Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Zeah]

I was very disappointed with the announcement that the new races would not have both genders accessible to players. I feel like Yoshi P himself, when brought on for FFXIV, specifically highlighted that Roegadyn and Miqo'te being one gender did not make sense in this world. The reasoning behind Male Viera and Female Hrothgar not making sense from a lore perspective is also strange, because... They literally write the lore! They are in charge of every detail of this world and universe. If something does not 'make sense', it's because they chose to make it that way.

I hope they reconsider this decision, and maybe have a closer look at the player reactions. I will continue to play and support FFXIV. it just worries me that the choices of the developers feels like a repeat of previous mistakes.

[HealerMagi]

I think we already races that fill the same gap male Viera would. Just look at male Miqo'tes, most races with males have some way to make them look soft and gentle.

By that logic the gap that Hrothgar fill is already taken by the Roe and they aren't needed.

[riverwalk]

I support choice and oppose gender-locked races. Male Viera would be a welcome addition.

[Roda]

It’s so amazing that this thread has garnered so much support in just a few days! This is something people obviously care about and it’s awesome seeing so many people coming out and being positive. I had my doubts but the community’s attitude has rekindled some of my hope and enthusiasm.

There’s also a lot of people showing up to naysay or start fights about lore purity or whatever, dragging people into fruitless debates. Don’t let them distract you or derail the thread into pointless squabbling: they’re just here to waste your time (and posting limit) and drain your energy, and diminish the potency of the message by baiting you into drama. Ignore them, let them shout into the void and be drowned out by the more measured, positive voices!

Remember: lore is a mutable construct and games are about having fun. If the lore is used to justify deliberately restricting or hampering people’s ability to have good, clean, harmless fun, the problem is the lore. Lore should never be held more sacred than the joy of the players!

Quoting this for importance.
Bolding for emphasis.

If someone doesn't understand but wants to learn, they will listen. But if someone considers simple observations of bias trends, or really any critique on the game as an insult towards the devs, then they probably are here for other reasons.

[Jikru]

Why not have the genders, but keep it limited. Like 1 male viera per account or something.

[Mydiel]

Please do the big male viera boyz please, not small ones. Or do both. But not only small ones. (and female Rhotgar too).
Genderlocked races don't work. As it didn't work 5 years ago for Miqo'te and Roe so please learn for mistakes !

(Thanks anyway to listen to the community as much as possible, we know it's not easy at all ♥)

[itwasmedio]

Wow, if only people applied themselves to something meaningful. This thread is the ultimate demonstration of wasted ambition.

[VyelChuChu]

That sounds like a really nice backstory! I imagined the male Viera to be guerrilla type warriors of the wood. Lurking in the shadows, laying traps out, being much more savage than their female counterparts yet have somewhat of an elegance to them.

YAAAS

[Gyrowins]

Why not have the genders, but keep it limited. Like 1 male viera per account or something.

Might as well do this with male miqo'te too if you go down that route

[itwasmedio]

We are a regrettable species. This "controversy" is proof.