Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Roda]

Anyway, to people making theories on how female Viera and male Viera could be playable... keep in mind that ARR takes place before Stormblood/Shadowbringers. It doesn't quite make sense to make their home be all destroyed before the Ivalice raid, where Fran kinda implies that they're fine.

Something something yugiri keeping her mask on in front of an Au Ra WoL

[Theodric]

Sigh I understand you wouldn't like seeing them before 6.0 and it's completely understandable but SE can (and most likely will) prioritize whichever content makes them most money, so male Viera is possibly one of their priorities since it would make them much more money than a dungeon no one is gonna run

As has been pointed out to you on multiple occasions, they're highly unlikely to embrace it as a priority for a number of reasons. It's a disappointment that Viera men aren't currently a thing, though it isn't the apocalyptic event that some here are making it out to be.

The worst thing that the development team could do right now would be to rush the creation of Viera men to release early on in Shadowbringers. They'd suffer from all sorts of shortcuts, animation issues and clipping issues.

[Nestama]

The worst thing that the development team could do right now would be to rush the creation of Viera men to release early on in Shadowbringers. They'd suffer from all sorts of shortcuts, animation issues and clipping issues.

And if it comes at the cost of PvE content, then it's even worse. It's a lose-lose situation.

[LyraKuroneko]

As has been pointed out to you on multiple occasions, they're highly unlikely to embrace it as a priority for a number of reasons. It's a disappointment that Viera men aren't currently a thing, though it isn't the apocalyptic event that some here are making it out to be.

The worst thing that the development team could do right now would be to rush the creation of Viera men to release early on in Shadowbringers. They'd suffer from all sorts of shortcuts, animation issues and clipping issues.

Imo if we get them by mid-end ShB would already be good enough. If not, welp, I don't care. Getting it would already be good enough.

[zeylos]

It's not a case of not liking to see them before then, but whether they can feasibly drop planned PVE content for the sake of adding a new race in a matter of two and a bit months. Unless they're hiding a surprise, I would not expect them soon. It also then ceases to be a potential selling point for 6.0. I'd like for them to do it as early as 5.0, but it's just not that probable.

I get it though. I can also understand that some ppl would be very annoyed at having less pve content, I myself wouldn't mind having a little bit less things if it meant male Viera at launch but I do obviously understand that its very unlikely unless they have a surprise like u said which I'm not gonna expect in order to not get my hopes up and crashed down to the ground. I do still think they might release them sooner than 6.0 but if be totally fine waiting if we at least got a response and 1 or 2 in game to see how they look like

[zeylos]

As has been pointed out to you on multiple occasions, they're highly unlikely to embrace it as a priority for a number of reasons. It's a disappointment that Viera men aren't currently a thing, though it isn't the apocalyptic event that some here are making it out to be.

The worst thing that the development team could do right now would be to rush the creation of Viera men to release early on in Shadowbringers. They'd suffer from all sorts of shortcuts, animation issues and clipping issues.

Valid point here. I also wouldn't like them looking as bad as hrotgar in the trailer and maybe even worse. Though I wouldn't mind having something like the new races such as not showing head gear on them or making some gear look the same or something if it meant we could get them sooner, but this is just my opinion

[Melichoir]

Youll know when they get implemented is that there will be a MSQ cutscene or relevant trial thatll display one. Once you see thta, its all but guaranteed. But again, we probably wont see that till later - 5.3 at the very earliest (if htey make it a priority and rush it) and 6.0 the more likely time. So...one - two years.

[Duskane]

Well basically same pattern
Merlwyb shows up
Yuguri shows up
Fran shows up
Then probably some female Hrothgar will pop up keep up the pattern of female previews

[WhiteArchmage]

Well basically same pattern
Merlwyb shows up
Yuguri shows up
Fran shows up
Then probably some female Hrothgar will pop up keep up the pattern of female previews

I like that! Maybe the Helion's queen at some unspecified point in the 5.x series, they could justify keeping her covered up or something in case the model's not quite ready

[Theodric]

It's a real shame that we don't have more prominent male Xaela/Raen characters involved in the story. I think they look pretty great.