A moment of silenece

[CookiesNCreams]

Female viera will likely go extinct 2 weeks after launch, when everyone feels too bad about leaving their catgirls and sees that female vieras are way too tall for them.
Fem viera will likely not be more popular than fem lalafell

You are brave for posting that....many people will get angry...:P

[SturmChurro]

Highly doubt Viera will replace anything, but the less popular races. Mostly no headgear, tall - which means also big, no unique hairstyles (rather unique purchasable hairstyles, and all the others). People will switch back once they get bored.

[Awahtochchina]

That's why I went Elezen a month ago. So I could get used to the height difference and possible awkward run animation lol.

If you check out the Viera reveal video you can get a look at the run/sprint animation

[Sakei]

Viera are too big. Cat girls will continue to dominate well into the future.

[Crystal_Raven]

Honestly, after playing this game for so long, I think it's safe to say, you will never rid this game of catgirls. No matter what.

[Bonbori]

I expect the less popular races to take more of a hit, particularly Elezen given there's a lot more overlap with their posh mannerism and height category.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I play a cat specifically because it's a cat. I'm very particular about my kemonomimi.

This is what I feel is more likely to happen.

[Haprimac]

Viera is basically everything I've wanted from a race in FFXIV. But I've grown so attached to my roe, her goofy emotes and especially her name, that I'm having second thoughts about fantasia'ing. :c Will have to think very carefully...

[kidalutz]

I expect the less popular races to take more of a hit, particularly Elezen given there's a lot more overlap with their posh mannerism and height category.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I play a cat for specifically because it's a cat. I'm very particular about my kemonomimi.

This is what I feel is more likely to happen.

P much I couldnt have come up with a better description.

[SturmChurro]

Viera is basically everything I've wanted from a race in FFXIV. But I've grown so attached to my roe, her goofy emotes and especially her name, that I'm having second thoughts about fantasia'ing. :c Will have to think very carefully...

I've been having the same thoughts, but mostly because I don't really have the money to blow this month on a fantasia. I could, but I already spent way too much (paid off my SHB digital collectors edition pre-order, bought a new gaming headset, spent a little more on a time card). I'm pretty much completely broke, at least for spending on game stuff like this. If I wasn't being ripped off on the bills, it would be a completely different story.

I have also been having second thoughts because, we haven't really seen what gear ShB has. What if there is a bunch of really cool headgear? If you are viera you definitely cannot wear any of it, well things that aren't crowns or goggles or something.

I'm an impulse buyer though, so I'll probably do it anyway, who am I kidding.

[briarth0rn]

I think once the launch hype wears off, viera will likely be less popular than miqote and au ra, though I'm not sure how they'll compare to midlanders. Maybe a bit more, maybe a bit less. It's not like miqote and au ra are the only two groups who'll be switching to viera, of course.