Quote Originally Posted by NessaWyvern View Post
Because forward planning if very important in games, especially MMOs. They surely would have known that after Au Ra they would still be clamouring for Viera (especially after concept art), and other races. Especially with one of their main MMO competitors releasing other races. They would have had ample time to get the footwear, headwear, etc. Sorted out if they started earlier.
Except if they were given a hard no by someone higher up after Au Ra stating there wouldn't be any more playable races added in the future, there wouldn't have been any reason to work on it after that point from a professional standpoint. It's entirely possible that the OK to add these 2 new races came completely unexpectedly at a time that didn't leave much time to get the materials made for the fan fest reveals.