Gender locked race?

[cicatriz313]

Lol I honestly don't see that much of a reaction compared to a job being limited. Like everyone wants to try out a new job. Not everyone wants to be a lion or bunny person.

[BillyKaplan]

Like everyone wants to try out a new job.

No they don't. A lot of people couldn't care less about BLU, and there're enough people who don't have every job unlocked, let along leveled. I wouldn't say the amount of people who want to try a certain job is comparable to the people who want to try a new race, but nor are they all encompassing, either.
Unlike jobs, races also don't affect gameplay. So in a way they're more accessible and 'safe' to people, especially since they can be tried out first on alts, and then changed into via the free Fantasias people have access to .

[Sehrina]

I remember when Heavensward first came out; the amount of people who jumped the gun and changed their main into au'ra just to try it was surprisingly high. While the craze didn't last long and many people turned back, it kind of proved that new races interest a LOT of people. While I can most definitely see the same thing happening again, gender-lock or no, limiting the races would most certainly have an effect. This is even more so that the Viera are highly requested and have already been hyped up a ton despite us not knowing everything about them yet. The amount of people who are being vocal about male Viera and being against gender-locks will only increase in numbers if/when it is announced next week. I can only hope that SE does the right thing.

While I have voiced my opinions of the kind of male Viera I'd prefer, I'd just be extremely happy to get them at all in w/e form they come in as long as there are no gender-locks; it has no place in this MMO. It already worries me that they were willing to create a "limited" Job, as this is not a hole that what we want to do down.

On a side note. As a pretty-boy healer main, I fantasize about dancer(hopefully a healer) bunnboi.

[Lacan]

Yea, new races are huge in a game like this. If they weren't SE wouldn't bother considering how huge of an investment making one is. People freak out over them. I still remember the hype surrounding the Au Ra announcement. And the months leading up to it where everyone was guessing about what Yugiri looked like. :v

[Shougun]

No they don't. A lot of people couldn't care less about BLU, and there're enough people who don't have every job unlocked, let along leveled. I wouldn't say the amount of people who want to try a certain job is comparable to the people who want to try a new race, but nor are they all encompassing, either.
Unlike jobs, races also don't affect gameplay. So in a way they're more accessible and 'safe' to people, especially since they can be tried out first on alts, and then changed into via the free Fantasias people have access to .

I understand what you're trying to say but personally it speaks against my own desires. Changing my job temporarily at least is effortless, changing my race even temporarily is a giant thought structure of ifs and thans. To use Fantasia or not, to create an alt which I don't really normally do for early game content I don't really like (FFXIV late game great, but I don't relish the idea of having to go back to square one unlike trying a race in WoW might entail (as it's really a different square then)).

I'd much rather try out a new job than try out a new race. The risk is far less to me, and I'd honestly argue the risk is less for everyone. I'm not saying people want to but I'd say job trying is far easier and far less risky, and thus far more likely than race trying. Of course race trying makes SE a lot of money so whatever lol.

[cicatriz313]

Lol not even going to argue something so silly. We will see how much outrage there is in less than a week. It'll be pretty obvious on stream.

[Aristotle]

Trying not to get super excited since everything is based purely on speculation, but it's hard with just a week away. Pretty or ugly, it doesn't matter to me. I just want to play something that doesn't look human.

[SpiritMuse]

When you're a woman whose "me but better" ideal is being tall and muscled and "eye candy" men are lean and pretty.

Yes! This type of preference is so rarely provided for! This is why I would love cute small/slender bunny boys and whatever hrothgar turns out to be I hope they would have big, powerful, not-necessarily-pretty women.

[Theodric]

We will see how much outrage there is in less than a week. It'll be pretty obvious on stream.

I'm inclined to believe that there won't be any visible outrage. On the forum? Almost certainly - though I doubt Japanese players will breach etiquette over it.

[Gwenorai]

I also doubt they'll break etiquette for it. On the other hand, Viera has been around for sixteen years. That's sixteen years with no sign of the male Viera, only lore. That's a long time of speculation and build up hype. A very long time. It's a big thing for final fantasy - not just FF14, this goes beyond it.

And while it can be argued that perhaps male Viera should be left for another 'Tactics/FF12' spin off, we know that's not going to happen. No, the only way we're going to see them most likely is in this game. That's pretty big.

Nothing hurts more than false hope, bleh.