Viera and Hrothgar Megathread

[Allegor]

they have a hunch else they just a Roegadyn with a cat face..

Little pet peeve of mine anytime someone says that cuz actually they may use the same skeleton but are visibly different than Roes - broad shoulders and thinner waist, making their torso more triangular than literal rectangles, thicker thighs, shorter and more toned arms, smaller hands - all around more proportional but keeping the "bara bait" theme, there's a reason Hroths killed the male Roe population lol

Anyways, I'm fairly certain the hunch is to make them look more feral, after all, they're anthropomorphic cat people, not humans with catlike features, and even in-universe were confused for a beast tribe.

I also highly doubt WoW had anything to do there, specially considering almost every orc/undead/tauren/troll has asked for a straight back option practically since the game started, so it'd be both ironic and dumb to copy the one thing that was almost unanimously disliked by the playerbase.

[DynnDiablos]

My hope is at least the Hrothgar and Viera hairstyles get expanded like they promised. It is very unfortunate that they still are stuck with so many limitations. Viera are in a much better position than Hrothgar but still....2 years and nothing. If they didn't truly want to treat the races the same as the others they should have never been added in the first place.

[TheMightyMollusk]

At this point, I have mild hopes and low expectations. If there's no word at all, I might just bite the bullet and go for a fantasia. Just debating if I want to go back to Au Ra, or maybe try maining a Miqo'te for a while.

[ItMe]

Just debating if I want to go back to Au Ra, or maybe try maining a Miqo'te for a while.

Why not Lala? : )

[TheMightyMollusk]

Why not Lala? : )

I have a Lalafell alt. I just find the tiny size and cutesy aesthetic really jarring during the more serious parts of the story. It's just not for me.

Before it gets asked, about the other races: I find Hyur of either clan kinda boring, Elezen proportions unsettling and awkward, and Roes kinda stiff and sorta incomplete-looking. And Hrothgar don't have playable ladies.

[WhiteArchmage]

I have a Lalafell alt. I just find the tiny size and cutesy aesthetic really jarring during the more serious parts of the story. It's just not for me.

Before it gets asked, about the other races: I find Hyur of either clan kinda boring, Elezen proportions unsettling and awkward, and Roes kinda stiff and sorta incomplete-looking. And Hrothgar don't have playable ladies.

That's the big problem: Viera feels like the race for "me", I love their proportions and animations; their general aesthetic is in-line with what I want for my character... but their customization leaves A LOT to be desired. I love veils, I love turbans, I love fashionable hats and winged helmets... Viera can't wear any of those. The limited hairstyles are a whooooole other problem.

[ItMe]

I have a Lalafell alt. I just find the tiny size and cutesy aesthetic really jarring during the more serious parts of the story. It's just not for me.

Hahah understandable.
Maybe I'm just inoculated against silliness getting in the way of the story since I've been running around with a character named Iiiiiiiiiiit's Meeeee.
Whatever happens/you go with I hope you are happy in the end.

[Tyssyn]

i love Viera, it's really what I. prefer, but then all the new hairstyles come out and.. I want to at least see them on me, or want hats for a bit. so go back to Miqo'te for a while... then can't stand it and have to be Viera again. Really, there are only a few hairstyles I really like period, so being Viera isn't so bad for me, most of the time. But I really hope we get more styles sooner or later - preferably sooner

[Mesarthim]

At this point, I have mild hopes and low expectations. If there's no word at all, I might just bite the bullet and go for a fantasia. Just debating if I want to go back to Au Ra, or maybe try maining a Miqo'te for a while.

I left Viera after an 8-9 month break from the game. Went back to OG me, Miqo'te, for a month or two. Then went back to Au Ra which I spent the entirety of stormblood as after the first month or two. When the new races get the attention they deserve then maybe I'll consider them once again.

[Raskbuck]

How did you feel going back to your OG race, and then to a different one?

I've been debating to switching back to Miqo'te if they don't address the Viera/Hrothgar issue, but I'm still on the fence. I kind of don't want to give SE more reasons to not fix them if their population dips.