Female Hrothgar as a playable race. Show your support!

[Fukuro]

...but we know this though o,o we wrote as much before, it's only a couple pages back.

What we want is for Square to be a bit more open. Not necessarily give us any design just yet, but give us an idea of what path they're taking. To temper expectations. Because last time they chose to proceed blindly on Hrothgars, they had to come out publicly and say "We are surprised by your reactions, we were not expecting them". Well, if they pay attention to what we're saying, hopefully their decisions will match our expectations and the reactions will be less unexpected. If not, then comment and temper them. If they don't do that, then they'll get another round of "unexpected reactions", and at that point, the joke's entirely on them.

I see where you're coming from, but what could they possibly show or be more open about without revealing their design?
I mean the whole male Hrothgar fiasco basically boiled down to them having stupid limitations. They hopefully will know by now that people are expecting much more in that regard.

[reivaxe]

I see where you're coming from, but what could they possibly show or be more open about without revealing their design?
I mean the whole male Hrothgar fiasco basically boiled down to them having stupid limitations. They hopefully will know by now that people are expecting much more in that regard.

With Draggo, we got Yugiri in 2.2 and with Veria we got Fran in 4.5 iirc. Femroe? According to Wika, "Merlwyb was developed for the Seventh Umbral Era storyline, being the first female Roegadyn to be introduced into the game. The fan community often mistook Merlwyb for an Elezen for her height, build, and proud demeanor. Female Roegadyns had not been widely known to exist until they were announced as a playable Roegadyn gender in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn."

So the most I could see them doing, outside of the art they've already shown, is showing us a unique NPC that depicts what to expect with a face you can't pick. Any changes they're willing to make, like the Male Viera Hunch that they fixed/ reduced from that of the benchmark, is prob nothing that would be fundamental and would be animation focused.

Basically, if we don't see them in a patch trailer as new and important NPCs then just expect to see the full reveal at a fanfest.

[Fukuro]

With Draggo, we got Yugiri in 2.2 and with Veria we got Fran in 4.5 iirc. Femroe? According to Wika, "Merlwyb was developed for the Seventh Umbral Era storyline, being the first female Roegadyn to be introduced into the game. The fan community often mistook Merlwyb for an Elezen for her height, build, and proud demeanor. Female Roegadyns had not been widely known to exist until they were announced as a playable Roegadyn gender in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn."

So the most I could see them doing, outside of the art they've already shown, is showing us a unique NPC that depicts what to expect with a face you can't pick. Any changes they're willing to make, like the Male Viera Hunch that they fixed/ reduced from that of the benchmark, is prob nothing that would be fundamental and would be animation focused.

Basically, if we don't see them in a patch trailer as new and important NPCs then just expect to see the full reveal at a fanfest.

Good points, would be amazing if we could see some sort of teaser in a future patch, say 6.3-6.5. I feel the excitement growing the closer we get to the Fanfest!

[Midareyukki]

Merlwyb was developed for the Seventh Umbral Era storyline, being the first female Roegadyn to be introduced into the game. The fan community often mistook Merlwyb for an Elezen for her height, build, and proud demeanor.

That is single-handedly the most hilarious thing I've read all year.

[Soge01]

If that's really true about Merlwyb, then maybe the first female Hrothgar introduced in the game will be the new Queen of Bozja, or at least a potential candidate.

[Midareyukki]

If that's really true about Merlwyb, then maybe the first female Hrothgar introduced in the game will be the new Queen of Bozja, or at least a potential candidate.

Assuming they want to go down that path. We know that they're not going for the old system and have preferred to make a constitution based on Garlean rule. Whether this means they'll be a republic or if they'll Magna Carta their Queen remains to be seen.

...actually, now I kinda want to see something like Bozja Restoration. To help promote Female Hrothgar a bit more after so long of them not being present.

[Soge01]

Assuming they want to go down that path. We know that they're not going for the old system and have preferred to make a constitution based on Garlean rule. Whether this means they'll be a republic or if they'll Magna Carta their Queen remains to be seen.

...actually, now I kinda want to see something like Bozja Restoration. To help promote Female Hrothgar a bit more after so long of them not being present.

I'm not exactly sure how the UK works, but maybe it could be like that: The monarchy are still around, but only really handle interactions with world leaders, while the goverment part handles making and upholding laws, etc.

So maybe a new Bozjan Queen could be brought about like that, but they wouldn't hold all the power in their country.

That would be neat. So far, it doesn't seem like Hrothgar women exist outside of Bozja and who knows where they are inside now. So it would be neat to see the main main quest givers and stuff be partially made up of female Hrothgar for the Bozja Restoration, if we ever get one. It would also make for a great opportunity to learn more about Bozjan culture.:3

[Pip_Chick]

Assuming they want to go down that path. We know that they're not going for the old system and have preferred to make a constitution based on Garlean rule. Whether this means they'll be a republic or if they'll Magna Carta their Queen remains to be seen.

...actually, now I kinda want to see something like Bozja Restoration. To help promote Female Hrothgar a bit more after so long of them not being present.

+1 for that, it would be a great way to see them as a teaser! And a Bozjan restoration would be a cool piece of content. But then it will come to whether it would be like the Ishgardian restoration craft-focused or more like a pest removal more battle-focused. It would be a great idea either way.