VIERA AND HROTHGAR COMPLAINT MEGATHREAD

[Raikai]

Still catching up on watching the entire LL so I don't know if it was mentioned there or somewhere else, but I read they've narrowed it down to it being between 2 designs now? So 7.0 sounds like the best bet.

Indeed, it seems that is still in the concept phase. The timeframe for it makes sense with 7.0.

[Meowdyj]

Nah, Viera were not even mentioned. I’m disappointed, but not surprised

Hrothgar get more hairstyles - that’s progress.

That's disappointing for sure. Sad having to do this but changed race today. Miqote it is. Hopefully in the future they will fix Viera, maybe 7.0.

[SturmChurro]

That's disappointing for sure. Sad having to do this but changed race today. Miqote it is. Hopefully in the future they will fix Viera, maybe 7.0.

I hope you had some spare free ones on you. Otherwise that's more money to SE over this.

[VerdeLuck]

Makes me a bit nervous that they didn't mention that 2 races are unable to wear headgear in the live letter when they talked about the graphics update. If they're already modifying the models it would make sense to touch them up then to allow Viera and Hroths to wear headgear and more hairstyles, but the fact they don't even mention it is worrying.

[Ultaniku]

I’m kinda intrigued what the two different designs for femHroth are. And how different they are.

[Allegor]

I’m kinda intrigued what the two different designs for femHroth are. And how different they are.

face 1 and face 4. Everyone happy

[Ultaniku]

face 1 and face 4. Everyone happy

This triggered my fight or flight response

[LisSquid]

face 1 and face 4. Everyone happy

To be honest, I am expecting something like this. As much as they spoke about how "their mass appeal isn't the point", I am all but certain we're get a Blue Miqo face option. Nothing wrong with it in my opinion so long as we get a real khajiit like face.

[Gaethan_Tessula]

To be honest, I am expecting something like this. As much as they spoke about how "their mass appeal isn't the point", I am all but certain we're get a Blue Miqo face option. Nothing wrong with it in my opinion so long as we get a real khajiit like face.

My hope is that we get at least 3 actual-felid heads (each one modelled after a different species of cat) and one FFX female-ronso head (which was substantially more human-like, iirc). That would mirror what the men got, and even the more humanoid face would be a callback to a prior design rather than outright "bodybuilder miqo'te."

Although it begs the question...is the 2nd look a Subspecies, is it a genetic thing fro breeding....just...there would be questions. Especially if its EXCLUSIVELY a FemHroth thing

I mean, why does exactly one face of M-Hrothgar have a freaking rhino horn? It could easily be handwaved, especially since a lot of the sapient species origins in FF14 come down to one of: "ancients and creation magic, lol"; "sundering, lol"; or "Allagans, lol."

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

I do hope we will see any concept or something soon.
Some artists already make quite good designs and I do get kinda biased on those, aaah.

Bro, re-link the twitter if you have it. I know this artists work has been posted before, and I cant remember it or find it.
This style and their fanart of (possible looking) Female Hrothgar are just great.

I mean, why does exactly one face of M-Hrothgar have a freaking rhino horn? It could easily be handwaved, especially since a lot of the sapient species origins in FF14 come down to one of: "ancients and creation magic, lol"; "sundering, lol"; or "Allagans, lol."

Well thats obviously just a Callback/reference to the Ronso in FFX. I wish I had the ability and option to put it on ALL the faces, so I could make my ALT into a true Ronso. Alt looks and forms for the Horns would be pretty Boss to. Apparently news I heard (that might be addressed March 4th) the horn might be usable on all the faces. So thats exciting.
Getting back on track (I ramble @_@)
See, I dont want that level of Laziness here. If they put in the Effort to call this Race Hrothgar instead of just calling them Ronso (I mean on the Source where we play, and not the 1st where they are literally just Ronso by name and lol different universe), and give them their own lore & where they come from, put in that they Created The Gunbreaker style to Fight the Empire, give them their own own content which is tied to the ShB Relic, and their own Naming Convention....Id appreciate if there was anything about why Some Hrothgals would have Beast-like faces, and why some would have Human-like faces.
Males dont have this (inb4 they do rofl), why is it exclusive to the Females?
"ancients and creation magic, lol"; "sundering, lol"; or "Allagans, lol." I dont want that, Id like some actually story behind it.

But I guess its just a question Id have to ask at a QnA if it happens