Gender locked race?

[Tenil]

So yeah, instead of miqo'te with bunny hears or elezens not with scales but with fur, we get Hrothgar. Seems to me like the better alternative.

hrothgar are just roegadyns with low quality animal heads and tails

[Edzntroeg]

hrothgar are just roegadyns with low quality animal heads and tails

Different basic idle stance, facial expressions, and walking/running animation too (and I didn't get the feeling they were sliding while running at least).

[xbahax92]

Different basic idle stance, facial expressions, and walking/running animation too (and I didn't get the feeling they were sliding while running at least).

So same applies to male Viera? Comparing existing races to new ones will always outplay each other.
What matters right now is not Hrothgar or female Viera, but genderlocks being considered and lore being used as excuse.
Its obvious the dev team (even if not all of them but the majority) disliked the concept of male Viera.
Female Hrothgar is just an issue they caused by themselves now. Those both missing parts leave a bitter taste.

[CorbinDallas]

hrothgar are just roegadyns with low quality animal heads and tails

Male viera are just elezen with rabbit ears.

[xbahax92]

Male viera are just elezen with rabbit ears.

Lalafell are just like hyur kids. Oh wait.

[Tharne]

Lalafell are just like hyur kids. Oh wait.

Lalafell are just dwarves without helmet and beard.

[Eloah]

Lalafell are just dwarves without helmet and beard.

Ironically, this was the part of the keynote I liked the most. I cant wait to see how the dwarves react to the likes of Tataru, Krile, Wedge, Pupin, Nanamo, and any other important npcs. And what if we play a lalafell, squee...