Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[MikkoAkure]

It's a shame that it's apparently so difficult to adjust headgear to fit Hrothgar and Viera. Which begs the question as to why they were added in the first place over enhanced customisation for the existing playable races...

That question has already been answered before. The framework for the character creation sliders and features and how the server recognizes them is really archaic and was not optimal even when the original 1.0 was launched. In the past SE said the only way to add new features is to either decrease the amount of characters you can see on the screen (due to how the server loads the values) or to throw out the code and start all over.

I would have preferred SE to throw out everything from 1.0 from the code to the story. They probably made the decision to do what they did based on money and time and this is where we are now. Maybe I’m just jaded after playing this for game for nearly a decade minus the downtime between 1.0 and ARR, but all you’re going to get from asking for stubble, eyebrows, and male viera is SE saying “we’ll look into it” and never bringing it up again.

My hope is that the next FF MMO is also helmed by Yoshi-P and he will have more freedom to do what he wants from the ground up since it seems like whenever they want to do anything, they’re reined in by the constraints of the 1.0 code.

[SieyaM]

That question has already been answered before. The framework for the character creation sliders and features and how the server recognizes them is really archaic and was not optimal even when the original 1.0 was launched. In the past SE said the only way to add new features is to either decrease the amount of characters you can see on the screen (due to how the server loads the values) or to throw out the code and start all over.

I would have preferred SE to throw out everything from 1.0 from the code to the story. They probably made the decision to do what they did based on money and time and this is where we are now. Maybe I’m just jaded after playing this for game for nearly a decade minus the downtime between 1.0 and ARR, but all you’re going to get from asking for stubble, eyebrows, and male viera is SE saying “we’ll look into it” and never bringing it up again.

My hope is that the next FF MMO is also helmed by Yoshi-P and he will have more freedom to do what he wants from the ground up since it seems like whenever they want to do anything, they’re reined in by the constraints of the 1.0 code.

As much as I enjoy XIV and like most of the things Yoshi-P and his team have done, I want the next MMO if there is another to be directed by someone new. He has had his time as director and done some great things, but I feel he doesn't want to stray at all from the proven successful ideas of other franchises, even if they are becoming tired. I would like a new MMO to have a completely new set of ideas and visions.

[Theodric]

I don't doubt that spaghetti code is a legitimate issue. With that said, they've cited it for a problem on many fronts and have overcome it with time so I still think it's something they should be tackling when they can. It'd be a great way to future proof the game and broaden the appeal. They've invested in the ability for gear to alter butt size so there's no real obstacle when it comes to creative use of gear to bring about something as simple as additional stubble and scar options.

I'd say it's more likely that they just know they can get away with dismissing male characters because the backlash isn't as big as when something goes 'wrong' with the female models.

[Lauront]

As much as I enjoy XIV and like most of the things Yoshi-P and his team have done, I want the next MMO if there is another to be directed by someone new. He has had his time as director and done some great things, but I feel he doesn't want to stray at all from the proven successful ideas of other franchises, even if they are becoming tired. I would like a new MMO to have a completely new set of ideas and visions.

I'm inclined to agree. I'm not sure if they'll make another MMO along the lines of XIV, but building a new engine for such an MMO from the ground up would be awesome... but assuming they won't, I just wish they'd do it for XIV.

[BastienWyngarden]

I'm inclined to agree. I'm not sure if they'll make another MMO along the lines of XIV, but building a new engine for such an MMO from the ground up would be awesome... but assuming they won't, I just wish they'd do it for XIV.

Perhaps at the end of this expansion, we will see a 1.0 style calamity and thus begin anew with a fresh engine :P

[HiroesX81]

Bump. This thread needs more likes

[CocoAthaela]

Bump!

Let's show them bunny bois some love

[Duskane]

I'm inclined to agree. I'm not sure if they'll make another MMO along the lines of XIV, but building a new engine for such an MMO from the ground up would be awesome... but assuming they won't, I just wish they'd do it for XIV.

i would hope they take in consideration how much the player base like Customization and improve upon that for the next FF mmo

[kujoestars]

I fully support semi-anthro bunny boys and amazonian lioness furries. Here's hoping Squeenix will eventually add them.

[WhiteArchmage]

Those who are just seeing this thread, don't forget to visit the sister thread for amazonian lion ladies.