New possible race

[enthauptet]

Lol facial expressions. Unless you are wearing one of the 2 piece tank armours. Those are always funny when something happens and your character has no reaction because you can't see your face XD.

I think probably the chance of them being playable is just about 0. Would be fun to have but most points as to why were already mentioned.

[Stormfur]

I'm hoping they become a playable race in 5.0. If old armor/helmets would work (or perhaps their ears would just stick through), it would be fine. We have the "cannot equip gear to head" option on clothing anyway.

But they are probably just a beast tribe -- maybe one focused on gathering instead of crafting? Perhaps they are how we get the red fiery Fenrir mount.

[Dalmacus]

I'm hoping they become a playable race in 5.0. If old armor/helmets would work (or perhaps their ears would just stick through), it would be fine. We have the "cannot equip gear to head" option on clothing anyway.

But they are probably just a beast tribe -- maybe one focused on gathering instead of crafting? Perhaps they are how we get the red fiery Fenrir mount.

Sorry to be a party pooper but they won't become a playable race IMO.

You westerners might like this kind of races but in the Asia side it's not popular, so if SQEX wants to make a new playable race they need to make it just so that it appeals to all 3 regions.
After all, why create a playable race that only the 1 or 2% of player population enjoys it while the rest does not like it.

[Stormfur]

I'd be okay with just having the mask or tail too.

[Khaoticsuccubus]

I'd be okay with these being playable IF, and that's a HUMONGOUS FRIGGING MAJOR IF, I could believe they would/could make an anthro race with a full range of emotional expression, with a variety of different faces that legit are different faces and not just a fur pattern change, and there was a noticeable level of sexual dimorphism (if I can't tell the difference between the male and the female in a noticeable way, no thanks.)

Already been burned by WoW before, when they introduced the copy paste, might as well be a trash mob, Worgen race. They didn't even learn their lesson and released another later, the panda race... not as bad as worgen but, still copy pasta.

[Abriael]

... Racist.




joking ofc.

But we have seen during the Beast Tribe Quests that factions are trying to break free from the Gods.
And most people should know by now that the Vath tribe is actually trying to become adventurers just like you and I.
So I don't see why other tribes couldn't join the Adventurer life, and possibly become playable characters.

Trying and managing are different things. Being "adventurers" does not equate to being the warrior of light. The whole story would have to be changed in several points to accommodate a member of any beast tribe in that role, and it simply won't happen.

Ultimately, I'm sure Square Enix will implement another playable race sooner or later, but with a MMORPG on this level of maturity, they will go where the obvious money is, and that's Viera. I'm sure there's absolutely no one who really believes that a beast race of any kind would be as effective (even on the same planet) in bringing back lapsed players and bringing in new players as Viera would be. And that's where the money is.

As much as some appear to enjoy it, furry is a niche taste.

Of course, everyone is free to hold their breath as much as they want, but just remember to take in some air once in a while

[Nestama]

Sorry to be a party pooper but they won't become a playable race IMO.

You westerners might like this kind of races but in the Asia side it's not popular, so if SQEX wants to make a new playable race they need to make it just so that it appeals to all 3 regions.
After all, why create a playable race that only the 1 or 2% of player population enjoys it while the rest does not like it.

I'm sure the % will be higher than 1-2%. Especially if you can make the race look cute. As we know, cute sells.

[Abriael]

I'm sure the % will be higher than 1-2%.

Actually, 1-2% is probably correct if we talk about Asia. Even Roegadyn is already massively underpopulated in Asia and Europe, with only 4% of the population. Only in the US, that goes up to 6%, but that's still by far the less popular race. Add furry to that, and you'll get even worse penetration among Asian players.



Monster races simply aren't as popular as some appear to think, especially in Japan. The only animal traits that are welcomed there are minor, with the race retaining 90% human features (catgirls, bunny girls and so forth). That's also why miqo'te have been made more human-like and less feral than FFXI's mithra.

[Kazrah]

Yeah, I'm just gonna stick to being adorable.

[Smol]

It's possible eventually, but there is going to have to be some serious work done to make them actually look unique. At the risk of sounding racist against wolf people, I feel that the ones we see in the trailer look very samey.