Viera and Hrothgar Megathread

[Ryaz]

I finally did the benchmark (15,000+ yay) and created a bunny boy I really liked. However, I'll probably stick with midlander (or go back to highlander) for the MSQ because I have trouble picturing my pretty boy bunny looking badass in cutscenes. Like, the part in ShB after Amarout just wouldn't have been the same if I wasn't my big, bad looking highlander.

[Laerune]

Will the extra hairstyles be only for female Viera or all Viera?

[LittleArrow]

Happy to see they're adding hairstyles, very disappointed to see that still helmets are not being included in any sort of discussion. This game, to me, has been 99.9% on point with the quality it has provided. However, having been waiting on Viera since Yoshi took the poll back in 1.x, I've been so saddened by how much of the game's aesthetics have been shut out to me when I play on viera. It's extremely upsetting to see all the beautiful comments that have been made, yet still, no red mage hats, no dragoon helmets, and etc. After playing final fantasy since I was a kid, these hats are so iconic.

Yoshi says they're not sparing any expense, then please don't spare expense in adding helmets (not just hairstyles) to viera. PLEASE let their ears clip though, from some pictures I've seen posted online, they look great and that's the ENTIRE point I play viera is for the ears / etc.

Very excited for endwalker, very happy with the game, just this one issue - please fix this

[Yencat]

Happy to see they're adding hairstyles, very disappointed to see that still helmets are not being included in any sort of discussion.

For what it's worth, it was actually brought up in Meoni's interview with YoshiP and they are working on it along with the hairstyles for both. No concrete information on when but it hasn't been forgotten.

Link with timestamp in case you hadn't seen it yet: https://youtu.be/86QBb22z86c?t=2296

[Sequora]

For what it's worth, it was actually brought up in Meoni's interview with YoshiP and they are working on it along with the hairstyles for both. No concrete information on when but it hasn't been forgotten.

Link with timestamp in case you hadn't seen it yet: https://youtu.be/86QBb22z86c?t=2296

I feel like there's no excuse that 2 years after launching female Viera, that they still can't wear most hats in the game.

6.0 should have at the very least launched with full working male and female Viera, including hats.

I don't mind not having as many hairstyles as long as they add them over time, but a lot of gear sets just don't look good on my Viera, because the hat is really important.

RDM and BLM have very hat-dependent looks.

At least fix them for those job specific sets going forward.

[LittleArrow]

For what it's worth, it was actually brought up in Meoni's interview with YoshiP and they are working on it along with the hairstyles for both. No concrete information on when but it hasn't been forgotten.

Link with timestamp in case you hadn't seen it yet: https://youtu.be/86QBb22z86c?t=2296

Thank you so much for this encouraging bit of info. When I listened to it, I think I just mainly heard them talk about the Hrothgar hair / heads. It is nice to know that they are working on it - readjusting the viera head models.

It is still very disappointing this doesn't seem to be taking more priority than it is though, considering the other comments made during their media tour (no expenses spared, looking forward to another 10yrs, all of the incredible success the game has received, etc). Not to mention, having come from 1.x and seeing the determination Yoshi had with making right these exact corner-cutting decisions the original game took is pretty disheartening to someone waiting for this particular final fantasy race for so long. I know Yoshi and the team work so incredible hard, I'm just pointing out, it is a VERY slippery slope that I truly hope they don't accidentally go down.

Like I said, overall, Shadowbringers has been probably the best RPG / Game / Final Fantasy I've played in years. I'm totally supporting this game and I appreciate their overwhelming hardwork. Still, it is such a smudge on my gameplay when I play Viera, and until it is taken more seriously than a simple sentence of "we're working on it" after 2+ years, I have very little comfort in them actually fixing this before ANOTHER 2+ years...

And just to add more what it could it be like...

[aveyond-dreams]

My current female Elezen character would be a Viera if I could wear my Black Mage/Astrologian hats. Please for goodness sake just let it clip through.

[LisSquid]

My current female Elezen character would be a Viera if I could wear my Black Mage/Astrologian hats. Please for goodness sake just let it clip through.

The hill I die on is that AF hats should be the exception. I'm glad to see Reaper hats will work on Viera, but AF sets are unique and special. They should all work.

[Duskane]

yeah its a bit of a bummer RDM lvl 90 hat wont work on viera
i doubt the lvl 70 one does either

[LittleArrow]

yeah its a bit of a bummer RDM lvl 90 hat wont work on viera
i doubt the lvl 70 one does either

It's very sad as a longtime player to see this is still an issue.

The ears SHOULD clip through the hats, or else what was the point of playing viera? The ears have always clipped or been tucked back, but obviously the clipping looks much better. I know these are cartoon avatars, but I've seen pictures of ears clipping with the ffxiv models, and they look GREAT! The pictures honestly look like as if SE had done it themselves. Please please please let the ears clip, and open up ALL helmets, there's no excuse. /beg