Viera as the next new race~ Show your support

[Nestama]

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When I mention third clan, I imply that SE should treat it like the Highlanders. A clan that is actually visually different from their cousins, including their animations. This means that the third Elezen/Miqo'te clan will have their own animations as well. I've also given up on wanting a playable bestial race in this game as SE has pretty much stated it's never going to happen for two reasons: lore and gear designs (the third reason is too stupid to even mention), however I have said I'll concede if SE make a playable Beastman glamour. Race lore I don't really care about (or lore in general, to some extent. I can only see it as an annoying wall that stops ideas now).

Sadly, concept art and even the 'finished' art will not match what would eventually be in the game.

I know there are Au Ra players who wish the males looked like this.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Both are reclusive and hate outsiders (when within their clans), both live in forest habitats, both have animal features, both are a predominantly female species.

If we ever explore the Viera origin place, it would take away from exploring a Miqote origin place because they would functionally be the same

Simple fix. Have Viera be either desert or Arctic living races predominantly. Why does it have to be an exact clone of the XII race? Why can it not have a different lore, origin home, etc? Why are you suggesting the devs adopt such a limiting mindset when they can create the bunnies as much as anything else. I'd be very happy if they replaced the Roe slot with Vieras. o3o Every single roe fem is just so ugly, IMHO...

[Senn]

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Initially, his main concern was that viera must be exactly as people envision it, otherwise the race won't be worth creating. He claims people would complain if it's not exactly like viera from past games.

He then goes on to change goal posts; he shifts his concern about this race not being as people envision it to saving resources. He suggests giving us a Fran hairstyle instead (and I assume the ears would be included).

So, his solution to the hypothetical situation people would complain about viera not being exactly the same as their past iterations is to just give us Fran's hairstyle.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Initially, his main concern was that viera must be exactly as people envision it, otherwise the race won't be worth creating. He claims people would complain if it's not exactly like viera from past games.

He then goes on to change goal posts; he shifts his concern about this race not being as people envision it to saving resources. He suggests giving us a Fran hairstyle instead (and I assume the ears would be included).

So, his solution to the hypothetical situation people would complain about viera not being exactly the same as their past iterations is to just give us Fran's hairstyle.

Wow. Weak! I want an actual bunny race.

[Kurogaea]

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I'd prefer to just have the race, thanks. They're's soooo many models to choose from and no ones asking for a specific version of Viera, because NOT EVERY VIERA LOOKS LIKE FRAN. They have concept models to choose from and previous versions of Final Fantasy to exploit as well (tactics for instance). Atm it just seems like Yoshi is making poor excuses instead of reasonable ones.

[Senn]

Wow. Weak! I want an actual bunny race.

I agree. I want viera to be its own race as well. Not a subrace, but its own race.

[Senn]

I'd prefer to just have the race, thanks. They're's soooo many models to choose from and no ones asking for a specific version of Viera, because NOT EVERY VIERA LOOKS LIKE FRAN. They have concept models to choose from and previous versions of Final Fantasy to exploit as well (tactics for instance). Atm it just seems like Yoshi is making poor excuses instead of reasonable ones.

I agree with you. I definitely would not be satisfied with just Fran's hairstyle.

[Senn]

Atm it just seems like Yoshi is making poor excuses instead of reasonable ones.

Oh, I forgot to mention, but these aren't concerns expressed by Yoshi P. A user in this thread just brought up those points/suggestions. I don't agree with them though.

[Nestama]

I'm just going to keep suggesting that a third clan of Elezen or Miqo'te would be better, especially if hands and feet for 'Viera' will be human hands/feet (as that really does make it sound like all you want is the rabbit ears, hence why Lambdafish said "So what that boils down to is you JUST want the ears"). Why terribly recycle a race (again) when you can add onto a current race and make them more appealing for others?

[Senn]

I'm just going to keep suggesting that a third clan of Elezen or Miqo'te would be better

That's cool.