Stormblood - New Race? Yes? No?

[Nestama]

And if new race is based on existent beast tribes, it is easy to make out their habitation and culture. Opening a new map as their related city-state (flyable city-state, which none of the current cities can be) somewhere between Gridania and the sea of clouds sounds not bad...

Sadly, it was made very clear that Beast Tribes will never be playable due to lore reasons (and gear design and 'not-cute' reasons). Of course, there's still the option to make 'Beastman Glamour' or something. Just apply, for example, a Vanu Vanu Prism on the body and bam, now you're a Vanu Vanu. Most SE would need to do with that is redo certain animations, especially for 'important' cutscenes. No gear will need to be redesigned and since it's Glamour, you're not breaking lore.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Sadly, it was made very clear that Beast Tribes will never be playable due to lore reasons (and gear design and 'not-cute' reasons). Of course, there's still the option to make 'Beastman Glamour' or something. Just apply, for example, a Vanu Vanu Prism on the body and bam, now you're a Vanu Vanu. Most SE would need to do with that is redo certain animations, especially for 'important' cutscenes. No gear will need to be redesigned and since it's Glamour, you're not breaking lore.

We have Vanu Vanu and Gnath costumes in game. Closest thing we will get.

[Dragon_Sanders]

Sadly, it was made very clear that Beast Tribes will never be playable due to lore reasons (and gear design and 'not-cute' reasons). Of course, there's still the option to make 'Beastman Glamour' or something. Just apply, for example, a Vanu Vanu Prism on the body and bam, now you're a Vanu Vanu...

It seems we both side misunderstand something.
When I first talked about bird-man, I just meant a race with almost human appearance but some tiny animal features (just like Au Ra and Viera). Its general race is mortal, not bird or beast.
Is that also a "Beast Tribe"? I'm curious why I mention "bird" people always think about "beast tribes". Is it all because of the Vanu Vanu? Or the game has announced something like "we would never add new race with beast features"? (that's impossible, as the Viera already has rabbit ears and tail)
In other words, the difference between my "bird-man" and Vanu Vanu is just like that between Au Ra and wyvern.

[LineageRazor]

Sadly, it was made very clear that Beast Tribes will never be playable due to lore reasons (and gear design and 'not-cute' reasons). Of course, there's still the option to make 'Beastman Glamour' or something. Just apply, for example, a Vanu Vanu Prism on the body and bam, now you're a Vanu Vanu. Most SE would need to do with that is redo certain animations, especially for 'important' cutscenes. No gear will need to be redesigned and since it's Glamour, you're not breaking lore.

This is still a pretty significant undertaking. After all, player characters have access to a LOT of attack animations. You'll need to design movements for Vanu Vanu that allow flips and kicks on MNK, elaborate spinning slashes on NIN, so on and so forth.

That said, this is STILL more likely to happen than actually allowing people to play the game as beastmen, as presumably no armor redesign would be required (the Vanu glamour would cover up all your armor).

[dinnertime]

No gear will need to be redesigned and since it's Glamour, you're not breaking lore.

It still would because some city-states or settlements aren't fine with beastmen, and people would think that you are one because of your glamour.

[Nestama]

It still would because some city-states or settlements aren't fine with beastmen, and people would think that you are one because of your glamour.

If an NPC won't react to my lewd glamour, then I highly doubt Beastman glamour will be an issue.

I doubt we'd see another single-gender race, unless they were kinda genderless like the Galka. People would pitch a fit.

I think there's even an interview (in a the FFXI Official World Guide Volume 1. Japanese only) where Nobuaki Komoto confirmed that the Galka are indeed male.