Now before you overreact

[SturmChurro]

What Melichoir is pointing to is that outfits designed for one gender don't look as good on the other and this is a function of anatomy. So one solution is to just stick to gender-neutral outfits that they optimise for both, rather than creating two sets, one of which is bound to look crap except to a tiny sliver of the playerbase which is interested in it but which will still take time to make fit on it regardless. Unless you have some manner of special insight as to what they do when designing sets, I don't think you're in much of a position to dictate what is "unwarranted" or not. Time will tell.

As to the other part being a "conspiracy theory", well, whatever. We know businesses, and many entities like them, often will give an official rationale for something that differs from the actual reason behind a decision. You can pretend that doesn't happen, if you like, but that's my guess as to the motivation behind it, rather than the sentimental story Yoshi put out, timed so shortly after the rather abysmal PR disaster surrounding the new races.

They don't even acknowledge the new races. It's like they are just swept under a rug. I'd love some new viera hairs.. or maybe some more headgear adapted to the viera head... I am kind of a glutton for punishment. I like viera too much..

They wouuld rather pander so the 1% can "be themselves"..

[rachcouture]

What Melichoir is pointing to is that outfits designed for one gender don't look as good on the other and this is a function of anatomy. So one solution is to just stick to gender-neutral outfits that they optimise for both, rather than creating two sets, one of which is bound to look crap except to a tiny sliver of the playerbase which is interested in it but which will still take time to make fit on it regardless. Unless you have some manner of special insight as to what they do when designing sets, I don't think you're in much of a position to dictate what is "unwarranted" or not. Time will tell.

Having over five years of outfit design—something that hasn't changed once in the entire lifespan of FFXIV—to look at isn't 'special insight'; it's reality. You've been here long enough to realize this.

As to the other part being a "conspiracy theory", well, whatever. We know businesses, and many entities like them, often will give an official rationale for something that differs from the actual reason behind a decision. You can pretend that doesn't happen, if you like, but that's my guess as to the motivation behind it, rather than the sentimental story Yoshi put out, timed so shortly after the rather abysmal PR disaster surrounding the new races.

No one is pretending it doesn't. What I do see, however, is obvious confirmation bias. Yoshida is but one employee of a company; the director of only one game in a library of hundreds. Conflating his opinion with the entirety of SQX misses the mark entirely.

They wouuld rather pander so the 1% can "be themselves"..

Okay, boomer.