Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

i dont play wow but i know Blood elves basically saved Horde

Really? What did Alliance have before Cataclysm which...I THINK introduced the Worgan as Playable

[official_coconut]

It's been stated several times that males exist so there's no sense in spreading the misinformation that there are none. As for "the desirability" of Hrothgar, for me I just needed something that looked bestial for one of my characters, but after trying out Hrothgar I prefer Roegadyn for him. The limitations on Hrothgar's hairstyles frustrate me too much especially after unlocking other hairstyles for him. If I was forced to stick with one character, regardless of gender, it would have to be my Viera one. Their hairs are limited as well, but at least I don't have to spend real money to change it.

[Evergrey]

It's been stated several times that males exist so there's no sense in spreading the misinformation that there are none. As for "the desirability" of Hrothgar, for me I just needed something that looked bestial for one of my characters, but after trying out Hrothgar I prefer Roegadyn for him. The limitations on Hrothgar's hairstyles frustrate me too much especially after unlocking other hairstyles for him. If I was forced to stick with one character, regardless of gender, it would have to be my Viera one. Their hairs are limited as well, but at least I don't have to spend real money to change it.

I think the "no male viera" comments refer to no playable male viera.
And that we haven't seen any male viera ingame either.
In lore they exist. But as character models they do not. So one could say that they "don't exist" and not be completely wrong.

[Mochamonarch]

It's been stated several times that males exist so there's no sense in spreading the misinformation that there are none. As for "the desirability" of Hrothgar, for me I just needed something that looked bestial for one of my characters, but after trying out Hrothgar I prefer Roegadyn for him. The limitations on Hrothgar's hairstyles frustrate me too much especially after unlocking other hairstyles for him. If I was forced to stick with one character, regardless of gender, it would have to be my Viera one. Their hairs are limited as well, but at least I don't have to spend real money to change it.

Hrothgar seemed to scratch the itch the Bara crowd (however small they may be) wanted, as in my experience Roes became a dying breed once Hrothgar came out. Of course that could be because of the new race hype, and we might be seeing roes again, but every would-be Roe is now a Hrothgar, and even Roe lovers I know are making the switch. I think the limitations when it comes to customization is what's ultimately going to shoot the Hrothgar in the foot when it comes to their turnover rate (You mean to tell me you essentially have to pay to change it? That's some Freemium shenanigans right there.). later down the line I have hopes that this will be fixed and SE will slowly start adding more to the races.

[grinkdaboy]

i mean sure, but as the graph shows there's still a large amount of people who like to play monstermen

[official_coconut]

I can make something that looks more like Beast from the new Beauty and the Beast movie from 2017 using a Hellsguard roegadyn and not have to worry about tail clipping problems or not being able to use the more "princely" hairstyles like the braid with the red tie, the new mgp hair, default super long hair with the leather circlet, and several others I miss. On the subject of Blood Elves I do think that sort of physique and aesthetic would suit male Viera. Their hairstyles are beautiful, but I would prefer ones without such ornaments.

[Theodric]

I disliked both of the major factions in WoW. Their existence always felt contrived. I did play a blood elf as a main character, though, since they were the most interesting to me on both a story and aesthetic level. Plus masculine, rugged elves are neat!

I wouldn't consider the amount of people interested in bestial races to be 'small', though. There's definitely demand there - and a lot of the JRPG's I played growing up contained at least one as a playable character.

[grinkdaboy]

I disliked both of the major factions in WoW. Their existence always felt contrived. I did play a blood elf as a main character, though, since they were the most interesting to me on both a story and aesthetic level. Plus masculine, rugged elves are neat!

I wouldn't consider the amount of people interested in bestial races to be 'small', though. There's definitely demand there - and a lot of the JRPG's I played growing up contained at least one as a playable character.

certainly, i agree, and i would've liked something more like a lupin as opposed to a shorter roegadyn with a lion head on it. i've been saying this whole time that the hrothgar were more to appeal to westerners. if they had used a modified aura body or had a physique more like khimari, i'd probably be playing that as opposed to patiently waiting for male viera. i know he was pretty muscular but he wasn't built like a fridge like roegadyn are

[Mochamonarch]

certainly, i agree, and i would've liked something more like a lupin as opposed to a shorter roegadyn with a lion head on it. i've been saying this whole time that the hrothgar were more to appeal to westerners. if they had used a modified aura body or had a physique more like khimari, i'd probably be playing that as opposed to patiently waiting for male viera. i know he was pretty muscular but he wasn't built like a fridge like roegadyn are

I think they made them mroe human like because I think SE was too afraid to push the envelope too much, so in the end they took the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" approach and stuck to their comfort zone, humans with additional features. I feel like Charr are Hrothgar done right, as I adore the Charr.

[Theodric]

certainly, i agree, and i would've liked something more like a lupin as opposed to a shorter roegadyn with a lion head on it. i've been saying this whole time that the hrothgar were more to appeal to westerners. if they had used a modified aura body or had a physique more like khimari, i'd probably be playing that as opposed to patiently waiting for male viera. i know he was pretty muscular but he wasn't built like a fridge like roegadyn are

I was hoping that they would be along the lines of Byakko. Minus the weird tiger arm. The final result does seem to be closer to the Japanese aesthetic of 'bara' than a Western design to me, though.

I like muscle, but around the point of a Highlander guy is roughly the limit of what I enjoy. Anything too far beyond that it ends up becoming too much and weirdly proportioned for my tastes.