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

[Samcaesar]

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Yeah, not every fan wants Viera. You contradict yourself immediately when you say "They made a fierce race! Just not the girls fierce". You literally play a Roegadyn and SE can do whatever they with biology.

Well I don't think they're that fierce unless if you go all muscled and choose specific faces (there's even a cute face lol unlike a "tough" face for any of the cute races). I'm quite aware that my opinion doesn't fit the majority, I wish the majority supported it more. But heck, not a majority of people support this viera, this thread and that poll you keep referencing doesn't even have a majority, just the most.

This thread is about if I think Viera are a possiblity or if they're a good idea if they are, I don't agree with them being possible or a good idea and I said "Imho a better idea would be a race like x". It only makes perfect sense because you agree with it, it's called being biased lol. And you keep saying that the Au Ra are both fierce and the girl's aren't fierce. Take your love of Viera somewhere else. If what you want is to actually play a viera I suggest you play something else like

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Lol, says the people so adamant about added the actual Viera to the game (not even a race that looks like them, like a copy past of the Viera from 12). Also way to misconstruction whatever I say. I've never said that the game should make stuff that only caters to me, but I'd love if a race that did cater to me was added as currently the only thing that comes close to that is the girl Roegadyn in a vacuum (Weirdly enough, just like how you folks act like Viera MUST be the next race and anyone who wants otherwise can screw off).

What do you think you're doing right now? You're saying I'm being ridiculous and think that this game revolves around me along with another person saying how I want a fierce race to play (boy) Au Ra, both which is exactly what I'm talking about.

viera existed long before mi'quote
people don't want them because they're ' cute ' .
people want them because they appear in other ff titles.

there's plenty of references of this nature in the game already.
i don't see what the big deal is

fran isn't the only notable viera from ff lore, but she's the most recognized.
we wouldn't ( and shouldn't ) be forced to look like fran if they're ever added.

why do people who play other mmos expect this one to magically bend to the will
of every other mmo out there anyway? final fantasy has a fanbase that was here
before it became the next big mmo.

it's sort of wild to watch people outside of that always freak out about stuff just because
they're so thirsty for their WoW, league, wildstar, or skyrim experiences

if you want that, then just play that

i don't disagree that it would be nice if there was some diversity
maybe even some more dynamic gender options

if we're going to attack dimorphism, we might as well go full force.

You don't see nearly as much support for races like Bangaa, Ronso, or any of the other beast like races from other games (Sans 12 moogles, because well.. They're cute), there has to be a reason besides "they appear in other ff titles".

Shrugs, while I wouldn't be opposed, in fact I'd be in massive support! All I want is a race that's women are just as tough looking and big as the men, preferably with a reptilian motif, the Bangaa would be alright in that regards though lol.

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Well, Lalafell are small, Viera aren't small. Elezen however are lanky and tall, much akin to Viera, outside of the feet, ears, and long nails (And the feet are either fancy heels or their feet from lots of official art) look very similar to the Elezen. That's the point a lot of people are saying.

Plus you can't just inject the lore of the Viera into this game, this isn't Ivalice, it's Hydaelyn. Just shoving every bit of the Viera as a playable race is absolutely ridiculous and it would show the devs don't care about the world they've built.

Being warriors is different than looking like a warrior, I mean Lalafell can be whatever job/class, but that doesn't suit the demographic. Likewise, there's a few things about girl Au Ra being warriors too, but that doesn't mean they look fierce or tough, especially not when you look at their emotes or compare them to their men.

Fantasy is a massive genre and there's a lot of things to do, what some folks are talking about is not wanting a copy paste of a race that'd just appeal to the same demographic (e.g. Viera fitting that "I want cute/sexy woman demographic" perfectly) that's been pandered too. Plus like, a lot of those are really ingrained in just story telling in general, while the dragons in this game seem like weird servants of the supreme goddess that came from space, which seems pretty original imho. Or like, generic "Fantasy Sexual dimoprhism" stuff is annoying if you ask me.

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Way to devalue the beastmen quest lines or any information on the beastmen in the game. The issues between Limsa Limnosia breaking treaties with the Kobolds and causing further tensions is brought up several times in the main quest story for example.

Currently there isn't a reason they made Miqo'te cuter, their excuse for making the girl Au Ra cuter had a bit of data, but not the Miqo'te less beastlike, especially considering the Mithra weren't all that beastlike to begin with. Not everyone wants the Viera, heck even according the that poll you keep referencing not even a majority, just the most.