Quote Originally Posted by Zanarkand-Ronso View Post
They never said they possibly couldn't do it. They said it was happening; locked in, pretty much a promise. Unlike if Male Viera or Female Hrothgar would happen or not.

The hype for male viera was on the community, yoshiP never said it was happening, and with FF lore, we have in fact never actually saw a Male Viera. We can argue and talk circles about that subject yet AGAIN, but at this point its just rehashing a fruitless argument and its quite boring. Look, ill agree that maybe he should have outright said no, or maybe even then, should have just not said anything, cause more and more, it sounds like the backlash isn't so much the genderlock, as it is that people had an inkling of hope they might see male viera because they weren't told "no" Was it marketing or PR, I cant say and I wont pretend it was.

Is it possible that as a Japanese Company they just work differently then American Companies? Just asking, cause this is my 1st real MMO, and which how people talk about SE it sometimes sounds like they think a Japanese company would be run the same as an american company. IDK, I got no frame of reference.

And, if they outright said yes or no but suddenly they can or cant, wouldn't that just create more issues?
- They say they can't and have no plans...but then suddenly they can.
- They Say they can and do have plans, but now suddenly they can't
Either way, this would lead to YoshiP looking like a liar. And that I think would be worse then waiting to hear news when they outright have an answer indefinitely.
Id rather stay in limbo until there is an answer. Not demand and rush an answer. In the meantime, there is alot more going on with the game.
Is it that difficult to say? "Don't expect them because we can't do it right now. However, it is high in our priority list, so, if possible, they will be developed."
Even so, the "we can't" excuse is getting stale for some issues with the passing years, but it would just put the matter to rest. At the moment, they are just playing with people's hopes. They 99% know this is a concern in the community and if they don't, they have a serious problem getting in touch with us, considering the amount of likes this thread has.
Anyways, as it has been said, we'll have to wait for the complete notes on the Endwalker expansion, but their behaviour towards players is not always as respectful as it is claimed to be.