New Race?

[Yukiko]

Wait, "Return to Ivalice" and there are no Vieras?!
Sacrilege!

[Shofie]

They've stated that while they contemplated Viera at one point, that ultimately the way the feet are would make them difficult to really handle in-game from a development point of view. I doubt we ever see them, and I kind of wish they'd never even hinted at them, since it's generally whipped the fanbase into a frenzy and it's unlikely to be sated at this point. (They also have two "beast-like" race options in-game currently, and I doubt they're in any rush to add a third anytime soon).

We may get something for 5.0! I doubt it'll be Viera though.

[Yukiko]

(..) ultimately the way the feet are would make them difficult to really handle in-game from a development point of view. I doubt we ever see them, (..)

Well, uhm... you mean like this?



Actress: Sae Khuja (Phoenix)

You know... Ivalice and Red Mage fits perfectly fine to them!

[Miyha]

Well, uhm... you mean like this?



Actress: Sae Khuja (Phoenix)

You know... Ivalice and Red Mage fits perfectly fine to them!

I think the thing with the feet as more to do with the fact that existing armor would need to be modified specifically to accommodate the Viera, and Yoshi said something about that being just too much work. :| That particular piece of armor is just modeled that way anyhow and alters the feet of any character that wears it to match. So I think that's different? Idk, I'm not a programmer/game designer. ;;;;

As for that race/clan graphic though, I'd actually have to jump on the mixed race train. It would be really cool to see mixed race options, plus it could answer some long-running questions about how mixed race pairings and offspring work in the game world.

[Senn]

Personally, I would be ok with a viera race that have normal human feet if digitigrade feet were out of the question.