Gender locked race?

[Ayer2015]

t - 10 days until SE crushes us with the news of gender locked races

[Fredco191]

I’m gonna assume the worst and think that none of the Hrothgar faces will have giant beards as a facial hair option.

[JamiaHaab]

Hrothgar will be nothing but beard.

[BillyKaplan]

Hrothgar will be nothing but beard.

Playable Ramuh confirmed! \o/

[Fredco191]

Hrothgar will be nothing but beard.

Probably. But what if they aren’t? It’s easier for me to expect to not get what I want. That way if I actually get what I want, I’ll be happier. But if I don’t. I won’t be disappointed. It’s a dumb system I just made up for myself.

[Lacan]

We're not a hive mind. There are many gay and bisexual men who do not conform to what is pushed as 'gay culture' and 'gay beliefs'.

I wasn't trying to say that we were. Just that these two races seem to fall neatly into two genres that are popular with gay men. Not that all gay men are interested in just those two things, everyone is different. But for the association to be there in the first place, there has to be a good amount of interest coming from somewhere in the community. I mean, earlier on we were both talking about wanting muscly bunnies. That's pretty much what bara is. But I get what you're saying, you don't want people assuming stuff about you just because you're gay. I don't like that either. We all don't like lady gaga and quote drag race all day. :v I'm sorry if I was being too general.

I mean personally, I would be happy if Hrothgar were a race that looked like Byakko's human form. I'd just be peeved at the situation. I can't imagine everyone who wants male viera will just forget about them because Hrothgar look cool. Not to mention you'll be hearing from people who want female Hrothgar eventually too. It's looking to be an exact repeat of the situation with miqote and roegadyn in 1.0. We even had people back then claiming it wasn't a big deal and that the devs didn't care/had bigger things to worry about.

[Seraphor]

lol @ people thinking we'll get another bara race
male roe are less than 3% of active players
SE knows cute bunboys are where the real fantasiabux are at

That's because (male) Roe are ugly as sin. We don't all want to cosplay Wreckit Ralph.
Highlanders are dull and have a poor selection of faces.
Au Ra are probably the closest to a decent, interesting masculine fantasy race, but the horns are divisive.

Many people have requested more options for male characters over the years. It's a broad spectrum ranging from classically handsome to ruggedly handsome, lean to outright bulky. It just so happens that whenever there's a push for such things, it gets silenced by a very vocal portion of the community.

This. There's always people asking for more male and masculine options. Mainly in the context of glamour, but also for races too based on what I've just said.

It's clear that most of the demand for Viera is for female Viera, and while there's certainly significant demand for male Viera too, I can see why they'd be torn on what to implement, based on the different demands, and the lore, which they seem to be trying to protect for once.

[Seraphor]

Whatever they do, just know, that there is room in the code for two new races with both genders.
So even if they genderlock Viera and Hrothgar now, it's possible to undo that in 6.0 or onwards, and it's simply a matter of time and resources.

[xbahax92]

Whatever they do, just know, that there is room in the code for two new races with both genders.
So even if they genderlock Viera and Hrothgar now, it's possible to undo that in 6.0 or onwards, and it's simply a matter of time and resources.

There's just one chance to leave an impression though.
If they are smart, and can jump out of their comfort zones, they can make a big reveal this upcoming fanfest and gain a lot of positive feedback. Feedback in form of subscribers, more expansion sales and especially fantasia's.
Fantasia is a money mine. They know, we know. Nobody can deny it.

[cicatriz313]

There's just one chance to leave an impression though.
If they are smart, and can jump out of their comfort zones, they can make a big reveal this upcoming fanfest and gain a lot of positive feedback. Feedback in form of subscribers, more expansion sales and especially fantasia's.
Fantasia is a money mine. They know, we know. Nobody can deny it.

I mean you're saying that because you think adding male Viera is "smart" but that can be said no matter what they add to the game lol...