Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[ZoratG]

Just here throwing out my support as well. I was very much looking forward to male Viera. It also sucks that there's now two races locked by gender. My guess is there's a reason other than lore for this, perhaps the original creator didn't want males to ever be shown, so it comes down to a respect thing. Regardless, FFXIV is not FFXII, or tactics, or any other game in the series. We've all been waiting a very long time to play as Viera, and there are some who just don't like playing female characters, for one reason or another. Part of what made FFXIV so great, in my opinion, was the freedom to be any job as any race, and which ever gender you wanted. Now it feels like that is falling away for a fairly meaningless reason.

[Halivel]

perhaps the original creator didn't want males to ever be shown, so it comes down to a respect thing.

He was asked about this in Twitter and answered that it's not his influence (the link is just three messages above).

[Awha]

I personally would not quit over something like this, but if you feel slighted by the company voice your complaints with the remaining sub time, while I doubt anything will come of it. As customers you are well within your rights and I will always support more options for players!

[Leiss]

/signed
I wasn't gonna change races anyway (happy as miqo'te) , but I am disappointed in SE genderlocking races, this is something that shouldn't have been done and hope they just surprise with male viera and female ronzo (can't spell the H name to save my life) at some point during the expansion.

[jake200135]

I feel like one of the good take aways from this whole hot mess is that now that they introduced the beastly cave man race that a vocal minority was asking for; whenever they inevitably add male Viera, they will now be able to add them with a more feminine or at least slightly less masculine appearance because those who wanted a manly man race should be sated at this point. Plus, when they inevitably add female Hrothgar, we should get an amazing looking beastly female character to play as.

And lore is still a weak excuse that doesn't have any weight behind it. Looking forward to male Viera and female Hrothgar in 6.0!

[GrandpaLalafell]

Severely disappointed but not surprised at the gender-locked races...female Hrothgar at this point is actually something I'd like more--but only if they actually retain a beastly look and frame, and they didn't just make...taller miqo'te ladies. But I'd also appreciate having a more svelte option for male characters as well in the form of Viera.

Anyway just adding my support. I don't expect Square Enix to be progressive in terms of gender and gender presentation but...considering how much this game means to me (or rather the people I've met through it), the gesture would mean the world to me.

[Atreus]

Yikes dudes, they're fictional races with fictional backstories and fictional beliefs that differ from yours. Some of you need to leave your RL politics out of it.

[Its_Elodie]

Im really sorry you all are saddened about the lack of male Viera. I am too. I was looking forward to seeing something similar to the male concept art in game and was shocked with the release of the new male only race. Let’s hope they see the upset in the community about this and work towards a resolution like they did with male miq’otes and the bunny outfits at some point.

No male Viera and no new healers were real let downs for me with this expansion.

[Araan]

Male Viera please!

[Nitrite]

Although I’m probably not gonna play a male Viera, it’s still good to see them there...
So yes, male Viera and female Ronso please