@Novaline said in Regarding the character height restrictions:

You don't need characters that short.

Lalafells were based on Tarutaru from FFXI, which was made over more than a decade ago. Also, they resemble more of gnome-like humanoids rather than children, as the males of these races have facial hair. Even in their voices, you can tell that they are NOT children. Your argument there is lacking. In the FF14 modding community, it's looked down upon to make NSFW mods for Lalas. You ask for a NSFW mod for Lala and you're practically asking to be banned from any website/Discord/etc for mods there.

The ESRB rating makes sense, I think you're just upset you can't make a child-sized character anymore. 5' 0" is already short enough. This thread is going to just be like the other threads where OP can't accept that the height restriction won't change, so they call the game "unplayable".

It's also funny because you actually CAN make a child character still. 5'0'' is the average height of a 12 year old male in the U.S. Some adults obviously stop growing when they reach this height, but technically anyone wanting a kid character can already make a kid character.

I think A LOT of people already are playing young characters because I see a lot of people who scaled down their character's height by quite a bit, while also selecting the more youtfhul facial appearance.

FFXIV is also not the greatest example concerning lalafells, because they are not human/human-like, and there are examples of actual children in the game (Alphinaud, Alisaie, Khloe, and a handful of others), yet the players can not come close to making a character like them (and Alphinaud/Alisaie are 16/17, which in XIV makes them legal).

The west DOES have a hangup and phobia about child characters that really is kind of sad, but the character height change in the western version is of little concern to me when compared to the other problems the western version has. (Missing content with no roadmap for when anything will be released, Star Gem currency being morphed into an expensive premium currency, and so on).

Not saying I agree with changes that were made, but it also does kind of make sense. Western culture has a serious paranoia when it comes to sexual content, which is probably why a lot of people just think "eww pedo alert" whenever someone brings stuff like this up.

@Ragnawind I see. Thanks for the info :3

Would love to see something official go up on the main site.

Thanks for the link @SirDoodlesAlot !

@Seirei Ship 1 was the first ship to open during the Beta for Xbox, and had a lot of players. But the servers were not prepared for the influx of people so for a while people were making characters on the other two ships as they they opened up. Eventually the JP players migrating to the NA decided to stay on Ship 2 in the west as well, so Ship 2 is where most of the veteran players seem to be/will be. Ship 3 seems to be comprised of people avoiding both Beta players (since nothing was wiped) and JP players, but it also seems to be the least populated. Ship 1 I believe has the most players though (I've seen Blocks 1, 2, and 3 get full, but whenever I check my character on Ship 2 I usually just see Block 1 full, but take that with a grain of salt because it could just be bad timing on my part).

Since none of the servers are full and Ship 1 is the first thing people will see when selecting a server, logically that is where most people will probably gravitate at first.

I am interested to see how this all changes when all 6 servers are open and server transfers are a thing. Ship 2 will probably always be the "JP" server though.

....And Balmung is a scary place >.<

Yes please advertise more.

I'll be on Ship 01. I have a lot of friends joining me who have no Phantasy Star experience, and I've honestly been rubbed the wrong way by some JP players so I'll be avoiding the server most of them flocked to.

For class, my main is a Gunner. However, I have a few more alts that are modeled after PSO1 characters.

Side note. Do we know if a LIVE subscription will be required for the PC version too?

All I wanted was Karen's hairstyle for my female newman. Really sad it's this overpriced and definitely will not be partaking in the greed. It is also concerning that this is likely where this game is headed. Essentially I am wondering if they are trying to milk the west, in the middle of a pandemic, to help fund a sequel we probably won't even get.

Why are you asking people to use two voice programs?

Hello! I go by Ciel. I played PSO during the Dreamcast era (was known as Jase back then). Rather than focus on one game, I tend to play multiple genres at the same time. I presently am playing Final Fantasy XIV, Apex Legends, and Star Wars Battlefront 2 (along with a plethora of single player titles). For PSO2, I will be playing several classes and characters, though I will have a main once I have figured out which class I prefer.

I have degrees in both Writing and History, enjoy distance running, and love watching movies and anime. I am also quite fond of french food, and love many hot teas.

My Xbox Gamertag is Jase

I am interested but I never played PSO2 and have not decided on a class yet. How much of an issue is that?