Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Theodric]

My assumption is that they're still gathering feedback and preparing their statement on the matter. There's wildly different expectations for what Viera men should be and I imagine that applies to Hrothgar women as well. Furthermore, even if they do decide to go ahead and add them to the game it should not be rushed due to the risk of an unsatisfactory end result. I honestly don't expect anything until 6.0, or at least not until Shadowbringers is around the halfway point. I also wouldn't want any other planned content to be scrapped or delayed to make room for them.

[Xebric]

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2-B) Yoshi-P and his team have decided to ignore it hoping things will die down, so they can relegate Male Viera to the trashcan.

I think 2-B is much more likely, simply because reversing the decision would make Yoshi-P's team look bad, internally. It'd be admitting to their superiors that they made a really bad decision (which they did) in not implementing both genders.

It's important then to keep up the noise until there is a response. Do not let the noise die down. Keep bringing it up until there is some kind of response which lets the base know that decisions are being changed. If they do announce that they are reviewing the situation, it's important not to quiet down. MMOs want long-term customers more than anything, and so they want to keep people happy.

I'm actually wearing a Kobold Brown dyed Bunny Crown on my male Elezen at all times, and I think I've become an annoyance on Reddit unfortunately with how often I bring up male Viera. Those ears aren't coming off no matter what I do until we get male Viera! Never give up! (Even if people hate how passionate about it you are, lol.) XD

[Lexi]

I’m surprised we haven’t heard anything yet on this topic. How long on average does it normally take for a response on something like this?

[Theodric]

I’m surprised we haven’t heard anything yet on this topic. How long on average does it normally take for a response on something like this?

It varies. With that said, I'd urge people to show some restraint. All requests should be civil and ideally confined to a single thread. Simply flooding the forums with it serves to erode away support and breed resentment after all.

[Nalfein]

I'd be very happy if Viera men looked like that. Classically handsome and somewhat beefy, yet not overly so? Sign me up!

It helps that they actually look imposing enough to match their reputation as fierce defenders of the forest.

Sign me up too!

[KaijinRhada]

I’m surprised we haven’t heard anything yet on this topic. How long on average does it normally take for a response on something like this?

I suspect, as Theodric also said, that they're still looking over feedback. There's also the consideration that any news/discussion/updates moving forward should be carefully and tactfully written with as much clarity as possible, all the while not making solid promises (because nothing is guaranteed for good reason). The worst that can happen is taking their statements out of context, or if they overreach and make a promise that they can't fulfill. With all that in mind, they're probably treading lightly and with great care regarding any response to male Viera/female Hrothgar.

[Xebric]

I'll just leave this here too.

Honestly reminds me of a Viera version of Simon Belmont.

[Hadewych]

MALE VIERA!!! AND FEMALE Hrothgar BUT FIX THAT MALE Hrothgar SO HORRIBLE.

[Nestama]

MALE VIERA!!! AND FEMALE Hrothgar BUT FIX THAT MALE Hrothgar SO HORRIBLE.

What's wrong with the male Hrothgar? They look fine to me.

[Duskane]

What's wrong with the male Hrothgar? They look fine to me.

Some find there textures pretty funky
But compared to rest of the game fit right in