Please stop hiding miqo'te ears (and other races') from certain head gear

[AllanMiles]

From the new 745 sets based on the FFV jobs, the only helm pieces I'm able to see on my male Viera are the Sugarloaf Hats (the Casting and Healing equipment, based on Time Mage). The Pelt and the Bicorne don't show. Yet again another patch where brand new pieces of equipment don't get adapted to all playable races. They did the bare minimum amount of designs for the DoW/DoM sets, and still there's gear incompatibility, even with the older races.

To add insult to injury, the Tycoon Tights —the new pants from the level 1 gear based on Lenna's outfit, from FF5— have a different design whether it's equipped by a male or female character. We have seen a numerous amount of previously gender-restricted equipment pieces become available for both, and then... this happens.

It just breaks my heart to see how little they care about everything that needs improvements, I don't know. Practically all of my friends who were previous players left long ago, and I wonder how long my love for the franchise will keep me here.

[Doomed_Raven]

1. Hyur got ears. 2 to be precise. Never heard a Hyur/lala/elezen complaining because the helmet hides his/her ears.
2. When I use an helmet for the motorcycle my ears are hidden (and protected).
3. an helmet is used to protect your head, ears included.

With the logic of "Show your ears" miqote's and viera adventurers would all be deaf.

Mate. Human ears flat to the side of the head, and several inch tall cat or bunny ears on the top of the head - are vastly different.

[Saraide]

It seems the viera and hrothgar hat issue was really just a show of what's to come in terms of how lazy SE is. Miqo ears used to get helmets designed for. More and more glam is deleting miqo and aura tails. Why are we regressing.

[Uncle_Jafar]

The original post of this thread was made two years ago. it’s not going to happen. makes me sad but its reality. They wont do it.

[Aco505]

A recent Reddit thread has been discussing this issue, pointing out a particularly annoying situation involving concept art that has miqo'te ears showing but ends up not when implemented by the developers. Quite similarly to what MsQi posted here, as well.

[Aco505]

On the 87th Letter from the Producer Live, it was announced that viera and hrothgar are getting headgear support from 7.3 and beyond.

While this is good news, there are some concerns:

- First of all, the viera ears on the examples provided were simply clipping through. There's no hole or specific design on the pieces to make it organic. Additionally, in the slide where the option to hide viera ears was explained, we can see how not only the ears clip through but also strands of normal hair that should be hidden there.



While I welcome the addition, the implementation looks unfinished.

- Secondly, I hope that older races are not forgotten in future updates. Miqo'te and any other affected race should also have their ears (and tails!) showing in most if not all gear when appropriate. Give us an option to hide them if so desired, but pieces like the Calfskin Rider's Cap or the many bandanas implemented after StB should be letting our ears poke through.

[Arzalis]

On the 87th Letter from the Producer Live, it was announced that viera and hrothgar are getting headgear support from 7.3 and beyond.

While this is good news, there are some concerns:

- First of all, the viera ears on the examples provided were simply clipping through. There's no hole or specific design on the pieces to make it organic. Additionally, in the slide where the option to hide viera ears was explained, we can see how not only the ears clip through but also strands of normal hair that should be hidden there.



While I welcome the addition, the implementation looks unfinished.

- Secondly, I hope that older races are not forgotten in future updates. Miqo'te and any other affected race should also have their ears (and tails!) showing in most if not all gear when appropriate. Give us an option to hide them if so desired, but pieces like the Calfskin Rider's Cap or the many bandanas implemented after StB should be letting our ears poke through.

The fact they aren't adding for Hrothgar means they likely aren't adding it for Miqo'te anytime soon either. They are very similar in terms of ears and tails.

[Jaltaer]

Not defending SE in the slightest - billion dollar company and all that - but ear cutouts haven't been a thing on gear since Heavensward at the absolute latest. And from what I've seen from the majority of Viera and Hroth players, they'd rather have "hats with ears clipping straight through" vs "no hats at all". Sort of an 'at least give us the option' type deal, so I'm glad they are indeed finally getting that option, even if it took far, far too long.

I do hope that the ear toggle they're adding for Viera will be available for Miqo too... I'm less hopeful about a tail option for gear that hides it though.

[Asari5]

community: 'ears clipping through hats arent that bad, at least let us have that.'

also community: 'what? just clipping through? thats ridiculous, cheap and lazy. how dare you'

i do agree its too late and it would look better otherwise, but come on.

[Saraide]

community: 'ears clipping through hats arent that bad, at least let us have that.'

also community: 'what? just clipping through? thats ridiculous, cheap and lazy. how dare you'

i do agree its too late and it would look better otherwise, but come on.

I mean yea if this is the best they could come up with after 6 years then that is cheap and lazy. They could have just done that from the start. This is just saying 'yea we kept you on hold with the hope of a proper solution but instead we took the laziest way that we could have done right away but just didnt'. It genuinely is ridiculous.