Hrothgar Review

[Bearded]

I had not really paid much attention to the hairstyles being "locked" unless you use a Fantasia - probably because I never change my hairstyle anyway. Not fussed over any new fur patterns.

I'd like to see facial expressions and dare I say it a bit more body bulk and padding down below would not go amiss too.

[SecondRapture]

I really like hrothgars, the race is amazing and their emotes and poses are just something XD But it's unfair that they can't change hairstyles without buying a fantasia >< Even those 2 ones which we have for the one face-type couldn't be changed through the aesthetician. This is insane! I really can't see any problems in adding more hairs for big kiities... They definitely need more devs' love...
And of course it would be cool to wear more head gear...

[grinkdaboy]

how's that crow tasting?

[Nyxn607]

I quite enjoy being Hrothgar.
Pros (for me): Their run doesn't annoy the piss out of me, their faces while "limited" are actually satisfying, their skin/fur colors/patterns are awesome, the ability to change fang length.

Cons (for me): Hairstyles being attached to the face, being hunched over.

[Allegor]

I'm 100% content with mine tbh, and curious what any new face/hairstyle would look like. That said, I agree we need to be able to use the aesthetician with at least the [currently] two hairstyles that share the same face.

[Strika23]

There are so many hats/helms that could work with Hrothgar/Viera. They were just too rushed to complete them properly. I understand some of them will never work (like samurai AF gear helmet), but overall most of them could work with some tweaks here and there.

My gripes so far:

Hrothgar:
No real green/red/tiger orange for Hrothgar (Fur/Hair colors)
No bald option for Hrothgar
Hairstyles tied to faces is the worst decision ever for character customization. Not to mention the mess with fantasia.
Gender Lock

Viera:
No unlockable hairstyles
No real red hair/red lips
Hairstyles that clip with the actual Viera model. Like....how? Just edit the hair to fit the damn model you created it for. It's not rocket science.
Cannot wear hats or helms. I'm very close to switching back to Roe, I miss headgear so bad.
Gender Locked

[Dalmacus]

Q37:
I used fantasia to change to Viera and I'm enjoying it. As they're a special race and it may not be possible, but feel like the number of hairstyles available for Viera and Hrothgar is quite limited. Do you have plans to add more in the future?

A37:
Of course we plan on adding more, so please wait for future patches. However it will still be race-specific, so there won’t be as many selections when compared to other races.

Quoted from bayohne live translation from PLL.
So if i'm not wrong that means any and all current hairstyles that you have unlocked/purchased so far will not be available on the new races as they are not "race specific" hairstyles. Am i understanding the translation right?

[Yshnal]

Quoted from bayohne live translation from PLL.
So if i'm not wrong that means any and all current hairstyles that you have unlocked/purchased so far will not be available on the new races as they are not "race specific" hairstyles. Am i understanding the translation right?

I'm a bit annoyed with that, to be honest. I missed the PLL today, so I don't know if that's all that they said in that regard, but if it is it's BS. The unlocked/purchased hairstyles should be adapted (and modified if needed) to the new races. There should be no buts or ifs with those.

Also, yes, I agree that hrothgar should be changed so that they can properly use the aesthetician. It was bad enough that they released the races in a rushed and half finished state, so they should definitely finish and polish them. It's not like FFXIV isn't making any money, so if the issue is that the devs don't have enough resources, we should demand SE to give them what they need for *this* game.

[Lumivyory]

Quoted from bayohne live translation from PLL.
So if i'm not wrong that means any and all current hairstyles that you have unlocked/purchased so far will not be available on the new races as they are not "race specific" hairstyles. Am i understanding the translation right?

If it's correct then this infuriates me. I spent millions of gil and weeks of my time getting hairstyles, paid real money for some and this is a huge slap in the face from SE to all of the players who are on the same boat as me.

I can understand it could be hard to give the big cats any of the old hairstyles but the bunnies literally have human-like faces, I fail to see a reason as to why they can't have at least the obtainable hairtyles.