Came back to the OF to see wtf people have to say about Viera hair news and saw this thread was popping off ...
Quote Originally Posted by xxmiamorecadenza View Post
I also don't get the 'wasted resources' opinion. Is it a wasted resource because it's not your cup of tea? Because it's certainly mine design-wise.
I don't get what people don't get about "wasted resources".
How many obese people are there in the parts of the world where this game is popular? A lot in the west. Would the devs or anyone reasonable think that doing everything they would have to do to make "Dulia-Chai" playable be "worth" the time, dev strain and $$$ investment needed? Prob not worth doing that.
Same with the "No more genderlocked gear!" crowd who want everything from Neo to seasonal sets to be wearable in both gender forms for either gender, that would be twice the amount of work to end up making gear that doubles female's options but only a tiny fraction of people who play male characters would bother wearing. Not worth the headache and would be a waste of energy.

What is and isn't "worth" or a "waste of resources" is completely up to the devs, but that doesn't mean we have to act blind to the logic they would have to apply to this.
I've been saying for a long time that people should reconcile with the fact that they only show Hrothgals as "Mithra crossed with Viera" because they're prob doing that for a reason. No matter how many people poo poo about Female Draggos, they're still the 2nd most popular thing in this game and are objectively well liked for what they are.