Hrothgar Review

[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?

[FoxyAreku]

I'm very pleased with hrothgar, more than any other race. They should fix the barber to change hair, and expand what headgear can be worn for those that want it, but that's the only problem I have. I never wear any helmets anyway personally.

The biggest draw is that it's the first actually unique non-human race we've ever gotten, unless you count lalafell I guess. Just wish they hadn't caved and made viera as well, then we could have had female hrothgar too.

[RyuDragnier]

I'm very pleased with hrothgar, more than any other race. They should fix the barber to change hair, and expand what headgear can be worn for those that want it, but that's the only problem I have. I never wear any helmets anyway personally.

The biggest draw is that it's the first actually unique non-human race we've ever gotten, unless you count lalafell I guess. Just wish they hadn't caved and made viera as well, then we could have had female hrothgar too.

I do wish they hadn't have given the viera multiple ear types. I have a feeling that is part of why it's hard to get the headwear on, they're trying to get them for both races equally in the long run. If it was just Hrothgar, we really only have one ear style so that's easy to cover up. Viera has...2-4 different style of ears to account for?

[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.

[zeylos]

It's been around a month and overall I must say I'm more dissapointed then pleased with the race and below is why.

Hardly any headgear can be worn, though I appreciate the devs work to make some headgear wearable before shb came out.

Can't make full on tiger cause they didn't give a bald head or at least super short hair option for one of the faces.

I'm still a hrothgar but I don't know for how long, I'm hoping by 5.3 they add some new faces/hairstyles, I'm try to hold out but don't know if I can.

Hopefully the bunny girls are in a better situation then us because I was all pumped up for hrothgar when they got announced, even after hearing limitations they'd have, but getting in game and getting to try them out I must say I am eating my words when I said release em anyways they look so cool.

In closing they look cool, unless you were hoping for a tiger cause they just end looking like a lion with tiger make up on, and I'm really hoping more hairstyles/faces get added cause with some more options this race can be super bad ass but currently thier let limitations feel as bad as blue mage to me.

If only SE had only done 1 race (preferably the hrotgar race, it adds much more) and stuck to it, worked hard on it, we would be looking at an amazing new race that adds a lot to all players and that makes ppl super excited to play the game more. What we got are 2 halfs of a race, both halves being severly unfinished, unpolished, and lacking some of the most basic of features. I only hope SE learns from this and dosent try to do 2 genderlocked races at a time again, and instead focuses on making a good, polished, final product with a high level of detail and polish for players to enjoy, ratehr than rushing 2 halves fo something making those halves extremely unfinished

[einschwartz]

What I like about Hrothgar:
- The stripes on Helion's face. I wanted it on my miqote which I replicated with face tattoo.
- Their emotes are such joy to look at.
- Chair /sit pose.
- Bigger cat!

What I dislike about Hrothgar:
- Hairstyle attached to face as other have mentioned again and again. I really like Face #3 but I hated the hair they come with.
- Hunched back. Can be temporarily fixed with /cpose.
- No more miqote's signature /aback.