Setup a collection for programmers to work on Viera Hair and Helmets

Hello Square Enix,

Can you please setup a collection for donations so you can allocate a team to work on Viera Hair Modern Aesthetics and Helmet compatibility?

I'm sure the donations would reach $300,000 USD pretty easy and will probably go a lot higher from just the US a lone, That's not even counting the other countries.

I'm no longer a Project Manager but I would assume $300,000 - $500,000 would be more then enough to put a team together to do this in a reasonable time. Realistically globally you'll probably end up with $2 mil USD from donations.

this is laughable at best. They're not going to accept money like this.

I wonder if you could set up a go fund me for this.

It might embarrass them enough to actually do it.

Money isn't the issue, it's available time and manpower.

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Originally Posted by SirBrighton

Money isn't the issue, it's available time and manpower.

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Yes.

Notably, they can't just hire more people either, because more oversight = more time that comes out of the patch cycle overhead.

So you want to fund raise for them so they can outsource this?

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Originally Posted by SirBrighton

Money isn't the issue, it's available time and manpower.

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modders are doing this stuff in a day.

Let them already catch up for the next extension and its pre-patch.

Giant rabbits can wait, quite frankly.

I mean, that's what indie developers do. /chuckle

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Originally Posted by Mavrias

modders are doing this stuff in a day.

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modders are replacing the already existing hair slots viera have with different hair models, iirc? they can’t add entire new hair slots to them.

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Originally Posted by Naoki34

Let them already catch up for the next extension and its pre-patch.

Giant rabbits can wait, quite frankly.

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the issue here is that, unlike when Au ra were implemented in HW, both Hrothgar and Viera were implented in what really feels like a half-finished state. and have pretty much remained that way since then. hell, to change your hair as a Hroth i hear you need to use a fantasia. compared to the other races they feel very limited and lacking, and have been that way since 5.0.

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Originally Posted by Waffles298

modders are replacing the already existing hair slots viera have with different hair models, iirc? they can’t add entire new hair slots to them.


the issue here is that, unlike when Au ra were implemented in HW, both Hrothgar and Viera were implented in what really feels like a half-finished state. and have pretty much remained that way since then. hell, to change your hair as a Hroth i hear you need to use a fantasia. compared to the other races they feel very limited and lacking, and have been that way since 5.0.

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yes, they are. just about any hair or glamour mod does that for any race. this is likely because mods are client side so there still needs to be a pre existing item or slot that your character is actually "wearing".

however, they are still able to adopt the new hair models to Viera (and hats to a certain degree), which is something Square Enix claims is too difficult.

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Originally Posted by Mavrias

modders are doing this stuff in a day.

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You mean the modders that say "some clipping may occur with specific gear and emotes"? These modders may create nice looking hairstyles, but you're overlooking whether or not they adhere to SE's standards.
Right now the FFXIV team's time is better spent working on content for the new expansion.