Quote Originally Posted by Kaedan View Post
1) There are no reliable metrics to be able to claim it's most requested.

2) There are many things that players ask for that are not good ideas.
1) SE themselves stated Viera were the most requested race in the older new race polls in ARR and 1.0 days. The devs themselves even drafted up pages and pages of concept art, the best of which was released in the Stone and Steel artbook.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/46936
A quick google search will give you much of the concept art.

He also VERY RECENTLY stated that Viera is not off the table. https://www.finder.com.au/final-fant...ormblood-viera

2)Explain to me why this is a bad idea?

I mean objectively give reasons why adding a highly demanded and beloved race found in FF canon would only be a bad thing?

Tastes mean nothing if you are a jerk.