Quote Originally Posted by QT_Melon View Post
If there was a race that was only male, people would say the same. So what.
Precisely what I said earlier. I'd have no problem with a male only race being added to compliment the Viera. Problem is, some think that by not having male Viera, it somehow takes away from what the Viera are as a race. Just as others would think that not having females would somehow be a detriment to the hypothetical male race. I simply don't see it that way. To me, they're fine if one is male only, and the other female only. Just like Mithra and Galka on FFXI. Didn't upset me one bit. And it didn't take away anything from the game whatsoever. Furthermore, there was far less complaining about it back then, than there is now about this.

I played the ARR beta as a male Miqote, because they only had one male Mithra npc in FFXI. It was fine and all. Didn't change my enjoyment of the game one way or the other. What I did appreciate was it being drastically different than the female Miqote. It would've been fine without them in game. But the fact that they were so different, made them quite enjoyable to have in game.

And it would be fine without male Viera. If they add them, great. If not, well it wasn't meant to be. But if they just add them to appease, and they're basically reskinned females... I think that would be a tragedy personally. As well as wasted resources. Because that's obviously not what people are wanting. It's certainly not what I want. I want them to be different. I actually like the concept art of them being muscular enough to not need heels.

That's all I'm trying to say here. Make them rugged, muscular, masculine. Just like male Roes and Hyurs. Make them fit their own lore. I don't give a crap about turtles and white mages. I'm saying the Viera should fit their own established lore. And not just FFXIV Viera lore, but all established lore for them. How they dress should be completely detached from how they look. I don't care how the player dresses them. You're right, that is none of my business, and it changes constantly. I care how their base model looks, and that is kind of everyone's business that might have an opinion on it. I want to see them done well. Not just another bunny suit appeasement case.