Viera didn't blow up as big as we all thought.

[SayuriHime]

I switched from my Au'Ra to a Viera and have never been happier with my character! Being an older female gamer, I don't want to play a cutesy character. The Elezen and Roe never really appealed to me so I settled on Au'Ra. When I changed to the Viera, I fell in love with how much more mature they feel to me over Miqote or Au'Ra and still feel feminine at the same time. Finding the race that suits you makes the game so much more enjoyable and enriching.

[MsQi]

I'll make an alt at some point.

[Haxaan]

I think it's funny that people wanted a small Viera... If you played FFXII then you should have already been aware that Viera were a tall race. On Hyperion there are A LOT of Viera and Hrothgar. I have seen a few people switch back to Miqo or Au Ra, but there are way less Femzen and Maleqote than prior to the expac. I think once more time has gone on the races will even out a bit more, but Viera and Hrothgar both are very popular at the moment.

[DynnDiablos]

no headgear....sooner or later you'll miss it

I’ve played sine 2013 and have had my headgear hidden since day one. I like to see my face.

[NessaWyvern]

no headgear....sooner or later you'll miss it

I thought I might, untill I found out that only 1 item I use out of all of my glamour plates was not usable (HW astro hat)

[Unholychinchilla]

Not at all. I find it difficult to play any tall character after playing a lalafell. The different camera angle is disorienting and makes even well known places unfamiliar

Having previously been a Lalafell and having doubled in height with 5.0, this definitely took some getting used to but I'm loving the view from up here. Lalafell are so small now! I just want to pick them up. Not to do anything, just pick them up and hold them there like a half-arsed version of the Lion King.

As for the thread in general I'm seeing a lot of the new races but I admit that could be confirmation bias as I'm more likely think "oh look, one of the new races" than I am to note seeing any of the older races. Except Lalafell. I'm always on the lookout for them and seeing worryingly few. Personally I'm loving being a big goth bunny.

[Pasha_Mailuun]

The lack of hairstyles and headgear was a bit of a disappointment but the biggest negative (for me) was how reserved their emotes are compared to my Highland gal.

I suspect, like several other posters here, that those details had at least a little impact on the population.

[geekgirl101]

I've only seen certain RP players and certain genders switch to viera. Seems to be the new popular race for LGBT month (aside from male miqo'te, go figure!)

[GrizzlyTank]

Which is why i wish they had bothered to actually keep the 2 sects of each race different enough such as Midlander and Highlander Hyur.
Instead all the option offer is slightly different skincolor...

[Rolanberries]

no headgear....sooner or later you'll miss it

Eh... not really... personally, I use mostly flower corsages or accessories that don't cover my head at all. The bunny ears and unique hair styles are enough decoration for my head.