Gender locked race?

[Lauront]

It's less to do with their intellect and more to do with having their own tongue, such that the Eorzean common tongue would be foreign to them. I realise there's limitations on what they can do with VA in the game, but I do wish such dialects extended beyond beast tribes... my biggest disappointment when arriving in Ishgard was that it sounded just about the same as everywhere else in the game.

Plus, some (and I do stress, some) of the beast tribes are fairly intelligent, anyway. They're just quirky.

[Rokke]

Also, on the genderlocking issue, am I the only one who would be really interested in a female lioness type deal? Like come on, that'd be BA.

You ain't and I've been saying as much here, on reddit, and in several discord groups lol

I don't know if I'd play a female lionness personally and in that same vein, I don't see myself ever playing a femroe. They just aren't my cup of tea. But theres theres a crowd for em and I'm 300% in favor for them being a thing for customization's sake.

2 complete races would be ideal, but even 1 complete race is better than 1 & 1. With 1 & 1 you cheese off 2 groups- those who'd want males of group A and those who'd want females of group B.

If Hrothgar are added, I wonder if they'll have any speech quirks like the Ronso?

I hope not. Hell, I even like that they toned down the ye olde speaking in SB.

[Lauront]

Eh, it'd add a bit more variety to how various groups sound in the game... everyone sounding the same barring beast tribes is just dull, IMO.

[Theodric]

It's less to do with their intellect and more to do with having their own tongue, such that the Eorzean common tongue would be foreign to them. I realise there's limitations on what they can do with VA in the game, but I do wish such dialects extended beyond beast tribes... my biggest disappointment when arriving in Ishgard was that it sounded just about the same as everywhere else in the game.

Plus, some (and I do stress, some) of the beast tribes are fairly intelligent, anyway. They're just quirky.

Mm. It adds flavour to the game world. I don't want the only differences between the playable races to be their physical appearance. It's just boring - and if I'm honest, I'm already tired of how often the playable races feel interchangeable. If we ever get another Final Fantasy MMO then it is my hope that it will have distinct starter zones for each race to better play up the differences in their culture.

I hope not. Hell, I even like that they toned down the ye olde speaking in SB.

I don't. One of the reasons I invested in FFXIV over other MMO's was due to how it wasn't just another MMO using generic American English at every possible turn. Thankfully they switched to mostly British voice actors, at least...

[JamiaHaab]

So, make ff14-2 more like WoW. Why do you play a midlander?

[Nestama]

If Hrothgar are added, I wonder if they'll have any speech quirks like the Ronso?

I'd be fine with that. One thing I like about FFXIV is the accents and/or speech quirks they try to give characters, beastmen included (when/if they get a voice). Gives the world a little more flavour.
As much as I hate Viera, I do hope that if they get any voiced lines, they have the same accent they had in FFXII and not just be England - Forest.

[Theodric]

Why do you play a midlander?

They're able to be designed to be classically handsome. I lost interest in Xaela when they became subservient to Doma. Raen, meanwhile, were shafted almost completely. Elezen intrigued me for a while but Ishgard's depth and grit was eroded away almost entirely...and the same is applicable to Ala Mhigo with someone as bland as Lyse being the face of the region in the present day. Miqo'te and Lalafell are far too short for my personal tastes. Roegadyn are too bulky.

[Lauront]

Mm. It adds flavour to the game world. I don't want the only differences between the playable races to be their physical appearance. It's just boring - and if I'm honest, I'm already tired of how often the playable races feel interchangeable. If we ever get another Final Fantasy MMO then it is my hope that it will have distinct starter zones for each race to better play up the differences in their culture.

Absolutely. I'm not a fan of how they handled that aspect at all in XIV.

So, make ff14-2 more like WoW. Why do you play a midlander?

Not sure what bearing that has on anything. Wanting differentiation between races and cultures precludes someone from playing a midlander?

If anything, the game's combat system makes it closer to WoW than anything else; adopting a design element that allowed Blizzard to differentiate races more would be a positive.

[Shougun]

Er, no. I don't like how Roegadyn look. I like beefy men who are classically handsome but not bizarrely proportioned. Highlander men are the sweet spot in terms of physique for me but their lack of eyebrows and the fact that they suffer from a dire case of 'same face' puts me off of them. You keep trying to desperately paint Roegadyn as looking like Pantera as an excuse not to add them. I'm thoroughly confused - since they look nothing alike and you then go on to post a picture that looks exactly like a Miqo'te but with bunny ears instead of cat ears. By your own logic, we shouldn't have bunny men added either.

I want buff bunnies. Like, as ripped as highlanders but taller. Think that would be a good complement to how Viera females look since the race has such a fierce look to it.
Basically my WoL wants to go live with the buff bunnies in the forest please.

You know what I really get out of this thread . . Highlanders are almost perfect. . Yes... stroke my ego yes... :3

But please don't mention my eyebrows, it brings me shame lol.

I think we should step back from the whole, 'well this can be this but I can't make this' argument, as it doesn't add anything and can be turned on its head for both sides.

Ultimately this though.. Viera shouldn't exist if a lion-like ronso-like, possibly pantera-like, race shouldn't exist due to look-alike options.

True you can't get good bunny ears, but also true that a Roe doesn't make a great lion-race either, and eyebrow paint for highlander looks professionally derpy . . imo. . lol. "it sort of works if you cross your eyes" just isn't good enough sometimes haha.

If Hrothgar are added, I wonder if they'll have any speech quirks like the Ronso?

As long as it isn't as bad as the limsa speech, I know they toned it down a bit but I had to get the out of there when I first arrived and started to do quests . . .

Limsa NPC talks = my eyes slowly rotating up into my skull and my skip button being pounded, I'll check the quest markers to see what I need to do thanks lol.

Although I don't hate that they tried to add flavor in text, personally if it was all voiced I'd be okay with it.. but reading it is just painful XD.


The thing I'm curious about is let's say they do gender lock the race. I'm assuming they're going to give a reason for it.. right? Now if they didn't somehow make it "literally impossible" to have the other gender in lore (which would of course make people really upset), I wonder if they'll announce plans to do something about that lock later. I said that I imagine saying why and what their plan would be if it's locked would disable most of the hate train, but also thinking about it.. what's their plan if they announce a genderlock? I can't believe it's not say why and have no plan to change it lol.

"We're going to lock two races"
Team: "people will be mad, what should we say"
"nothing"
Team: ". . . . okay but when will we unlock it?"
"never"
Team: " . . . . . . . . . . . ?"

Dunno, maybe I sold myself the idea but I just feel that'd be too wild of a ride for Yoshida to take us on lol. At least we should be hearing why and perhaps what will happen.. If it's locked. Although I feel the hype train would go super sonic if it's not locked, what an announcement that'd be lol.

Not sure what bearing that has on anything. Wanting differentiation between races and cultures precludes someone from playing a midlander?

If anything, the game's combat system makes it closer to WoW than anything else; adopting a design element that allowed Blizzard to differentiate races more would be a positive.

WoW's race intros are MUCH better than FFXIV's imo.... They get you into action and goofy things pretty quickly and each area feels radically different. I still like FFXIV more as a whole of course, that's why I'm here, but just my imo WoW has a better start (if you ignore graphical style).

[JamiaHaab]

I mean, midlander have nothing that defines them but being base. I like that all the races in game are treated equal and aren't genderlocked.