Viera as the next new race~ Show your support

[Alacran]

So your saying that concept art is bad because they look like children? -_-

As an NPC it is fine, as a playable race? Yes it is. You do realize that Lalafell proportions were made specifically so that they cannot be considered children biologically? Their head size in relation to body proportions denote them not being of the human race and not subject to child protection laws concerning children if all forms of media.

Are you on Balmung? Also I'd like to kindly add, I can say my character is a agressive serial killer that would gut any Eorzean within 4 meters just for fun, and would get off on the smell fresh entrails, especially if its a pregnant woman. Distrubing ain't it?

In other words: Don't make RP an excuse. Its a very poor argument. No one will deny people would RP that crap, but no ones batting an eye when someone has lala slaves and one just happens to be an underage daughter (as said by a troll in Iddylshire playing the roll of an Eorzean trafficker)

*shivers*

I would say that none of that is ok, is absolutely disgusting and should be reported immediately. People like to bring up the idea of since it's already happening it's ok to add ways to facilitate and encourage depraved/ disgusting acts by introducing even more options to fetishize. That mind set is not only sad (in that one gives into abohrant behavior in doing so rewards it) but incredibly short sided (allowing the spread of said behavior to flourish).

Request have been made to adopt children, play as them, take them on adventures. However it's posed the fact remains, adding any child like race poses issues to the company for how the child is depicted in those situations (attack, dismemberment, death, capture, torture, ect...). to say nothing of the review by ESRB standards in general rating of content. A change that can in fact cause it's ability to sold and offered in certain regions to put into jeopardy.

Those are clearly meant to be children, they should NOT be options for character creation.

[Senn]

I think a slim viera with this body shape would be pretty cool for the males.

[Senn]

Those are clearly meant to be children, they should NOT be options for character creation.

I think the viera in this concept art should be considered. I like how they look. I don't really care what weirdos decide to rp, as long as I don't see it.

[Fenrira]

All of the FF14 races are basically humans with different body proportions, and sometimes with different ears, and some extra features . (Tails,scales, eyes)

What realy differentiate them :Body proportions, height, posture, unique animations. This is enough i think to feel them realy different and unique.

If they do this with a Viera like race, we can get easily a new race ,that fits perfectly in to the game. I support a new race.

[Senn]

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Thanks for the support. c:

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I just wanted to make a general reminder, but if you guys are in favor of the next race being viera, please like the original post.

[Blackcanary]

Aren't you a cat?

Ant I a crappy clone of the Miqo'te from FF11. Which originally had a cat noise. I'm only a cat cause i thought it would be the same style as 11. which is where the original races for 14 came from. so what on earth are you talking about.

[jake200135]

I think a slim viera with this body shape would be pretty cool for the males.

You know, that isn't a bad idea. The character in that picture looks to be about the height and weight of alphinoe and alisae (I hope I spelled their names right), so I think if they made Viera about their size, it would turn out pretty good. I just don't think they should make Viera big and intimidating. When I think of bunnies, I think they're cute, not scary.

[Lambdafish]

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.

Let me get this straight, as you seem to dismiss my concerns as scaremongering and negativity, my concerns are based on the development teams own words.

James from MyM Magazine: With the addition of swimming, do you see Blitzball in the future of FFXIV?

Yoshida: To be honest, yes we have plans, maybe. The thing is, we’ve run into a few problems, there’s the opinion that if we released it as it was in FFX, players might lose interest in it quickly. Then on the team we had the idea of OK because we’re an MMO, lets make something that fits with the style of game we have. However if we do that, then we’re going away from the Blitzball people know and expect. We’re trying to find a good mix of both sides. Because we have swimming and diving, its natural to get that in the game.

The key thing here is Yoshi Ps worry about balancing it to be the same as FFX and making something that fits with the style of game that we have. This was seen in triple triad and Yoshi P sees that people saying "omg I love blitzball, we want it" (change blitzball to viera and we have this thread), and then as soon as they put in blitzball, people turn around and go "eh, its not how I remember it, they shouldn't have done that".

I don't have an issue with Viera being in the game, my issue is that I am echoing this exact argument above but replacing the word blitzball with Viera. This is especially apparent when people say "no, its ok to change it, we don't mind", newsflash: the community will mind and the developers implementation may be different to how you expect if you say that, especially if they change the name.

Also my solution was just a suggestion, I didn't change goal posts or change my concern, my concern is still about player expectation, HOWEVER I know for a fact that you are far more likely (like going from "not in a million years" to "reasonable request") to get the fran hairstyle and Viera ears headpiece as glamour options, I gave you that idea so that you had a chance at getting Viera, not because I was concerned about resources. You are welcome

I don't want to get too personal on this topic, but Senn, you seem very much set on the fact that Viera will be implemented into the game, and you won't stop until it is. The devs have not made any kind of hints that this will happen except a piece of concept art that was rejected, and I really don't want you to get your hopes up over nothing and I'd rather we wait to see what the devs vision for the coming expansions are, and give them a bit of creative freedom when it comes to the world that they want to create.

[Elim]

I'd only play one if they were short and cute like in the second picture. I don't care if some weridos think they look like kids and want to make drama out of it. The same thing happened with lalas and thankfully those weridos stopped posting. lol

I just hate tall giraffe neck character models. :c

[RosaLunaCelestia]

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Its maybe out subject but can u give me the link of ur source about blitzball pls ? Maybe missed it