New Race?

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Originally Posted by Dravion

Yeah XI didn't have a lot of options. Height was decided by either picking small, medium, or large. Each race had 8 face options, and each face had two different hair colors. For example, my elvaan could have either black or silver hair. It was VERY common to run into your twin in XI. In that regard XIV is way ahead in the customization game, buuut having more options is never a bad thing. Personally, I'd like to see the wildwood's earring clamps be made available to duskwights.

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Well, XI was on PS2, so the lack of options really wasn't that surprising. My comment about Mithras was under the assumption you'd have the same customization capacity with them as you do with the current races, or more. More bestial looking, more cat-like nose-mouth designs, sharper teeth (Moon Keepers have sharp canines, very hard to see though), light/thin fur, more exaggerated use of the ears/tails, etc.

The biggest gripe I have about Miqo'te customization is the fangs being exclusive to the Moon Keepers. I love the way those look, but I can't stand the eyes on them. I suppose that was the trade off between the two clans, the Seekers got the feral eyes, the Keepers got the teeth. I would've preferred it if either clan could have either style of eyes or fangs, and have the difference be elsewhere, like ear shape or much greater variation in skin tones.

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Originally Posted by Hakuro89

Are we really doing this again?

http://i67.tinypic.com/30ijitv.jpg

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Needs more facepalm.

I'm going to laugh so hard if 4.0 brings no new customisation and no new race.

Well they all but have confirmed no race for 4.0 so... get the laughing out I guess?

Wait, "Return to Ivalice" and there are no Vieras?!
Sacrilege!

They've stated that while they contemplated Viera at one point, that ultimately the way the feet are would make them difficult to really handle in-game from a development point of view. I doubt we ever see them, and I kind of wish they'd never even hinted at them, since it's generally whipped the fanbase into a frenzy and it's unlikely to be sated at this point. (They also have two "beast-like" race options in-game currently, and I doubt they're in any rush to add a third anytime soon).

We may get something for 5.0! I doubt it'll be Viera though.

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Originally Posted by Shofie

(..) ultimately the way the feet are would make them difficult to really handle in-game from a development point of view. I doubt we ever see them, (..)

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Well, uhm... you mean like this?

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/umadori07...0/30b2bf06.jpghttp://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acci...25872dc103.jpg
http://68.media.tumblr.com/0dd736c40...lp5o1_1280.png
Actress: Sae Khuja (Phoenix)

http://cdn4.dualshockers.com/wp-cont.../04/Viera2.jpg
http://cdn4.dualshockers.com/wp-cont.../04/Viera1.jpg
http://cdn3.dualshockers.com/wp-cont...5-22_23_33.jpg

You know... Ivalice and Red Mage fits perfectly fine to them!

http://i.imgur.com/MkdaJF7.png

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Originally Posted by Yukiko

Well, uhm... you mean like this?

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/umadori07...0/30b2bf06.jpghttp://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acci...25872dc103.jpg
http://68.media.tumblr.com/0dd736c40...lp5o1_1280.png
Actress: Sae Khuja (Phoenix)

http://cdn4.dualshockers.com/wp-cont.../04/Viera2.jpg
http://cdn4.dualshockers.com/wp-cont.../04/Viera1.jpg
http://cdn3.dualshockers.com/wp-cont...5-22_23_33.jpg

You know... Ivalice and Red Mage fits perfectly fine to them!

http://i.imgur.com/MkdaJF7.png

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I think the thing with the feet as more to do with the fact that existing armor would need to be modified specifically to accommodate the Viera, and Yoshi said something about that being just too much work. :| That particular piece of armor is just modeled that way anyhow and alters the feet of any character that wears it to match. So I think that's different? Idk, I'm not a programmer/game designer. ;;;;

As for that race/clan graphic though, I'd actually have to jump on the mixed race train. It would be really cool to see mixed race options, plus it could answer some long-running questions about how mixed race pairings and offspring work in the game world.

Personally, I would be ok with a viera race that have normal human feet if digitigrade feet were out of the question.