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While references to colonizers was a shared history centuries ago, indigenous people continue to experience repeated colonization efforts presently throughout the world; because colonization wasn't a single event. Needless to say YES. While the gear pieces wouldn't be as big of an issue if released within another expansion, the CONTEXT of releasing conquistador + musketeer-inspired gear in an expansion inspired by the PRE-CONTACT AMERICAS *is* offensive! THE PROBLEM Even as a latino person, I have my own reservations on the way Dawntrail has handled the variety of cultures across the two continents; but to take inspiration from military gear, not even really resembling Steiner (the closest comparison one could make for an FFIX example), is a poor decision especially considering the colonizing force parallels drawn from Alexandria/Solution 9 as a whole. I had usually been impressed by FFXIV's design team to pull from different parts of history, literature, and media otherwise to create a unique blend of form and function with gear pieces. Whoever brought this up might have thought it relevant (and even impressive) considering the lack of media to come out of Japan with American influences, its anything but. Once again, these might have been welcomed if they were dropped in Heavensward or any other Eurofantasy expac! But its the CONTEXT of introduction within an expac in pre-contact Americas with danger of colonization on the horizon that makes it offensive. [CONT'D ON NEXT PIC]

1:1 replicas are not necessary to inflict the same wound or draw the same conclusions, as so many people in this thread already have. Replacing chesplates ith tabards still has the same connotations. We didn't get gear inspired by the British army during Endwalker while going through Thavnair, and they even had the tact to move away from SS/Nazi influence for the Garleans despite parallels of similar authoritative powers. Even Star Wars is more on the nose with its visual inspirations for the empire yet they aren't afraid to make them wholly antagonistic. Why now? A previous poster brought up a good point with SQEX's design philosophy: "We can't use anything that has real-world religious or cultural connotations. If we want to make something that draws from religious imagery, ethnic clothing, and so on, it needs to be significantly altered." The quote has become less and less viable overtime due to clearer parallels FFXIV has drawn to cultures for a specific narrative within its expacs. This can lead to disaster, either conflating living people to fantasy, or watering down the cultural importance of specific elements. This implies that you can't have a respectful mix of indigenous elements with OTHER fantasy/historical fashion influence throughout the world. Thus, as a product of either ignorance, lack of education, or malice, these faults will turn to repeated behavior within the community — as has been seen with the war bonnet, traditional Korean attire, and Sámi clothing. 2 out of 3 whose issues have not been rectified. [CONT'D ON NEXT SLIDE]

PROPOSED SOLUTION 1. Removing the gear entirely. 2. Removing offensive/recognizable parts of the gear (namely tabards, sashes, and the helmet). 3. Offering a dyable reskin of the Yuyeyawata gear. Admittedly, I haven't been subbed since base Dawntrail, nor have I played the patches, due to my dissatisfaction with the expansion overall. I only stick around to play with friends, so I'm unaware of current gear pieces. The solutions have been offered by many people throughout the threat (which are greatly appreciated)! I just though to condense it all to prevent information being buried by agitators. All critiques/disagreements are allowed to be voiced, but people are allowed to disagree with you as well. I apologize for the novel and the crude pics :P Although Dawntrail has snubbed a lot of my love for this game; at the end of the day, I want to see it get better for my black and indigenous friends who still enjoy it. *I* want to enjoy it again. It hurts to see that the FFXIV dev team swears they've learned, wrong their mistakes, and continue to get better — yet do nothing to rectify these mistakes and things stay the same.

Some stuff I was gonna post before the thread got closed

A photocard of Black Cat, with cat stickers and purple paw prints drawn on it

A photocard of Honey B. Lovely with heart stickers and bees, a flower crown, and wings drawn on it

A photocard of Brute Bomber with bomb stickers and chains, spikes, and one of his chest eyes drawn on it

A photocard of Wicked Thunder, with lightning bolt and an Ixion Sticker and her stripes, wings, and horns drawn on it

And not as game props

White Mage and Dragoon cosplays

Cosplay group photo numero uno

A WAR Viera sporting some new drip. Slay!

Cosplay group photo numero dos!

Half of July remains, the final month for our early bird discount! We're looking forward to welcoming WoLs and adventurers alike to our spacious dual floor venue that loves working with our nerdy events. Come enjoy a mix of chill social vibes and high energy celebrations with us!

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Thank you so much for 500!!!! followers! 💙 i know we are in the heat of artfight but i wanted to do this so badly, so... to celebrate i decided to host little #artraffle 😊 with art to win! the rules are simple so good luck everyone! >w< THANK YOU SO MUCH! ❤️

three digital sketches of alisaie as artist's interpretation of her in shadowbringers (taller, with her hair cropped short). she is dressed casually. in two of the sketches she poses with her rapier

awisaie shadowbringer

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Felix’s ref/lil bio has been updated too, take a peek 🤲

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Infographic showing how many passes (245) and merch bundles (63) have been purchased so far

July begins! This month is the last one for the early bird discount on two-day passes, after which they will change to their at-door pricing. We thank everyone for their support thus far, from purchases to shares. Word of mouth plays a big part, so commendations to those helping spread the word!

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Picked my art fight team 👀
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first unwanted thought: basic

actual reasoning: they have the same gotdamn ears

this makes more sense than I’ve realized

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Profile for art fight

I decided to join this year’s Art Fight!!

I want to draw from other fandoms/OCs in addition of my usual FFXIV. I will use these as light experiments as well, so I’m excited :3

Let’s be moots!
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Text from character creator that reads “Approximately 69.9 inches”

Couldn’t remember what height I made Felix to include in his ref, so I checked his file

nice

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🔵Sold out pins as G'raha or Emet are back for preorder too and can be combined!
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If anyone is participating in artfight and has some wols I can draw, let me know your @ !! :) I'm under ~cometpainter

does this count,

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SAGAMERIC THE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD

Illustration of Ishgard from Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. The tattered flag of the city-state flies in the foreground as Alphinaud, Tataru and the Warrior of Light are greeted by a House Fortemps manservant. The city's tall spires are silhouetted in shades of blue with snow falling around them.

"And so they came, at a friend's behest.
To Ishgard, shining city on the mount, overlooking the dominion of Coerthas...
A land that after a thousand years of war had forgotten what it meant to be at peace."

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Heavensward today.
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Aymeric

been working on updating felix's main refs! his profile should be ready by the time july rolls around hehe

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dancing green!! #ffxiv

a brown dog is sitting next to a white table and holding onto a shoe . Alt: a brown dog is sitting next to a white table while holding onto the table leg, shyly looking at the viewer

um, no……! (just don’t tell him I said that too quick now,)

i need to be yelled at to finish my stuff, anyway i gotta figure out light/shading later

G’raha is stronger than me, I’ll listen to anything Raih’a asks 🫡

cheering for aerith!!! BIG love for them all 🫶