Who else is race changing?

[Reinha]

Just wanted to share this tip to anyone who is considering a change but isn't sure about some character details. A few retainer fantasias are cheaper than a real fantasia and faster than making alts, although you won't be able to test the voices this way. If you race change your retainer first, you can summon it in many different areas to see what the skin color and other features look like in different lighting. You can also try on your glamours.

[MRBJ1978]

I was going to because I have been wanting to be a Viera since they were first mentioned waaaaaaay back when they did the player base poll after 1.0 ended, you know, when the game was on the edge of extinction and all they kept saying over and over was that they were going to let player feedback rebuild and continue to shape the game... LoL Yeah, that lasted till the game became a success... Anyway, I'm too disappointed to race change now...

The Viera feet armor, just one more major disappointment to add to the list of FFXIV screw ups! I just don't know why they led us on about it... First we are told back before HW that Viera will never be added unless the feet can be done correctly! Perfect!

Then we get a trailer showing the Viera for the first time and Hallelujah, they are standing on their tiptoes wearing spiked high heels! Awesome! *squee*

Then we get to see Dancers concept art and what is it, a Viera with what? Spiked high heel shoes on... YES!!!

Then comes the actual gameplay video showing them wearing the new armor sets, what do we see, freakin flat ass feet just like every other race! Are you kidding me?!?!

I understand that you can't go back and remake all of the old foot armor in the game, nor should you, no one in Eorzea even knew they existed untill now. But I find it utterly absurd that all of the new foot armor from this point forward is not made to accommodate them! It doesn't bother me they took the easy way out and have no tails, easy explanation, they are covered up by armor. It only mildly irks me that you can't do a work around for the head armor like you did for the Au Ra... But this feet issue is totally UNACCEPTABLE!!! This is a major element that sets them apart and makes them special! I have never liked the feet armor in XIV... 99% of the sets are flat footed and boring! I just knew that was finally going to change with the release of the tall, statuesque Viera... Such a huge let down!

With the millions S-E makes from subs alone, not to mention MogStation sales, extra retainer cost, and a premium companion app fee, yet something as simple as adding a spiked high heeled version of foot armor can't be done for your PAYING players? Funny how FFXIV has 16 million players and S-E can't, but a FREE TO PLAY game like Tera with a player base so small it was just downgraded to ONE server, can and does, with no problems at all! Really? Truly sad, pathetic, and lazy!

[MRBJ1978]

I was going to because I have been wanting to be a Viera since they were first mentioned waaaaaaay back when they did the player base poll after 1.0 ended, you know, when the game was on the edge of extinction and all they kept saying over and over was that they were going to let player feedback rebuild and continue to shape the game... LoL Yeah, that lasted till the game became a success... Anyway, I'm too disappointed to race change now...

The Viera feet armor, just one more major disappointment to add to the list of FFXIV screw ups! I just don't know why they led us on about it... First we are told back before HW that Viera will never be added unless the feet can be done correctly! Perfect!

Then we get a trailer showing the Viera for the first time and Hallelujah, they are standing on their tiptoes wearing spiked high heels! Awesome! *squee*

Then we get to see Dancers concept art and what is it, a Viera with what? Spiked high heel shoes on... YES!!!

Then comes the actual gameplay video showing them wearing the new armor sets, what do we see, freakin flat ass feet just like every other race! Are you kidding me?!?!

I understand that you can't go back and remake all of the old foot armor in the game, nor should you, no one in Eorzea even knew they existed untill now. But I find it utterly absurd that all of the new foot armor from this point forward is not made to accommodate them! It doesn't bother me they took the easy way out and have no tails, easy explanation, they are covered up by armor. It only mildly irks me that you can't do a work around for the head armor like you did for the Au Ra... But this feet issue is totally UNACCEPTABLE!!! This is a major element that sets them apart and makes them special! I have never liked the feet armor in XIV... 99% of the sets are flat footed and boring! I just knew that was finally going to change with the release of the tall, statuesque Viera... Such a huge let down!

With the millions S-E makes from subs alone, not to mention MogStation sales, extra retainer cost, and a premium companion app fee, yet something as simple as adding a spiked high heeled version of foot armor can't be done for your PAYING players? Funny how FFXIV has 16 million players and S-E can't, but a FREE TO PLAY game like Tera with a player base so small it was just downgraded to ONE server, can and does, with no problems at all! Really? Truly sad, pathetic, and lazy!

[Rivxkobe]

I am.

I still haven't decided what colour hair I want my Viera to have yet though... .-.

[Sandoria]

I've been an Elezen since the release of ARR in 2013. Was an Elvaan in ffxi for nearly a decade before that. I LOVE the race. That said, I'm still going to race change. Viera have all the things I dig about the Elezen: Tall lankiness, graceful posture and ears that make them something more than just plain human. All that with much deeper customization options! Elezen will always hold a special place in my heart but I am so darned excited for this!

[noxen]

I wasn't gonna, I had no interest when Viera were announced. I thought they were 'eh'. Just Elezen models with slight alterations.


But then the benchmark came out and I've since saved 8 different options for Viera and I still can't decide what one I want to use. I keep saying "this is it, this is the right one", then I make some tweaks, save that version and repeat until I have too many 'final' options to choose from.

Edit: Snipped the small rant about the feet thing, as another thread has pointed out some very obvious reasons as to why they are the way they are, and I can get behind that 100%.

[GenBroadaxe]

I'll admit I'm tempted to go Hrothgar. If it had been a race option when I first started playing it would have been my choice, hands down. That said, I'm so attached to my fem Roe. I've come up with so much story in my head for her, I love her emotes, and I do enjoy playing a not overly fem female character. I'll be staying Roe for the time being, but might make a Hrothgar alt and if they ever come out with female Hrothgar I'll have to revisit the decision.

[SummonerSenah]

Main - Au Ra, not changing
first alt - femroe changing to Viera
second alt - femroe, not changing
third alt - Au Ra, may change to Hrothgar

[ValenciaL]

I wasn't going to until I got to play with the benchmark, and now I can't wait to Fantasia my main. When I first saw the reveal trailer I thought they looked pretty good, and that maybe I'd Fantasia an alt. But when I started playing with all the customization options and saw how they look in armor sets, I immediately converted. The emote videos that came out after the media tour embargo lifted pretty much solidified that decision. I started as an Elezen, but eventually changed because I really disliked the proportions and animations, and Viera basically take everything I love about Elezen while leaving the things I don't like. I'm over the moon about finally being able to play a tall woman on a race that I actually like and that fits my character.

[Kasmiya]

Definitely race changing! I even changed to elezen to get used to the height difference coming from min height Au Ra. I'm just hoping their run animation is better lol that and lower quality textures are my biggest issues with the Elezen. But I got used to run lol so even if it's similar I won't be too upset.