Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[official_coconut]

Let's also not forget the QA where they completely ignored the question that got the most likes about male Viera in favor of...Crystal Exarch Sandwiches.





So yeah, I'd agree there's an issue of how they get and process feedback for the reasons above as well.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

Let's also not forget the QA where they completely ignored the question that got the most likes about male Viera in favor of...Crystal Exarch Sandwiches.





So yeah, I'd agree there's an issue of how they get and process feedback for the reasons above as well.

They probably didn't have an answer, better to not address something you can't answer/have already answered. Plus they've been asked about the Viera and Hrothgar already MULTIPLE times, same question topic thats already been answered a few dozen times before ShB even dropped. So you can get that they'd rather answer a joke/unimportant question now, and address the same questions they've been asked about for Viera later when they have something to show for it.
I guarantee, nothing would change and the exact conversations now would still be happening even if SE gave a Nod to it and say they can't make promises.....I mean they ALREADY said that, and here people are still asking the same questions, demanding more answers.
So no matter how you look at it, nothing would change. Better to not hurt themselves saying something that may or may not happen, and get peoples hopes up like they did when they said "Stay Tuned for next Fanfest"
If anything, I bet most of ya'll would be even more harsh on Yoshi and team if they tried to address it and couldn't give answers...

[Sei_Konsetsu]

yes. I think that a full hrotgar race 5.0 and them focusing on their location on the first would have been better, and then save full viera race for 6.0 and make us go to their jungle or viceversa. They promised two very good races, and we ended up with two buggy messy glitchy unfinisehd halfs of two races that few ppl play due to their low quality

They never "promised" anything, at least from what i remember. We were teased viera, and at least for me, i was like "oh.. Guess we are just getting a female only race" and just shrugged it off and hopped for a new tank. The thought didnt even occur to me that we would get a male viera until i saw the threads asking about them.

Then they showed hrothgar and i got excited and im pretty sure they said at the time, due to rushing to have ready for launch, some things would be missing (helmets, hairs, etc.) I just didnt think both would be as limited as they were, namly hrothgar with two hairs per face type and there only being like what 4 faces, and only way to change anything is to change faces..

Definitely want to be able to use hairstyles that are earned/bought, those should be a given and should be implemented first followed by hair shared/what they can give with hrothgar, then the ability to use those hairs on all heads.

[Kobalos]

Changing the subject...Those sarnies look lush - Get in muh belleh!

[official_coconut]

According to the translations of some recent interviews on Reddit they're already setting their sights on 6.0. Maybe by then we'll have some answers and complete races assuming they got any of our feedback.

[Senn]

According to the translations of some recent interviews on Reddit they're already setting their sights on 6.0. Maybe by then we'll have some answers and complete races assuming they got any of our feedback.

Can you send a link to the interviews?

[official_coconut]

Yes, here it is: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...nterview_with/

[WhiteArchmage]

Huh, from the cliff notes it seems that they're expecting the game to go at least up to 8.0. Which is about 6-8 years away. That's enough for the PS5 and newer PCs to release and provide some incentive.
Graphical Updates like an expanded CC or the missing genders don't seem too far-fetched now.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

Huh, from the cliff notes it seems that they're expecting the game to go at least up to 8.0. Which is about 6-8 years away. That's enough for the PS5 and newer PCs to release and provide some incentive.
Graphical Updates like an expanded CC or the missing genders don't seem too far-fetched now.

I mean it never was. There are just other Priorities to consider first.

[official_coconut]

I don't need them to "address" issues by glazing over them, I need them to fix them before I ever go back to the new races. They are in the planning stages of the next expansions now so I personally don't think it would be a bad thing to say:

"We messed up by genderlocking the races. It will take some time but we'll work on delivering both of the missing genders as playable in later patches/6.0/7.0/8.0/whatever. Thank you for your input and support."

Transparency and clarity of what is going on is something that has really frustrated me in the last few months with this game. I remember all of those events and people saying to not worry when yeah, every single one of us who spent money to fantasia to the new races should have been worried about how limited they would be (and potentially remain.) If they don't deliver some good news or start working on more things that interest me there's option D: leaving until I see a reason worth coming back for.