Hey Viera and Hrothgar players!

[UnrealTai]

Animation aside I think the Viera body proportions are really realistic instead of some cartoon looking trash like WoW has.
For that they get the A+.

Animations needs work.
Hairstyles need severe work. Although what IS in, are very pretty. Not really an ugly style for them.
Hats need a massive overhaul add in. I mean, wtf, Viera RDM was a KEY role in ffta/2 even. The viera rdm hat is iconic.
I think the flopped over ears need to be removed, they make them look like clown jesters and foolish, I feel insulted even just seeing someone else with them, not cute at all. Thankfully hardly anyone picks those retarded looking variants.

Above issues aside, the “base” work for it is excellent, but LMK when viera is out of beta, k thx.
Overall still very satisfied with Viera, wife is as well.

Funny enough she changed to one because she wanted the big boobs LOL


Something Ive noticed though is a Vieras true glamouring comes from how you show their legs or tummy.
Theres not many face options and ears for the most part look the same on everyone.

If you want to really make your viera your own youll setup glamours surrounding their best asset.
Long stomach and very long legs

This is one race where wearing a long dress is a massive disservice, but Im ok with it.

[Kirajah]

I've honestly gotten a bit annoyed with how many Viera I've seen that look like me.
Its a bit worse for Hrothgar, because of the face/hair locking, resulting in people using the same face AND hair combo, almost exclusively.

But I'm probably going to be swapping back to Miqo.

[Aellae]

Viera for me is the perfect mix between the cutesy Au Ra and the sexy Miqo'te, and for now I don't see myself switching. My biggest gripe with them definitely isn't lack of headgear, I don't wear any most of the time. It's also not the lack of hairstyles per se though I would enjoy more. I dislike the fact we didn't get any of the exclusive hairstyles (Eureka, HoH, mogstation especially) and we aren't even sure if we do get them.

While animations could be better, I mostly see them still fitting. They aren't very expressive and are rather timid in expressions which I think is an attribute of their race. The hairstyles are super pretty and I don't think I dislike any.

[ReclusiveMage]

Between 'meh' and 'bad'.

I keep seeing people mention that Hrothgar need a Fantasia to change their hairstyle, but tacked on to that is making it seem like it is a cash grab from SE. Not really a profitable idea on SE's part, if you ask me for only one race/gender. I feel that adding the face option for Hrothgar in the Aesthentician as a quick fix would break something because of the game's spaghetti code.

If Viera had this problem that Hrothgar have, I imagine that there would be more outrage probably.

Aside from that, I do miss some of my hats and hoods. I imagine it's gonna be really difficult for SE's art team to remodel and refit things to Hrothgar heads.

And a bald hairstyle for Hrothgar is totally doable.

[Doljax]

I like my hair. Though, I won't complain if they add more, nor if they remove needing to use a Fantasia to change it.

[Metsonm]

I'm not too fussed about the hair options. It would be nice to have, especially as some time was put in to getting some of them, but I'm happy enough with the one I have.

Hats, however, are disappointing. I use headgear on about half of my glamours, and hats on all of my casters, which I play most of the time when I'm not healing. I keep seeing really nice hats drop from chests and it's a reminder that Viera and Hrothgar are a somewhat unfinished set.

Hopefully we have some progress on headgear options soon, but considering we couldn't get some of the stuff from 5.0 to work I'm not expecting too much yet.

[ValyrianBlood]

Viera look TERRIBLE. Soulless, inanimate, like Barbie dolls but in a bad way. Their ears don’t move and they have that resting ***** face that makes them all look the same.

Tbh the resting B*tch face is what I like about them - but the lack of ear movement is indeed a bummer

While animations could be better, I mostly see them still fitting. They aren't very expressive and are rather timid in expressions which I think is an attribute of their race. The hairstyles are super pretty and I don't think I dislike any.

After playing the overly cutesy Aura I was taken aback by their rather stoic animations but it's like u said, that's just the race and I love it, that's more diversity

[rachcouture]

I'm more concerned with how SE handled both viera and hrothgar. The animations were actually kind of stiff, in relation to class animations. Their smile, at least with the face options I used was barely that. You could actually barely tell my girl was smiling in a lot of cutscenes; lack of expression. Kind of like they had a bunch of botox or something in their face is how I would describe it. However besides all of that, if they had come out like a proper race I would still probably be playing my girl right now. A lot disappointed.

Really?

Viera look TERRIBLE. Soulless, inanimate, like Barbie dolls but in a bad way. Their ears don’t move and they have that resting ***** face that makes them all look the same. I’ve been seeing them less and less too, a sure sign that people are switching back.

This is just rude and mean. Some of us very much love/appreciate the aesthetic of a tall, contemplative, twiggy model, nor does subtle and reserved equate to 'soulless' and 'inanimate'; Viera are very expressive as seen above, and beautifully made. They're something that haven't existed in this game as an option despite it being a primary visual archetype for both genders in nearly every other Final Fantasy title (and no, Elezen don't remotely count).

Just because their body language isn't exaggerated like Miqo'te, doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with the race.

[official_coconut]

It's just their opinions. I don't have an issue with their animations since they fit my character's personality but it's understandable why others would want something more expressive especially if the other races have more exaggerated emotes that they're used to. The numbers of player Viera out in the world are decreasing though.

[RyuDragnier]

Aside from that, I do miss some of my hats and hoods. I imagine it's gonna be really difficult for SE's art team to remodel and refit things to Hrothgar heads.

And a bald hairstyle for Hrothgar is totally doable.

Not so much the hats IMO, but the helms. The hats I can see are easily doable, since a lot of them like the BRD and RDM ones can easily sit on the head without much clipping involved. The helms however, oof, that one would take a long time due to stretching and whatnot.