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

[Giruvegan]

okay, i think i see what you're getting at actually. you're sick of the hype around this. i got into 3.0 pretty late, so i didn't really start getting very vocal until after i heard about the concepts. at any rate, this debate is endless and i've said my piece. we can agree to disagree, everyone. i know this isn't ivalice and i appreciate eorzea.
i just have fonder memories of the former. i'm not going to quit the game if they're not added. i'm pretty used to being a lala now.

...it would be nice, though.
it'd be really nice.
esp since the other races do not appeal to me

but to actually answer who asked:
it was less about ' hot / cute bunny people ' and more about ' protectors ( and defectors ) of the wood '
i wanted to be a wood sprite 'rabbit' with axes destroying things in dungeons, but you know, they look so girly, right?
they can't even be in places with high concentrations of magic without having to worry about berserk stats.

canonically, there's nothing fragile or traditionally ' docile ' about viera.
however, i can see the case for wanting something different. i'm actually not against this.

i'm pretty attached to certain elements from a particular time period, however, yes. i wouldn't be so ' adamant ' if i didn't think that they could fit into the lore. i was obsessed with the lore from the ivalice alliance and i've already thought about this. long before this thread was here...believe me.

someone just mentioned how they don't get how'd their absence would be explained if they happened to be from a pre-existing area, yeah?
well, it's also canon, that they're very reclusive. a lot like the ishgardians, except probably a lot less friendly to visitors. they also had magic barriers in the golmore jungle ( read: FFXII ) that would ensure that outsiders wouldn't be able to find them because they don't like humes / hyurs. so...
there's that.

i'm going to refrain from spewing out an entire AU here now, but it's incredibly tempting.