Here's an idea; how about Ronso as a playable Race?

[Terin]

If there's any other playable race in the future, you know it's going to be as close to human as possible so that the gear team won't cry trying to design armor for a race with different appendages or body structures.

Well, there's not much point in adding new Races if they're virtually indistinguishable from one another. Something like the Ronso, for example, the only thing they would really even need to customize specifically to suit their race would be their boots.

Even if it's not Ronso specifically, I just want something along those lines. Something powerful and domineering, maybe even a bit warmongering, and not "pretty".

[RyuDragnier]

@Shioban

My guess is the lizard race is this games interpretation of Bangaa or possibly a whole new race.

This is what I'm hoping for. When FFXIV was first announced, I was really hoping it'd take place in Ivalice and use its many races...boy was I disappointed when it turned out the races were basically a copy/paste of the FFXI ones.

[Mugiawara]

Yup, that's pretty much the given at the moment.

The only reason I say Dragonkin is because of Yoshi's original comments and the 1.0 players poll;





They fact that they've chosen to go for the least popular option seems a bit odd really.

A dragon/lizard beastmen race won't go down nearly as well as some of the others choices (Viera/Ronso/Burmecians)

If I see a Lalafell - Miqote I will die.
They will probably be so friggin' cute. xD! But eh...I dunno
Can you imagine Roe + Lala...Oh dear sweet Jesus....just please.

[Silverharp]

Well, there's not much point in adding new Races if they're virtually indistinguishable from one another. Something like the Ronso, for example, the only thing they would really even need to customize specifically to suit their race would be their boots.

Even if it's not Ronso specifically, I just want something along those lines. Something powerful and domineering, maybe even a bit warmongering, and not "pretty".

Join the elite, though I guess you're out of luck because we are pretty.

[Azper]

Going off that poll that was posted, it's interesting they did go with the second-least popular choice of the players. Although I'm not that disappointed if the next race is a lizard or dragon inspired race. I think it'd add some nice diversity among the humans with different builds and ears.

[Scootaloo]

The race I want to see in FFXIV

Esper's have a starting nation where only espers are allowed in the town unless you quest a pendant to allow you to enter the esper's land.

This is FFXIV not FFVI-2.

[Ultimatecalibur]

By that logic then the supposed Viera we're getting/expecting are Mi'qote crossed with Elezen. Yeah its bunnies instead of cats but honestly its the same difference. Id honestly just like a new race. One that isnt as much smooth-skin humanoid as pretty much everything else we already got. Something liken to Worgen (WoW), Charr (GW2), Draken (Wildstar), etc.

I'm not going to disagree with you about the problems with the straight inclusion of the Viera. Heck in FF12 and FFTA they were basically bunny-girls as elves. I was just pointing out one of the major problems introducing a race such as the Ronso to the game has for the design team.

[Kyoskai]

I told one of my fc friends that she will probably have horns and fangs and maybe even scales, his protests about not wanting a horrible race were great (he wants lizard human similiar to the cat
human we have already).
Well i really hope at least one or two of my prdictions are right...

It'd be similar to a palette swap in my mind, which is kinda shart since it should be something more unique.
It better not be another boring humanesque race, I don't necessarily want a Ronso race, but something a bit more bestial would be nice.(Cat ears don't freakin' count.)

[Uielyave]

The way that Cultures work in Eorzea, Ronso would be most likely to just be categorized as "Beastmen", and therefore be hated by the five races. They would not fit in well as playable races. The best they could hope to be are "merchants" that are tolerated within city walls.

[Felis]

Goblin is not a new race, they are already in game.
I think your FC mate was just trolling.

She also don't speak like a goblin