FFXIV 2nd expansion: Viera-like race still a possibility?

[Ramath]

No, that was some of SE's concept art they showed during F.A.T.E in Tokyo.
Yoshi-P didn't want to show them because he knew people would want them but showed them anyway....

Here are some more:

This is the reason I've wanted the Viera. I want a more mature-looking, tall and elegant, graceful character. Aside from the Elezen, no one else has the "full grown mature woman" feel. Roegadyn are the giant amazon beast women, Lalafells are the obligatory token "tiny race", and the other three are the cutesy anime teen girls...

If they were to remain relatively similar to past games, the longer legs and heels is the reason I want them.

[Niwashi]

This is the reason I've wanted the Viera. I want a more mature-looking, tall and elegant, graceful character. Aside from the Elezen, no one else has the "full grown mature woman" feel

I just hope that if they do add Viera they make them mature looking. I agree that's really what we're currently most lacking is mature female characters. (Female Rogadyn are the best looking when viewed individually, but when standing next to the other races making their size difference so apparent, that kind of overtakes their actual looks.)

Not all the concept artists seem to think mature looks are a given in Viera, though, judging by this:



And if they're just going to be given the same "cute" treatment as nearly every other race, then it's hardly worth bothering.

[Nestama]

Roegadyn are the giant amazon beast women, Lalafells are the obligatory token "tiny race", and the other three are the cutesy anime teen girls...

So what about Highlander?

[Androir]

No, that was some of SE's concept art they showed during F.A.T.E in Tokyo.
Yoshi-P didn't want to show them because he knew people would want them but showed them anyway....

Here are some more:





They also showed some of their other race ideas too (like a wolf-man, all their more dragony-looking AuRa designs, and a bunch of ugly races):

Wow. Nice. I like this.
I had deleted thsi screenshots at the quote. But i like it.

[OmnipotentHaseo]

For that matter, most of the notion of Viera as being pretty comes from the fact that the XII Viera affected sexy looking outfits. (Their faces are rather too pinched to be pretty looking.) In XIV, they\\'d have the same gear as everyone else, so nothing inherently sexy about them.

Very definatly opinion based i supposed cause their faces are so exotic and gorgeous to me with their angular brows. The viera have a very pouty good look think going on that isnt in this game. All the other races other than rogyden pretty much have wide eyed deer cutsey faces. And theres really not a viable option for people that want a mature looking woman. If you dont want her to be a bowflex model. Also viera hands and feet were very much elongated at the fingers and toes in 12.like almost 2 times as long as normal. Watch a video of frans 3rd (?) mist technique the one where she throws the ice it zooms in on her hands

[OmnipotentHaseo]

No, that was some of SE's concept art they showed during F.A.T.E in Tokyo.
Yoshi-P didn't want to show them because he knew people would want them but showed them anyway....

Here are some more:

As a company leader i really cant fathom that concept though. " I dont wantt o show this cause the fans will want it added and i dont want to add it."

No sir your leading a fan based subscription game if a massive chunk of your fans want something you give it to them or you stop making money. Especially with childish lines like well i dont like them so screw what my fans are asking for.

[Mimilu]

As a company leader i really cant fathom that concept though. " I dont wantt o show this cause the fans will want it added and i dont want to add it."

No sir your leading a fan based subscription game if a massive chunk of your fans want something you give it to them or you stop making money. Especially with childish lines like well i dont like them so screw what my fans are asking for.

He probably didn't want to add a new race for 4.0... >w>
With the AuRa, we kind of knew we would always get a new race since the end of legacy versus now, where there is no real promise of a new race.

So what about Highlander?

They're the muscle race, like Roe, just in a more human way.

[Ametrine]

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While I can't disagree with the fact that there likely is enough demand from both sides of the pond for a Viera race to look like a good investment, that wasnct the complete reason Yoshi-P didn't want to add them for 3.0.

Though he isn't a fan of Viera himself, he simply wanted to give players an original concept before offering a remake of a classic race. His concern was some players who didn't play for the over-arching FF cannon might see them as Miqo'te 2.0, and that Miqocte were so popular he assumed it satisfied plenty of players who desired animalistic races.

[basketofseals]

While I can't disagree with the fact that there likely is enough demand from both sides of the pond for a Viera race to look like a good investment, that wasnct the complete reason Yoshi-P didn't want to add them for 3.0.

Though he isn't a fan of Viera himself, he simply wanted to give players an original concept before offering a remake of a classic race. His concern was some players who didn't play for the over-arching FF cannon might see them as Miqo'te 2.0, and that Miqocte were so popular he assumed it satisfied plenty of players who desired animalistic races.

If that was the case, then I have to say they failed. Au Ra aren't all that creative of a race to begin with, and while none of the races we currently have are, Au Ra also don't have the personality/society/world building/characterization that the others do. They feel like someone's OC insert. You could probably delete all of them and replace with hyur and nobody would notice. If I ran into the N tribe and they were hyur, it would be immediately noticeable what was off. I can't honestly even think of what their naming convention is. If you were to spit me out a name for any other race, I'd be able to immediately identify it.

[Ametrine]

The Au Ra namimg conventions are weird.

Xeala use surviving ancient Mongolian names, with their last name being their tribe. Raen use 14 century era Japanese names. The Xeala were comparatively spoiled in this, as there is a small blurb for each and every tribe on the lore forums here.

.... And that's it. Their decision to base the names of real Asian names inadvertently put a damper on the lore. It doesn't help that Au Ra are so rare in the "wild" that we don't really have events that delve into their background.


But, if SE carries the names used in FFXII, then they may use Icelandic names and spellings for at least one of the clans for Viera.