VIERA AND HROTHGAR COMPLAINT MEGATHREAD

[Vahlnir]

Its surprising that model from 2001 looks way better than ffxiv hrothgar

He was the only one to look that good. lol That screenshot on the left was also taken from a CGI cutscene. This image I provided above is what just about every other male Ronso looked like except the elder.

https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Ronso

Not that I would complain if we could make something more similar to him though.

[myahele]

It would have been nice to have a Khimari outfit for its race gear like the Viera did with Fran

[Starshower]

I don't thinik viera and hrothgar are low priority at all! Viera just got extra hairstyles, and hrothgar is confirmed to get more hairstyles on 6.1 and beyond, possibly viera will get the rest of the hairstyles as well. This is already content they put on endwalker and confirmed to expand on patches. So it is, in fact, a priority for endwalker.


Also, I personally would much prefer the new races to get all of the hairstyles available ingame (eventually) than for them to get race-specific hairstyles, of which they already have a lot. I could easily see people being mad they didn't include the existing unlockable hairstyles if they only added new race-specific ones, and I could also easily see female vieras being mad they didn't also get the race specific male viera hairstyles they could add, so adding the rest of the existing ones just makes everyone happier.


Not having hats isn't that bad for me, personally, as I only ever use glasses, horns, or flowers on my hair. Even when I was a highlander. Hairstyle options are way more important beacause they are what will enable vieras and hrothgars to look more unique amongst eachother.

[Starshower]

He was the only one to look that good. lol That screenshot on the left was also taken from a CGI cutscene. This image I provided above is what just about every other male Ronso looked like except the elder.

https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Ronso

Not that I would complain if we could make something more similar to him though.

Honestly, I'm pretty much the target audience for hrothgar... and I grew up with FFX. In my eyes hrothgars are way prettier and cuter than ronso. The bad posture isn't a dealbreaker for everyone. Maybe you'd like this ronso more if you don't care if your character is pretty.

[SherlottaEryut]

Also, I personally would much prefer the new races to get all of the hairstyles available ingame (eventually) than for them to get race-specific hairstyles, of which they already have a lot. I could easily see people being mad they didn't include the existing unlockable hairstyles if they only added new race-specific ones, and I could also easily see female vieras being mad they didn't also get the race specific male viera hairstyles they could add, so adding the rest of the existing ones just makes everyone happier.

I'm sorry, I probably worded my previous comments confusingly - I'll try and elaborate what I want to say but in more detail.

The ideal situation in my opinion is; Viera need to have a pro and con, the pro being we get all the unlockable styles in the game as well as more race-exclusive hairstyles on top of that, but the con being we still can't wear majority of helmets and hats. The new race-exclusive hairstyle would be a compensation for lack of headgear. And considering SE are even in this expansion keeping headgear from us, my theory is this was SE's original plan... Not sure if it's still the case though.

If the other races got access to the new exclusive viera hair, it would be unfair on us and would result in Viera being a 'con-con' situation, as in very limited headgear and nothing to compensate for it. So, we would still be suffering from the whole "Viera still have almost no headgear" situation while the other races get everything we have.

[Leowyld]

I would prefer to not have the hunch, absolutely (at least as an option). And I definitely want more wearable hats/headgear, as well as more hairstyles and the ability to change them without Fantasia. That said... as someone who loved FFX and thought Kimarhi was the coolest character - one of the reasons I was so hyped when Hrothgar were announced - I like the *aesthetic* of FFXIV Hrothgar more. And nothing could be more subjective than the subject of aesthetics, I realize, but I like the look of my Hrothgar better than that CGI Kimarhi and definitely more than those in-game-graphic Ronsos. Although all the little details on those outfits would make for an awesome glam (as someone said)

Another little detail that has bothered me with the Hrothgar. I think the hair color should change the color of the tail tip/tuft (if that sort of tail is selected), while the tail's main fur color should be the same color as the main (presumably fur-covered) body color. It's a minor thing, that I get around by using stripes, but it would make much more sense to me (e.g. If I have a Hrothgar that is blue with white hair, and he has a lion-like tail, that tail should be blue with a white tuft)

[LisSquid]

He was the only one to look that good. lol That screenshot on the left was also taken from a CGI cutscene. This image I provided above is what just about every other male Ronso looked like except the elder.

To be fair to those Ronso, everyone in FFX looked like a potato outside of cutscenes.

[juicybug]

I just hope they get more hairs and honestly if they hairstyles are good enough, people won't want to cover them up.

Longer tails, and not so stocky. I really hope the females don't stand like a butch woman.

[Ultaniku]

I don’t mind the hunch on the Hrothgar, it invokes a more beastial appearance. Though I do think a toggle would be very nice to be able to change that posture. They did it with Orcs.

[SherlottaEryut]

Long hair please

I somehow missed this!! It’s such an iconic hairstyle. Love the first and last one