Devs, can we please have a response?

[Krotoan]

I was under the understanding Hrothgar was the only planned race that initially made it outside concept, but then they decided to do Viera as well. So Viera took the female slot of Hrothgar.

I'm referring to once it was finalized and under development as "Original". I didn't really pay much attention before anything was "announced" since I didn't care what the new race was, I just wanted more stuff.

[Reimmi]

They already responded to it.

[Bonbori]

They have already answered these questions in countless interviews. I recommend Mr Happy's, it's probably the most exhaustive:

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[RikkCavalier]

They have already answered these questions in countless interviews. I recommend Mr Happy's, it's probably the most exhaustive:

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I know they've answered once. That was at fanfest, and since then, they've said we're listening to feedback. I'm humbly requesting another update.

[Daralii]

I know they've answered once. That was at fanfest, and since then, they've said we're listening to feedback. I'm humbly requesting another update.

It's been less than a month.

[Enla]

It's been less than a month.

And to add to this, the best they can do in the lead up to Shadowbringers is pretty much exactly what they're done. Express their surprise in the idea's popularity and vaguely hint they might be interested in looking into the possibility at a future date. They literally cannot commit to anything right now. The soonest I expect to hear anything substantial /if at all/ is likely 5.2-5.3. Once the dust has settled, the next relic is out, and they make sure the new expansion is keeping adequate player retention.

[SenorPatty]

They said they were going to look into and if they were going to give a response, it's not going to be in a vague titled thread in the official forums. You should know by now we get our information about the future dev work through interviews, official news pages PLLs and other news oulets.

[RikkCavalier]

They said they were going to look into and if they were going to give a response, it's not going to be in a vague titled thread in the official forums. You should know by now we get our information about the future dev work through interviews, official news pages PLLs and other news oulets.

They've responded directly to players in other languages threads.

[Enla]

They've responded directly to players in other languages threads.

But very /very/ rarely here, I think I've seen an actual dev member post here like twice in my entire time on these forums, and they won't have anything substantive for a long time given that we're gearing up for 5.0. You're not going to get an answer until they regroup after 5.0 drops and they can take stock of what needs to be done going forward. I'm sorry that isn't the answer you want, but it's just the reality of how game development happens. You don't even remotely consider superfluous additions in the last two months before a big release. You save those for after when you can regroup and put your whole attention to them.

[Kradus]

In the hypothetical situation that they do address this and go back on their original plan in the long run, there is no way that they'd announce it outside of a large event like a fanfest, live letter or convention. After all, they are a corporation and will take any and every chance they can get to try and turn any missteps in to a chance to profit and gain goodwill with fans. Don't make threads like this as they only serve to agitate, your time is better spent keeping the discussion alive and organized within the two massive threads we already have about this issue.