New hrothgar hairstyles are really bad.

[Denji]

LMAO, I believe this to be true

It's probably what they would come up with if asked to make a new cerberus model.

[Zhexos]

Greetings, everyone.

As there have been a lot of feedback surrounding Hrothgar and their hairstyles, we wanted to share a recent update from Yoshida during the recent patch notes reading. On the stream he discussed the specifications of Hrothgar and the difficulties regarding adding hairstyles for them.

Since we’re talking about adding Hrothgar hairstyles, I’d like to take this opportunity to once again explain the specifications of Hrothgar.

The head shape we use for Hrothgar is designed completely exclusively for the race. It’s precisely because of this fact that we’re able to create their facial appearances, and their current quality is only possible because the faces and hair are created together as a set.

Originally, I had announced at the outset that we would be unable to add more hairstyles for them. However, we continued to receive comments asking for more Hrothgar hairstyles to be added somehow. In order to address this feedback, we went with a plan where we would maintain the shape of the head and have the ears “hidden” in the hair, which would allow us to implement new hairstyles in due time.

But as we’ve seen, there have indeed been many comments questioning the lack of ears…

This is something I’m currently torn over. If we were to maintain the style we went with in this update, we would still have to adjust hairstyles to match the shape of Hrothgar heads…

But if every hairstyle update is going to be met with large communities of players saying, “That’s not what we want,” then perhaps we can reconsider. Though it would mean new hairstyles would be added far less frequently, perhaps we could somehow create hairstyles dedicated to those head shapes. But I think that would lower the number of hairstyles we can implement…

It’s difficult to address, since Hrothgar was only made possible because we drew a clear line about this point back then. Honestly speaking, it’s very difficult to create hair in-game, as you might expect. As such, I’m torn over how we should proceed.

Having said that, I understand that players are asking for us to do something about it quickly, but it’s something that will take a long time to address. To this end, I’d very much appreciate it if you could share your feedback with us on the official forums. I’ll have the Community teams compile your feedback and provide a report.

But I’d like to reiterate, the current implementation of Hrothgar heads is only possible because we’re using some very unorthodox methods. Hrothgar are the way they are because we’d like for our fans of beast-like characters to enjoy them, but I would also like to emphasize that they are made in a completely unique way compared to the other races.

We’d like to continue doing our best to address your feedback, so please continue to let us know what you think.

[Pip_Chick]

*snrk*

Big Brain!

[Vahlnir]

Greetings, everyone.

As there have been a lot of feedback surrounding Hrothgar and their hairstyles, we wanted to share a recent update from Yoshida during the recent patch notes reading. On the stream he discussed the specifications of Hrothgar and the difficulties regarding adding hairstyles for them.

The response to this thread is most appreciated. Truly. However, our problem is largely with the contents of your posted summary. We know what he said. We just don't buy it.

[Soge01]

Greetings, everyone.

As there have been a lot of feedback surrounding Hrothgar and their hairstyles, we wanted to share a recent update from Yoshida during the recent patch notes reading. On the stream he discussed the specifications of Hrothgar and the difficulties regarding adding hairstyles for them.

But if every hairstyle update is going to be met with large communities of players saying, “That’s not what we want,” then perhaps we can reconsider. Though it would mean new hairstyles would be added far less frequently, perhaps we could somehow create hairstyles dedicated to those head shapes. But I think that would lower the number of hairstyles we can implement…

This would be the best way to go about it. I'd rather see Hrothgar take longer to get a new hairstyle that perfectly fits their head structure if it means the quality of the hairstyle for them is far better.

Please do not rush yourselves in implementing things like this, Yoshi-P and FFXIV team. Take the time that is neccessary to give the playerbase what they desire.

[KizuyaKatogami]

This would be the best way to go about it. I'd rather see Hrothgar take longer to get a new hairstyle that perfectly fits their head structure if it means the quality of the hairstyle for them is far better.

Please do not rush yourselves in implementing things like this, Yoshi-P and FFXIV team. Take the time that is neccessary to give the playerbase what they desire.

They’ve already waited 3 years though for what is it? 6 hairstyles? That they couldn’t properly model ears on them. At this rate the game is gonna be over by the time they get to it.

[Vahlnir]

This would be the best way to go about it. I'd rather see Hrothgar take longer to get a new hairstyle that perfectly fits their head structure if it means the quality of the hairstyle for them is far better.

Please do not rush yourselves in implementing things like this, Yoshi-P and FFXIV team. Take the time that is neccessary to give the playerbase what they desire.

They've had 3+ years. The time for patience and waiting is over. We shouldn't just sit here and take it.

[Denji]

Greetings, everyone.

*snip*

while i appreciate the transcript for those who may not have it, isn't this what we were discussing? no offense but a solid chunk of what he said has been more or less been completely disproven within hours of the game coming back up.

[SturmChurro]

This would be the best way to go about it. I'd rather see Hrothgar take longer to get a new hairstyle that perfectly fits their head structure if it means the quality of the hairstyle for them is far better.

Please do not rush yourselves in implementing things like this, Yoshi-P and FFXIV team. Take the time that is neccessary to give the playerbase what they desire.

"Far less frequently"? I guess you all can expect the next hairs to drop in 6 years.

[SherlottaEryut]

Greetings, everyone.

As there have been a lot of feedback surrounding Hrothgar and their hairstyles, we wanted to share a recent update from Yoshida during the recent patch notes reading. On the stream he discussed the specifications of Hrothgar and the difficulties regarding adding hairstyles for them.

More race-hairstyles would be nice. A lot of people here and myself are curious if Yoshi-P’s 2019 live letter was a mistranslation or not? I thought race-specific hair was always on the table… but he speaks as if it’s just occurred to him? Isn’t that why he brought in these ‘unique’ races?

Also, I’m sorry to slightly derail the conversation, but while you’re here a guy has been asking for chocobo boots since 2017, a moderator replied and said they’d pass on the information to the developers, but he’s still waiting (albeit very patiently) on them.

Thank you for responding, I appreciate it