Absolutely no more new races please

[KisaiTenshi]

I disagree. I think they are still missing a few varieties in races or make a other sub race for existing races. We need a smaller male model (taller than lalafell but smaller than miqo etc ) (like female au'ra size) a plus size character would be good for some people like dulia-chai. If i had to pick a new race it would be either genomes or a shorter furry fox race which would be adorable.

So a "gnome" type race that has variable "horns" or "tails" just to cover all the bases.

To be honest, I think the game has "enough" races and we're unlikely to get another that can't be scaled to what's already in the game. So the result is we get something like "Gnomes" that are basically TERA's Elin with horns/tails options, that use the same Lalafell gear.

The biggest problem with adding a race, is that it requires adding all new gear, going back to level 1. It can be done, it just isn't cost-effective to do so. We need the gender parity because people cry foul, but we don't necessarily need "new races" when they could just unlock some of the magnets on the existing models.

Like for example, let's say we could adjust the height of lalafells so that they could be an entire head taller. Is there any lore reason why that isn't possible? Likewise Miqote tails and Au Ra tails. There's no engine limitation that says they can't. It's just lore reasons why you don't see Miqote that aren't "cat" and likewise I assume Hrothgar's are "Lion-like" because that minimizes the the need to have gear fit another "animal ears" type. The reason why the newer races to the game don't have hats is pretty obvious when you see what happens when Miqote and Au Ra wear them. They have to make them unique to every race. So they opted to just not do that. It would make more sense if they just provided a lore reason.

But I see some people's point that if they aren't going to provide all the different gear, maybe they should not add further races that deviate from what's there. We see "child female miqote", "child male/female Au ra" and "child male/female hyur" in the game, so clearly the game has models and animations for a character that size. They could just leverage that for another race that just mixes and matches what we already have from the Hyur, and Miqote children. Add the horns from Padjal (they're basically JUST hyur with horns) and you have the option to have a Padjal race without adding any additional assets to the game. Likewise we've seen how the child Garleans are just "taller" Hyur children type models too. So having a "Garlean" race wouldn't be impossible except for Lore reasons that would prevent them from having the caster jobs.

If it were possible to change magnets of the body sizes of the standard races we already further, so we could have "somewhat thicker" or "curvier" characters would be welcome, but maybe just have "magnetic accessory slots" (PSO2 has like dozens of slots) that just allow the player to attach and glamor things like wings, horns, tails, to any character type. Within reason. Like a miqote player might want to temporarily glamor over their cat traits for halloween. There are also players out there who maybe want a different style of "animal" ears that the game doesn't offer that could just hide the miqote ears and place the static other (eg fox, mouse) type in place (or better yet keep them emote-able.) The existing fashion accessory system is limited in that you can't bring it into the dungeon, nor does it persist on a mount, when a minion is out, or when you attune to an air aether current.

[VerdeLuck]

It's very simple, we can have both new races and no more limited races.

1. Make it so Hrothgar and Viera can use all hairstyles and hats.
2. Create new race that can wear hats and has access to most hairstyles.

SE can market it for their expansion and we can enjoy the new things. SE is no indie company they can afford to do this.

You can say "we can have both" all you want but if they announce a new race when I can't use a huge chunk of gear in this game I'm going to be extremely mad.
Fix Viera and Hroths first and then we can talk about new races.

[Erinellza]

Absolutely no more new races please

I agree. More customization options to existing races instead of new races! Body tattoos, new face paints, separate makeup options, let us choose Au Ra horn color, finish Viera and Hroth, new hairstyles and hair colors, add more optional running animations and idles to all races, etc.

[Tsiron]

Actually there's no better time for them to introduce a winged race now that we're getting "mounts" in 7.0 that are just wings (I say, only half-jokingly)

[Mouthbone]

It's funny to see people wanting them to add more races after seeing how half-assed hrothgar and viera still are

[SherlottaEryut]

It's funny to see people wanting them to add more races after seeing how half-assed hrothgar and viera still are

That’s just it.
The idea of new races is more appealing than the actual thing. Once the novelty wears off people just end up switching back to their preferred race

[TBerry]

I'm not sure what other races there would be to add?

[Boblawblah]

Ivalice moogles!!



But NO. Fix Viera/Hrothgar's first. BTW, NICE HAT THAT MOOGLE HAS WITH THE EAR HOLES.....

[CidHeiral]

This company has more money than we can fathom. the only reason its not done is they dont care to spend the money on it..

People love to parrot the "BUT SE MAEKZ GORILLION DOLAR" talking point across social media but they're only outing themselves as having absolutely no idea what they're talking about. Anyone who has spent any amount of time working on software/hardware development in a large corporation can tell you "throw money at it" is not a solution that makes any kind of sense to the majority of challenges you face. There are a million and one hoops you have to jump through to get anything done regardless of what your resources are, and even in the biggest company in the world your team is going to have limited resources.

wow, for instance, has never had to release male/female at separate times, and every one of its races can wear everything in game (yes besides the specific racial armor, for lore reasons only.)

Races with digitigrade legs have their foot gear turned into ankle wraps and the newest race of dragon people do not show gear at all while in their dragon form.

[Gaiinahat]

Frogs. I want to play as a bipedal frog. I have his name picked out and everything.