Future Races for FFXIV

I'm sure that whatever they come up with will be perfectly fine, I just hope they don't retcon yet again and add padjal as a playable race. The FFCC world has a few races they could pick and choose from. I just hope they'll add a completely new race. This game already has enough of an identity crisis as it is, everything new that is added is a reference to an older game, there is nothing genuinely FFXIV anymore.

To those saying Ishgardians could be like Burmecians; no they can't, they're wildwood elezen.

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Originally Posted by Shikiseki

Vieras are very popular too but seeing as they have a male and female version of every race, I doubt they will make it ( just imagine a male Viera haha )

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Ha! A male viera, clearly that's ridiculous! Like male miqo'te or female roegadyn! If they do add viera (which is one of the example races they had in a poll asking if people wanted new races), I hope the race's general looks will be closer to the FFTA/FFTA2/FFXII:RW viera than the FFXII viera.

I don't think anyone should get the ability to be a more powerful race, this isn't a game with huge racial stats, so it would just be really odd, seeing a Padjal Gladiator, when we all know they are just born from Humes with lots of magical aptitude and long life spans. I just don't see a reason to make the player a really powerful, not to mention politically important race. Padjal aren't only "a race with horns" they tend to rule over Gridania. Also the player isn't supposed to really "have a home" so to speak within one of the city-states, being a padjal says "i'm from gridania, born and raised" that's just anti the whole adventurer sentiment.


Viera I wouldn't mind, but honestly...rather than a new race, I'd almost like the ability to be mixed race. Makes much more sense that we've been mixing it up, than we find a totally new race in the world, without them being some OP god race or something man made , meh, but then again I'm not sure if two races mate, if the kid just comes out looking like one race with minor genes from the other, i think that's how it is they always look like the mother, and get some genes from dad or something :/ bummer.

I'd like to see a bipedal Draconic race that Yoshi-P hinted at a long time ago.

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Originally Posted by Naunet

WoW and Warcraft take place in the same universe. Of course they would "reuse" things. >_>

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I will quote this post since it also include something i wanted to say, but actually reply to your first one.

Don't get me wrong, i would totally love something fresh, new and unique, but you know that the FF-Worlds are connected via Void? If you go by Lore they could basically have Zack go into Gold-Saucer, or Sephiroth go and destroy Al Migho. The Worlds are connected by lore, but out of a Design pov, yes it is "recycled" Design, but absolutely possible due the lore.

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Originally Posted by Nero

I will quote this post since it also include something i wanted to say, but actually reply to your first one.

Don't get me wrong, i would totally love something fresh, new and unique, but you know that the FF-Worlds are connected via Void? If you go by Lore they could basically have Zack go into Gold-Saucer, or Sephiroth go and destroy Al Migho. The Worlds are connected by lore, but out of a Design pov, yes it is "recycled" Design, but absolutely possible due the lore.

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^. The FF worlds are all linked but they have their own storylines. They all take place in the same Universe but not necessarily same planet - So Hydal. Tecnically shouldn't have the Reapers (Dragon) from FFVI as a Magitek unit, how can two different worlds create the same exact Magitek model..? How can both encompass the same exact 'Weapon' (Ultima) design? It can't be a 'coincidence'..

This is why Race wise, it's a bit touchy if they add completely new Races because, what would it be? How would it be different than just adding in a race from Ivalice, Gria for example? That way they at least would still be sticking to the same universe like they already have been doing. Originality usually happens between each game through the systems and storyline, while you may find this bad..that's really what RPGs, FF in particular, are known for. ARR doesn't even have its own unique systems in terms of RPG or MMORPGs. So why not actually continue to make this a FF game and utilize races already present if they can make them fit?

Gria is the one race that can fit perfectly in this game.

One of these
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln...s968o1_500.jpg

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Originally Posted by Tupsi

^. The FF worlds are all linked but they have their own storylines. They all take place in the same Universe but not necessarily same planet - So Hydal. Tecnically shouldn't have the Reapers (Dragon) from FFVI as a Magitek unit, how can two different worlds create the same exact Magitek model..? How can both encompass the same exact 'Weapon' (Ultima) design? It can't be a 'coincidence'..

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This goes way too much into the lore and out of my level of informations about it. xD May someone has a good explanation for that "coincidence"?

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Originally Posted by Tupsi

This is why Race wise, it's a bit touchy if they add completely new Races because, what would it be? How would it be different than just adding in a race from Ivalice, Gria for example? That way they at least would still be sticking to the same universe like they already have been doing. Originality usually happens between each game through the systems and storyline,

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That's why i did mention Viera and/or Ronso. Ronso may be a little bit iffy to fit into the world, but i can totally see Viera with some little changes. If we look at a certain Gear-Concept from a while ago... idk.. i find it obvious, while other people said it is the gear changing the actual anatomy of the body. :rolleyes:

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

To have an existing race fit into that... impossible. For all existing gear, it changes its size from race to face and does not fuck up the anatomy at all. This Set of Gear does.. or is it a simple tease ( since there is actually no face )? People tried to argue when SE first did show the artwork for the XIV cover and it did show a scholar, but was not confirmed.. as soon as i saw it i knew it was SCH.. people denied it SOOO HARD... but in the end i was right. We will know soon enough i guess. :p

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Originally Posted by Tupsi

while you may find this bad..that's really what RPGs, FF in particular, are known for. ARR doesn't even have its own unique systems in terms of RPG or MMORPGs. So why not actually continue to make this a FF game and utilize races already present if they can make them fit?

Gria is the one race that can fit perfectly in this game.

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Gria would be awesome actually. I don't find it bad at all, did i give that impression, or was that directed at the person i've quoted? That is basically why i love the FF-Universe and why i would don't mind at all having i.e. Lightning appear in XIV.

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Originally Posted by Nero

Gria would be awesome actually. I don't find it bad at all, did i give that impression, or was that directed at the person i've quoted? That is basically why i love the FF-Universe and why i would don't mind at all having i.e. Lightning appear in XIV.

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Nah was a generalized 'you.' Not you in particular.

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Originally Posted by Gramul

One of these
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln...s968o1_500.jpg

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err... this game already has pretty much everything in that pic, just with a few minor changes for the most part. everything cept that beast man.

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Originally Posted by Gwaeron

Ha! A male viera, clearly that's ridiculous! Like male miqo'te or female roegadyn! If they do add viera (which is one of the example races they had in a poll asking if people wanted new races), I hope the race's general looks will be closer to the FFTA/FFTA2/FFXII:RW viera than the FFXII viera.

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there are male viera. if u look at lore, it says there are, they just live separate from the females and are very secluded, and only mingle with the females of their race when absolutely necessary. are u talking about the Feol viera? the blonde ones? they are actually half viera and half aegyl. and extinct, i might add.

Am I the only one that likes the design of moogles in XII?

Oh, anyway... I don't see anything bad in recycling races if they feel like it... But with the races the game already has I doubt they would waste time remodelating everything for adding a new race...

PS: But the idea of humanized dragons isn't bad at all...