Viangaa now in the lore neat.

Not sure if anyone noticed this.

http://i.i.imgur.com/G4u4ef7.jpg.jpg

Thought that was an April fool's joke.

http://www.wutaicompany.com/reddit/2...0Fools%20joke?)

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Originally Posted by DefendPopPunk

Thought that was an April fool's joke.

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The design was probably the April fools joke. They're probably softening us up to Yugiri's reveal as a Viangaa (obviously not as atrocious)

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Originally Posted by NintenPyjak64

The design was probably the April fools joke. They're probably softening us up to Yugiri's reveal as a Viannga (obviously not as atrocious)

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Sadly, she's still just a mannequin as of now though.

I laughed so hard when I read that--I couldn't believe that they actually referenced last year's April Fool's joke, haha!

I want Viangaa to be the new race so bad! ><

Viangaa? What the heck is that? Like a Viera hooking up with a Bangaa?

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Originally Posted by StarHate

Viangaa? What the heck is that? Like a Viera hooking up with a Bangaa?

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Exactly. The body and snout of a Bangaa with the ears and tail of a Viera. Let your imagination wander =P

The sentence "confirming" their existence is grammatically suspect. Viangaa have years?

Am I the only one who misreads the word "viangaa" every time it appears? You know what I mean? 0_0

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The sentence "confirming" their existence is grammatically suspect. Viangaa have years?

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It's a double joke on Ivalice lore for the races. "As long as a Viera's ears" is a simple simile for something being physically long, while Bangaa are a long lived race compared to the Humes, approximately twice the lifespan.

I really hope we don't get a race with an ugly face like that.

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I really hope we don't get a race with an ugly face like that.

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Let's say for example Yugiri IS a Viangaa (it'd make sense with the cultural style of the summer event and of what little we know about Doma), just judging by her facial structure alone, she doesn't have the protruding snout Bangaa possess. I'm honestly thinking they're just using the name from the joke rather then the concept design

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I really hope we don't get a race with an ugly face like that.

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http://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/lds/b...0140402_01.jpg

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Was a joke that got thrown in for laughs, much like horsebirds joke and the now mroe recent Acheron/Phlegethon joke.

I would play a Viangaa.

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It's a double joke on Ivalice lore for the races. "As long as a Viera's ears" is a simple simile for something being physically long, while Bangaa are a long lived race compared to the Humes, approximately twice the lifespan.

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Gonna have to agree with Tchoc here. The fact that Viangaa wasn't capitalized and it said " for viangaa's years" means they are using it as some kind of measurement of time.

Note viangaa is lowercased, indicating it is not a proper noun.

In the context, it almost seems like it is a measurement of time, kind of like in Farscape:

arns = hours
cycles = days

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It's a double joke on Ivalice lore for the races. "As long as a Viera's ears" is a simple simile for something being physically long, while Bangaa are a long lived race compared to the Humes, approximately twice the lifespan.

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Not to mention Vieras' life spawns. I think theirs may even be longer than Bangaa as they referenced in Eryut Village.

For those interested, here is the original article confirming the new playable race, the Viangaa, http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000029.html.

Among the race's more notable qualities, due to their smell, they are unable to ride mounts and will aggro all enemies in the field, store prices are 10% lower for them, and speaking to other races is forbidden. Use of the chat window will summon a Viangaa assassin to stalk the player.

I must admit, I read the text of the seasonal quest, but I missed the reference to the Viangaa. Nice catch.

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For those interested, here is the original article confirming the new playable race, the Viangaa, http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000029.html.

Among the race's more notable qualities, due to their smell, they are unable to ride mounts and will aggro all enemies in the field, store prices are 10% lower for them, and speaking to other races is forbidden. Use of the chat window will summon a Viangaa assassin to stalk the player.

I must admit, I read the text of the seasonal quest, but I missed the reference to the Viangaa. Nice catch.

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That wasn't confirmation. Take a good look at the date of the blog post :p

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Originally Posted by NintenPyjak64

That wasn't confirmation. Take a good look at the date of the blog post :p

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;) I know, I was just going along with the joke. Even if Fernehalwes didn't end it with:

(PS: For those of you who didn't make it to "package size" without realizing something was slightly fishy, THIS JUST IN: It was all an April Fool's joke!)
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I would have still thought something was seriously wrong. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing a Viangaa assassin stalk individuals who misuse the chat channels, whether they themselves were Viangaas or not.

Yep, this was a fun little reference. Had me smiling until I got back into Limsa and did the final quest ... :(