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

[Titor]

I would actually be so happy for a Garlean playable race, even it came with class restrictions due to the magic thing (unless that gets fixed in he future). I adore them and would play the race so quickly.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

I would actually be so happy for a Garlean playable race, even it came with class restrictions due to the magic thing (unless that gets fixed in he future). I adore them and would play the race so quickly.

It'd never happen because, as you realized, Garleans can't use magic and it'd take too much development time to make a bunch of new classes only exclusive for that race.

[Titor]

It'd never happen because, as you realized, Garleans can't use magic and it'd take too much development time to make a bunch of new classes only exclusive for that race.

Unless the garleans cannot use magic due to some outside factor/seal that could be lifted in the future

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Unless the garleans cannot use magic due to some outside factor/seal that could be lifted in the future

I really hope that is not the case, otherwise people will ask "Why can't X and Y also be retconned as well?" I like things in the story to have some consistency or at least have a reallllllll good reason on why something is changing. Not to mention in the Garlean's case, it'd be weird for people who are starting out to see Garlean players having access to magic and are left wondering why the ones they're fighting in the story can't use any magic.