FFXIV 2nd expansion: Viera-like race still a possibility?

[Samcaesar]

Snip

See, I'm not exactly opposed to cutesy races, but when it's literally the only thing they make with no leeway for tough looks for the girls of the race (boys of the race being the opposite with little leeway for cute looks), it looks so lazy (imo) and I get so frustrated with it. I'd figure a bunch of this would be really minor stuff, like a "fur patch" option for the Miqo'te to give a more feral look, a lack of height differences between the guys and girls within a race (Like what the Lalafell currently have), a choice between the body scales that you want for the Au Ra, et cetera.

I just hate it because SE's strategy for making new races seems to be "Let's pander to one demographic and just barely to make stuff for the other demographics" (See the one "mean" face for the girl Au Ra, the two "demi"beast-men, and the less-than-half-as-thick-as-the-guys, amazonian esque attractive Roegadyn women), and it's really frustrating imho. Like, I understand it's appealing to the main demographic, but would it kill them to give other demographics some love?

[Roegadyn_Bear]

I just hate it because SE's strategy for making new races seems to be "Let's pander to one demographic and just barely to make stuff for the other demographics" (See the one "mean" face for the girl Au Ra, the two "demi"beast-men, and the less-than-half-as-thick-as-the-guys, amazonian esque attractive Roegadyn women), and it's really frustrating imho. Like, I understand it's appealing to the main demographic, but would it kill them to give other demographics some love?

Honestly, I don't believe them adding such options would be a major drain of available resources... given that they're not exactly creating a new race out of thin air. The framework for the races are already set within the game and simple cosmetic options shouldn't be so highly demanding in terms of the amount of resources needed to make them possible, which makes you wonder if they really just don't want to add those options themselves unless their main demographic asks for it.

I understand it's just business in the end, but it really does suck to know/feel we're part of the demographic that doesn't really have much weight in terms of design decisions or input.