Yoshi's shirt at NA fanfest

[InkstainedGwyn]

I am curious. Granted, everything can be taken tongue-in-cheek, etc. But he said "final race" and Viera is easy to see, but all of the (so far spot-on, 100% accurate) leaks said Viera and Ronso. So, are they playing coy with Ronso waiting in the wings, or have we hit a leak inconsistency?

[Rymm]

I am curious. Granted, everything can be taken tongue-in-cheek, etc. But "final race" and Viera is easy to see, but all of the (so far spot-on, 100% accurate) leaks said Viera and Ronso. So, are they playing coy with Ronso waiting in the wings, or have we hit a leak inconsistency?

I have serious doubts that they would add two new races and three new jobs in a single expansion. We might be getting Viera as playable and Ronso as a beast tribe. Or Yoshi P could go full troll and have Ronso playable and Viera as an npc beast tribe. (Oh lord, the rioting that would ensue if that's actually the case.)

The only way that I see them adding both is if they abandon the "two tribe" option (e.g. mid/highlanders or sea wolf/hellsguard) for each race and only implement one of each. If that's the case, I can even see SE going so far as cutting corners in development and the two ending up very similar in basic skeleton and animation, with just different skins and superficial changes. Happy as I would be to see Ronso, I would rather do without than have them half-*ss it.

[InkstainedGwyn]

I have serious doubts that they would add two new races and three new jobs in a single expansion. We might be getting Viera as playable and Ronso as a beast tribe. Or Yoshi P could go full troll and have Ronso playable and Viera as an npc beast tribe. (Oh lord, the rioting that would ensue if that's actually the case.)

The only way that I see them adding both is if they abandon the "two tribe" option (e.g. mid/highlanders or sea wolf/hellsguard) for each race and only implement one of each. If that's the case, I can even see SE going so far as cutting corners in development and the two ending up very similar in basic skeleton and animation, with just different skins and superficial changes. Happy as I would be to see Ronso, I would rather do without than have them half-*ss it.

Oh, absolutely. I really never thought it was feasible, and I'm not particularly attached either way, I'm just curious because so far the track record has been pretty spot on.