Gender locked race?

[Crushnight]

lol so just because a couple of male roe npcs have unusual/referential names or funny emotes then male roe as a race is a joke?

then i guess all of the ffxiv races are a joke because all of those things can be applied to the other races as well.

burly guy with funny emote and dress funny sometimes? hmm... that remind me of someone... whose name start with H... i wonder what race he is....

I didn't say the race IS a joke i said why people may see them as a joke because the more memorable male roes are treated as such whether by name convention or the way they act you have Mylwerb's right hand man is the most serious male roe you have to interact with in msq followed by Rititayn(lv49 trial), HW portrayal of Gosetsu was a comedic loud man something i'm glad SB didn't add more to, you then have the guy who calls titan Titus, SE's portrayal of male roes is the issue there when they want us to take them serious i will

The problem is Hildabrand is optional you are not forced to interact with him and his adventures you are forced to interact with the above people and male roes in msq are the most comical characters just like lalas are portrayed as money grubbing etc the problem is SE way of writing and portraying them.

[Gwenorai]

lol so just because a couple of male roe npcs have unusual/referential names or funny emotes then male roe as a race is a joke?

then i guess all of the ffxiv races are a joke because all of those things can be applied to the other races as well.

burly guy with funny emote and dress funny sometimes? hmm... that remind me of someone... whose name start with H... i wonder what race he is....

I never said they were a joke; hence I said 'not so sure about that' and then just mentioned some of the joke chaps that currently existed?

[Lacan]

Yea, I just mean that it seems like when SE wants to make a joke NPC, roes are always their first choice. I don't know why they do that. :v

[DevonEllwood]

I'm going to err on the side of caution and be pre-disappointed on the race front. I have new music (papaya) and environments (eggs) that look and sound great to look forward to.

[Fland]

I didn't say the race IS a joke i said why people may see them as a joke because the more memorable male roes are treated as such whether by name convention or the way they act you have Mylwerb's right hand man is the most serious male roe you have to interact with in msq followed by Rititayn(lv49 trial), HW portrayal of Gosetsu was a comedic loud man something i'm glad SB didn't add more to, you then have the guy who calls titan Titus, SE's portrayal of male roes is the issue there when they want us to take them serious i will

The problem is Hildabrand is optional you are not forced to interact with him and his adventures you are forced to interact with the above people and male roes in msq are the most comical characters just like lalas are portrayed as money grubbing etc the problem is SE way of writing and portraying them.

I never said they were a joke; hence I said 'not so sure about that' and then just mentioned some of the joke chaps that currently existed?

There is a difference between a joke character and a character with some comedic moments or comedic attributes.
Yes Gosetsu have some comedic moments, but so do Tataru, Magnai, and even Thancred (the whole naked thing). I assume you don't think of them as joke characters?

[xbahax92]

Oh and found some fanart as well!

This right here, I would want bun bois to be. :P

[Theodric]

That's literally just Miqo'te, though. Albeit with bunny ears rather than cat ears.

[jameseoakes]

That's literally just Miqo'te, though. Albeit with bunny ears rather than cat ears.

In all honesty there isn't much difference between Viera and Miqo'te, Veria are mostly just just a little bigger and look bit more mature.

[Spark123]

I for one hope that Hrothgar will be buff cats, for me Roe is too big, Au ra are the right height but too skinny and Miqo'te look like teenagers. I really hope they don't go with genderlocking but I do hope that we get something akin to Byakko.

I know people want male Viera and I do hope you guys get what you want but if Hrothgar is Buff cats I would Fantasia in a heartbeat.

[xbahax92]

That's literally just Miqo'te, though. Albeit with bunny ears rather than cat ears.

I agree. It kinda looks like, but also proves another point. Maybe we dont want a new race, we just want more face options, more variety on current races. And ofcourse some rework of the proportions (Giraffe neck). And maybe movement animations as well (stiff Hyur).
I still like that fanart though.