Gender locked race?

[Iscah]

Has anyone mentioned that they said it's difficult to make a new playable race and that's why Viera might be the last one? Why would they then go out of their way to make two races only to have each race be gender locked? I think there will be a male Viera just because of that reason alone. They're probably saving its reveal for Japan due to its historic nature.

The gender lock is exactly why they could do two races in the first place. It's not so much "one race" or "two races" as adding a new male character and a new female character, which may or may not be designed as the same race.

From a practical standpoint, creating a male-locked race and a female-locked race would be the same amount of work as a single race with both genders represented. The same number of characters need to be designed, modeled and animated.


I've said before, after Viera-and-male-counterpart (male Viera or otherwise) I think we will get one more race eventually, for a total of eight pairs of characters, but not for a long time yet - because there may be a hard limit on how many they can program in, and it really would be the last. So they don't want to get people's hopes up for more future races.

[linay]

The gender lock is exactly why they could do two races in the first place. It's not so much "one race" or "two races" as adding a new male character and a new female character, which may or may not be designed as the same race.

From a practical standpoint, creating a male-locked race and a female-locked race would be the same amount of work as a single race with both genders represented. The same number of characters need to be designed, modeled and animated.

I don't think that's true because there are plenty of unisex gears and having two races mean they have to do the work for both races to make sure they fit the gears. And even in gears that are different for each sex, once you have an idea on how to make one sex fits a particular type of gear, it's not all that different to make the other sex (which would be more similar than a separate race) fit a different type of gear.

[InkstainedGwyn]

I don't think that's true because there are plenty of unisex gears and having two races mean they have to do the work for both races to make sure they fit the gears. And even in gears that are different for each sex, once you have an idea on how to make one sex fits a particular type of gear, it's not all that different to make the other sex (which would be more similar than a separate race) fit a different type of gear.

Unisex gear still has to be modeled per gender. Even in pieces that don't change to panties and thigh highs on girls, the busts, waists, and other proportions are still vastly different.

[linay]

Unisex gear still has to be modeled per gender. Even in pieces that don't change to panties and thigh highs on girls, the busts, waists, and other proportions are still vastly different.

You say vastly different, but in comparison to a separate race, I think there would still be less work with the same race option.

[Gwenorai]

Could indeed be something there. The warrior of light with the echo would be able to hear the wood as well I think. What would the Nu Mou primal be? I can't imagine the Viera having a primal either, they tend to just worship the wood and there was never much beyond that only that the 'wood' was female.

[Iscah]

Gear is more likely to be transferred over from other races of the same gender than to have the same model made for both male and female characters - with the obvious exception of Lalafell.

[hynaku]

Don't see me changing race's to be one. With those weird alien looking ears.

[redcurrant18]

notice no bunny tails on them in the video

Viera have never had tails in any games they've appeared in.

[Anister]

I'm not truly a fan of the gender locked race either, I mean extreme gender ratio is already a thing. I don't think it should be necessary to follow the Tera formula when making races. I like what they look like can't wait to see what they're all about in the story.

[BiffWellington]

I wasn't around for this, but I have read about those bunny-girl outfits from the Gold Saucer initially being female-exclusive, and how there was such an unexpected outcry from the community over it that they soon decided to let males wear them, too.

Now that they're adding an actual bunny-girl race to the game, I don't think they'll go about it the same way. I think they learned from that experience, and will be making males an option right from the start.