Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
The only misplaced expectations are from those who picture Viera men as being completely different to how they're described. Furthermore, although this thread is very active it isn't at all a reflection of the overall community. From what I've seen elsewhere, most people don't feel strongly about the subject. Viera were always presented as a female only race and whilst it would be nice to see the men in FFXIV, there's no guarantee that it'll happen.

Furthermore, if Hrothgar are added then they'll serve as a counterpart to Viera. They may not be to everybody's tastes, though they'll have their fans. They may even end up being better than Viera men - which isn't a hard feat given how some players are picturing them...

Ultimately, so long as they're not child-like I'll be content.
I disagree with the notion that this isn't something the community cares about. People cared enough about genderlocks to get male miqote and female roegadyn added to the game with ARR. I see the same thing happening again if SE decides to launch ShB with two genderlocked races of all things. I get that you aren't very invested but plenty of other people are. You gotta keep in mind that a lot of people in the community aren't even aware of the leaks and that whether we'll get male Viera or not is up in the air. Once we know for sure we aren't getting them, you can expect to hear a lot more voices upset about it.