Viera and Hrothgar Megathread

[LisSquid]

I've been taking a break for a few weeks. Where are we at, buns and kitties?

Assuming it is bad.

[LuciaMirain]

I've been taking a break for a few weeks. Where are we at, buns and kitties?

Assuming it is bad.

There was an interview in german where they basically said they were working on how to implement new hairstyles for the new races and that he hopes he would be able to give us good news soon so we need to have a bit more patience. With hats it was basically that they dont like clipping and therefor wont allow to just show hats until they figure something out.

Basically just wait. More. Hopefully not two more years.

[Yencat]

I've been taking a break for a few weeks. Where are we at, buns and kitties?

Assuming it is bad.

Here's the relevant translated text of the interview LuciaMirain mentioned so make of that what you will.

I have another very specific question. You announced the male Viera at the Fan Fest. Many players still wish they could use more hairstyles and headgear for the Viera and Hrothgar. Can we perhaps hope for improvements here with the introduction of the male Viera?

Yoshi-P: First of all, I would like to talk about the most important points why Viera and Hrothgar have not yet been able to wear the headgear. We have some standardized specifications when it comes to headgear. Due to the unique design, for example the Viera with the long ears, these specifications do not always fit here and cannot always be applied. If players didn't mind if there were some graphical issues here and there then that would be fine, but if they are very visual it will not work with the standard specs that the we currently have in the game. So it is due to the fact that Hrothgar and Viera have a unique design, especially when it comes to the head. Perhaps it should be seen less from the perspective that they simply have fewer hairstyles and headgear than other races, but rather that it is not possible for them to wear them.

However, we are of course aware of the requests from the players and we are not the type of team that gives its players the cold shoulder and ignores their wishes. There have been points in the past that we thought impossible at first, but which we were then able to make possible. In this case in particular, over the past six months we have repeatedly thought about how we can reduce development costs or what options we have to implement all hairstyles. In between working on the updates, we always take the time to think about these things and weigh the possibilities. We even have regular meetings on this. I was in a meeting yesterday exactly because of that, and the next one is already planned for next week. So the players can be sure that we are concerned about this, but I would ask that they show a little patience and wait a little longer. Hopefully we have good news to announce soon.

[SkyCake]

If I Fantasia to a cat for like a week so that I can wear a fancy hat, will I be kicked out of the bunny den?

[LuciaMirain]

If I Fantasia to a cat for like a week so that I can wear a fancy hat, will I be kicked out of the bunny den?

Nah I went au ra for like 3 weeks to scratch the itch. Go for it <3

[SturmChurro]

If I Fantasia to a cat for like a week so that I can wear a fancy hat, will I be kicked out of the bunny den?

I fantasia every other day, apparently... though, I think I was 'kicked out' a long time ago.

[SkyCake]

Thanks, you two! Don't want to lose my Bunny Den membership right before we get bunny bfs. But, I want to play an RDM for a little bit and get a fancy glam, so I'll need hat options. Can't play RDM without a big fancy hat. At least I can't.

[flipwizardmagoo]

I want to wear different hairs and headgear so badly, but not as much as I love being Viera. It’s sad because for me it feels like there’s no way to scratch the itch; I just have to wait for it to be healed.

[TW-Luna]

Sometimes I feel like I should put on a very Palpatine type voice, "Modding is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural."

Yes, this is the official forums; yes, there's a general stance on modding.. but frankly, it's all we've got after the latest reveals that they're only just starting to have meetings about how to fix viera.

Glam up your RDM bun with big red hats, put on hairstyles that aren't the same 5 or so poofy viera styles, and continue to keep our voices heard here that we want an official solution.

[SturmChurro]

Yeah, but they get 20 dollars for the fantasias spent each time you switch back and forth.