New Races

[Beardo04]

When they announced the new races they said they would add more hair and headgear support down the road. It's been a year now, do you expect we will see something in the lasts 5.x patches or it would be in 6.0?

[lolicon09]

Since we're in 5.3 now, they'll probably add both the missing sexes and the hairstyle options with 6.0 (hopefully NOT locked behind the expansion, but just part of the patch)

[Enla]

Since we're in 5.3 now, they'll probably add both the missing sexes and the hairstyle options with 6.0 (hopefully NOT locked behind the expansion, but just part of the patch)

Have they ever actually confirmed a desire to add the missing genders or was that all fandom speculation?

[Bright-Flower]

Have they ever actually confirmed a desire to add the missing genders or was that all fandom speculation?

They have not from anything I've read. Only noncommittal answers keeping the possibility open but not promising anything.

I wouldn't make any assumptions or give the benefit of the doubt. Until SE officially announces something, it's all just speculation and PR talk.

[wereotter]

Have they ever actually confirmed a desire to add the missing genders or was that all fandom speculation?

The closest I've been able to see is that while they anticipated fan backlash over the two new races only having one playable sex, they didn't realize that it would go over as badly as it did, especially in North America and Europe, so Yoshida said he'd be monitoring things and making a decision how to proceed from there. This was the same time period that he confirmed that lore was not the reason there's only one sex per race, admitting it was a resource allocation restriction that only allowed them to create them as they currently are.

[tdb]

Have they ever actually confirmed a desire to add the missing genders or was that all fandom speculation?

Back when Shadowbringers was being finalized it was mentioned in a live letter or some such that they'd like to do it but were uncertain if they'd ever have the resources.

Edit: Here: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...805-09-2019%29

As you play through Shadowbringers, you’ll learn that both male Viera and female Hrothgar exist. While you won’t meet any in person, if we developers can find a way to address the various problems which are preventing us from implementing them, then perhaps someday you’ll be able to see them for yourself. I want to be clear that this does not mean it will eventually happen, and that I cannot make any promises at this time. I hope you will understand and bear with us.

So that's a bit more vague than I remembered, in particular with how it doesn't specify whether they'd be playable options or only NPCs. But still, the developers are not opposed to the idea of implementing the missing genders.

[Yencat]

Since we're in 5.3 now, they'll probably add both the missing sexes and the hairstyle options with 6.0 (hopefully NOT locked behind the expansion, but just part of the patch)

That seems... super optimistic? Judging by the fact they've not added anything to the new races so far it must be a lot of work, why would they exponentially increase their workload by not only making more unique hair and faces for male Hrothgar and female Viera, fit (some?) headgear on them, but then also make entirely new faces and hair for male Viera and female Hrothgar and then fit headgear on them too? And why would they hold stuff back from the races that are already in the game for the other genders they've said they're not sure they're even doing?

I hope they do add them at some point for those that want them, but these sort of expectations are what caused the first meltdown about it on the forums.

OT: I've personally given up getting my hopes up every patch just for nothing again, and again, and again. So while I'd like to see something before 6.0, because 2+ years without any additions by that point is pretty sad, it's probably not realistic.

[lolicon09]

That seems... super optimistic? Judging by the fact they've not added anything to the new races so far it must be a lot of work, why would they exponentially increase their workload by not only making more unique hair and faces for male Hrothgar and female Viera, fit (some?) headgear on them, but then also make entirely new faces and hair for male Viera and female Hrothgar and then fit headgear on them too? And why would they hold stuff back from the races that are already in the game for the other genders they've said they're not sure they're even doing?

I hope they do add them at some point for those that want them, but these sort of expectations are what caused the first meltdown about it on the forums.

OT: I've personally given up getting my hopes up every patch just for nothing again, and again, and again. So while I'd like to see something before 6.0, because 2+ years without any additions by that point is pretty sad, it's probably not realistic.

I know it's pretty optimistic, but that's what i want to belive, since i lost all my hopes for more hairstyles for Vieras in the remaining time of the current expansion

[EaMett]

Since we're in 5.3 now, they'll probably add both the missing sexes and the hairstyle options with 6.0 (hopefully NOT locked behind the expansion, but just part of the patch)

Unless I missed something, they were very vocal about never adding new races/genders moving forward. They were very firm on this too. Usually, they're very vague and always make it seem like "maybe" but this time around they flat out said it wouldn't happen.

[EtherRose]

Unless I missed something, they were very vocal about never adding new races/genders moving forward. They were very firm on this too. Usually, they're very vague and always make it seem like "maybe" but this time around they flat out said it wouldn't happen.

This was before ShB. Viera and Hrothgar were never supposed to happen. However since SE dug themselves into this hole, they have to get out of it. So they will add the other genders.