Quote Originally Posted by Alesone View Post
He isn't setting people up for misplaced expectations, he's deliberately not dropped any hints that they're actually coming. He's either avoided answering all together, or pointed to lore that if anything, points to them not coming more so then them actually coming. If people are expecting male viera after everything then that's really not his fault, and I have a hard time finding the choice to be risky at all, it's no more risky than how they implemented Blue Mage or any other kind of questionable design decisions for other content.

Just because some people will be upset by the decision doesn't mean it's actually a risky business move.

Nobody asked for Au Ra either yet they're one of the most played races, so saying something like "here's a race you didn't ask for" doesn't really hold any weight. We didn't know anything of substance about the Au Ra either until april right before Heavensward launched either, all we knew was their name and what they looked like, a pretty low bar if you ask me.
I don't think you understand what risky means. :v If it is something that will upset a portion of the fanbase, that makes it risky. Whether Yoshi intentionally worded his answer in a specific way, you'd think he'd be aware of the fact people would expect male Viera as a result. Taking those expectations and giving them something else entirely is very risky.

The problem isn't that the race wasn't asked for. The problem is that people were expecting something else and they get Hrothgar as a substitute. Back when Au Ra were announced, people weren't expecting anything specific. The new race was entirely up in the air. We just had Yugiri to speculate about. Right now though, we know female Viera are coming, which begs the question: "where are the male Viera?" How Yoshi answers that question at the next fanfest is going to have a big effect on the community.