Letter from the Producer LXII

[Sathona]

That Hopeful Viera guy is probably shaking right now~

Anyhow Viera and Hrothgar looking good!
That Earring placement on Viera tho oof here i come emperor earrings

[Duskane]

That Hopeful Viera guy is probably shaking right now~

why would he be?

[Sathona]

why would he be?

Cause he is hoping for Male Viera and after Yoshi Ps post he blocked a wave of people and he also blocked people just cause they werent worried or dissapointed Male Viera will or wouldnt be coming xD

[zeylos]

That Hopeful Viera guy is probably shaking right now~

Anyhow Viera and Hrothgar looking good!
That Earring placement on Viera tho oof here i come emperor earrings

I mean, why should he be shaking?
If its from happines, I get it, but they have basically said they are trying to make them

[TheGrimace]

Meh.

Well, the Hrothgar looks way better than previous examples we've seen. The lack of a healer doesn't bother me, although I do know many players who were disappointed with the lack of a fourth. Healing is dire right now and SE would definitely benefit from focusing on fixing it.

But their explanations for the race choice they made still ring hollow to me. They could have rolled this out way easier by addressing concerns before the playerbase got their hopes up. Look, New races take time, money, and effort- that's definitely true. That's not under scrutiny here. The issue is that many people feel alienated by their decisions concerning Hrothgar and Viera, and I'm still not convinced of the merit of the choice to make two races that are genderlocked. It's a "have your cake and eat it too" moment where more people are left wanting than if they were teased with only one race with two genders.

Either way, I do understand their stance about younger looking player characters not being introduced. That's a can of worms they shouldn't have to deal with, and I don't want to deal with it either. Yes, it would be nice to have younger looking characters, but this is a case where a minority of players would ruin it for everyone, and it's just beat to forget that route entirely.

[Physic]

Meh.

Well, the Hrothgar looks way better than previous examples we've seen. The lack of a healer doesn't bother me, although I do know many players who were disappointed with the lack of a fourth. Healing is dire right now and SE would definitely benefit from focusing on fixing it.

But their explanations for the race choice they made still ring hollow to me. They could have rolled this out way easier by addressing concerns before the playerbase got their hopes up. Look, New races take time, money, and effort- that's definitely true. That's not under scrutiny here. The issue is that many people feel alienated by their decisions concerning Hrothgar and Viera, and I'm still not convinced of the merit of the choice to make two races that are genderlocked. It's a "have your cake and eat it too" moment where more people are left wanting than if they were teased with only one race with two genders.

Either way, I do understand their stance about younger looking player characters not being introduced. That's a can of worms they shouldn't have to deal with, and I don't want to deal with it either. Yes, it would be nice to have younger looking characters, but this is a case where a minority of players would ruin it for everyone, and it's just beat to forget that route entirely.

i dont think more people would be happy to hear that hrothgar would be the final race.

People were always going to be left wanting. They just have to choose what they think is best in this case.

[Kalise]

Yo, is it just me, or does that Hrothgar have Heterochromia?

Looks like his right eye is yellow while his left is orange.

Will that be a more prominent thing in the future? Since heterochromia is like, totes cool :3

[KageTokage]

Yo, is it just me, or does that Hrothgar have Heterochromia?

Considering that both Miqo'te and Au Ra can be heterochromic, I would've been surprised if Hrothgar couldn't also.

I assume Viera are also included since it seems to just be a thing to make the beastly races seem extra exotic compared to the more conventional ones.

[Kaedan]

All races can be hererochromatic now, I'm pretty sure. Was fooling around for a Highlander look I liked and noticed the option.

[Halivel]

Considering that both Miqo'te and Au Ra can be heterochromic, I would've been surprised if Hrothgar couldn't also.

Wait a second. Did I miss something? All races can be heterochromic, isn't it? It's an option in eyes color when you create character, always was, at least since 2.16 when I started to play.