD
As a proud Femezen player I can confirm that my kind is either bland and silent, or the most outspoken and flashy people in the game even though rare. And as such a rare breed the one race I crush upon more than any other are Femroes, who in turn seem to crush hard on femezen ;3
as a fem!Miqo I feel like the social level is split by subrace, ironically matching the sun/moon split - every Seeker I've met has been so cheerful and peppy while us Moonies trend towards more reserved
Damn really? I'm like the most introverted Miqo'te you'll ever meet and I'm a Sun. I only interact with people if they interact with me first and I can't run away.
I am one of maybe 10 other Male Elezen players. And, you are right I generally do not have much to say as I let my play carry all the words I ever needed to say.
how is this your first video?? the quality is literally better than most big youtubers i know and not just that the video was also super entertaining. keep up with the good work
Stray cat miqo'te male here. We lost most of our number to the male veria when it came out, but we are small in number truthfully. But we do run the gambit of soft boi to catmen. And personally I much prefer greens in the color palette of my glams. Personally I'm always looking at what tribe of cat they are, as it feels like the majority are seekers of the sun, and it feels like there are so so few keepers of the moon. Both pc and npc
Ikr? Plus the largest collection Seekers I've seen are of the U tribe or M tribe, the only two represented in the game's MSQ. I just want to feel like I'm not the only O tribe catte lol
@@MH4wheel As a V tribe Miqo'te I only know of like 3 others in game npcs and one of them used to be with us Scions. Actually, I am always happy whenever I find another Miqo'te with the same tribal letter as mine lol
Also as a stray catboi, wonder how many we actually lost to the Viera in general. I know I seen a rise in the Viera, but it seems like I see the same amount or even more catbois than usual....just a little, then again I don't tend to stick around populated areas much as I prefer to be around few people and friends.
Male catboi keeper of the moon here But my character's skin is so light that it's not that obvious x) (I prefer blue outfits on my cat btw) When Male Viera was released, i knew we'll lose a bunch of comrades °° But it makes male miqo'te more unique i guess ? XD
Started Roe because friend called them stupid ("hehe big man in healer robes"). Switched to Elezen after learning about them and playing through Heavensward years ago at its launch. Am very quiet in general due to some social anxiety--would sometimes respond to people just with an emote when I couldn't find or manage words. So "mysterious" might match here! I definitely, accidentally, played into the stereotype you mentioned. (Thankfully, I'm at least past the "just emote" stage of anxiety battling!) ... And then I switched to Hrothgar a month ago due to enjoying bestial/monstrous races and finally seeing one after a long break from the game... Before I learned how much people interact with them or talk to them, especially other Hrothgar. (I have been /pet or /dote by other Hrothgar in almost every Alliance raid we are placed together in, for example.) So that's been a surprising shift in how I engage with the community at times. In a good way, of course! Hrothgar have been helping me further battle my social anxiety. :) big cat, look at that
I went with Lalafell because my first big invested mmo was Neverwinter and I wanted to be a tiny ranger so I went with halfling. The inspiration came from those old tiny ninja toys you’d get from coin dispensers. So coming to ffxiv I chose lalafell ninja to fit that exact image.
Femail AuRa here, Only a few months into the game, at lvl 80 Pally now. but it doesn't matter if I'm tank or red mage, yeah, I'm laying down on the job first most of the time. Love dungeon running but I do keep the clerics on Rez duty. Love the content and vids, keep it up. Been dreaming a lot but seems twitch is ignoring me.
As a midlander with a hrothgar boyfriend who's so sweet his fur might as well be made of cotton candy, can confirm they all have giant hearts within. Plus I'm a sucker for how cute their animations are.
As an Elezen, I don't talk much. I was approached once, when I was still a fem Elezen, on how underrated they were. I didn't know how to respond, so I exited the game. I can say that as a masc Elezen, I've received less attention (thankfully). I've thus far seen more male than female Elezen, so maybe rarity breeds interest. My cat-boy friend, however, while sometimes shy, is plenty willing to speak his mind (especially when intoxicated) and actually has white hair. He does get approached out of the blue, but it's for unwanted erp (/payrespects), not technically for compliments.
I might be the exception but, here is how I decided what I play: I started free to play after some friends of me basically told me to check out the game, so I didn't have all the race options at the time. I am a man so I only looked at male races (while I don't try to recreate me personally, I always play male characters. Only exception I can think if right now is Femshep from the original ME series, I played maleshep first and then her because of the voice acting and differences in the story). In addition, it was my plan to main one of the tankjobs, since none of my friends main a tankrole and I had no issues doing that, so I wanted a race that felt like it can take a hit. Lala went out of the window because of that. Roegadyn were an option, they do feel like they can take a hit, but I still found them a bit boring for a fantasy game, because they are basically just buff humans. Hyur are just humans, which I rarely play in fantasy and Miquote look more like an agile class. Elezen for me looked more like something caster related. And Viera didn't really look like they can take a punch very well. Aura however felt right to me, while not massive they have a build that looks tougher compared to miquote for example (I think it is due to the shoulders), and they do look interesting with their horns ect. And while it is true that my Aura has red hair (also a red armor glam - I am Gunbreaker since level 60 basically, love the job), that mainly comes down to: most of my characters have that. I somehow like that. But I am the complete opposite of brooding edgy boi, I actually like to joke around as often as I can, because I want to have fun (and that is my way to have fun, interact with people, have nice chats and laugh, make others laugh). I will say however that I think every race has something interesting going on, I can see the appeal of every race for some players. I really like how cute Lala can look and act (even though they surely are evil and very dangerous, I am looking at you Tataru), and I also love the design of female Aura, they are pretty and I really like their animations. But I do look at pretty much every race there is, I am often curious how people dress their characters, there are so many possibilities.
I play a male Viera! They're the reason I (re)picked up FFXIV. I remember seeing some screenshots of them and their trailer on RUclips, and I went absolutely hogwild rabid. The next thing I know, I've got all the expansions purchased, a subscription already taken out, and a fantasia locked and loaded.
I play male au ra, I actually use a brown/beige palette for him so he's not really edgy at all (even though I also main reaper too LMAO) I just love the aesthetic and I think that he looks really cool! Much more of a cozy vibe and I absolutely LOVE doing the msq with him :D
My experience. Male Midlanders: Average or bald guy running around with just underwear on. Fem Midlanders: For some reason usualy not that good. They usualy have deep story build around theire WOL. Male Highlanders: Big male. Has axe. Clears all content. Only tank. Fem Midlanders: Mommy Male Elezen: Would never use fantasia. Loyal to the end. Fem Elezen: 404 Male Lalafell: Small memer. Fem Lalafell: They scare me. Their voices haunt me. Male Miqo'te: Theire population was halfed after bun bois got relesed. Usually good at the game. Fem Miqo'te: Best girl for fourth place. Invading species. There is so many of them that you will find players who can not clear anyting to someone who will lead DRU group. Male Roegadyn: Big memer. Fem Roegadyn: Mommy Male Au Ra: Listens Linkin park and no one can understand his pain. [Insert edgy here] Fem Au Ra: The most UwU race. Will invite you to theire extreme raid progression group. Male Viera: Was horny cat boi. Now horny bun. Wants to wear hats. Fem Viera: Just horny. Wants to wear hats. Male Hrothgar: I have not seen bad Hrothgar player. But can you still wear shirt? Wants to wear hats. Fem Hrothgar: We can only hope for furry Mommy. Surely we all can wear hats when she is relesed. Right? right...?
As an ace who plays a female viera, it's funny to hear you say they are always horny xD. Mine is a bubbly girly-girl who just loves her friends and helping people while running around in pastels.
I know one male roegadyn, and I am surprised he didn't pick lalafell, dude is a memer to the core. I also know one female roegadyn player, his reason is "I have no arms and legs, so I like girls who can reach the top shelf"
"Catboys are normally a bit shy and reserved." Clearly you have never hung out in Faerie > Limsa. I'm on Faerie and the amount of sassy, flamboyant catboys I see around, including my own FC, almost rivals the amount of catgirls! Great commentary tho, I enjoyed your chill vibes :)
Fun fact for me. Outside of hair similar to mine (Which is brown to a deep brown that looks black sometime. Lighting is cruel) But the name wouldn't follow edge colors as I used blues, oranges, and purples. I do like black as a color. Its the color I see before dreams, and find it super calming. But ff14 has had me be pretty colorful, and I liked it.... Then hrothgar came out and never went back. The one thing that has remained the same. Is the... Glasses... Which is something I use in real life... And recently scratched the blue light filter off. AAAAAAAAAAAH!!! (My character was once the cat boy. I was rather annoyed there wasn't a fancy race. I didn't want a variant spin on human+)
Personally I picked a Hyur. Specifically highlander since they are bigger than midlanders while not being ridiculously big. Sure people will say Highlander’s are ugly but honestly you just gotta put extra effort into making em look good.
Hi fanta addict here. As soon as the bunboi came out I keep gravitating towards it. Although I'm a woman irl I just love the femboy aesthetic for some reason. I'm currently a black moonkeeper catgirl and I really like her design so I've been having an internal conflict on if I want to switch back to male viera (for the 4th time) or not.
I have a couple reasons for playing Hyur: - I was recreating my old D&D character, who was a half-elf, and Elezen....definitely don't meet the standard I'm used to when it comes to elf design, so Midlander was my closest bet. - Posture. I cannot stand characters with bad posture when they stand, walk run or sit, so that eliminates pretty much every other race in the game for me (which is a shame cause I do love Hrothgar but man they cannot stand upright). - Glams. Midlanders having a "bAsIc" body structure is actually their strongest asset. Their neutral and realistic body proportions makes them the only race in the game that can pull off any possible glam. That being said, I still think all races are fantastic in their own way 😀
I'm still very new to the game, but can't you change posture? I remember my Lalafell was standing or sitting in a certain way, and I changed their posture via emotes. That said, I don't think there is anything for running animations.
As someone who just started the game 1 month ago, female Au ra is my race. I tank so I never die and you’re right i always walk up to everyone saying their fit looks good and run away lmao
As a Male Viera, I can promise you that I am not a femboy irl. If I could, I’d make my bun boi shorter since I played Lalafell before. This is the main reason why I’d love to have hybrid races exist in game. Short stack Lalafell with bunny ears/cat ears and tail/dragon horns and tail. Lore wise I think would work since we already have a Hyur/Elezen hybrid, but design wise it would be a pain. Even Yoshida said so at Fan Fest 2018, when someone asked him about it and he face palmed.
Hrothgar player here. I don't get too many compliments on my glamour or my character but I get a lot of people who run up to me just to hug or pet me. It's awkward and the best thing about being a Hrothgar. (Tangent: One time a random Viera girl gave me a new gunblade because she inspected my character and saw it was outdated. She just traded me a new gunblade, complimented me on my glamour and then left. That random Viera was Zepla Moon on Phoenix. I didn't know her back then. She wasn't even streaming that day. She does this in her free time. She wasn't even streaming. That's just what she does off-stream. She is legit just really nice. Tangent over.) I also like meeting other Hrothgar in dungeon because many Hrothgar get excited to see another Hrothgar player. And there are many hugs and pets. Never met a bad Hrothgar player either. I also cannot blame Hrothgar for being either shirtless or in full tank gear. Glamouring for Hrothgar is savage difficulty since a lot of pieces just end up being too bulky and/or just looking weird. So, either you lean into it and go full armour, or you go zero armour as Hrothgar don't look as naked as other races when shirtless, OR you spend hours in front of that glamour dresser. I do all of the above.
Sometimes I felt like the hunched idle poses also played a little part of making it look weird. Though I use often varied types of clothing from shirtless, to light to heavy. What I usually love about some of the clothing such as sleeveless ones is how well the fur matches on some dyed pieces. But whenever I see anyone talk about shirtless it always brings me of that dialogue Radovan from the Gunbreaker quests once said: ''We Hrothgar are quite used to snow and ice, so we sometimes forget the problems it poses for other races. This morning, a homeless Hyur lad was found lying stone cold in the street.''
It's to be expected. You guys have fur, and fur is so soft and always nice to feel. I always feel at peace when touching fur, I dunno why. It's just how I am I guess :p
Great video! I like your takes on each race! What's your take on Highlanders and Duskwight Elezen? They're rare enough to be their own race, in my experience (source: I main a female Highlander). Love the use of The Minish Cap OST 🙂👍
I would say I am both a miqo'te and viera lover. I did sub by the way. I currently main a female viera and your description is somewhat accurate although I am very nice and talkative. I definitely show my personality with both the miqo'te and viera races. Great video Hesken and see you in Eorzea! o/
My main is a Roegadyn lass. And now that I'm thinking about it, I don't see many others. I rarely play as a lady in games, but tafter spending time playing with the options for several races, I liked the way my roe (Scayle Stormfang) turned out.
Been a female Elezen since I first started played in 2020. I am fairly quiet, so that part fit me pretty well! It’s always a pleasant surprise running across another Elezen, since we are so rare, haha. Love seeing fem Roes also. Once I was in the middle of the Rak’tika Greatwood, on the same MSQ as a fem Roe. We just gave each other a silent “greet” emote before carrying on.
Hellsguard FemRoe here, We do exist! 8D can't speak for the others but I know I'm very goal-oriented and don't sit still for too long if there's a task I want to do ^^;; that might be part of why you haven't seen many..?
Per FFXIVCensus, femelezen are the third-rarest race/gender combo, and duskwights are outnumbered by wildwood. But just think of how powerful that makes you!
Not sure if it's just my world, but a lot of male WW Elezen end up looking like discount Haurchefant or discount Zephirin. Also, the quiet thing is 100% true.
Haha, I find this quite funny - I made myself a male miqote with blue and white hair, and not only is the face I chose apparently basically impossible to find, I've been told it looks waaaay different from the norm. Seeing you talk about the black/red hair male miqote made me chuckle due to that!
Tank-main Male Plainsfolk here. Funnily enough, my first EB was a female Roe. It took awhile for me to settle on my race but eventually I headcanon'd them being originally a scholar from Sharlayan. (So I'm excited for getting to Endwalker) I don't dress my character too cutesy so I don't get much headpats but it's actually a lot more fun to pet tall characters and be the shortest WoL in the raid.
Fem roegadyn player here, I love my tall lady oc and it was the only way I could put her in the game… props to archaeodemon horns finishing the look for me.
I'm a female and I mainly play as a female Viera but I must fall into the Elezen category because I'm very quiet, reserved and respectful acting lol. I love the lore surrounding the race and I came into the game shortly after their release so that's why Viera are my favorite, though I like most of the races in game.
Thanks for watching everyone!
Edit: HOLY MOLY THANK YOU FOR 800 SUBS!
curious question - which gshade your using on this video? :)
I really liked the vid! Just found it while scrolling after some Heavensward stuff, and honestly it was really accurate lmao.
Consider me a subscriber if more good stuff is coming c:
Also, just checked the lodestone, it’s fun to see you’re on Balmung! Now I’m having an existential crisis of thinking I may have passed by ya at some point lol
@@SuikodenGR I just checked and it's "Expresso Glow" -> "Ambient"
I also altered the settings just a little bit to make it suit recording. The fps can drop heavily if you're trying to just play the game haha
Question did you forget Highlander Hyurs?
"Female Roegadyn are so rare" is accurate because when you said the words "Female Roegadyn" I went "THEY EXIST?!?"
Oof ow but also yeah.................. back in the ARR times I could go literal weeks without seeing another one. On Ultros, back then, there were maybe a few regulars I'd bump into once in a while, but otherwise nothing.
That is up there with there are no female dwarfs. Being they all look alike and have beards. And Shadowbringer showed this with the First Dwarfs (ie their version of the Potato...I mean Lalafel). Don't tell me you knew the drunk Dwarf Warrior was female during the Healer quest line. Or maybe there were context clues I never noticed and I R dumb, but still.
ye, we exist.
>:( Femroe best roe.
HOW... DARE YOU!?
Male Lalafell here. I think it's the funniest shit to wear massive armor and tank while also standing no taller than 3"4. Cracks me up in the cutscenes too 😂
And the -walking- nay, _waddling_ like they’ve got a full diaper… 😂
As a Hrothgar, I have experienced a lot of random interactions with other Hroths. I was honestly surprised, because I didn’t get much attention back when my character used to be a Hyur.
Yeah it’s kinda crazy how many people come up to you and chat haha
You can get alot of attention just for having an attractive character/glamour as well.
With a MViera Alt who doesnt glam and uses gear as i go along with the expansion and levels dungeons and i cannot count on both hands the amount of times ive been chat up, complimented, hit on, and having cure/kisses tossed my way just for being MViera.
I once got a tell saying "hey we have the same hair colors" We didnt. The core hair color was the same but the highlight color were completely different. So basically an excuse to talk to me i guess 🤷♀️
But when i play my MHyur, i have a much harder time making friends and ive literally never been approached/helped/ or talk to lol. Its really sad considering i had made him with the intention of being the poster WoL. Whats wrong with playing the story as the charcter that it should be on to see the story as it should be told.
As a fellow Hrothgar I can confirm that we're all just a really big group. Gay furries. xD Most hrothgar seem to just cause drama.
@Phoenix not to hate but that whole “too boring and basic” argument doesnt even make logical sense when its just true, because they are us as humans, its the definition of “boring and basic” (which no, doesnt equal to “bad” or anything either) when you can quite literally be anything else, same goes for the “escapism” argument that can and should apply to all races, dont know why its just hyurs/humans there unless you mean “being my real human self in a world i prefer” or something, then sure
Mostly because 99% of Hroth players are LGBTQ+, so you pretty much automatically have that aspect of sort of knowing what to expect with interacting with them. Even more so because another large majority of them are also gay furries. So there's common ground between most Hroth players, which makes them easier to approach if you share those same traits.
I picked a Male Viera for the fact that I love the tribalistic look and nature they can lean towards. Since Male Ra didn't really appeal to me, the choice was really easy.
as a male viera I chose it for the look and lore hunt for life then comeback and bang hot vierra chicks then disappear into the woods again rinse and repeat
I chose them for the better hair options, the norse inspired lore and culture and the fact that they're a good line between human and non-human for a fantasy world.
I also never dress like a femboy (except one-time when I was joking around with a friend on dancer and I got a tell from a fem-roe calling me "cute bun"... never again).
I mean, with male viera being canon subs its hard for me to see the tribalistic look
@ffadicto Not true. The male viera aren't "subs" at all. In fact, culturally, they are all trained guardians of the forest they're from only returning to their village to mate and then leaving to get milk for like a century.
The only lore you could possibly misinterpret that way is the fact that youth are difficult to tell as male or female. As such, they are raised without a focus on either cultural gender role until they are a bit older.
Not "subs," not "uwu femboys," those are literally headcannons made up by deranged fans with an addiction to gay shipping.
Male Au Ra here, bro i gotta be that 1% i think, my glam for early game was what i called an "off duty knight", basically just used knight boots with a white shirt and my weapon was that slim DRK claymore, when i then got the whole DRK armour i dyed it white. It's only after i started maining NIN in Stormblood that i used red and black, but it's mostly a nod to japan than actual edgyness, bro is more dripped out than geared up let's say. The reason i actually chose Au Ra was because of the idle poses, they're so stylish and are spewing confidence. I even do them irl from time to time, especially that tilted forwand hands on hips posture, does wonders to your back istg. And well, i don't think i'm that much of a reserved dude, maybe at first when i join a new FC or even a new friend group irl cause i like to see how people are without me before making myself known, you know, i wouldn't like to come in with an explosive personality while people there are mostly chill, but aside from that, i'm mostly the memer of the FC (or irl friend group).
I chose a female plainsfolk Lalafell because of funny pocket DPS/Tank, but I ended up as a Healer main instead because of Astrologian.
I made a lore-appropriate name for my Lala and something I didn't really expect how much people love to just emote or talk to you on a whim. Something about the size and design of Lalafell makes them very socially approachable and that's honestly super wholesome.
If i go to any major location filled with players i will always get swarmed with headpats, hugs and gifts of candy.people just love seeing us around i guess
astrologian lalafell?? you not related to lalafellin' from FFXIV in a nutshell are you?
@@aoisora1445 I'm afraid there might be a couple more of us. I'm not a particularly active or social player myself.
female plainsfolk Lala forever main tank here. I originally started out as a female Au Ra but changed to Lala during Stromblood for RP backstory reasons and just stuck with it to the point I changed my charater's name to a lore-friendly Lala name. I think there's just something about their mannerisms that makes them endearing
I fantasia'd to lalafell recently because i wanted to run around looking like an adorable potato chibi plushie gremlin.
I assume i did a good job because of how often people stop to give me headpats or otherwise emote at me ^w^ So i think it's just that lalas look like puntable walking plushy mascots
Highlanders and Midlanders are both Hyur, but they're entirely different from one another with there own set of animations, texture's and voice's they might as well be 2 different races. Wish you would've separated them instead of putting them both under just Hyur.
I was thinking the same thing. I'd say Highlanders are capable and confident. Males are either gruff no-nonsense types who respect competency, or flashy shit-talkers who don't mind being humbled once in a while, while females are more the friendly and encouraging type. It's a nice "middle ground" race for people who want to come across as both capable and willing to learn.
A lot of people are afraid to seem dumb by asking a "stupid" question about the fight mechanics when your group is struggling on some boss that "everybody knows", but if there's a Highlander in your group, that's the person who'll come right out and say, "Hey, how do you keep from dying when the boss (does thing)?"
I play a female Highlander, myself, and I don't care if someone thinks I'm dumb for asking a question like that; I just want us to win. And the people who are afraid to ask will benefit from me asking, too.
@@biffwellington6144 As a male highlander I can definitely say capable and confident fits the bill. I do my best to be a decent player and always apologize when I mess up.
@@biffwellington6144 I agree with this assessment, but I'm the female highlander so I'm likely biased. lol
@@biffwellington6144 I feel like this is because Highlanders can sometimes attract people who are into fitness and we’re kind of obsessed with the idea of self improvement. Mayeb that’s why it translates directly into highlanders always being the vocal enthusiastic learning types? I’m extremely biased, of course, but what do you think about this theory?
@@TheNameCannotBeFound Could be!
As a male Lala, the irony of being a little tank with a gigantic axe makes me go Unga Bunga and run into a dungeon and gather up all the trash mobs and turn on Raw Intuition
I love these types of design vs personality philosophy videos, yours in particular was an excellent watch! I appreciate that you based it on firsthand and trusted friend's experience rather than just stereotypes and memes- while those have a place its more interesting to see a more earnest opinion/observation set! Always love hearing why any particular person chose how their character looks/how they decided to represent themselves online.
as a fem-viera player, while i do see the sex appeal in bunny women, i personally think vieras look magestic and have some really interesting lore attached to them like the fact the average viera can be anywhere from 18 to hundreds of years old because they age differently than most other races is kinda cool and like such things more than their sex appeal
my bunny girl looks like a mature young woman and i like that
yah viera are pretty common Rpers because their back story writes itself and in someways their more traditionally elves than the elves of this game. The veira rp server i went to was the least sexual ff14 server i've ever been on.
Yep, I main a male viera because of their lore, not the community perception. I imagine I disappoint a lot of femboi fans when they meet me XD
Male viera player, but I play like a memeing bastard so I would probably fit the male lalafel stereotype. My favorite thing to do is walk around Gridiania and look for black vieras and say "Damn a chocolate bunny and it isn't Easter yet? My lucky day"
That line has never worked...
Male viera here. I have a beard and my guy is made to look as old as possible.
Viera can canonically live anywhere from three to four hundred years
The one who said that was rounding down, so that's kind of the low end
The next longest lived race are the elezen who live a hundred and twenty years
Not counting the Padjal who are potentially immortal (E-Sumi-Yan is over 230)
Point is, there's a lot of angst potential in a viera's lifespan
Late to the party, but I appreciate you giving us Hyur players credit. I mostly play them (particularly my Highlander Male) as a normal man trying to make his way in a crazy world, building himself up through deeds instead of flashy hair and super-hot looks (don't ask me how I somehow managed to make him half-way decent looking). But yeah, in a game where nearly 85% of the world is filled with catpeople, lizard people, bunny people, the rare Roes, pointy-ear people, and Tiger Pillarmen, sometimes it's refreshing to be a normal human.
100% this 👍😊
Totally agree, that's all I see anymore or lizards, buns, lalas, or kitty girls. It's like every server is inundated with them.
@@DeKitten How disappointing. Your handle would like nice on a "Kitty girl" 🤣🤣🤣
Competency is super hot don't you try to downplay yourself!!
Tiger pillar men!! pfffff😂
As a Male Miqo'te main, Your description of Male Miqo'te players is pretty spot on.
My secondary Character is Female Roegadyn, and I agree it is a very Underrated Race.
Your honor, I only have red hair bc I have it irl I swear
I don't play the game but I'm getting interested. I'd go with the lalafell race as I would love being a little potato gremlin for the cuteness and the lols. I was surprised your subs were low. Even though I don't play, yet, I shall subscribe. I had a good laugh at the sound effects, your voice is pleasant, and the editing was well done.
It's funny that you mentioned the Vi cosplay potential for Femroes because my server's got a Femroe that did that. I swear I always see 'em at the Gold Saucer, but that might just be because, as another Femroe, I just always seem to notice Femroes immediately. That's probably the case for a lot of other players, noting their own races/genders more quickly than others, especially rarer races.
agreed, its like a gaydar but with roes lol
As an Au Ra player myself, I do agree on the talkative bit. Usually I try to stir up some chat other than the usual greetings, either with helping folks out or cracking a few jokes to lighten up the longer runs like in MSQ or Alliance Roulettes.
The dying bit is a bit odd though because I've never really seen other Au Ra die first - its usually whoever is new and just unfamiliar with the current fight mechanics...that and as a PLD main, if I die first that either means the healer is dead, or I've made a terrible decision and things are about to get spicy.
Outfit-wise I just use some armors to balance the badass and the beauty...but also I do notice most other female Au Ra players like the more modern looks instead of the fantasy thematics I try to go for with each of my jobs.
Definitely looking forward to more vids!
haha its funny, but i never thought about it. I am very introverted and was really shy at first but now I never stay quite to long in chat.
whenever running a dungeon I try to cover the time with some small talk and in the novice network I often just put people on the wrong foot when someone makes a remark XD
and also want to help people and even actively approach them when I seem some waiting in line for a dungeon I already did
Also au ra pld main lol, usually not the first dead, if I am then things agave gone seriously wrong.
Female Xaela Bard here, with an attitude not unlike my twin sister Sadu’s: “I don’t go down that easily! And if I do, someone’s coming with me!” 😆😆😆😆
Yes, my character looks almost exactly like Sadu (eye colour excepted), even before I saw Sadu’s character model!
Au ra dark knight main
If I died either I got greedy or the healer hasnt looked at me for the past 3 mins
As a fem elezen, thank you for complimenting the elezens. :3 Also the first fem roe i ever met freaked out over elezens and we were talking for like an hour, they were super chatty! In the end we both bonding over how we get random tells being creepy about our characters. xD
You’re welcome!! I’ve heard a few others saying Fem roes are chatty too!
Fellow Femzen. We are so rare. I've lost track of the number of times I've gotten tells from other Elezens saying, "I finally found another!". It's like joining a secret club. Also, I think that I'm encouraged to be more polite while playing her.
I'm a fem elezen too. I'm more of a quiet person in real life until I get to know a person then you cant get me to shut up for the most part lol. I have a fem roe too and she is the character I for the most part figured out monk on lol.
Creepy tells happens to any fem race tbh. Less common for the highlander Roes as Miqo Auri are the preferred race for weebu creeps. As someone who has also played the opposite male gender, bunbois male miqos au ras get creepy tells attention from women and gays for obvious reasons, they are the attractive races. Elzens and hroth get it too just less common imo from personal experiences and stories
fem dusk elezen here ^^
As a Femroe I can confirm that we are very rare. I love being a roe because I think they are such an underappreciated race in the game. Typically you get a lot of eyes on you for being a roe and might get some dm's, but overall I enjoy their models and look a lot. I think however if SE adds better character customization in the future, it would greatly benefit Femroe's.
One of my alts is a female roe. I really like how she turned out.
When I do run into female roes I often would be able to complement them on in their appearance. I like how they look most often.
I play a femroe, im surprised by how few of them I see. Who wouldn't want to be a giant muscular woman? Honestly, I enjoy walking through spawn areas and just towering over everyone.
@@Lone_Rocket We found out real quick how many people really like really tall women when RE8 came out.
@@NateWolfKira which makes the lack of players who play huge women in this game all the more puzzling
@@Lone_Rocket My character isn't roe, but female elezen on tallest setting.
Male Elezen here. I had two people break up with me because I'm too loud and outspoken. I'm not the norm.
To give an example, I went into a savage Party Finder and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know if I can co-tank with this Lalafel." When asked why, I said, "She's wearing the exact same outfit as me and is wearing it better. I can handle blows from the boss, but this blow to my ego hurts. If she lets me main tank, I can probanly endure." I then went into Gpose so I could snap a picture of the two of us.
She's still on my friends list and we occasionally do some PF stuff together.
This is what it's like to be an extrovert :)
Lalafells are great, i couldn't imagine FF14 with out them. They can single handedly turn a bad day into a good one most of the time and before you know it they are running with you in quests and more often than not saving your arse lol. You just want to scoop them up and hug them or pat them on the head and tell them GOOD JOB!
I love my bunny to death, she is beautiful and perfect and now I cannot imagine playing any other race. Before that I started as a catgirl, but her animations didn’t quite fit me as a person I guess? And then when I picked up the other expansions (that was before free HW) I fantasiaed into female Au Ra, and she was a much better fit for me. I rolled a Xaela before I even knew about their culture but it was absolutely perfect because I’m half buryat (Mongolian small nation), and I felt so immensely connected with Xaela and the Azim Steppe. It reminded me of the tiny village my grandma lived in, flat steppe as far as the eye can see, and far, far in the distance there lie Altai mountains in blue haze. And buuz! Buuz are absolutely delicious by the way, and are a real dish I’ve been eating since childhood.
But anyway. Once Shadowbringers rolled around I swapped to a Veena Viera and never looked back except on Halloween because I need my witch hat. But I always change right after. The animations are spot on for me, not too exaggerated, simple, but fluid, and she is absolutely beautiful.
You explained wonderfully how Xaela was a perfect match for you but then switched to Viera and had little to say besides the animations. Thats funny, says quite a bit.
male miqo'te player here, and like everything you said was true lol. i've only seen like, two other male miqo'tes, and one of them was a close friend who'd just started playing as the race because they couldn't pick male viera 💀
Female au’ra healer here! Just started recently and honestly I picked it just cause the scales were pretty. And yes, I (try *healer noises*) to be very nice and half the time I just sit around limsa afk-ing.
At least I don’t die too frequently, although recently some of the raid mechanics tend to get me at least once. The Shadow of Mhach stuff in particular got me pretty frequently lol.
Same for me. I started as Xaela but quickly discovered the scales interfere with my basic bitch whm glam! Plus it's a 5 Mind difference between the two sub races. 2 solid excuses to use that free fantasia from msq 😇r-right?
i am also new to the game (only did free trial for a teeny tiny bit) and I really like all the cutsey things. I was looking for the cutest female race there is (except lalafell) and I think Aura is my best bet!
@@Diana-Cherry-Blossom Fem Au Ra has the most cute emotes/anims I fully agree. Yes Lalas of both sexes are the most adorable (male lala here) but for actual "cute" I think fem Au Ra is far better.
Fem au ra tank so I tend to die when I'm not paying attention. But I also chose because the scales, and I just love anything that van be viewed as dragon or dragon adjacent
Thankfully the only evil lalafells I've met are the ones in MSQ. The Lalafell WoLs are some of the most generous and amicable folks around, some even just giving gifts randomly especially on holidays.
Also Au Ra ftw!!!
As someone who mains a male Hrothgar Samurai, I have gotten a lot of compliments about how my character looks, and I don't even have a lot of outfits.
I love my max height femroe. I used to think I'd made a mistake by not going bun girl, but I've found plenty of glams that work well with my desired look. It takes a little more effort to find good glams, but it's totally worth it to look like an amazon empress. I get SO many comments and compliments, when my party comes into a dungeon and it's me, a Lala, a cat girl and a Hyur, the first thing I hear is "You're so tall, lol!" 😁
amazon empress damn that sounds cool
As another Femroe player, I have to ask: do you also feel like a kindergarten teacher whenever you get a random group of you and three lalafells? XD
@@Maddog3060 I actually don't recall ever having that happen, it's usually me and a Miqo and a couple of Au Ra girls...they're all smol enough, lol
@@pamcunningham9608 Huh. It doesn't happen often, but I know it's happened to me at least thrice. Might just be my data center is weird. :)
But yes, the kitties and lizards are smol enough.
@@Maddog3060I play a Fem-Highlander, and it has happened to me once. Was funny.
Roegadame here from the very first day I set foot in the game! I can certify that we both exist and are in love with our characters.
In my experience, we mostly keep to ourselves and enjoy having people literally look up at us, so we tend to seem like rare mythical beings (which I personally like). I can certainly remember most, if not all of the roegadames I've crossed paths with!
For me, female Roegadyn was a no-brainer since I tend to play big buff women whenever I have the chance to do so and I was very pleasantly surprised to see how they're more versatile in terms of appearance than the other games' equivalent. You can pretty much make her rugged or sophisticated, clad her in full plate, dress her in a tuxedo or have her wear robes and leather, and she will look amazingly good in every single outfit. Also, I love femroes' murder stares.
And yes, I am the resident dommy mommy character of my FC and friends list. Life is good in FFXIV. c:
Great video! Looking forward to see more of these ♥
roedame in tuxido hoooo boi ye there can really wear anything and make it look good
as a hrothgar main with a fantasia problem i can definitely say that hrothgar do get more attention than others.
it's not always a dm though, sometimes it's just random headpats when i'm crafting in limsa or hugs from lalas when i sit brain afk on the floor.
but a lot of people also just compliment my glams which happens more often when i'm hrothgar.
As a Hrothgar player I can totally say we kinda have a brotherhood, almost all if not all the hrothgars I've encounter on roullete have interacted with each other be it a /pet, a Hello or a /hug.
I play a male Viera(I'm a girl RL), one of my favorite things about this race is the smooth animations, they are really pleasant to look at. Besides that,- I just like playing as a cute bunny that doesn't scream sex appeal like the female variant 😅
I actually see fem roes all the time! Not as much as male ones but still plenty. I think the rarest race for me is elezen, though I like all the races for different reasons
The quiet elezen thing sounded way too true for me
me too - male elezen player
Male Lala here, and aside from how accurate you are with why I picked it, I also adore the unsolicited head-pats and hugs I receive outta nowhere, and also the emote-fests with other Lalas after duty completion...
And tangentially related, I've definitely been ara-ara'd a few times, but I especially remember being ara-ara'd by a pair of Hrothgar when I stood still for too long in Idyllshire, but my AR que'd before they could get me!
I've actually seen a surprising amount of female Roegadyn via Duty Finder, and I'm a little sad Hyur Highlanders weren't mentioned because they look so different from the Midlanders.
Fem Roe here. I have no clue. Literally rarely see them MYSELF.
However we *are* a cult. You see a femroe in dungeons, you commend (unless they're completely toxic)
Also, I get QUITE a few complimentary tells.
Same! I feel so out of place as a fem roe too 😭 we still exist tho
Hrothgar dancer here, this is pretty accurate from when I first started last year, and I was surprised a bit . At first, I rarely saw any, but when I come across one, they either give me headpats or say " Hello, Brother". And it gives me a very happy feeling
As a role player recently diagnosed with Altaholism, I always enjoy these kinds of silly opinion pieces. My main is a Highlander and yes, made to be a relative self-insert content character. He developed into a character as I got into RP, but the similarities are abundant and purposeful. My alts are all different races and while I try not to lean into stereotypes, my male Lalafell is a meme. xD
Right there with you. I’ve got a Highlander I use as my self-insert, but he’s slowly became more of his own character throughout my time using him.
Hah! I have this same issue. Altaholism, roleplayer. Yep :P
I was feeling really bad for your unknown disease called Altaholism. I actually googled this lolol 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Had to look up what that word means, turns out I'm the complete opposite. I only have one character that i do everything with. Shes a female au ra and i literally love her so much i could never change her. 🥰 I didn't create her to look like me intentionally, but anyone who knows me and has seen my character tells me I could cosplay her super easily. May just have to try one of these days
Altaholism is real, and it affects millions of gamers every year.
I honestly only started playing when Viera race was released. Mostly because I love FF12 and final fantasy tactics, and Vagrant Story. Everything that specific team makes I’ve loved and the Viera are no exception.
I love playing as a lalafell paladin. Being the smallest boy holding back the biggest monsters and keeping everyone behind me safe.
I play a fem Roe. Sometimes I get comments, but I see a few of them here and there. Depending on what world/server shard you're on.
In regards to Hrothgars being least likely to die in a dungeons, I theorized they're veterans that changed race later when ShB released this race and good portions of them are formerly Roegadyn mains. Roegadyns and hrothgars are, expectedly, doesn't appeal to larger demographics. However, most roegadyns and hrothgars are lgbtq+ adults that prefers masculine aesthetic so opportunity to interact with them in random duty is smaller than other races and most really kept to their close-knit circles of mutuals.
Omg it's crazy how accurate this is. I'm lgbt and I started playing the free trial just last month, picking Roegadyn as my race literally Only because they are the closest in appearance to the Hrothgar, which aren't available in the trial. I am absolutely switching to them though whenever I buy in to the full thing and I'm gonna be so fruity about it when that time comes lmao
I am a vet who switched, but more for the same reason as Hesk. I love the fantasy appeal. If we had gotten the concept art Au Ra, I'd never have left them, but since we didn't, big, badass tiger it is.
x for doubt
Agreed. As a Balmung (FemRoe) resident, most male Roes and Hrothgars are assumed to be gay and it's a surprise when they're not. It's also rare when the FemRoe isn't F+.
+ there's a good chance they raided in WoW or other mmo before coming to XIV
I am in awe at how perfect your descriptions are x.x
I’m a girl that mains a Male Elezen. I am incredibly shy, and often get overwhelmed from even a small amount of in game chatter: to the point I’ll teleport away after a few sentences worth of text lol.
TLDR: You’re super right; We tend to be pretty reserved :>
Honestly, yeah. I tend to be quiet and I tend to avoid overly populated locations. 😅 but I am quite friendly.
I also play on Playstation so it's a little hard to chat. 😅
Male viera are everywhere on my world and there are three main types; Femboy, edgeboy, thugboy and I want to say good chunk of them are played by women, myself included lol.
That’s awesome haha
Yeah most male viera are women/girls 🤣
lmfao, I play a bunboy too, and I'm a woman, i screamed at my computer 'WTF IM NOT A FEMBOY' 😂
Male Miqo'te, as you can tell by my current pfp.
I like talking a lot with other players; when I'm not, I'm usually people watching on Limsa's benches while I watch something else on my other monitor, crafting or afk-ing in my apartment. I'm not much of a roleplayer, but my character was made simply as Y'shtola and Y'mhitra's half brother.
Regarding my clothing style choices, I either go for something casual or use current raid gear if I have no glam ideas.
as a Hrothgar I do have people message me a lot either about my character's name (accidently picked on from a book I've never read) or complementing my pirate tiger man look.
Male Hyur and healer main here.
Yes. It is true that we are the "basic" people but in my own experience Hyur in most parts are really dependable players and largely very kind.
When something goes wrong they usually are the first to type in chat a "sorry" or a different apology.
Great video! For your first this is exceptionally good!
Keep it up like that and you will reach millstone after millstone in no time
I used to play a Female Au Ra before, and equiped her with a set of armor I created from scratch, making her looks like a true fighter with some touch of elegance and sexyness. Nobody was actually paying much attention to me at that time. After I got borred of my character, I switched to a Male Au Ra and I changed armor because it couldn't fit my new appearance. I received quite a lot of message about how good looking my Au Ra is, while keeping him as simple as possible, and looking more into a "Serious" type than a "Edgelord" type. Not every male Au Ra play with spiky hair ;)
Ooooo nice!! I’ve ran into a few that change things up a lot like that! :D
I play as a Raen fem'ra
and I main black mage
most of my comments are about how i made her eyes, or how they liked that I made black work with Raen instead of just choosing xaela like any sane person
I chose a female Miqo'te for my EU account and a female Viera for my NA account. I really love both races, with Miqo'te being so expressive and cheery and Viera being so elegant and cool.
As a new player, I haven't had much of a chance to really make friends, so it's very interesting seeing someone's take on this.
You have good taste. Viera represent!
As someone who is relatively new to FFXIV (just finished SB) and plays a male Roe the struggle to find good armor is real. The way armor pieces just *e x p a n d* when you put them on really makes searching for that nice piece difficult. And because it’s hard to find other male roe examples of said armor, putting together a fit is challenging because everything is *b i g* on you. Still, if I have to go to the deepest darkest depths of the world to find that armor I will
The republic armor sets from the wolves den(pvp area) are good for glam as a fellow Roe. Aside from that, the scholar gears usually fit well for us too, especially the ew gear for sch.
@@176463 I’ll have to look into that, thanks!
Bit late to the party but you should look up "Eorzea Collection" and look into male roe glams =) Ofc there are some that looks like it belongs to a gay bar, but there are quite a few nice ones as well ^^ Usually my go-to place for inspiration!
just recently started playing final and i went with male miqote to live out my orange cat dreams but honestly if i ever make alts, female roegadyn and a pretty boy au ra are my top picks! i am absolutely obsessed with merlwyb hdsfh
I'm a male Miqote and yes, I'm shy. But I wear blue clothes most of the time and have blue accents in my hair. My friend plays one in red and white.
I'm happy, we're both edgy. 😁
Felezen player here, most you'll get out of me in roulettes is a o/ at the start and a gg at the end of a duty
Haha yeah that’s normally how it is!
I picked au'ra female because I like to play non-human characters and I often pick the most reptilian race, if it's available, or races with horns. I also have always loved 'dragon girl' artwork and I always wanted to have a race that could pull that off. I even played a 'half-dragon girl' in a LARP when I was younger - au'ra felt made for me. I'm also short, so i could properly represent myself in game without going full lalafell XD I like that they are elegant too, but can be gothed up really easily - mine is very much an edgy DRK girl. Oh, and au'ra males are my favourite male characters in the game too. Love the broad shoulders and gruff edgy boi look.
Femroe since day 1. I was prepared to go Elezen female because I wanted something with a mature feeling, then bumped into Roe and never looked back. I have to admit however, I’m hopelessly in love with Hrothgar males however. They’re literally among some of the Genuinely sweetest ffxiv players (. . .absolute beasts during steamy erp too. . .) and sooo underappreciated!
As a male lalafell, it all started because 10 years ago when i was starting i wanted to be a black mage and a lalafell just seemed the most appropriate. Now 10 years later i find it funny to be a tank and wear the most extreme armor because its a funny visual but i still mainly play black mage.
I would say, just from a visual perspective, color choice is a big reason your Hroth looks good. The blacks with the pink make a great contrast, without being glaring in any way, and the green eyes are super striking amidst all that black fur and really stand out.
*sniff* I play a miqo' boy and I'm so super invested in the story. I loved seeing how my curious, wide-eyed island bumpkin grew into a saavy, powerful, sweet but sassy cinna bun.
My boy's hair is actually brown, but it does have a touch of red for variation, just cause i couldn't seem to get any other colors to make good highlights.
He is a bit quiet, I guess, mostly going with how the game paints our WoL as a hero of few words, but out of lore, I chat as him quite a lot and my favorite emotes are the more playful, energetic ones.
I actually don't like the super flashy armor on my miqo, it just never seemed to suit his parsonality and the story that ended up appearing for me. He's actually rather humble despite being THE freaking WoL, and I keep most of his outfits to reflecting that. More of his more elaborate garb, like the Lunar Envoy set, are for special occassion/official capacity type events.
Some how he did not end up being just a 'I wear it cause it looks cool', his personality develpoed way too much in ShB, and now he looks odd in garb that doesn't suit him because I think of how awkward and out of place he would feel being overly gussied up. XD
As a proud Femezen player I can confirm that my kind is either bland and silent, or the most outspoken and flashy people in the game even though rare. And as such a rare breed the one race I crush upon more than any other are Femroes, who in turn seem to crush hard on femezen ;3
comrade femezen in arms... I Also crush hard on femroes they're simply amazing
as a fem!Miqo I feel like the social level is split by subrace, ironically matching the sun/moon split - every Seeker I've met has been so cheerful and peppy while us Moonies trend towards more reserved
I'm actually pretty chatty for a Moon Miqo'te. Anytime i see a glamour i like, I'll go up to that player and compliment them in the Tell chat
Damn really? I'm like the most introverted Miqo'te you'll ever meet and I'm a Sun. I only interact with people if they interact with me first and I can't run away.
⬆️ Moon Fem-Miqo’te
Don't out me like this 😂 I play as a Seeker maining scholar, I kinda make it my mission to keep everyone happy even when things are going terrible lol
I am one of maybe 10 other Male Elezen players.
And, you are right I generally do not have much to say as I let my play carry all the words I ever needed to say.
I made my first character in a vc with somebody. When I finished they asked me what I had chosen. I responded “A Roe…ga…dyn??” and their jaw dropped
how is this your first video?? the quality is literally better than most big youtubers i know and not just that the video was also super entertaining. keep up with the good work
Thank you!!! ❤️
Stray cat miqo'te male here.
We lost most of our number to the male veria when it came out, but we are small in number truthfully.
But we do run the gambit of soft boi to catmen.
And personally I much prefer greens in the color palette of my glams.
Personally I'm always looking at what tribe of cat they are, as it feels like the majority are seekers of the sun, and it feels like there are so so few keepers of the moon. Both pc and npc
Ikr? Plus the largest collection Seekers I've seen are of the U tribe or M tribe, the only two represented in the game's MSQ. I just want to feel like I'm not the only O tribe catte lol
@@MH4wheel As a V tribe Miqo'te I only know of like 3 others in game npcs and one of them used to be with us Scions. Actually, I am always happy whenever I find another Miqo'te with the same tribal letter as mine lol
Also as a stray catboi, wonder how many we actually lost to the Viera in general. I know I seen a rise in the Viera, but it seems like I see the same amount or even more catbois than usual....just a little, then again I don't tend to stick around populated areas much as I prefer to be around few people and friends.
Male catboi keeper of the moon here
But my character's skin is so light that it's not that obvious x)
(I prefer blue outfits on my cat btw)
When Male Viera was released, i knew we'll lose a bunch of comrades °°
But it makes male miqo'te more unique i guess ? XD
Moon gang, rise up!
Started Roe because friend called them stupid ("hehe big man in healer robes"). Switched to Elezen after learning about them and playing through Heavensward years ago at its launch. Am very quiet in general due to some social anxiety--would sometimes respond to people just with an emote when I couldn't find or manage words. So "mysterious" might match here! I definitely, accidentally, played into the stereotype you mentioned. (Thankfully, I'm at least past the "just emote" stage of anxiety battling!)
... And then I switched to Hrothgar a month ago due to enjoying bestial/monstrous races and finally seeing one after a long break from the game... Before I learned how much people interact with them or talk to them, especially other Hrothgar. (I have been /pet or /dote by other Hrothgar in almost every Alliance raid we are placed together in, for example.) So that's been a surprising shift in how I engage with the community at times. In a good way, of course! Hrothgar have been helping me further battle my social anxiety. :)
big cat, look at that
I went with Lalafell because my first big invested mmo was Neverwinter and I wanted to be a tiny ranger so I went with halfling. The inspiration came from those old tiny ninja toys you’d get from coin dispensers. So coming to ffxiv I chose lalafell ninja to fit that exact image.
Femail AuRa here, Only a few months into the game, at lvl 80 Pally now. but it doesn't matter if I'm tank or red mage, yeah, I'm laying down on the job first most of the time. Love dungeon running but I do keep the clerics on Rez duty. Love the content and vids, keep it up. Been dreaming a lot but seems twitch is ignoring me.
Great vid, tho I feel personally attacked as a female Au Ra.
I DON'T DIE... that much Q-Q
Quiet Elezen here... 👀
As a midlander with a hrothgar boyfriend who's so sweet his fur might as well be made of cotton candy, can confirm they all have giant hearts within. Plus I'm a sucker for how cute their animations are.
As an Elezen, I don't talk much. I was approached once, when I was still a fem Elezen, on how underrated they were. I didn't know how to respond, so I exited the game.
I can say that as a masc Elezen, I've received less attention (thankfully). I've thus far seen more male than female Elezen, so maybe rarity breeds interest.
My cat-boy friend, however, while sometimes shy, is plenty willing to speak his mind (especially when intoxicated) and actually has white hair. He does get approached out of the blue, but it's for unwanted erp (/payrespects), not technically for compliments.
I might be the exception but, here is how I decided what I play:
I started free to play after some friends of me basically told me to check out the game, so I didn't have all the race options at the time. I am a man so I only looked at male races (while I don't try to recreate me personally, I always play male characters. Only exception I can think if right now is Femshep from the original ME series, I played maleshep first and then her because of the voice acting and differences in the story). In addition, it was my plan to main one of the tankjobs, since none of my friends main a tankrole and I had no issues doing that, so I wanted a race that felt like it can take a hit. Lala went out of the window because of that. Roegadyn were an option, they do feel like they can take a hit, but I still found them a bit boring for a fantasy game, because they are basically just buff humans. Hyur are just humans, which I rarely play in fantasy and Miquote look more like an agile class. Elezen for me looked more like something caster related. And Viera didn't really look like they can take a punch very well. Aura however felt right to me, while not massive they have a build that looks tougher compared to miquote for example (I think it is due to the shoulders), and they do look interesting with their horns ect.
And while it is true that my Aura has red hair (also a red armor glam - I am Gunbreaker since level 60 basically, love the job), that mainly comes down to: most of my characters have that. I somehow like that. But I am the complete opposite of brooding edgy boi, I actually like to joke around as often as I can, because I want to have fun (and that is my way to have fun, interact with people, have nice chats and laugh, make others laugh).
I will say however that I think every race has something interesting going on, I can see the appeal of every race for some players. I really like how cute Lala can look and act (even though they surely are evil and very dangerous, I am looking at you Tataru), and I also love the design of female Aura, they are pretty and I really like their animations. But I do look at pretty much every race there is, I am often curious how people dress their characters, there are so many possibilities.
I play a male Viera! They're the reason I (re)picked up FFXIV. I remember seeing some screenshots of them and their trailer on RUclips, and I went absolutely hogwild rabid.
The next thing I know, I've got all the expansions purchased, a subscription already taken out, and a fantasia locked and loaded.
I play male au ra, I actually use a brown/beige palette for him so he's not really edgy at all (even though I also main reaper too LMAO) I just love the aesthetic and I think that he looks really cool! Much more of a cozy vibe and I absolutely LOVE doing the msq with him :D
My experience.
Male Midlanders: Average or bald guy running around with just underwear on.
Fem Midlanders: For some reason usualy not that good. They usualy have deep story build around theire WOL.
Male Highlanders: Big male. Has axe. Clears all content. Only tank.
Fem Midlanders: Mommy
Male Elezen: Would never use fantasia. Loyal to the end.
Fem Elezen: 404
Male Lalafell: Small memer.
Fem Lalafell: They scare me. Their voices haunt me.
Male Miqo'te: Theire population was halfed after bun bois got relesed. Usually good at the game.
Fem Miqo'te: Best girl for fourth place. Invading species. There is so many of them that you will find players who can not clear anyting to someone who will lead DRU group.
Male Roegadyn: Big memer.
Fem Roegadyn: Mommy
Male Au Ra: Listens Linkin park and no one can understand his pain. [Insert edgy here]
Fem Au Ra: The most UwU race. Will invite you to theire extreme raid progression group.
Male Viera: Was horny cat boi. Now horny bun. Wants to wear hats.
Fem Viera: Just horny. Wants to wear hats.
Male Hrothgar: I have not seen bad Hrothgar player. But can you still wear shirt? Wants to wear hats.
Fem Hrothgar: We can only hope for furry Mommy. Surely we all can wear hats when she is relesed. Right? right...?
As someone with a Fem Midlander alt...I have to say, you are really, really right. xD
@@ashalindrose6055 I main female midlander but I do not care for the story
As an ace who plays a female viera, it's funny to hear you say they are always horny xD. Mine is a bubbly girly-girl who just loves her friends and helping people while running around in pastels.
I know one male roegadyn, and I am surprised he didn't pick lalafell, dude is a memer to the core.
I also know one female roegadyn player, his reason is "I have no arms and legs, so I like girls who can reach the top shelf"
as a female roe player. I can confirm. We like big mommy
I wonder if the same people also like Alcina Dimitrescu.
"Catboys are normally a bit shy and reserved."
Clearly you have never hung out in Faerie > Limsa. I'm on Faerie and the amount of sassy, flamboyant catboys I see around, including my own FC, almost rivals the amount of catgirls!
Great commentary tho, I enjoyed your chill vibes :)
I was legit going to be like "the catboy varients exploded on Faerie". We're everywhere.
Based opinions, funny edits, and quality music choice? You have earned my sub, keep it up!
Fun fact for me. Outside of hair similar to mine (Which is brown to a deep brown that looks black sometime. Lighting is cruel) But the name wouldn't follow edge colors as I used blues, oranges, and purples. I do like black as a color. Its the color I see before dreams, and find it super calming. But ff14 has had me be pretty colorful, and I liked it.... Then hrothgar came out and never went back. The one thing that has remained the same. Is the... Glasses... Which is something I use in real life... And recently scratched the blue light filter off. AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
(My character was once the cat boy. I was rather annoyed there wasn't a fancy race. I didn't want a variant spin on human+)
Hesken: "Elezens are quiet"
Me: "Challenge accepted due to adhd lol"
Personally I picked a Hyur. Specifically highlander since they are bigger than midlanders while not being ridiculously big. Sure people will say Highlander’s are ugly but honestly you just gotta put extra effort into making em look good.
Hi fanta addict here.
As soon as the bunboi came out I keep gravitating towards it. Although I'm a woman irl I just love the femboy aesthetic for some reason. I'm currently a black moonkeeper catgirl and I really like her design so I've been having an internal conflict on if I want to switch back to male viera (for the 4th time) or not.
I have a couple reasons for playing Hyur:
- I was recreating my old D&D character, who was a half-elf, and Elezen....definitely don't meet the standard I'm used to when it comes to elf design, so Midlander was my closest bet.
- Posture. I cannot stand characters with bad posture when they stand, walk run or sit, so that eliminates pretty much every other race in the game for me (which is a shame cause I do love Hrothgar but man they cannot stand upright).
- Glams. Midlanders having a "bAsIc" body structure is actually their strongest asset. Their neutral and realistic body proportions makes them the only race in the game that can pull off any possible glam.
That being said, I still think all races are fantastic in their own way 😀
I'm still very new to the game, but can't you change posture? I remember my Lalafell was standing or sitting in a certain way, and I changed their posture via emotes. That said, I don't think there is anything for running animations.
@@Aevum13thI think they meant actual posture as in the shape of the spine, not a pose
As someone who just started the game 1 month ago, female Au ra is my race. I tank so I never die and you’re right i always walk up to everyone saying their fit looks good and run away lmao
As a Male Viera, I can promise you that I am not a femboy irl. If I could, I’d make my bun boi shorter since I played Lalafell before. This is the main reason why I’d love to have hybrid races exist in game. Short stack Lalafell with bunny ears/cat ears and tail/dragon horns and tail.
Lore wise I think would work since we already have a Hyur/Elezen hybrid, but design wise it would be a pain. Even Yoshida said so at Fan Fest 2018, when someone asked him about it and he face palmed.
Hrothgar player here. I don't get too many compliments on my glamour or my character but I get a lot of people who run up to me just to hug or pet me. It's awkward and the best thing about being a Hrothgar.
(Tangent: One time a random Viera girl gave me a new gunblade because she inspected my character and saw it was outdated. She just traded me a new gunblade, complimented me on my glamour and then left. That random Viera was Zepla Moon on Phoenix. I didn't know her back then. She wasn't even streaming that day. She does this in her free time. She wasn't even streaming. That's just what she does off-stream. She is legit just really nice. Tangent over.)
I also like meeting other Hrothgar in dungeon because many Hrothgar get excited to see another Hrothgar player. And there are many hugs and pets.
Never met a bad Hrothgar player either.
I also cannot blame Hrothgar for being either shirtless or in full tank gear.
Glamouring for Hrothgar is savage difficulty since a lot of pieces just end up being too bulky and/or just looking weird. So, either you lean into it and go full armour, or you go zero armour as Hrothgar don't look as naked as other races when shirtless, OR you spend hours in front of that glamour dresser. I do all of the above.
Not going to lie, most of my glams on my Hroth are shirtless. XD
Sometimes I felt like the hunched idle poses also played a little part of making it look weird. Though I use often varied types of clothing from shirtless, to light to heavy.
What I usually love about some of the clothing such as sleeveless ones is how well the fur matches on some dyed pieces. But whenever I see anyone talk about shirtless it always brings me of that dialogue Radovan from the Gunbreaker quests once said:
''We Hrothgar are quite used to snow and ice, so we sometimes forget the problems it poses for other races. This morning, a homeless Hyur lad was found lying stone cold in the street.''
It's to be expected. You guys have fur, and fur is so soft and always nice to feel. I always feel at peace when touching fur, I dunno why. It's just how I am I guess :p
can agree that most elezens ive seen arent very outspoken in game (including myself).
Great video! I like your takes on each race!
What's your take on Highlanders and Duskwight Elezen? They're rare enough to be their own race, in my experience (source: I main a female Highlander).
Love the use of The Minish Cap OST 🙂👍
I would say I am both a miqo'te and viera lover. I did sub by the way. I currently main a female viera and your description is somewhat accurate although I am very nice and talkative. I definitely show my personality with both the miqo'te and viera races. Great video Hesken and see you in Eorzea! o/
My main is a Roegadyn lass. And now that I'm thinking about it, I don't see many others. I rarely play as a lady in games, but tafter spending time playing with the options for several races, I liked the way my roe (Scayle Stormfang) turned out.
Been a female Elezen since I first started played in 2020. I am fairly quiet, so that part fit me pretty well! It’s always a pleasant surprise running across another Elezen, since we are so rare, haha.
Love seeing fem Roes also. Once I was in the middle of the Rak’tika Greatwood, on the same MSQ as a fem Roe. We just gave each other a silent “greet” emote before carrying on.
Hellsguard FemRoe here, We do exist! 8D can't speak for the others but I know I'm very goal-oriented and don't sit still for too long if there's a task I want to do ^^;; that might be part of why you haven't seen many..?
I play a female duskwight. We are an extremely rare. I've meet like 3-5 of them in the one year I've been playing
we are too based to be popular 🙏
Per FFXIVCensus, femelezen are the third-rarest race/gender combo, and duskwights are outnumbered by wildwood. But just think of how powerful that makes you!
As a fellow Hroth player, I don't get tells or messages like ever, But i do see random people run up to me alot and pet me. It feels very strange.
Not sure if it's just my world, but a lot of male WW Elezen end up looking like discount Haurchefant or discount Zephirin.
Also, the quiet thing is 100% true.
Haha, I find this quite funny - I made myself a male miqote with blue and white hair, and not only is the face I chose apparently basically impossible to find, I've been told it looks waaaay different from the norm. Seeing you talk about the black/red hair male miqote made me chuckle due to that!
Tank-main Male Plainsfolk here. Funnily enough, my first EB was a female Roe. It took awhile for me to settle on my race but eventually I headcanon'd them being originally a scholar from Sharlayan. (So I'm excited for getting to Endwalker)
I don't dress my character too cutesy so I don't get much headpats but it's actually a lot more fun to pet tall characters and be the shortest WoL in the raid.
Fem roegadyn player here, I love my tall lady oc and it was the only way I could put her in the game… props to archaeodemon horns finishing the look for me.
I play a male Au'ra with golden colors. Simply love the fact my character doesnt look edgy at all and he actually draw aa lot of attention XD
I'm a female and I mainly play as a female Viera but I must fall into the Elezen category because I'm very quiet, reserved and respectful acting lol.
I love the lore surrounding the race and I came into the game shortly after their release so that's why Viera are my favorite, though I like most of the races in game.
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