Viera as the next new race~ Show your support

[Melichoir]

I would like to be a viera, also they should release lupon as a race too! Two beast races

Chances are the new race will be Garleans, and theyll just look like slightly different Hyurs! Its progress!

[Nestama]

Garleans can't use magic, though.

[Theodric]

Garleans can't use magic, though.

The lore book states that some of them can - it's just extremely rare.

[Nestama]

Which means they're still unlikely to be ever playable. More so if we think about the ARR and SB plot and how it may need some re-writing in some places (more so for ARR, since Garleans are kinda responsible for the Calamity 5 years prior).

[Kaurhz]

No. How about we get more features for the preexisting races before we add more.

[JamiaHaab]

Hello VIERA SUPPORT thread. You sure are a slippery one.

[Alacran]

Hello VIERA SUPPORT thread. You sure are a slippery one.

Aye people love to derail the thread to denounce the idea or push their favored options.

A reply i just made on FB to a suggestion for Viera in FFXIV.

A lot of people like to complain that Viera would be more of the same... I however can't help but see it as constancy. Never has a playable race been anything more than a human variant with non human features. There are other games out there to fill the furry, non human niche, why must a Japanese game with Japanese aesthetics be forced to conform to the sensibilities of a minority that makes up so little of the player base? Not to mention that many who want said "diversity" would not use the races in question, instead simply wanting them as a background dressing to make the world more inclusive even while they play as one of the "human with animal features". This does not even begin to take into account the issues with animating so much of the cut scenes to work with non human faces... How exactly does a smile better suit a hero when the have beak?

As for the desire for more character creation options, that is an argument i would love to champion. However, this would only be after a Complete redesign of the game. I'm talking on the scale on 1.0 to 2.0 server relaunch (to include character migrations, server redesign, and engine remake). This is something that i do not see happening until at least 10.0, that's with the caveat that the game lasts that long.

[Alien_Gamer]

A lot of people like to complain that Viera would be more of the same... I however can't help but see it as constancy.

See, thats the issue though. Most in this thread have stated they don't want Viera to be a human with bunny ears but thats the most likely scenario for what they'll get; and that doesn't even get into the whole tall vs short argument. The simple fact is, no matter what SE does alot of people will be unhappy. I would argue that their best course of action is to not put them in the game at this point, thats the only way they don't come out of this with a giant headache.

[Duskane]

No. How about we get more features for the preexisting races before we add more.

Or just do both

[Lambdafish]

Aye people love to derail the thread to denounce the idea or push their favored options

God forbid people have opinions on a public forum. Trying to censor people when they disagree with you is an awful thing to ask for