Please just give us Viera!

[Yasuhiro]

Do people want Viera because it's pretty much "ooooh shiny, must have!"

(Skin cancer race Au Ra, JP maid set, any other FoTW thing)

and not care that it's a race established in its own universe? It's easy to port XI, XII and XIII mobs because they're just enemies can work in any setting but this is a race that's pretty much exclusive to Ivalice, kinda takes away from that a race BASED on Viera would be much better, not actual Viera, no ugly full furry races either, that's such a WoW thing to ask for ( never played it mind you but races in that game look ugly and generic western) and not really what people play a series like Final Fantasy for unless we got a burmecian-like race, cause it can be cute and be furry while still keeping that FF aesthetic.

[Nici]

Do people want Viera because it's pretty much "ooooh shiny, must have!" *snip snip*

From what i have gathered it's mostly back from before the expansion was even announced, if i remember correctly SE had a Poll to see what players would like to see as the next race introduced in the coming expansion, and Viera was on the list, and as you can guess it racked up a lot of votes, i don't think SE had any idea the race was that popular and as you know they ended up not using the poll and instead just ended up introducing the Au'Ra race instead...and since then fans had felt....i dunno i guess betrayed? lol...cause YoshiP gave a reason why they decided not to go with Viera, and so fans of the race had felt let down since then and they are still fighting the good fight and being vocal to get the race in the game.

I dunno...the players need to realize the Poll was not a "you pick the race and we'll add it in the expansion" poll...it was just a poll to get feedback on what players would want to see in game.

[Yasuhiro]

And Yoshida did the right thing. I like FFXIV to an extent for its fan service but Viera like I mentioned already have a home.
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Ivalice and as much as I hate the race Au Ra were a much better fit, since Eorzea is its own thing, even the races in XIV though they look half assed still differ from XI's races they're based on

[Ashewalker]

Let's be honest.... They went with Au Ra because of the Expansion that was based in Dragons....

[Jingai]

I don't think insulting someone is the right thing to do but you can still enjoy the game and dislike something a developer does, there's no reason to tell someone to stop playing that's such a reddit/youtube thing to say and it comes across and white knighting when someone doesn't like someone on the dev team and no one likes a white knight.

I apologize.
I wasn't trying to add any extra offense. Would seem my comment was removed anyways so I've already been punished for being a jerk. That wasn't what I was trying to do. I honestly was just trying to say there were no need for insults against a man who puts a lot of himself into something for us to enjoy.
I ended up coming off more offensive because of it though, and I am really sorry for that.

[FoxyAreku]

Will never understand the fascination with humans that have bunny ears.

Viera are quite possibly the most boring, least-inspired non-human race that has ever been conceived in this series. Please, keep them as far away from FFXIV as possible. We already have 5 races that may as well be the same thing in a different flavor, we don't need another one.

no ugly full furry races either, that's such a WoW thing to ask for

Ronso would like a word with you.

[RubyCirha]

Do people want Viera because it's pretty much "ooooh shiny, must have!"

(Skin cancer race Au Ra, JP maid set, any other FoTW thing)

and not care that it's a race established in its own universe? It's easy to port XI, XII and XIII mobs because they're just enemies can work in any setting but this is a race that's pretty much exclusive to Ivalice, kinda takes away from that a race BASED on Viera .

posable spoilers ahead pass at your own risk
both agree and disagree ff14 in its self is just an amalgamation of all past and future ff titles so to say its sepret from ivalise would be true but also falls eseshaly when all of the asions masks are bassed on the espers from ff12 google it

[Nestama]

That's called a reference. Ivalice itself is not a part of Hydaelyn.

[Byonka]

For the love of Vieras </3 How can we be losing in the polls! (Quick someone make a Post in the other language threads! We need a larger sample size!)


Jokes aside, I love the Viera. They're more than just beautiful and elegant - They have an interesting code and way of life. I love the relationship between wood wardens and salve makers. I could even see a spin off of salve-making being a new healing class. Something that uses illusion dust/incense to support allies or debuff enemies. (mortar and pestlel weapon? Incense Burner?) They have an interesting connection with magic that could easily be spun into a garlemald/ascian plot. I'm grateful that they were considered at all for a new race! (Yay pretty concept art!)


That cocker spaniel race is pretty cute too :x

[Galaktica]

Not that I'm adding anything new to the discussion at this point, but I am vehemently opposed to adding Viera to the game. And I say this as someone who loves the Viera in every FF game that they appear in. We don't need another hyur with animal bits and we sure as hell don't need another cute race either.

Sorry for this little mini-rant, but personally, I'm sick and tired of this obsession with everything having to be cute in this game. I love cute things as much as the next girl, but between almost every female of every race and the vast majority of outfits for said females (even most of the battle/victory poses are designed to be cute), this game is fast approaching cute overload. Sure, SE could make them look "fierce" and "intimidating," but after what they did...or rather didn't do with Au Ra, does anyone seriously think they would? The Au Ra concept art was incredible, but they went with the safest, easiest option. Hey, clearly it paid off and that's great for them, but I think it's safe to say a lot of us were more than disappointed.

If they're going to do anything regarding races, they should just add a ton more options to existing races. If they have to add a new race, I would much rather that they resurrect that Au Ra concept art or come up with something totally original...and not cute.