Does FFXIV *Really* Want A New Non-Viera Race?

[MilesSaintboroguh]

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Lore behind each race that doesn't really get explored that much in the story unless you are doing it strictly for RP purposes, which, despite what Balmung may tell you, not a ton of people do. In game lore is a pretty weak excuse to use for making a new race when most people looking at a new race want to see good visual appeal, voice grunting, and animations. More options on current races isn't a bad thing. Heck, I would have stuck with being a Roe after trying it, but I just didn't like the redness surrounding their eyes and since there's no options to play as a Roe without it, I went back to Hyur.

[Chiapet]

I'd like to play a moogle race or a kobold. I know its completely ridiculous and i'll never get it.. best I can hope for is a costume belt.

Other then that maybe hybrid of races (half/half) or Garliean.. cause even if SE forgot them I still really love the imperials. (I miss the Black Wolf)

[basketofseals]

I'd like to play a moogle race or a kobold. I know its completely ridiculous and i'll never get it.. best I can hope for is a costume belt.

Other then that maybe hybrid of races (half/half) or Garliean.. cause even if SE forgot them I still really love the imperials. (I miss the Black Wolf)

I'm like 99% certain that non-pure Garleans just end up as regular Hyur midlanders.

[Nestama]

And pure Garleans are incapable of using magic of any kind.

[Windi]

I dunno, I don't really want Viera just because I'd rather see SE come up with something a bit more original.

Hell, has anyone proposed a human-like bird race, or maybe a half-plant race? I want to see that.

[Vivi_Bushido]

Lore behind each race that doesn't really get explored that much in the story unless you are doing it strictly for RP purposes, which, despite what Balmung may tell you, not a ton of people do. In game lore is a pretty weak excuse to use for making a new race when most people looking at a new race want to see good visual appeal, voice grunting, and animations. More options on current races isn't a bad thing. Heck, I would have stuck with being a Roe after trying it, but I just didn't like the redness surrounding their eyes and since there's no options to play as a Roe without it, I went back to Hyur.

Meh, I still rather use a fantasia on a new race instead of new eye shapes and noses.

To be perfectly honest, it would be great if they could and would just add both, new features and a new race, but if I had to pick one, I rather a new race.

[Ametrine]

I dunno, I don't really want Viera just because I'd rather see SE come up with something a bit more original.

Hell, has anyone proposed a human-like bird race, or maybe a half-plant race? I want to see that.

Plant people already exist in FF cannon as Lilties of the Crystal Chronicles series. Depending on which game you're looking at, they are either humans with leafy hair, or these Lalafell/Tarutaru-like people with leafy hair.

[Hanayumi]

Kinda meh about Viera, did originally really want the race but Au'ra did a great job filling that gap for me. At this point id actually be open to a pure beastly race rather than another eared one, heck make one of the beast tribes a playable race or use other ones like Ronso or even Varg... >.<

[Nestama]

Chances of SE making a playable Beastmen are extremely low... unless they make Beastman glamour (and not like the Beastmen suits you get from Vanu and Gnath, but actual Beastman glamour). It's the only way to get by the whole "clothing will not be redesigned for funky feet, abnormal arms and freaky faces" argument.

[DevilsDontFly]

I'd just like to point that a year ago I saw these forums with a lot of people saying stuff like "Idc about the AuRa and I'll never play one", but in reality we know how things went in practice and now se see scales everywhere.

The whole "idc about new races/Viera" thing is no different, since as a matter of fact people will try it out anyways if a new race is released and just a salty minority will complain in case the models end up clashing with personal aesthetic & beauty standards of each person.

Sadly the community here likes to be "disappointed" and unsatisfied with things before it's even released, like it was with the AuRa, and the Ninja before the new race and the trials before the ninja, and the summoner before the trial, and so on. It's impossible to please everyone but I'm all up for new options either it being a new race or more customization for already released ones.