Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
Not even acknowledging it at the art panel seems like a mistake. Surely they know everyone's asking.

If they're trying to build up hype, it's causing more negative than positive press in the meantime.

And if they're not including males, the extended wait is only going to make the backlash worse.
If the Lion race thing is real and is male-only, it's going to need to absolutely blow people out of the water with how amazing it is if SE wants to stand any chance of avoiding the backlash of female-only Viera.

Given that the Lion race is something no one asked for, and male Viera is something that people have been looking forward to for years, I don't think it's remotely possible for Lion race hype to outweigh Viera disappointment.