Teaser of the next FFXIV Race[Spoilers]

[Firepower]

I was digging through some old live letters the other day and came across this information.

November 11, 2012

Q: In the 3rd Players’ Poll, there was a question about new races and clans. What kind of race will be implemented and when? Also, will we see Viera or beastmen/lizardmen?

A: The Viera are extremely popular amongst our overseas players, so we’re really thinking hard about this one. We’d also been considering a dragon-blood tribe – something more beastman or reptilian, a direction that we haven’t really tried in a FINAL FANTASY before.I guess I was leaning towards what in Japan would be considered a Western design, but our North American players have also been pretty vocal in their requests for the Viera race. We would like to look into it. You can assume it would be for an expansion pack.

February 22, 2013

Q: What kind of new races are you considering adding, and will mixed races ever be introduced?
A: I don't think we'll have mixed races for a while.

If and when we implement additional races, I would like them to be different from what we have now. That said, the longer we wait, the more difficult it becomes for players to start over from scratch, even if they'd like to play as a new race, so we'll have to keep that in mind as well.

Viera are quite popular around the world, so we're considering them. Personally, I would prefer something more beastly, so a new race's appearance may vary greatly depending on if you choose a male or a female.

[Bloodclaw]

I was digging through some old live letters the other day and came across this information.

November 11, 2012

Q: In the 3rd Players’ Poll, there was a question about new races and clans. What kind of race will be implemented and when? Also, will we see Viera or beastmen/lizardmen?

A: The Viera are extremely popular amongst our overseas players, so we’re really thinking hard about this one. We’d also been considering a dragon-blood tribe – something more beastman or reptilian, a direction that we haven’t really tried in a FINAL FANTASY before.I guess I was leaning towards what in Japan would be considered a Western design, but our North American players have also been pretty vocal in their requests for the Viera race. We would like to look into it. You can assume it would be for an expansion pack.

February 22, 2013

Q: What kind of new races are you considering adding, and will mixed races ever be introduced?
A: I don't think we'll have mixed races for a while.

If and when we implement additional races, I would like them to be different from what we have now. That said, the longer we wait, the more difficult it becomes for players to start over from scratch, even if they'd like to play as a new race, so we'll have to keep that in mind as well.

Viera are quite popular around the world, so we're considering them. Personally, I would prefer something more beastly, so a new race's appearance may vary greatly depending on if you choose a male or a female.

This does make it clear that we could be seeing a draconic/reptilian race. Cool. I already have a dragoon in the making that I wanted to be a draconic race to start! Yay! Still has his fantasia! woot!

[Luminia]

Maybe the new race is Burmecian from Final Fantasy IX?
They fight with lances like a dragoon and they look like reptilian...? They also have long ears and a tail