New possible race

[Evergrey]

The biggest reason I see why this can't/won't be a playable race is not about how a headgear would fit the head.
It's about the facial expressions.
We all know that FFXIV heavily use the Facial Expressions in Cutscenes.
I can imagine that it can be quite tricky to make all the facial expressions work well with a face like that, and that (to me personally) would be a dealbreaker whether or not they should be implemented.

I do still hope they can be a potential candidate for a new playable race.

[Alleo]

Well as long as the character still can nod a lot it will be fine

[RukiaFae]

Well as long as the character still can nod a lot it will be fine

Lmao this is true.

[enthauptet]

Lol facial expressions. Unless you are wearing one of the 2 piece tank armours. Those are always funny when something happens and your character has no reaction because you can't see your face XD.

I think probably the chance of them being playable is just about 0. Would be fun to have but most points as to why were already mentioned.

[Stormfur]

I'm hoping they become a playable race in 5.0. If old armor/helmets would work (or perhaps their ears would just stick through), it would be fine. We have the "cannot equip gear to head" option on clothing anyway.

But they are probably just a beast tribe -- maybe one focused on gathering instead of crafting? Perhaps they are how we get the red fiery Fenrir mount.

[Dalmacus]

I'm hoping they become a playable race in 5.0. If old armor/helmets would work (or perhaps their ears would just stick through), it would be fine. We have the "cannot equip gear to head" option on clothing anyway.

But they are probably just a beast tribe -- maybe one focused on gathering instead of crafting? Perhaps they are how we get the red fiery Fenrir mount.

Sorry to be a party pooper but they won't become a playable race IMO.

You westerners might like this kind of races but in the Asia side it's not popular, so if SQEX wants to make a new playable race they need to make it just so that it appeals to all 3 regions.
After all, why create a playable race that only the 1 or 2% of player population enjoys it while the rest does not like it.

[Nestama]

Sorry to be a party pooper but they won't become a playable race IMO.

You westerners might like this kind of races but in the Asia side it's not popular, so if SQEX wants to make a new playable race they need to make it just so that it appeals to all 3 regions.
After all, why create a playable race that only the 1 or 2% of player population enjoys it while the rest does not like it.

I'm sure the % will be higher than 1-2%. Especially if you can make the race look cute. As we know, cute sells.

[Abriael]

I'm sure the % will be higher than 1-2%.

Actually, 1-2% is probably correct if we talk about Asia. Even Roegadyn is already massively underpopulated in Asia and Europe, with only 4% of the population. Only in the US, that goes up to 6%, but that's still by far the less popular race. Add furry to that, and you'll get even worse penetration among Asian players.



Monster races simply aren't as popular as some appear to think, especially in Japan. The only animal traits that are welcomed there are minor, with the race retaining 90% human features (catgirls, bunny girls and so forth). That's also why miqo'te have been made more human-like and less feral than FFXI's mithra.

[savageink]

Sorry to be a party pooper but they won't become a playable race IMO.

You westerners might like this kind of races but in the Asia side it's not popular, so if SQEX wants to make a new playable race they need to make it just so that it appeals to all 3 regions.
After all, why create a playable race that only the 1 or 2% of player population enjoys it while the rest does not like it.

[DracotheDragon]

oh they look nice, i am also going to save this quote link.