Gender locked race?

[Yhoiryo]

Please point me to the post where someone implied the world is going to implode. In the meantime, let me remind you that "If this doesn't happen I'm going to feel this way" is not an inference to said world implosion, rather people stating how the exclusion of the male gender would make them feel. So far, the only people I've seen overreacting or "getting bent out of shape" are the people who read the topic of this thread and start seeing red. We have acknowledged that there are other fan fests. We have acknowledged the possibility of a future reveal of the male Viera. However, their complete disregard of the topic has some, myself included, a bit concerned. We're allowed to be. Just like you're allowed to come in here and chastise people. The only people I've seen "get bent out of shape" are those with their weak counter arguments or snide comments (you fall into the latter).

So who is "We" than when you say that you've all acknowledged the fact that there is a possibility of male viera. I'm not attacking anyone, but it's just a sight to see how people can "react" to not getting certain things. Again I'd be more than happy to have male and female viera included in shadowbringers.

But I'm glad you feel it's in your right to come out and make your own snide remarks at me as you can only make out the red in my remarks.

And yes I was using exaggeration on the quote about people getting bent out of shape and the world imploding, but again maybe it's because that's how some people are also in turn reacting to the fact that they can't get male veria, just like I'm sure you exaggerated "I will wait for more information before I start punching baby pandas out of sadness."

Don't misunderstand: I get that a majority of the player-base play female characters; that's evident by the amount of female-friendly armor sets (lookin' at you Omicron Chest of Healing). I can see how, from a business standpoint, pandering to the lotioned up hands of that fanbase would be a lucrative endeavor. There are, however, some of us who play male characters. I will wait for more information before I start punching baby pandas out of sadness.

[Crushnight]

That's the thing though, we've been wanting these for years and now people are getting bent out of shape because we haven't seen any signs of male viera and it's like the worlds going to implode.

the negativity around gender locking is since ARR they have decided not to do that and it could lead to another potential problem thats in kmmos and that is gender locked jobs want to try new job get a fantasia for £/$ i rather ffxiv stays away from any gender locking on races/jobs

[Duskane]

That's the thing though, we've been wanting these for years and now people are getting bent out of shape because we haven't seen any signs of male viera and it's like the worlds going to implode.

"these people got this thing but these didn't Why are they mad D:"

[InkstainedGwyn]

I wish people would stop being so upset that there's a possibility that this might be a one gender race.

People calling out SE and what not saying it's lazy and pandering, only giving people the fan service. Like really? Can you please take a step back and look at what your saying? I'm not saying I'm against having male and female viera in FFXIV but it just seems so arbitrary that people have to keep throwing these kind of things at SE. We could have no new race going into shadowbringers and I'd be perfectly fine with it, in fact if this turns into such a huge mess about the fact that a race in an mmo game is only locked to one gender (be it male or female) than I wish we'd never been given them in the first place.

"It's just a game, get over it" You're right, my bad, I shouldn't be talking about things that worry me in a game I pay to play on the forums for that game. Lemme delete my posts so we can get back to the important discussions like how to end world hunger. That's applicable for these game forums, right?

And the fact that there wasn't even a male shown in the concept art on the splash screen? That would be how you hype. Show both concepts, then show how the ladies panned out and leave us waiting to see how they translated the males from page to model.

Besides, I still say that if you have so little content that you have to wait to announce the second half of something that should just go hand in hand with the first announcement... hmm. Content drought, indeed.

And the whole "they don't want another feminine male so they can't bear it" is also crap. How the Viera males look would be up to them. You don't want them to be waifish, don't make them waifish. I'd still think that was cowardly, but not as bad as gender-locking them altogether.

[Kupocoubo]

I wanted to play a male bunny, I am sad and confused

[SamsaraLotusx]

looks to be as they just didn't want to talk of this what so ever . no comment at all. if it be then its be a really bad way to go.

[xbahax92]

Not even an artwork shown. Doesnt matter if they couldnt make it to finish the ingame models. But I start to believe, they're scared of showing the male race. It will probably lead to frustration and probably affect the preorders which will start on the 6th february.

[Yeul]

I don`t mind if gender locked, really love them, the animation and everything.

[Burningskull]

OK... now you can worry about gender locking lol.

[Riardon]

A major disappointment if there will be no male Viera.
And let's not bring the silly Lore excuse pls.
XIV offers an opportunity to show the male Viera and it will be just sad to miss it especially if the Viera is the last race that will be added in the game.
Why they didn't specifically say it's gender locked and leave people speculate?
Do they plan on releasing the male version later?
It's weird they didn't' mention anything.