Gender locked race?

[Ayer2015]

Hey guys, this is the last race we will be adding...... and gender locked. Please look forward to it.

[InkstainedGwyn]

I wish people would stop being so upset that there's a possibility that this might be a one gender race.

People calling out SE and what not saying it's lazy and pandering, only giving people the fan service. Like really? Can you please take a step back and look at what your saying? I'm not saying I'm against having male and female viera in FFXIV but it just seems so arbitrary that people have to keep throwing these kind of things at SE. We could have no new race going into shadowbringers and I'd be perfectly fine with it, in fact if this turns into such a huge mess about the fact that a race in an mmo game is only locked to one gender (be it male or female) than I wish we'd never been given them in the first place.

"It's just a game, get over it" You're right, my bad, I shouldn't be talking about things that worry me in a game I pay to play on the forums for that game. Lemme delete my posts so we can get back to the important discussions like how to end world hunger. That's applicable for these game forums, right?

And the fact that there wasn't even a male shown in the concept art on the splash screen? That would be how you hype. Show both concepts, then show how the ladies panned out and leave us waiting to see how they translated the males from page to model.

Besides, I still say that if you have so little content that you have to wait to announce the second half of something that should just go hand in hand with the first announcement... hmm. Content drought, indeed.

And the whole "they don't want another feminine male so they can't bear it" is also crap. How the Viera males look would be up to them. You don't want them to be waifish, don't make them waifish. I'd still think that was cowardly, but not as bad as gender-locking them altogether.

[Kupocoubo]

Whats next ? Dancer being female only ? Please look forward it.

[AnnaRosa]

I understand this sentiment, and I definitely value this opinion.
But if there's one thing that I've learned about watching Fanfest Keynotes and live letters the past 4 years or so is that Square always manages to disappoint.

I don't know, they just seem so evasive about this whole issue. They didn't mention it one single time. The official art for the Viera has no males, they had no concept art to show during the art panel.
It's looking grim.

It wouldn't be a smart move imo to have Viera restricted to one gender imagine the amount of income they will lose just in fantasias, new weddings bunny male & his beloved plus glamours.

[WaterShield]

Ah the good ol' "it doesn't affect me why should I worry about it."



Yikes the subtle homophobia.

Yikes the unsubtle virtue signaling.

Also really? You're attributing homophobia to someone who expressed a preference... and then went on to state "Still i wouldn't lose my shit if they added males aswell and i think they do have something special on hold."

Seems you're the judgemental one here.

[Kupocoubo]

And the fact that there wasn't even a male shown in the concept art on the splash screen? That would be how you hype. Show both concepts, then show how the ladies panned out and leave us waiting to see how they translated the males from page to model.

Besides, I still say that if you have so little content that you have to wait to announce the second half of something that should just go hand in hand with the first announcement... hmm. Content drought, indeed.

Honestly I don't understand what they are doing, I try to imagine why they do not announce male vieras, but all the conclusions are wrong. Its just... bad.

[Skos]

Seems you're the judgemental one here.

Well. Yeah.

That's because I am judging that person. Who said I wasn't?

[Zied]

my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[cicatriz313]

I agree that it's a bad move by SE to either not mention the male Viera, or to not have one/have a different male race in general. However, the way people are talking like their lives are over is beyond ridiculous. I get the "I won't buy the expansion if they ___" posts, that's cool, don't buy it. Makes sense. But to say you are instilled with RAGE over it is a bit much.

[Novak_04]

But to say you are instilled with RAGE over it is a bit much.

I agree with this.