Gender locked race?

[Demise]

I'm going to be upset when ronso gets announced instead. Why do we get sexy women for all the straight guys to fawn over but no males equivalent?

I don't mind fan service pandering if theres some options for me too. Korean MMOS already do a good enough job ignoring women and gay men, it's sad that SE is going the same route after showing some signs of caring with cat boys and bunny costume.

I guess the furry bara community will get something from ronso. I'll just try and be happy for them.

[Tempest222]

This is my first XIV expansion release, so I can’t say I know how things generally go with this game, but from my time elsewhere I would say the prospect of male viera isn’t looking good. This type of behavior from a developer generally doesn’t bode well imo, and player concerns are often born out, despite some players insisting we should just wait and see and give the benefit of the doubt. I would love to hold out hope and believe that they’ve just decided not to reveal the male yet for whatever reason, but since I’ve seen things like this happen many times with before, the cynic in me says they didn’t reveal it because it doesn’t exist, and it’ll just be damage control from here on out. Hope I’m wrong.

[Senn]

I really hope viera is not gender locked. I love the female viera models, but I also want playable male viera as well.
Am I going to have to make another "show your support" thread for male viera? lol
We'll have to wait and see.

[Demise]

I hope your wrong too but I don't think so. They've never announced just one gender of a race before. And the removed the males from all their concept art that they showed at the panels and everything.

The dream is dead.

Leaks suggest ronso from ffx would be the male equivalent for viera. The big blue furry lion dudes.

So Tokyo fanfest will likely be, "you may have noticed no males! Well worry not we have ronso here for you!"

I don't think I want to be a massive lumbering beast man instead of a cute bunny boy but oh well lol.

[Novak_04]

Am I going to have to make another "show your support" thread for male viera? lol

If this thread gains enough traction, you won't have to.

[cicatriz313]

I hope your wrong too but I don't think so. They've never announced just one gender of a race before. And the removed the males from all their concept art that they showed at the panels and everything.

The dream is dead.

Leaks suggest ronso from ffx would be the male equivalent for viera. The big blue furry lion dudes.

So Tokyo fanfest will likely be, "you may have noticed no males! Well worry not we have ronso here for you!"

I don't think I want to be a massive lumbering beast man instead of a cute bunny boy but oh well lol.

Do you remember the first male viera concept art? I don't think there was anything "cute" about it. Again, I'm all for Viera getting both sexes but a cute male race was never promised lol.

[Riardon]

It's really bad when they do not mention anything at all.
They could write Female only available on the Viera presentation slides.
It's like they were trying to slip it under the carpet and let it go unnoticed.
I don't know if they reveal another male only playable race (as per the leaks at least it was supposed to be 2 different races) but I feel they didn't handle this well.
It's dishonest. If you decide to make a female only race have the guts at least to say it and not let people speculate.
I hope they don't start a silly "limited" trend now.

[AnnaRosa]

This is my first XIV expansion release, so I can’t say I know how things generally go with this game, but from my time elsewhere I would say the prospect of male viera isn’t looking good. This type of behavior from a developer generally doesn’t bode well imo, and player concerns are often born out, despite some players insisting we should just wait and see and give the benefit of the doubt. I would love to hold out hope and believe that they’ve just decided not to reveal the male yet for whatever reason, but since I’ve seen things like this happen many times with before, the cynic in me says they didn’t reveal it because it doesn’t exist, and it’ll just be damage control from here on out. Hope I’m wrong.

Not really as you could see by the character creator all the phases that they pass just to do one character it is complex not a simple process can only guess they show when they are really sure of their final decisions either to a model or male race concept small details to not create any unnecessary expectations on players that will rage to forums if they decide a change for later.

[Rokke]

Lets wait for tomorrow Q&A time that question will be the million dollar question worry not tomorrow you will take your doubt.

SE vets what questions are asked/answered at fanfests as attendees have to turn in little cards that have a question written on it and forum posts are posted/selected in advance for the panel. Its not like PAX where they hand you a mic and you can sneak a non-previewed question in, which is why the questions are fluff 90% of the time.

[MirielleLavandre]

Why do we get sexy women for all the straight guys to fawn over but no males equivalent?

Korean MMOS already do a good enough job ignoring women and gay men, it's sad that SE is going the same route after showing some signs of caring with cat boys and bunny costume.

I guess the furry bara community will get something from ronso. I'll just try and be happy for them.

Just want to point out...lesbian women may/will also fawn over the 'sexy women' Viera, so in this sense SE is not ignoring 'women' - just some women who happen to prefer men. One can't lump all women into one group and say they're being ignored by not having male Viera for them to likewise fawn over.