Why Does A Fierce Race Of Female Warriors...

[Kacho_Nacho]

...look like strippers? Come on, S.E.

I was looking forward to playing a Viera for something different but that starting outfit is too much for me to overlook. They look like they are straight out of Forsaken World.

I thought you were better than that, Square Enix. Count me as disappointed.

[Xiyk]

... You have played 12 before, right?
It's based off Fran's normal look. And that's been a thing for... atleast 13 years or so...
I'm not hype about the Viera 'base' armor either... but, it's hardly surprising.

[Enla]

Because they're based off of the FF12 variant of the race, and the outfit is a throw-back/bone to everyone whose been asking for Fran's outfit for years now.

Personally given their past history of more modest outfits and generally equal opportunity cheese when it does happen, I doubt that the majority of Viera NPC's will be wearing it. Likewise the men will likely be wearing something equally as cheese ridden if we ever get them, but that's a topic for another time.

[Insertcoins]

I think he's joking.

[Kacho_Nacho]

I think he's joking.

Nope. I was serious.

Never played FF12, so I didn't know this was a throwback look.

Why DON'T they?

Because warriors aren't known for wearing gear that doesn't protect anything. Well, except for Celts, and they didn't fare too well against the Romans.

I gotten sick of the word "Fierce"

Hmm, how about "experienced?"

[Moomba33]

I'm not a fan of the Viera look myself. XII's political storyline was somewhat difficult for me to take seriously with a bunny girl in a metal bikini hanging around.
Still, it makes sense that SE would carry that look forward into XIV as the XII incarnation of Viera are quite popular.
Thankfully XIV on the whole has great variety with armour designs so players can dress their characters as skimpily or modestly as they choose.

[Fredco191]

I dunno. Does it matter?

[Catwho]

I'm not a fan of the Viera look myself. XII's political storyline was somewhat difficult for me to take seriously with a bunny girl in a metal bikini hanging around.
Still, it makes sense that SE would carry that look forward into XIV as the XII incarnation of Viera are quite popular.
Thankfully XIV on the whole has great variety with armour designs so players can dress their characters as skimpily or modestly as they choose.

Yup. By level 5 they will all be wearing the primary color potato sacks like everyone else.

[BubblyBoar]

Because warriors aren't known for wearing gear that doesn't protect anything. Well, except for Celts, and they didn't fare too well against the Romans.

But Viera Warriors are and they seem to be doing quite well. Who are you to tell them they can't? Aether exists after all.

[Melichoir]

Because warriors aren't known for wearing gear that doesn't protect anything. Well, except for Celts, and they didn't fare too well against the Romans."

Im not exactly whipping out my wallet over female Viera honestly. yeah, Not a fan of the lingerie style they got going. Thats my feeling on it, buuuuuuuuut that being said, Im not considering how 'realistic' it is as armor. Virtually every single armor except some of the low level ones are extremely impractical for combat. It's a fantasy game where we literally have guns and no one is considering that a gun will pierce most historical plate mail (Hell, crossbows were excellent at that too), or people dont get severe burns or frost bite from BLM spells. Where Paladin armor has your head virtually exposed and monks fighting with their fists would be pretty much useless in most battle situations. If we were being REALLY REALISTIC, most armies would be comprised of machinists cause guns are way better than virtually almost all melee weapons.

Always taken the view everyone's skin is made of stone or something or that everyone has a magic overcoat that mitigates tons of damage so you dont need the most practical armor to be protected. So even if it's stripper gear, if theyre soldiers, theyre soldiers cause fantasy.


For CLARITY though: I will point out that the viera designs are extremely fan service ish. This isnt 'wilderness hunter' armor in any way, even among fantasy things. It really is very lingerie-esque. Which is fine (not my taste, but fine!). It just doesnt work with the setting. Its teh type of armor and dress Id see if they were in Uldah or Limsa maybe, not in wild forest environments. It just doesnt...fit. Im not sure how the FFXII explained this, but yeah.