Viera Race "Confirmed" for 5.0! Are you gonna change races?

[ItaruKarin]

As much as I'll miss my femroe, Viera has been what I've been waiting for all this time. So as long as they're at least somewhat imposing and not cute and flimsy, sure, I'm switching.

[Navras]

I really wonder what is the Japanese community feel on this. They are super protective about this kindda stuff but also very eager for waifu stuff too :/ This is making me very nervous lol

damn it!!

[VertoIncantation]

Pretty sure they'll be taller than high lander but shorter than elezen/roe and just as slim as aura female. Which will be ugly :P

[Hestzhyen]

I know how you feel Zakuno, im biting my nails till the official reveal :/ I really dont want them to mess this one up,been wanting this since i first got to that Akihiko Yoshidas character creation DREAM screen 4 years ago (alsmot 5 now) it was one of the major things for me to try FFXIV.

Lets keep this up guys so they actually stay truthful to the original ones! Maximum Effort!

Best of both worlds would be one XII style race and one Feol style race, but we won't know for sure until the end of 4.5x. That's a long time to be on the edge of one's seat.

I said before in the main Viera thread that if only one type is represented I hope it's the XII clan since that seems to be what most people want... Just holding out some hope that there will be something for me too. Even Miqo'te have bulky arms and muscular frames so I would be happy to see a truly cute race for males that isn't potato.

[Iscah]

Well Fran is 6'2, which is shorter than the shortest female Roegadyn (that's excluding ears, of course. I imagine ears will be in different positions depending on the head gear, either the clipping hell will be worse than the Au Ra horns and tails in general).

I would expect the ears to be placed so they can use the same headgear models as Miqo'te.

[Alice_Chrystal]

I really wonder what is the Japanese community feel on this. They are super protective about this kindda stuff but also very eager for waifu stuff too :/ This is making me very nervous lol

damn it!!

I would love to know that, too! I am really nervous about the cute artwork..i would be happy if we get both but personally i would be heartbroken if we do not get the Viera from ff12... for me, that is what a viera is supposed to look like...elegant and fierce. I loved that they took the stigma of "bunny-girls" and created something special with fran and her kind… not the typical bunny-girl.

[stanrir]

only if they are small and have more bunny features than human features.

[Odstarva]

Would be cool if they went the hyurian route with the tribe selection.

Have a cute/small variant, and a tall/strong variant.


Better than continuing the current trend of "different skin/fur/horn color"

[Corue]

Imagine being a Roe/Highlander and having less body hair than an effeminate looking rabbit boy.

[Tyla_Esmeraude]

Side note:
In the concept art, the shield has a number 5 and what looks like two moons.... but you could also read it as 5.0!
Has that been there all along since 2013!?

Oh snap. You are right. lol Eghh... That representation of Viera male though looks too Hyurish (I think even more Miq'oteish), short (though there's nothing you can compare it to to see if it's actually short) and has no iconic feet, makes me very uneasy.. hopefully it's just an initial or just for fun concept. Perhaps it's just the art style... personally I prefer the other concept art from the Tokyo Fate.