Why Does A Fierce Race Of Female Warriors...

[AriaFairchild]

Well sex sells

Sex?! In my Christian game?!

[kidalutz]

I'm totally gonna still be rocking the Agrias set once I got the entire collection even years from now regardless of the fact that I'm going Viera soon as I'm able but yeah OP I can get where the misunderstanding comes from if you havent played XII. I personally can say I disliked XII myself for two reasons 1. Couldn't Stand Vaan or Penelo and 2. Once I got my Gambits set up it just became one looooong directional toggle controlled movie instead of a game. Story was good other than that.

[Joven]

It's a term invented for a reason. If someone fits into the definition, then it should be used. No word or phrase of ill intent is good in nature unless it's just one of those words that got twisted in translation.

Someone could say, "I hate X." To not call someone out on it and to let them continue is even worse.

I would consider it a sexist remark because they specifically said guys when they could have easily said "pervy people" since not only guys can like sexy looking women.

[Kacho_Nacho]

Sex?! In my Christian game?!

Ha! Not going to lie. That was funny!

Has someone been living under a rock?

Um... maybe? I didn't have the money nor time to keep up with video games for a long time.

*shrug*

[Lauront]

Superhuman reflexes and agility, etc.

[Beki_Bayaqad]

you are being completely RIDICULOUS. They do NOT look like strippers. They are dancers and need less clothing to move around more freely. Also, they are more natural and less sensitive about showing more skins than hyurs (humans) dont be a perv. Warriors races don't all need stupid ugly heavy armor. Dont be insensitive. Are you just crying out for attention?

More like they're ambush hunters who rely on heavy shadows to hide from enemies and prey. which is why the armor that Fran and the Veira wanderers wear is all black, but also open in areas to allow their natural skin colors to assist via splotched color patterns.

But what I like about this racial set is that it's expressly *ARMOR* and not a set of civilian clothes that the fledgling adventurers start with. These women have spent years or decades as defenders of their Great Wood as warders and hunters, and then decide to venture into the world to experience what the outside world is like.

[Kacho_Nacho]

but yeah OP I can get where the misunderstanding comes from if you haven't played XII.

Yep. That's it in a nutshell.

[Mimilu]

One thing I have to wonder is why did they straight up give all Viera Fran's outfit versus creating their own, unique starter gear like the other races (including Hrothgar)?
It kind of just dumps Fran and player-Viera together.
To me, it kind of feels like if Male Midlanders started out with Cloud's outfit and females started out with Lightning's. It brings the uniqueness of both the player character and those characters down.
I'm sure they did this to save time though...
It kind of makes me wonder if either:
A) Fran is going to get a make-over next time we see her,
or
B) We're just flat out never going to see her and/or Dalmasca ever again. Not like they're a giant country who we're sort of allied with but you know...

[Beki_Bayaqad]

One thing I have to wonder is why did they straight up give all Viera Fran's outfit versus creating their own, unique starter gear like the other races (including Hrothgar)?
It kind of just dumps Fran and player-Viera together.
To me, it kind of feels like if Male Midlanders started out with Cloud's outfit and females started out with Lightning's. It brings the uniqueness of both the player character and those characters down.
I'm sure they did this to save time though...
It kind of makes me wonder if either:
A) Fran is going to get a make-over next time we see her,
or
B) We're just flat out never going to see her and/or Dalmasca ever again. Not like they're a giant country who we're sort of allied with but you know...

Because Fran's armor is expressly a Veira thing, it's iconic in that it's something that Veira wear and people will recognize as something a Veira would wear.

[Mimilu]

Because Fran's armor is expressly a Veira thing, it's iconic in that it's something that Veira wear and people will recognize as something a Veira would wear.

But it's not.
Fran's armor is unique and iconic to Fran.
Other Viera in XII (and by-extension the Tactics Advanced series) don't wear that outfit. The only ones that come close are the Wood Warders in Eruyt Village and Krjn from Clan Centurio.
It feels more like either we're cosplaying as Fran or Fran isn't that special of a character here in XIV and is just part of the Viera-crowd.