Request: Longer hairstyles & More male hairstyles

[Raikai]

Also a little side-topic, it would be amazing if they added a dye table to the hair accessory, and finally declutter the style list of 5x the same hair but with different hairpin colors.

[Iscah]

It’s not really vague when it’s common sense. But apparently with some people here that isn’t so common...

Hair doesn't come in three fixed lengths. It's a gradient and there's no universal agreement on where one label transitions to the next.

It's much better to talk about the specific length you're thinking of. Don't say "medium length" and leave someone else to guess whether you mean chin length or shoulder length or something else.

[Daemius]

I'm also tired of anime protag hairstyles.

My wishlist would include: Fuller and better looking beards on more races that aren't Roegadyn or Highlander would be nice. More short hairstyles that lean toward the masc side of things (IE buzzcuts on more races that don't include that weird design that midlander males have, fades, stuff that doesn't go past the ear). Natural hairstyles for black characters that are not that cartoonishly animated afro.

[Allegor]

I'm also tired of anime protag hairstyles.

My wishlist would include: Fuller and better looking beards on more races that aren't Roegadyn or Highlander would be nice. More short hairstyles that lean toward the masc side of things (IE buzzcuts on more races that don't include that weird design that midlander males have, fades, stuff that doesn't go past the ear). Natural hairstyles for black characters that are not that cartoonishly animated afro.

I can only assume that feminine/androgynous hairstyles are just more popular overall and that's why they have priority. After all Miqo and Auri girls are by far the most played characters, whereas the most masculine races - Roes and Highlander - are rock bottom.

[Theodric]

I can only assume that feminine/androgynous hairstyles are just more popular overall and that's why they have priority. After all Miqo and Auri girls are by far the most played characters, whereas the most masculine races - Roes and Highlander - are rock bottom.

I don't think it's that they're more popular, it's just that Yoshi-P plays a female character himself and doesn't seem to really care much about what male characters get by comparison. He's dismissed ideas for male character glamour/customisation features only to enthusiastically agree to suggestions for female glamour/customisation because he wants it too.

Overall, the split between male and female characters is roughly equal on a global basis. On my server, at least, I've also seen a sharp rise in the amount of male Raen/Xaela and Midlanders ever since the free trial expanded and the game increased in popularity.

Roegadyn are also a bit too bulky for most people's tastes, whereas Highlander men can't be designed to have very attractive faces that aren't 'samey'. They have great bodies, don't get me wrong - but they're no Snow, Gladio or Jecht facially.

[Teno]

Cid's beard when ? We're stuck with spots pretending to be hair all over the face.

[Haruka_R]

Yoshi-P plays a female character himself and doesn't seem to really care much about what male characters get by comparison. He's dismissed ideas for male character glamour/customisation features only to enthusiastically agree to suggestions for female glamour/customisation because he wants it too.

Lmao. Please don't tell me this is real.

[Haruka_R]

I'd just like to see more that aren't either "spiky anime protag" or "one braid wrapped in somewhere".

(I mean, as a Viera player, I'd like to see anything, but that's a different thread.)

Definitely with you on the braid. I don't wanna see anymore more dumb random braid hairstyles.

[BunniEclair]

Lmao. Please don't tell me this is real.

The only time I have seen him show a preference for something due to his character was in an interview he said he pushed for Yshtola’s new outfit to release quickly because he wanted it for his character, which I thought was kinda cute. Not saying Theodric is making it up and this is the only time this has happened because I really don’t know.

Just felt like sharing.

[LisSquid]

I think it's important to remember that the reason why we've gotten all these short hairstyles is because they were the winners of the cursed player-voted contest from 5 years ago. That and some colab stuff like the new Nier raid hairs. Every long hair we've gotten has been the devs trying to give players something in spite of that contest because they know they're releasing a lot of short hair.

We're finally free from the shadow of that contest and the mid long mined upcoming style already looks more interesting than most of the hairstyles post "form-n-function".

I was just going to post about the infamous design contest. I'm so glad they never did that kind of thing again after realizing most of the votes went out based on how much users like the art style rather than the concept itself. Looking through that relic is sad when so many interesting entries got buried because of poor artistic style

Also, clipping be damned. Viera only have two hair styles that don't clip into everything imaginable. It's fine, release the length!!