I'm opposed to a speedy genderlock removal if it removes resources that they've dedicated battle content and story content to. The genderlocked Male Hrothgar and Female Viera is a fair compromise to me when considering the most likely scenario that they instead would have just gone straight Viera to avoid mass complaint and riot. As a fan of the concept of the beastly race (Hrothgar... Lupin *cough*) I appreciate this.