Viera and Hrothgar Megathread

[Iscah]

I remember them saying male viera were built with no limitations like female viera were

It seemed like a vague statement at the time. They never actually said what the supposed lack of limitations would allow them to do. Perhaps it got lost in translation.

Given that it isn't about getting things made for them any quicker, perhaps it's more about being prepared for future developments? Hairstyles designed with hats in mind even though they can't have them yet?

[LuciaMirain]

https://imgur.com/a/WVQzQEB Ok Im sorry but you can land a plane on that 5head.

[juicybug]

Why they just drag their heels for 2 years on this is really funny and sad.
More hairstyles are wanted! not needed though, so be happy with what you get I guess.. beggars can't be choosers?
I want a new hairstyle contest! I have a lot of ideas I'd like to show.

[Strongfat900]

Call me a contrarian, but apart from the limited number of hairstyles for the Viera race, I'm happy that we finally got the male Viera. I mean, I read that SE had fixed the problem with the female Viera which didn't able them to add any hairstyles to them and so on, so hopefully, we'll get more in the upcoming patches.

[HeyMcFly]

https://imgur.com/a/WVQzQEB Ok Im sorry but you can land a plane on that 5head.

That's no surprise, considering that's how that hair fits all of the other races as well- Just a massive forehead landing strip & the ponytail part looks like an actual poop.

[Yencat]

Yeah.. I can't say I am too impressed with how the hairs that viera got turned out.

Remember when people were trashing the modded screenshots of the braid and hairband clipping the ears saying SE would never release something like that because of their high standard of quality? Simpler times.

[Ranhansha]

It seemed like a vague statement at the time. They never actually said what the supposed lack of limitations would allow them to do. Perhaps it got lost in translation.

Given that it isn't about getting things made for them any quicker, perhaps it's more about being prepared for future developments? Hairstyles designed with hats in mind even though they can't have them yet?

Please, can we just stop with this? At first it was: "Wow the translator is so good! She can even translate emotions!" Now we have to cope it's: "Maybe something went missing"
No, they were just lazy with this like they have been since the day they created them. They had the excuse they had to rush them, now they only had to create one and said the hairstyle had no limitations for males and see how that turned out. Want to keep waiting? See how 2 years turned out. 6 new boring hairstyles and paying for some items in the mogstation won't even grant you anything. Maybe saying things are wrong and making them understand lying and delivering substandard products that aren't to the same level as the rest of the other races would be better. Guess we'll never know, because we have 6 hairstyles and its duplicates with feathers and bangers for a grand total of 12. More than enough. Let's pay for fantasia.

[Halivel]

Maybe saying things are wrong and making them understand lying and delivering substandard products that aren't to the same level as the rest of the other races would be better.

Translation in question:

New hairstyles for female Viera coming in 6.0. But due complex and different structure for Hrothgar, the changes will come in 6.1 instead. Male Viera is created with a more recent system so the restrictions do not apply.

So... as much as we all hoped that they will unlock everything at once, where do they say that they will add everything at once? Unless I'm blind - they didn't. All they said is that males are done with no issue females used to have from the beginning (which supposedly should mean that it should be easier to add new haircuts in future, be it unlocking old ones or designing new ones).

I get the feeling of dissapointment, which is justified, but accusing developers of lie when there was no lie in the first place doesn't seem like a right way to make a complaint nor argument.

[LuciaMirain]

Call me a contrarian, but apart from the limited number of hairstyles for the Viera race, I'm happy that we finally got the male Viera. I mean, I read that SE had fixed the problem with the female Viera which didn't able them to add any hairstyles to them and so on, so hopefully, we'll get more in the upcoming patches.

I am very happy about bunnymen, but this expansion is just so weird to me. They have reskins of multiple gear for instance, viera only got 6 hairstyles and honestly most of them do not look good (there is a strange bump on the legacy one, the 2B band is ...ooof) and they added a bunch of companion mechanics during the story to "show you around areas" and whatnot that couldve just been avoided but instead now take up alot of ones time. I spent hours playing yesterday before finally reaching a dungeon. Some of their choices are just strange to me and this with the hairs for viera is one of them.

[SturmChurro]

Remember when people were trashing the modded screenshots of the braid and hairband clipping the ears saying SE would never release something like that because of their high standard of quality? Simpler times.

It just feels rushed, like some of the other hairs just look kind of... bad.. as well. That hairband is just particularly egregious. I guess they wanted the PR, or didn't want female viera to feel left out that male viera got some hairs? Granted, I'm not sure if the hairs for males look any good either..