Racial distribution, July 2021 (Luckybancho)

[thrashette]

If they were more traditional elves they'd be among the most popular I think.
The necks are just too hard for people to get past :P.

I honestly don't notice it unless my character is naked basically or has short hair and wears something that is basically bare around the neck and shoulders area.
Personally I find the broad shoulders more distracting and annoying in certain gear altho again it's not always noticeable either.

I do think that my options are a bit more limited if I want to avoid the wonky aspects of Elezen being too noticeable, but it also isn't much of a problem because the gear I like tends to not draw attention to it.
Elezen are the prettiest imo if you can hide that, but if you don't then it can stand out too much.

I agree, there are far fewer glamour options that Elezen can "get away with" due to their unique bodies. But the things that do look good on Elezen look AMAZING. They're easily the most beautiful and elegant race in the entire game when done right (and yours is gorgeous btw). If they added anything besides additional options (my ears are maxed and I STILL want them longer), I would be very disappointed. Although their default pose and walk/run animation are a little awkward.

[Larirawiel]

Luckybancho has also updated the statistics.

https://luckybancho.ldblog.jp/wsurvey_en.htm


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[Halivel]

Luckybancho has also updated the statistics.

https://luckybancho.ldblog.jp/wsurvey_en.htm


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109 787 Male Viera
107 559 Male Miqo'te (upd. Iteresting to note that their number didn't suffer as much is we thought it would. July's active playerbase by luckybancho was 1 207 441 players, while December is 1 032 426, which is fairly close. Meanwhile the number of active male Miqo'te dropped by 20k which is... significant, I suppose, but isn't all that much honestly. It means that majority of male Viera drifted from other races).

102 540 Female Viera (this number being lower than males' is, most likely, due to males being a fresh addition, while females are here for two years by now so they already have their solid playerbase)

Seems to be far closer to the truth than weird 30k Female Viera next to 50k Male Viera on FFXIV Census. Will be interesting to see how picture will shift closer to 6.1 and onwards.

[RyuDragnier]

I'm pleased to see that Hyur and Au Ra are doing so well where male characters are concerned. I think they're the best looking options available at the moment. I'm not at all surprised that Hrothgar are about as niche as Roegadyn. Hopefully we see more focus on additional customisation options for what we have already.

I'm surprised that male Hrothgar alone are beating out female Roe, male Roe, and female Elezen individually. Makes you wonder how much the numbers would change when female Hrothgar are added into things.

[Rokke]

Luckybancho has also updated the statistics.

https://luckybancho.ldblog.jp/wsurvey_en.htm


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go bnuuy go :D

[Reksanden]

I was somewhat tempted to change, but I'd miss the goofy expressions Male Miqo make too much.

Some friends actually made and lost a bet, because of that.

[Fukuro]

Curious how long people will stay as male viera. I‘d wager to say it‘s a rather successful race in terms of their current popularity! Does anybody know how high the females were initially when released compared to other races? And how far they dropped after a few months?

[LisSquid]

Curious how long people will stay as male viera. I‘d wager to say it‘s a rather successful race in terms of their current popularity! Does anybody know how high the females were initially when released compared to other races? And how far they dropped after a few months?

On Primal - Hyperion I remember seeing every other person being a Viera on ShB's release. I am not sure on the overall numbers, but I saw a lot more of them than male viera on launch. Then they petered off as the novelty of something new wore off and the weight of cosmetic limitations set in.

If I may go by what I observed in ShB: If the next new hairstyle cannot be worn by Viera then there will be a huge fanta event. That's when I saw the population of bunnies implode.