Show your Viera

[SturmChurro]

I did some minor tweaks on my viera (different ear type, added similar makeup to my roe's, changed lip colour etc.). Uuuuuurgh, I'm so conflicted. On one hand, I've wanted to play viera ever since FFTA, but on the other I'm so attached to my roegadyn and especially her seawolf name that I've started to use as my virtual name everywhere else. I'm one of those twerps who has to have lore-friendly names and RP backgrounds. @_@ I already have a XII-styled viera name in mind (a blather of soft consonants), but it doesn't feel like me.

I get that feeling too, since I did so much of the story as my Au Ra with this specific face. Sure, I didn't start as it (I didn't have heavensward, started as highlander), but when I got it I fantasia'd to an Au Ra first! I did the story, and my cutscenes as it. Before Stormblood I was a Miqo'te and I switched to Au Ra during the story. I still remember, as my Au Ra doing the Kojin beast tribe quests and they mentioned my horns (if I am remembering right), and I thought just that little mention was so cool! With how personal, and emotional the story is in this game, it is natural to become attached to the character you play. If you really feel that way, and are story oriented I can tell you, as a fantasia addict, you will probably switch back sooner, or later. When I came back from a year long Hiatus I had previously switched to Miqo'te again. I immediately switched to Au Ra, then when I caught up after awhile I switched to the Miqo'te I was for the past couple months. I was that cat for about 5 months, but I had taken another break, I only really played it for a couple months (the redhead I used to post here as). I did a bit more catch up in the story after the next hiatus mid Jan-late April/May, and it just didn't feel right doing the story as it. It felt like I wasn't playing my character.

Even with how excited I am to become Viera, I don't know if I will stay. I want to, I think they are prettier than my little Au Ra, but I can honestly say I don't know if I won't just switch it right back. I do have an alt, that WILL be a Viera, no doubt. I hardly play it though, it's more of a fluke than anything else. Like having it just to have it, it doesn't feel the same. If you really feel that way, maybe you shouldn't switch - at least for the story of ShadowBringers - but then again if you really want to play Viera over your main race, what better way to grow attached to it? At the very least, she would make a great alt (if you are into having alts)! Of course, if you don't mind spending hundreds of dollars on fantasias you can be like me!

[Haprimac]

If you really feel that way, maybe you shouldn't switch - at least for the story of ShadowBringers - but then again if you really want to play Viera over your main race, what better way to grow attached to it? At the very least, she would make a great alt (if you are into having alts)! Of course, if you don't mind spending hundreds of dollars on fantasias you can be like me!

Thing is, I already play female seawolf and male duskwight equally (well, roegadyn existed like 3 years longer on her own, so she's got all jobs capped while elezen has only two battle jobs and all crafters capped) and I have several other alt characters ranging from lvl 50-70 that I don't really play as other than to re-experience the story (which will be redundant due to New game+ if rumours are true). At first I was like, yeah, I'll make a viera alt, but I really, really can't be arsed to do an ARR job+MSQ for the fifth time.

As attached to my roe as I am, I still have a lot of problems with her that viera could possibly fix; mainly glamour. Pretty much all gear are made with miqo'te+hyur+au ra in mind, so anything with puffy sleeves, massive shoulderpads etc. looks just utter trash on my poor seawolf. Doesn't help that I like cutesy girly stuff, so dresses and such are my jam, but they rarely look nice on my roe. And the hairstyle I chose to the viera is the single hairstyle I've ever wanted from this game. Bare neck, lots of volume, whisps over shoulder, bangs that don't cover eyes (looking at you Lightning hairstyle). ;w; It's so hard. I will deffo make a viera alt first to test all the glam+emotes+voices before I make my final judgement. In the benchmark movie I wasn't super sold on the viera's facial expressions compared to my seawolf's (my roe looked PISSED before Titania fight while the viera looked kinda worried), but I bet in general the viera is more photogenetic than my roe in closeups.

Also, sidenote, I'm sort of "permanent change or nothing", so I wouldn't be fantasia'ing every other week. I still have a free fantasia from beta.

[SturmChurro]

Thing is, I already play female seawolf and male duskwight equally (well, roegadyn existed like 3 years longer on her own, so she's got all jobs capped while elezen has only two battle jobs and all crafters capped) and I have several other alt characters ranging from lvl 50-70 that I don't really play as other than to re-experience the story (which will be redundant due to New game+ if rumours are true). At first I was like, yeah, I'll make a viera alt, but I really, really can't be arsed to do an ARR job+MSQ for the fifth time.

As attached to my roe as I am, I still have a lot of problems with her that viera could possibly fix; mainly glamour. Pretty much all gear are made with miqo'te+hyur+au ra in mind, so anything with puffy sleeves, massive shoulderpads etc. looks just utter trash on my poor seawolf. Doesn't help that I like cutesy girly stuff, so dresses and such are my jam, but they rarely look nice on my roe. And the hairstyle I chose to the viera is the single hairstyle I've ever wanted from this game. Bare neck, lots of volume, whisps over shoulder, bangs that don't cover eyes (looking at you Lightning hairstyle). ;w; It's so hard. I will deffo make a viera alt first to test all the glam+emotes+voices before I make my final judgement. In the benchmark movie I wasn't super sold on the viera's facial expressions compared to my seawolf's (my roe looked PISSED before Titania fight while the viera looked kinda worried), but I bet in general the viera is more photogenetic than my roe in closeups.

Also, sidenote, I'm sort of "permanent change or nothing", so I wouldn't be fantasia'ing every other week. I still have a free fantasia from beta.

Yes! I love the hairstyles! Personally, I am hoping that Viera is my end all. I really think it is too, I like them a lot! Once, I switch that's it. I feel you on the alts. I haven't even gotten past the level 50 story on mine, and I am nearly 70 (I just play it off and on). The story is decent, but going through it again, just sucks!

I think I was happy with just about every aspect with my Viera during the benchmark. She looked pretty, but tough, I really, really liked it. Their build and height, also makes them seem more plausible to be fighting like they do. If that's really how you feel, then you should take the plunge too! Viera! In my opinion, they are probably the most perfect balance of all the current female races.

Some more new shots of my bunny, Omicron gear this time.