Quote Originally Posted by Alucard135 View Post
Someone that joined just to play male Viera and then left isn't really a loss to SE nor are they the targeted customers, since races are not what SE is showcasing for FFXIV in all their trailers. Those that were playing a long time and left for male Viera on the other hand, will be back as soon as the expansion drops. Because what made them stick around all these years is still there. If not, then the game was already not proving to be worth of their subscription for a long time and they decided that it's time to finally quit
Why bother making new races, then? By your logic, the people who were here until now will continue to be here with or without Viera of any gender, and with or without Hroth. By that logic there's also no need to listen to any player request because they're supposedly doing just fine anyway, other than people who couldn't be satisfied anyway - but both Viera and Hroths are in the game in any capacity because people asked for them.
And if it's not meant to draw in new customers, then... why? Sounds like a waste of resources, especially when people have been clamoring for better character creation options for years.