Lupin - make it a playable race!

[Nestama]

Fantasy =/= ignoring all logic. Every universe has its rules, and for all intents and purposes, they're too beasty to be acceptable just cause.

I think I'll wait for SE's take on them, if a question is asked about them being potentially playable in a Live Letter.
If FFXIV does get around to making a 7th playable race, it's high time for SE to actually make them start in their home village and have them enter Eorzea around the Air Ship envoy quest. Let's say Viera become playable; while people will be happy to just be able to play as this race, it's still going to be jarring to have them suddenly show up in La Noscea, Gridania, or Ul'dah and no one in the MSQ seeming to care about your long ears (or demonic horns, in the Auri's case).

[Berret_Snowbear]

I think I'll wait for SE's take on them, if a question is asked about them being potentially playable in a Live Letter.

Not to mention that this is THEIR universe, they can mold it as they please when ever they want.

[Clethoria]

Not to mention that this is THEIR universe, they can mold it as they please when ever they want.

This is true, but please consider the lore. Please? It'd look awful stupid to have the starting Ul'Dah cutscene, blah blah blah beastmen, and completely ignore the angry dog face on screen. the only explanation I could ever fathom would be "oh it's just a mask" or glamour because something something intimidation.

[Rysir]

This is true, but please consider the lore. Please? It'd look awful stupid to have the starting Ul'Dah cutscene, blah blah blah beastmen, and completely ignore the angry dog face on screen. the only explanation I could ever fathom would be "oh it's just a mask" or glamour because something something intimidation.

Honestly Theres already stupid stuff with the player: "Summoners were hunted across the lands and put to death" -> can prance about as a summoner at any location without issue. "You have no idea what its like to be an Au Ra" -> An Au Ra talking to an Au Ra.

And then theres all the "We need a healer" moments when the player is a healer that was only JUST fixed in stormblood.

[Nestama]

This is true, but please consider the lore. Please? It'd look awful stupid to have the starting Ul'Dah cutscene, blah blah blah beastmen, and completely ignore the angry dog face on screen. the only explanation I could ever fathom would be "oh it's just a mask" or glamour because something something intimidation.

That's why I say (in my edited response to you) SE should consider making new races start in their home village/city and then fly/sail to Eorzea for X reason once they reach the envoy point in the story. Naturally, there will need to be some changes to the dialogue in the MSQ (and maybe Classes), but that's still better than what we have now (just imagine if the Au Ra started in one of the Stormblood zones).

This even applies to the Viera. While I am still not a fan of them at all, if they were made playable in this game... I would like to see them actually start in their home village/city. Drown the player in Viera lore before sending them off to Eorzea and make the NPC's in quest/MSQ dialogue actually react to what you are >:U (especially if they're from 'The New World')

[Clethoria]

I would like to see them actually start in their home village/city. Drown the player in Viera lore before sending them off to Eorzea and make the NPC's in quest/MSQ dialogue actually react to what you are >:U (especially if they're from 'The New World')

Now that's more like it. I'd just stay a cat because it's a guaranteed way for 99% of the player base to be friendly towards you, but I'd still be interested in seeing more story around them, different tribes, ect.

[Ayer2015]

This is true, but please consider the lore. Please? It'd look awful stupid to have the starting Ul'Dah cutscene, blah blah blah beastmen, and completely ignore the angry dog face on screen. the only explanation I could ever fathom would be "oh it's just a mask" or glamour because something something intimidation.

The Au Ra make no sense in 2.0 starter content either...... any new race wont. Hell, I walk around as a giant moogle which makes no sense lore wise.
Lore is written by the devs..... nothing is set in stone in a game.