Gender locked race?

[BillyKaplan]

Every time I see this thread updated, there's a spark of hope that some new info came out, only to be crushed with an iron fist

[Averax]

Every time I see this thread updated, there's a spark of hope that some new info came out, only to be crushed with an iron fist

Nothing until the Tokyo Fanfest at the end of the month

[cicatriz313]

Lol I don't see any new info being revealed this close to fanfest, but it's super close now!

[Lauront]

3 weeks. ;.;

[Tanama]

What do you guys make of this?

https://www.twitch.tv/finalfantasyxi...SheepFutureMan

A variation of Viera resembling a young elezen?

[BillyKaplan]

A variation of Viera resembling a young elezen?

Could be anything from a face type to having child models in-game but not playable.

[Tabbs]

What do you guys make of this?

https://www.twitch.tv/finalfantasyxi...SheepFutureMan

A variation of Viera resembling a young elezen?

Subrace model strikes me as the most likely, tbh, despite what others think. Face type or child npc models are possible too, but we'll see.

[Iscah]

She had been talking about ear shapes, so quite possible she was still just referring to that - a variation with ears further apart so they look more like Elezen ears, position-wise.

I think it's best not to read too much into it. Get excited now over your ideal version of what it might mean, and you'll most likely be disappointed later. I'd rather just "wait and see" and get excited when they actually reveal things.

[Tabbs]

She had been talking about ear shapes, so quite possible she was still just referring to that - a variation with ears further apart so they look more like Elezen ears, position-wise.

I think it's best not to read too much into it. Get excited now over your ideal version of what it might mean, and you'll most likely be disappointed later. I'd rather just "wait and see" and get excited when they actually reveal things.

Respectfully, "young Elezen" would be a poor way to describe an ear style. There isn't exactly a huge difference between the ears of younger or older Elezen, so the "young" descriptor is a little useless there. Not to mention, I can't imagine they'd move the placement of the ears so drastically on the head, though I suppose it's possible.

[Iscah]

Respectfully, "young Elezen" would be a poor way to describe an ear style. There isn't exactly a huge difference between the ears of younger or older Elezen, so the "young" descriptor is a little useless there. Not to mention, I can't imagine they'd move the placement of the ears so drastically on the head, though I suppose it's possible.

I was thinking more of the combination of "Elezen-like" ears and Viera face, which together might give an overall appearance of an Elezen with more childlike proportions - not even necessarily looking like the in-game Elezen child models.

It seems risky to guess at what she intended. There's the language barrier, and the fact that (I assume) she wasn't able to complete her description and clarify what she meant. Without the need to keep future secrets, it could have been a very mundane conversation.