6.2 Hrothgar Update

[Kazhar]

I would be very surprised if Hrothgar is mentionned at all in the upcoming live letter.

[XiRon]

I would be very surprised if Hrothgar is mentionned at all in the upcoming live letter.

Totally expect all new gear/glam pics to forego using hrothgar cuz they still cant make hats worthwhile.
Even more expect Forum Attire to finally be made available and despite there being hrothgar and viera forum members in Sharlayan cutscenes, the veiled hat wont work. Part of the Forums UNIFORM wont work for its own members.

[XiRon]

I'm just waiting on female hrothy coming next expansion! Been wanting them since hrothgar race was announced and was gutted they were male only. Hopefully after the debacle with the males they will design the females to avoid these issues.

Yknow I really hoped femgar would drop this expansion because they plopped male viera and 1 race needing two expansions to get its opposite sex is laughable but I guess thats the effort and care I should expect by now.

[LaylaTsarra]

Totally expect all new gear/glam pics to forego using hrothgar cuz they still cant make hats worthwhile.
Even more expect Forum Attire to finally be made available and despite there being hrothgar and viera forum members in Sharlayan cutscenes, the veiled hat wont work. Part of the Forums UNIFORM wont work for its own members.

i'm hoping the hat issue for new content is a result of the fact they're still working on a new gender and that once that is complete we can get some more developer attention not only to hairstyles but to hats as well.

It's pretty frustrating given some hats will work on Viera at least (can't speak for Hrothgar) but not others. One can hope they will address the issue of Hrothgar hair at the live letter in August although personally I've hoped for that many a time with nothing for Viera.

I suspect the female Hroths are a 7.0 addition given we haven't heard anything new although I'd loved to be surprised.

[Puksi]

Remember before the Shadowbringers benchmark, when Yoshida promised that Hroths and Viera would have far more customization than the original races? When that proved not to be the case, the story became that Vieras and Hroths would receive more exclusive "racial" hairstyles, and hats and hairstyles going forward would be made with all the races in mind. Instead, here we are. Hroth and Viera players have been missing holiday wear and more--like Hroth's ears in the latest April Fool's joke, that wasn't really.

Aside from Hroth ears being cut off with those "new" adapted hairstyles, on my bun at least a few of them have a ridiculously high forehead, and hairlines that float out in space, unattached to their neck.

Keep in mind, this is the game that the fanbase fawns over as so much more ~transparent~ and ~caring~ than those other MMOs. But as OP said, it's been years--most of which involved no updates, excuses at the most, and letting Hroth players find out the hard way for too long that they can't use Jandelaine, they had to spend real money on a Fantasia for a haircut. They didn't even warn you of the incompatibility of some Mogstation items for the longest time, like the Eternal Bonding hairstyle. It boggles me this billion dollar small indie company can't do better than that, especially when the Hrothgar and Viera were one of the major selling points in advertisements of Shadowbringers.

But they really just don't seem to be trying at all.

Maybe we'll get Yoshida's classic crocodile tears again this update? I've really come to expect no more than that.

[XiRon]

Remember before the Shadowbringers benchmark, when Yoshida promised that Hroths and Viera would have far more customization than the original races? When that proved not to be the case, the story became that Vieras and Hroths would receive more exclusive "racial" hairstyles, and hats and hairstyles going forward would be made with all the races in mind. Instead, here we are. Hroth and Viera players have been missing holiday wear and more--like Hroth's ears in the latest April Fool's joke, that wasn't really.

Aside from Hroth ears being cut off with those "new" adapted hairstyles, on my bun at least a few of them have a ridiculously high forehead, and hairlines that float out in space, unattached to their neck.

Keep in mind, this is the game that the fanbase fawns over as so much more ~transparent~ and ~caring~ than those other MMOs. But as OP said, it's been years--most of which involved no updates, excuses at the most, and letting Hroth players find out the hard way for too long that they can't use Jandelaine, they had to spend real money on a Fantasia for a haircut. They didn't even warn you of the incompatibility of some Mogstation items for the longest time, like the Eternal Bonding hairstyle. It boggles me this billion dollar small indie company can't do better than that, especially when the Hrothgar and Viera were one of the major selling points in advertisements of Shadowbringers.

But they really just don't seem to be trying at all.

Maybe we'll get Yoshida's classic crocodile tears again this update? I've really come to expect no more than that.

Oh lordt.
I remember when he asked players to remember theres real people working on the game and to be nicer but then in one pll he gets a question about more hrothgar lady news and he LAUGHS at it then 6.1 comes and he and the coanchor are in hysterics over hrothgar hair.
But the paying customer who gets treated like a joke every single patch and pll has to be considerate. Sure wish some preachers listened to their sermons!

[Puksi]

Yoshida's hypocrisy lost me years ago. Remember the ToS, how you don't abuse your fellow players? Yoshida bodyshamed a cosplayer live onstage at Fanfest 2014. The cosplayer wanted to give him one of the weapon props they had made. Yoshida's response? "Real ninjas should diet/work out more" and laughter.

Imagine doing that to someone who loved your game, in front of thousands of people-- especially as a game director with a far greater presence. When the cosplayer placed third, a lot of players called it a "pity win" and got angry a ~real~ cosplayer didn't get the prize.

No one deserved that kind of treatment, and afaik there was never an apology. Not even the waterworks.

Par the course, I guess! Maybe we'll get better hairstyles attached to an NFT purchase.

[XiRon]

Yoshida's hypocrisy lost me years ago. Remember the ToS, how you don't abuse your fellow players? Yoshida bodyshamed a cosplayer live onstage at Fanfest 2014. The cosplayer wanted to give him one of the weapon props they had made. Yoshida's response? "Real ninjas should diet/work out more" and laughter.

Imagine doing that to someone who loved your game, in front of thousands of people-- especially as a game director with a far greater presence. When the cosplayer placed third, a lot of players called it a "pity win" and got angry a ~real~ cosplayer didn't get the prize.

No one deserved that kind of treatment, and afaik there was never an apology. Not even the waterworks.

Par the course, I guess! Maybe we'll get better hairstyles attached to an NFT purchase.

an nft hairstyle? Man I should start mining, it'll cost 1.15M eth...whatever that means/is.

[Puksi]

an nft hairstyle? Man I should start mining, it'll cost 1.15M eth...whatever that means/is.

All I know is Square is helping wreck the environment for a fast buck, just like Shinra. I know people will argue that Yoshida will never let NFTs in FFXIV, but let's look at his track record.

Housing was never going to have a demo timer so players could actually take those breaks he encourages--he outright said demo timers were used by games to keep players subbed.

Hrothgar and Viera were supposed to have waaaay more options than the other races. stares at my third of four or five faces

Hairstyles and hats.

More inventory space that doesn't require a monthly rental.

Yyyyeah, FFXIV is gonna get NFTS, lmao. Even moreso if the rest of the board wants it.

[Denji]

Totally expect all new gear/glam pics to forego using hrothgar cuz they still cant make hats worthwhile.
Even more expect Forum Attire to finally be made available and despite there being hrothgar and viera forum members in Sharlayan cutscenes, the veiled hat wont work. Part of the Forums UNIFORM wont work for its own members.

They'll probably reveal a mogstation item with a hrothgar in the back unable to wear the hair/hat that comes with it and that's it.