I have never logged into my account to leave feedback before until now. So here it is.

A.) I respectfully disagree with locking a race behind genders. This ia my second account original was lost. But I use to be a 1.0 player. If the species is going to be offered as a playable race. Then allow the choice to able to pick. Lore is not viable excuse. That reasoning was used for 1.0 for Cats and Roe's and it was a detriment to the over all experience of the game and caused unnecessary contention within the game for players. The point of 2.0 was to learn from the hubris of those mistakes made. This should never have been an option on the table.

B.) It gives absolutely no benefits to only allow a singular gender. If there is Ultimately no major benefits to having singular gender too a race, then it is Ultimately just hurting the over all experience of the game. Perhaps not yours as a player or developer. But there are many people who do care about these types of things do not limit the options too players because you think it's a cool idea. Removing the option to select both, is just detrimental too people and that is completely valid. Some people have been waiting sense 2.0 to play a Ronso or Viera they shouldn't be punished by other players for voicing that. Nor ahould they over do it and become toxic about getting their point across.

C.) Trust and integrity. One of the biggest reasons I came back to FFXIV was because Yoshida and the team promised not to return back too how things where in 1.0. Like not locking races. To move forward for the players. I bought this game and has supported the developers and the community based on these heart felt words. I believe taking responsibility for making this decision knowing that the community ( especially the some of the veterans who where around for 1.0) would be extremely angry and disheartened by this decision. I personally will be changing to a male Ronso. However I do have friends who where understandably upset about this announcement. Much like me they never wanted to repeat this course of action again.

And my final point is that, I personally will accept whatever the developer team decides. However I do ask that the team and players who remember what it was like to not have choices given to you to be what you wanted and what that would mean for those player and for new players who don't understand why there is so much anger over this. To keep in mind. Every single player who plays a male Kitty or A femlae Roe, heck even if you know players who have those races as friends. You wouldn't have those races too choose if they had kept a gender locked system. Please don't encourage that now. It wasn't fun back then, and for some players it would ruin the fun again.

Just the opinion of one person. Remember to try and be kind to those who reply to this thread.

- Spread understanding not hate.