Gender locked race?

[Mael-bess]

I think people aren't seen the big picture here. People have been pestering the devs about Viera and a beastly looking race for years, and now they finally deliver, and as always people aren't happy.

They wanted to add more variety to the game by adding 2 different races than just one. The whole gender locked thing is more an issue of time constraint than them not wanting to add the gender counterparts. Yoshi P. even said something really interesting in the keynote: "They won't be adding new races in the future expansions" which means that they will need to add something really interesting on next expansions for people to actually buy them, which means that they will save the gender counter parts for either the next expansion, or the next big patch.

That could be true....but why?
Why would they add 2 incomplete races in 1 expansion just so they can complete it in the next as opposed to just add 1 complete race in each.
They're just throwing themselves at the wolves for no reason.

[cicatriz313]

That could be true....but why?
Why would they add 2 incomplete races in 1 expansion just so they can complete it in the next as opposed to just add 1 complete race in each.
They're just throwing themselves at the wolves for no reason.

Q: Why were you so insistent on adding a beast-like race, the Hrothgar?

A: The great thing about MMORPGs is that people from around the world with different values and tastes can all come together and play. FF games have good-looking men and women, but FFX is an example of a stronger look. Guin Saga may be a better example, but at any rate, since we're creating a fantasy, I want to shine a spotlight on that aspect as well. Even if we added another handsome race, it felt like the only real difference would be the ear shape. Back when we showed off a basic sketch of a wolfman, a lot of players around the world voiced their desire for a wolf race in 4.0. At our current patch rate, with that much equipment data being released, and adding a new race multiplying the amount of work required, we could probably only add one more race with our current workflow. We agonized over which race to add, and ended up with what you see now, and the lion T-shirt I'm wearing now *laughs*

[Mael-bess]

Q: Why were you so insistent on adding a beast-like race, the Hrothgar?

A: The great thing about MMORPGs is that people from around the world with different values and tastes can all come together and play. FF games have good-looking men and women, but FFX is an example of a stronger look. Guin Saga may be a better example, but at any rate, since we're creating a fantasy, I want to shine a spotlight on that aspect as well. Even if we added another handsome race, it felt like the only real difference would be the ear shape. Back when we showed off a basic sketch of a wolfman, a lot of players around the world voiced their desire for a wolf race in 4.0. At our current patch rate, with that much equipment data being released, and adding a new race multiplying the amount of work required, we could probably only add one more race with our current workflow. We agonized over which race to add, and ended up with what you see now, and the lion T-shirt I'm wearing now *laughs*

Yes i read that and my point still stands, if they thought the playerbase would value a beast race more than Viera, then add a complete Hrothgar race. And later on add a complete Viera race, or vice versa.

Trying to please both sides by half measures results in the mess you see. Not only that they also back up on the no gender-lock promise they made.

[cicatriz313]

Yes i read that and my point still stands, if they thought the playerbase would value a beast race more than Viera, then add a complete Hrothgar race. And later on add a complete Viera race, or vice versa.

Trying to please both sides by half measures results in the mess you see. Not only that they also back up on the no gender-lock promise they made.

Do you have a source where they made a no genderlock promise? I see this thrown around a lot and have yet to see a source.

[Mael-bess]

Do you have a source where they made a no genderlock promise? I see this thrown around a lot and have yet to see a source.

No i don't. This was something said around 2.0 release when they acknowledged the lack of a female Roegadyn and male Miqo'te in 1.0 being a problem.

[cicatriz313]

No i don't. This was something said around 2.0 release when they acknowledged the lack of a female Roegadyn and male Miqo'te in 1.0 being a problem.

Yeah, I realize people say that but I've yet to find anyone who can source it.