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

[LaylaTsarra]

When did they say that or are you just assuming it's 6.0?

There has been no announcement or mention of male Viera at all. Chances are they will be no male Viera ever. I think we've seen the last of the races for FFXIV personally.

[Cidel]

Yadda-yadda-yadda anecdotal, but my experience on Hyperion/Primal duties is more or less a fairly even representation between Hrothgar and Viera with the Viera having slightly more presence. There seems like a healthy mix of both, and Viera never nearly "blew up" and overshadowed everything else, at least here on Hyperion anyway. Sometimes I'll see a bunch of Viera around a high-traffic aetheryte, other times I'll see some Horthgar and no Viera.

DF (or PF) parties aren't much different. The only time I ever had a "3 Viera +me" dungeon instance was when I partied with my 2 Viera FC mates and the DF random was Viera. Though it wasn't exactly uncommon to get 2 Vieras in dungeon runs, less so a few weeks after release. Never had more than 1 Hrothgar in a DF dungeon, except for maybe one time when I saw two together. For 8 man content it's too varied to see one beat out the other. Had a few runs with up to three Viera and no Hrothgar, or 3 Hrothgar and no Viera.

So basically, in my personal experience (and believe me, I have been paying attention to this sort of thing), I don't think Viera just overtook everything and Hrothgar are hardly just a rare sight. It's a wholesome mix. Then again, I can only speak for what I notice on Hyperion and in my DF and PF encounters. Other datacenters and their servers might be (and sound to be) different.

[LunarEmerald]

On Leviathan all I see are viera and hrothgar nowadays.

[Nihility]

there actually aren't too many, they just stand out in a crowd. Viera being like 8' tall if you include the ears and hrothgar beastial features
and of the people i know that tried them almost all have gone back to their previous miqote or aura forms

[AvenoMatt]

I use to see a lot of Viera and Hrothgars but recently their numbers have started to drop. I still see a lot of them but it's not like before where there would be crowds of them. I do see less roes though and though I've never been fond of roes it's kinda sad to see barely any around.

[ZattanaWen]

I still see a ton of Viera, and 90% of them are wearing their default skimpy gear or bikinis.

I expect the novelty to wear off eventually. I thought I would want to try Viera but meh.

[Xia_Thas]

Right now I’m playing a Viera but a part of me wants to / will probably switch back eventually because the hair / headgear is so limited. Its really unfortunate when you have a hair style you unlocked and liked but can’t use it. Makes that investment in time alone essentially void until you fantasia back to a race with “normal” hair.

Iirc the Au Ra didn’t start with limited hair so it makes me wonder what’s the cause? Headgear and the ears clashing makes sense to me but with hair? I’d be interested to see some behind the scenes explanation as to why they did what they did. Are the ears incompatible with normal hair? Does having a buzzcut make the Viera become a AC Unity monster?

[SturmChurro]

Right now I’m playing a Viera but a part of me wants to / will probably switch back eventually because the hair / headgear is so limited. Its really unfortunate when you have a hair style you unlocked and liked but can’t use it. Makes that investment in time alone essentially void until you fantasia back to a race with “normal” hair.

Iirc the Au Ra didn’t start with limited hair so it makes me wonder what’s the cause? Headgear and the ears clashing makes sense to me but with hair? I’d be interested to see some behind the scenes explanation as to why they did what they did. Are the ears incompatible with normal hair? Does having a buzzcut make the Viera become a AC Unity monster?

I think they have resigned themselves with both viera and hrothgar being 'limited' races. They probably stretched themselves too thin doing both, and I don't think we are actually going to see 'all' hairstyles even added to viera. Probably going to release updates to each race coupled together.

[Xia_Thas]

I think they have resigned themselves with both viera and hrothgar being 'limited' races. They probably stretched themselves too thin doing both, and I don't think we are actually going to see 'all' hairstyles even added to viera. Probably going to release updates to each race coupled together.

Yeah that’s pretty much what I’m expecting. Glad they are here though regardless.

[Genbe197]

Head gear did it for me, with head pieces being iconic for many sets (especially artifact) it’s a hard sell.