Paid FFXI Character Race Change Service Coming

Square Enix shared an update video for Final Fantasy XI that goes over changes coming to the MMORPG in 2025, in honor of its anniversary, and a Character Race Change Service, which will cost money, and Alter Ego additions are on the way. There are no exact dates for when these might appear.

We first learned Square Enix would work on a Character Race Change Service during the 68th Freshly Picked Vana’diel FFXI presentation that aired in May 2024. At the time, there was no video footage of it. The latest update video brings it up at the 2:24 mark. We see a person who is a Galka in front of a Moogle. It then shifts to a menu where we see two copies of the avatar in front of us. A menu at the bottom offers an option to change the race and gender. Hume (Male), Hume (Female), Elvaan (Male), Elvaan (Female), Tarutaru (Male), Tarutaru (Female), Mithra, and Galka show as options. (Next to the Galka one, there is a note saying this was the “race before change.”) The example then switches to a Tarutaru (Female). After choosing a new species, a person can choose a face type, hair color, and character size. When in this screen, someone can also shift the camera to see the new version of the avatar compared to the old one from different angles.

Here’s how that looks. The video notes also mentioned a character’s base stats change in FFXI if you pay to use Character Race Change Service.