Information on why the devs didn't include Viera Male/Hrothgar Female

[reivaxe]

Is it:

"We really wanted to make two whole races but didn't have enough time to make both genders. So we made one each... We're very sorry..."?

Or:

"We really wanted to make two whole races but we didn't have enough time. So, the male Viera and female Hrothgar will come out at some other point in time."?

Either way I'll accept this as an explanation.

no, it's this ....
"With our current way of working we can only afford to make 1 more race so we decided on this beastly race. Its something we and fans have been wanting. But female Viera are hella popular ... So instead of female beast race people we decided to make Viera."

Nothing they said indicates that they want to make female lions or boi buns in the future or ever had plans to make 2 full races. They have effectively made 2 races with the time ans resources of one.

So male Hrothgar never replaced male Viera, but instead female Viera replaced female Hrothgar? For some reason there are not many anti-genderlock activists saying they would have preferred to give up female Viera to get a full Hrothgar race.

Exactly my take away.
All this fluff from the forums is mainly for boi buns, they just tag on lady lions cause they want to seem like they're fighting for a cause.

But now we know the truth ... Boi buns were not cut, they were not even planned. FEMALE HROTHGAR WERE SWAPPED OUT in favor of female Viera! (Prob cause they know which of the two would logically have the most appeal )

Lol

[Astril]

no, it's this ....
"With our current way of working we can only afford to make 1 more race so we decided on this beastly race. Its something we and fans have been wanting. But female Viera are hella popular ... So instead of female beast race people we decided to make Viera."

Nothing they said indicates that they want to make female lions or boi buns in the future or ever had plans to make 2 full races. They have effectively made 2 races with the time ans resources of one.



Exactly my take away.
All this fluff from the forums is mainly for boi buns, they just tag on lady lions cause they want to seem like they're fighting for a cause.

But now we know the truth ... Boi buns were not cut, they were not even planned. FEMALE HROTHGAR WERE SWAPPED OUT in favor of female Viera! (Prob cause they know which of the two would logically have the most appeal )

Lol

I want boi bunbuns, but i wholeheartedly expect that if we get them, the female lions will come along with them. I never intend to play as a lion, so i'm not overly concerned about them - but i do think if SE is going to add them in, they should finish the job. Plus /some/ people do want them. But... yes, you are somewhat correct. I believe we should get both genders added, as a matter of course, but i'm definitely more concerned about the viera because they're what i want. Its a video game. Nothing wrong with me wanting something. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[reivaxe]

I want boi bunbuns, but i wholeheartedly expect that if we get them, the female lions will come along with them. I never intend to play as a lion, so i'm not overly concerned about them - but i do think if SE is going to add them in, they should finish the job. Plus /some/ people do want them. But... yes, you are somewhat correct. I believe we should get both genders added, as a matter of course, but i'm definitely more concerned about the viera because they're what i want. Its a video game. Nothing wrong with me wanting something. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

No, there's nothing wrong with wanting something. But it's disingenuous to me to act like you actually "want" something you don't care about just cause it would look bad to ignore it.

Like how it's perfectly fine to be disappointed at no male Buns and express that feeling ... but it's disingenuous to start calling the devs sexist or homophobic for not giving them to you, as if there's some kinda morality at stake or they're taking a stance against certain people.

So yeah, I found this reveal funny. Because all the people up in arms about Male Viera being "cut" in favor of this "buff, masculine" race plus how gender locking is bad and they want the male Viera freed were under the assumption that Viera were locked in first and Lions replaced the dudes. But now we know that them Lion Bois were the ones we were getting and the Viera would have been ignored completely again had there been no gender lock decision.