I would like to show my support for the Devs and the gender-lock of the new races.

[Gemina]

I respect their decision and I wouldn't want to add more strain on the dev team to painstakingly make the other genders and possibly have to reconsider NPC storylines and everything else that goes along with it. So far I've mainly seen people upset about male Viera anyways. After the behavior of the community I hope you (the devs) stick to your guns and keep what you've already made. Don't reward bad behavior and make more work for yourselves.

I, for one, am super stoked that we get a real, beast-looking race (Hrothgar) as the other "beast races" have basically been: generic human with cat ears/tail or other generic human with horns/minor scales/tail.

I think it is so awesome that they added Hrothgar. Freakin Lionboys man!? That is so damn cool! And I am very much looking forward to running around in duties with those who choose this race. I support the devs 100%, and I am just fine that I am in the small camp that did not even want male Viera in the game in the first place. It wasn't enough that the demand for bunny outfits for males was so ridiculous that SE basically said, "HERE. NOW STFU!" I've just grown so tired of the gender lock arguments and the demands for these restrictions to be non-existent. I mean, if you're just going to fem out your bunnyboy, which we all know most were going to do anyway, then just choose female. But you know.... more options...even though there are now two more. Not good enough though. Not for NA. Never is.

[Oce]

I mean, if you're just going to fem out your bunnyboy, which we all know most were going to do anyway, then just choose female.

I'll be sure to tell every female character I see wearing pants to just fantasia to male from now on.

[Gemina]

I'll be sure to tell every female character I see wearing pants to just fantasia to male from now on.

Right. Because females wearing pants are totally pushing an "equality" agenda. Try not to pass out. That's a lot of breath you're going to be spending.

[Oce]

Right. Because females wearing pants are totally pushing an "equality" agenda. Try not to pass out. That's a lot of breath you're going to be spending.

It was in the 1800's, actually. That's sort of how progress happens, you know. I also really like the scare quotes around equality, as if equal rights are somehow a bad thing.

[Lacan]

Right. Because females wearing pants are totally pushing an "equality" agenda. Try not to pass out. That's a lot of breath you're going to be spending.

You say that like equality is a bad thing though. What is wrong with people wanting equal options with the new races? You might not care about male viera personally but others do. Telling them to just play as a female viera instead is just being callous about it. And putting the male viera aside, the genderlocks cause issues with hrothgar as well. Female ronso were a thing in FF X. They weren't even rare. You could get them on your blitzball team... it makes absolutely no sense for them to be genderlocked in XIV.

Shouldn't you be out trying to make gay eternal bondings illegal in Eorzea or something? :v If you're going to try and be the conservative voice of reason for XIV you've got a lot of work cut out for you. There's a lot of equality to try and get reversed.