Male Viera... Unsubbing for now.

[Physic]

Very much this. I remember first joining FFXIV because I constantly heard they didn't really do the typical "same armour on man is a bikini on women" type of thing, and that men could even be skimpy if they wanted. It goes much further than cosmetics (though that's certainly part of it) in that it's so obnoxiously typical of games to make the man a visual powerhouse and the woman some eye candy for the male players.

they have non powerhouse males, so why cant they have powerhouse males? fact is the large male race is roedegayn. Large powerful males are actually underepresented. Seems like you just dislike large bulky males, which is fine, but dont act like there is a riteous reason behind it. As for female viera, they are a pre existing race which has been in the game cannonicly since the beginning(i remember a cutscene with them in a parade ver 1) and thier appearance was defined since before the game. They are also only "eye candy" by certain cultures definition. they slim and are lanky, with non human feet. Whether that is considered eye candy is entirely personal. For many people eye candy is short curvy women.

[SomeRandomHuman]

they have non powerhouse males, so why cant they have powerhouse males? fact is the large male race is roedegayn. Large powerful males are actually underepresented. Seems like you just dislike large bulky males, which is fine, but dont act like there is a riteous reason behind it. As for female viera, they are a pre existing race which has been in the game cannonicly since the beginning(i remember a cutscene with them in a parade ver 1) and thier appearance was defined since before the game. They are also only "eye candy" by certain cultures definition. they slim and are lanky, with non human feet. Whether that is considered eye candy is entirely personal. For many people eye candy is short curvy women.

Roedadyn, Highlander, and au'ra are all very large and beefy(and furry roegadyns now). Miqo'te and Midlander are built but not outside of the "medium" range. Elezen is a little more lithe while still being kinda bulky. And lalafells are just fat chibis.

Big men aren't underrepresented. Slender and more lithe males are underrepresented. Only Elezen are remotely near that category of lithe