Female Hrothgar as a playable race. Show your support!

[SomeGuy22]

I mean, male Viera got their original wonky posture changed due to feedback, so maybe they'd remove any hunch if enough people complain about it whenever the benchmark comes out /shrug

Wait, really? I heard that it was removed because it was causing issues with armor in testing (like clipping, unnatural morphing and such).

Their posture changed? I never noticed.

They were way slouchier:

[Midareyukki]

...ffs, we've been asking them to change our hunch for years. No dice.

Viera complain once, they get that slump fixed for them?

There has to be more to the story, yes? Please say there is. Because that just makes Hrothgar feel even worse otherwise...

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

...ffs, we've been asking them to change our hunch for years. No dice.

Viera complain once, they get that slump fixed for them?

There has to be more to the story, yes? Please say there is. Because that just makes Hrothgar feel even worse otherwise...

How Venomous were we about it?
I know (im in the Minority that doesn't mind it. But...) a good number of people hate it, but I dont think our Hrothgar Community reached the Viera Levels of "FIX THIS NOW" so maybe it just wasn't as big of a deal.
I really hate the thought of it, but FemHroths will be My Proof in the Pudding if our Voice just really doesn't matter.
And Ill kind of hate the Viera, because they Get what they want from Screaming, while we were nice and patient, but got Nothing for it.

Oh wait, we got our ears back that 1 time!
Our voice totally matters!

Edit: Actually, shoot, Ill be even more mad, because Ive tried for years to be the voice of reason and pretty much defend them. If FemHroth come out...bad I guess, I really dont know how Ill handle it, or this company.

[Rokke]

Yoshi had the team soften bunboy slouch it because their QA team really disliked how it caused warping on armor. It wasn't player feedback, internal testing told them it looked bad [x]


Dunno where those guys were for the ear fiasco. Or maybe Yoshi veto'd them the 2nd time they brought up model issues who knows

[Midareyukki]

Yoshi had the team soften bunboy slouch it because their QA team really disliked how it caused warping on armor. It wasn't player feedback, internal testing told them it looked bad [x]


Dunno where those guys were for the ear fiasco. Or maybe Yoshi veto'd them the 2nd time they brought up model issues who knows

x_x good, at least there's that. Now, we all know where they were for the ear fiasco: smoking gysahl greens

[Pip_Chick]

Snip.

Sadly, no. The only reason they got their posture fixed was because Viera players complained.
We are being ignored again, even though the hunch is almost unbearable for most players who play Hrothgar. It ruins so many glams and stretches so many textures, it just looks BAD! We just asked that the option for its removal be available. I don't like walking with a hunch, I don't like running with a hunch and I don't like that my idle poses have a hunch! My favourite pose is the one with the hands on the hip, but I can't use it cause of the hunch! I started to play more MCH cause it's fun, BUT my back literally snaps when coming from the attack animation BECAUSE OF THE F-ING HUNCH!!!

So sorry, but we the Hrothgar players don't matter, and can just deal with this ugly hunch forever because we are not Viera so our complaints don't matter.

Snip.

We weren't venomous, we asked for it to be togglable. It didn't take priority over hairstyles and hats since those were more important. And I honestly think that they will only do something if we make as much noise as physically possible. It worked for Viera and our ears. It means it is the only way to garner their attention. All of their priorities are now on FF16. A game which I came to despise on the simple fact that we started to get sub-par content and updates because 80% of the dev team has been moved to 16 and now they barely have anything for 14 (see the newest patch). Along with Viera, cause not only we lost our chance at having a complete beast race cause of them, but they were also given preferential treatment by having their counterparts released early. With us being left in the dark completely! No word from the January Live Letter of last year until now. - I want to say this, but I don't hate the Viera players or Viera as a concept, only the fact that people who wanted a beast race have been disregarded for yet another human with animal ears. Would it have hurt to bring both male Viera and Female Hrothgar together or to just have a complete and well-done beast race?
I want the female Hrothgar to be good, a good counterpart for the males as I have been blathering about these past years, but every day I not only lose hope but also my trust in the devs to do so!

And for your edit: You will have all the right to be mad, I will be mad if they come out with a bad model for a female beast.
As for how you will handle it, that is your choice and you are entitled to it.
In my case, I think I will take a break from 14, play something else with a better beast race. Can't promise I'll quit, but I'll definitely be bitter and never look at this game the same. My character is already a trans female Hrothgar, I'll probably end up keeping her as is rather than turn her into a joke.


I love this race! I just wish the devs loved it too.

[Pip_Chick]

Yoshi had the team soften bunboy slouch it because their QA team really disliked how it caused warping on armor. It wasn't player feedback, internal testing told them it looked bad [x]


Dunno where those guys were for the ear fiasco. Or maybe Yoshi veto'd them the 2nd time they brought up model issues who knows

Where was this QA team in regards to Horthgar animations and warping of armour? It looks twice as worse on us then it did on Male Viera on the benchmark.

[Rokke]

smoking gysahl greens

brought low by the good shite u_u

Where was this QA team in regards to Horthgar animations and warping of armour? It looks twice as worse on us then it did on Male Viera on the benchmark.

Truthfully I wonder how much say Yoshi got in on their designs. Per the interview I linked, the Viera slouch was Yoshi's idea and the QA team had to convince him that it needed adjustments. Don't know if they didn't push hard enough, or if Yoshi locked his legs, or if something else kept everyone on that design.

[Midareyukki]

brought low by the good shite u_u

QA team: "Hey dad, look, it's the good kush!"
Yoshida: "...it's Hrothgar, how good can it be?"

[Pip_Chick]

QA team: "Hey dad, look, it's the good kush!"
Yoshida: "...it's Hrothgar, how good can it be?"