Quote Originally Posted by Joven View Post
1. Until someone decides it's "problematic"
2. See #1
3. True, but just because someone is offended by something doesn't automatically make that something wrong.
4. False. If this thread and the ones that are demanding male Viera are any indication then the devs most certainly can not do what they like because if they could then none of us would be having these discussions.
1. It's a bit more complicated than that. You can wear whatever you want in the west within the confines of the law. For example, I could dress in full armor and walk down the street, but I cannot have a giant blade strapped to my back. However, if an individual finds just the armor problematic, there really isn't a whole lot they can do about it. We're not communists. Property owners and businesses can deem what is appropriate, and do have rights to expel those who do not meet that criteria within their property lines. It's pretty similar in FFXIV, and what the devs will not allow isn't even implemented in the game in the first place, or there are restrictions in place.

2. See #1

3. Your #1 and #3 contradict each other

4. What on Earth does that have to do with anything? The devs can most certainly add male Viera if they wanted to. They chose not to in order to bring Hrothgar into the game. Examples of what the devs cannot do is show an excessive amount of gore, rape, pornography, infringe on copyrights, or allow players to name their characters certain names such as Cloud Strife. So while what Jandor stated is indeed false, it has nothing to do with decisions based around exclusion of gender with new races. Take this agenda to one of the many threads that pertain to that topic.