Quote Originally Posted by Fenral View Post
Great post, but you actually read way to much into what I was saying. The simple fact of the matter is that there are no male city Viera, at least according to the Dramaturge. All I was getting at was that, for that to be true, 100% of all male Viera had to conform to societal norms in regards to both staying out of the village and also never leaving the Wood, when there realistically should be at least some outliers.
Sure, possibly. Plausibly.

But would there be enough to constitute them being playable? I'm not so sure.

While it was said male Miqo'te aren't seen often, their lifestyle lends itself to vagrancy, so having one be an adventurer isn't out of the question. There was never a reason female Roegadyn and Hyur Highlanders weren't playable - maybe they just didn't think enough people would play them to justify it, maybe they weren't due until next Tuesday (and then the staff reshuffling Calamity happened).

Male Viera, on the other hand, supposedly are never seen outside of their home forests; while there may be outliers who don't conform to their societal expectations, they'd be so rare you'd be hard-pressed to find one, ever - there simply wouldn't be enough to constitute them being a playable option. In my opinion.

Again, I hold to the belief that things aren't true until we know they are - and as all races have playable males and females (and the debacle that would ensue otherwise), I seriously doubt male Viera won't be a thing regardless of what a bit of internal data derived from a bug shows (and what the lore supports). I'd be more surprised if they weren't playable (and extremely amused - this game really needs to betray my expectations more to keep itself entertaining), but I honestly don't see that happening purely based on the outrage that would result if it did.

Still no Moriarty. Month lapses in a couple days; maybe I'll have some luck with March's tickets.

150+ F2P Orbs (~2 months worth of saving) into L-Roy's banner; no 5*s despite an 8% base rate that rises as you go without one. (Currently at 11.5%)

Feels bad, man.

Is it Sunday yet, so my group can finish out D&D heist campaign? I want - no, at this point, need - to make that Barbarian replacement character. My considerable rage escalates...