Gender locked race?

[Tabbs]

What do you guys make of this?

https://www.twitch.tv/finalfantasyxi...SheepFutureMan

A variation of Viera resembling a young elezen?

Subrace model strikes me as the most likely, tbh, despite what others think. Face type or child npc models are possible too, but we'll see.

[Iscah]

She had been talking about ear shapes, so quite possible she was still just referring to that - a variation with ears further apart so they look more like Elezen ears, position-wise.

I think it's best not to read too much into it. Get excited now over your ideal version of what it might mean, and you'll most likely be disappointed later. I'd rather just "wait and see" and get excited when they actually reveal things.

[Tabbs]

She had been talking about ear shapes, so quite possible she was still just referring to that - a variation with ears further apart so they look more like Elezen ears, position-wise.

I think it's best not to read too much into it. Get excited now over your ideal version of what it might mean, and you'll most likely be disappointed later. I'd rather just "wait and see" and get excited when they actually reveal things.

Respectfully, "young Elezen" would be a poor way to describe an ear style. There isn't exactly a huge difference between the ears of younger or older Elezen, so the "young" descriptor is a little useless there. Not to mention, I can't imagine they'd move the placement of the ears so drastically on the head, though I suppose it's possible.

[Averax]

Every time I see this thread updated, there's a spark of hope that some new info came out, only to be crushed with an iron fist

Nothing until the Tokyo Fanfest at the end of the month

[Iscah]

Respectfully, "young Elezen" would be a poor way to describe an ear style. There isn't exactly a huge difference between the ears of younger or older Elezen, so the "young" descriptor is a little useless there. Not to mention, I can't imagine they'd move the placement of the ears so drastically on the head, though I suppose it's possible.

I was thinking more of the combination of "Elezen-like" ears and Viera face, which together might give an overall appearance of an Elezen with more childlike proportions - not even necessarily looking like the in-game Elezen child models.

It seems risky to guess at what she intended. There's the language barrier, and the fact that (I assume) she wasn't able to complete her description and clarify what she meant. Without the need to keep future secrets, it could have been a very mundane conversation.

[Tabbs]

I was thinking more of the combination of "Elezen-like" ears and Viera face, which together might give an overall appearance of an Elezen with more childlike proportions - not even necessarily looking like the in-game Elezen child models.

It seems risky to guess at what she intended. There's the language barrier, and the fact that (I assume) she wasn't able to complete her description and clarify what she meant. Without the need to keep future secrets, it could have been a very mundane conversation.

Oh, that could be it tbh. I, personally, don't think young Elezen faces stand out too much; especially since the Viera female face we've seen is already kinda young looking. That being said, I agree it's too early to clarify, but I'm far too gone too be warned lol

[Tanama]

During the art panel they showed the concept art of the four faces, four ear types and the eight unique hairstyles. Here's a cropped screen capture of that for reference:

[Crushnight]

During the art panel they showed the concept art of the four faces, four ear types and the eight unique hairstyles. Here's a cropped screen capture of that for reference:

thanks for sharing ^^

seems like the difference in face type is the ears not the face itself so them all looking like they have the same face in the trailer is intentional at least to my untrained eye in that image

[xbahax92]

thanks for sharing ^^

seems like the difference in face type is the ears not the face itself so them all looking like they have the same face in the trailer is intentional at least to my untrained eye in that image

Hmm ... No. Faces from Hairstyle #1, #2, #3 and #4 are all unique faces.
But I can already tell the ears are set to the faces. So not much "variety" there, we gotta stick with presets again.



So comparing our 4 ladies from the trailer we got from right to left... (ear checkup)
Face #1
Face #2
Face #2
Face #4

But then again we get some additional mouth, nose and eye features that alter the face a bit.. So yea

[Iscah]

Hmm ... No. Faces from Hairstyle #1, #2, #3 and #4 are all unique faces.
But I can already tell the ears are set to the faces. So not much "variety" there, we gotta stick with presets again.

If they're linked, why have faces "A-D" and ears "1-4"?