Letter From the Producer Live Part LXXIX - 24 September 2023 - Summary and Discussion

[Connor]

Really now? The last one we've had since Nophica was like Tsukuyomi. They've been flat as board for some times.

I mean, if we want to get into ffxiv’s problematic depictions of women (yes I am going full woke), do we really need to look any further than Eden Savage Ryne-Shiva? Teenage girl gets naked to fight, covers up with a skinny-ass dragon wrapped around her.

But yeah, don’t let that guy fight shirtless!

Edit: stupid sexy Thaliak

[GoatOfWar]

I'm just going to quit the game if they buff War even more tbh.

[Darkobra]

"can people please remember to feed the dog"

"well, people complained about the dog not being fed... so... i put eggs and broccoli in its bowl"

"..."

Well Done!

You've never owned a dog, have you?

[aveyond-dreams]

It's disappointing but not surprising that they chose to 'censor' Thaliak...

A rather strange decision given that shirtless athletic men are rather well liked in general and they had no qualms depicting Nophica as being as busty as her original artwork depicted as well as Yoshi-P actively joking about it.

This is what we wanted:



This is what we're getting:

Reminds me of his comments back before male viera were added, so this hardly comes as a surprise.

[ZephyrMenodora]

Males get all kinds of body types, women are all models (or lalafells).

[TheMightyMollusk]

I could educate you on the ways of the internet there, but I don't want to be banned.

[MikkoAkure]

It's disappointing but not surprising that they chose to 'censor' Thaliak...

Thaliak's official description is just "a reserved scholar holding an ashen staff". His gigantic statue in Sharlayan itself has different clothing than the Ewer card. From the trailer I can't tell if the white on his sides is a shirt or if he is indeed mostly shirtless with a sort of black front thing, I think it can go either way.


In any case it seems people are just nitpicking at things they weren't going to like anyway and coming up with more excuses to tell themselves the game is bad to justify the continued opinions they've been having and to make another sensationalized post on the forums.

The trailer showed another new male god (Oschon?) with no shirt on so it's not like they're suddenly censoring things in the middle of the story.

[MisterNublet]

I'm just going to quit the game if they buff War even more tbh.

They'll nerf drk, gnb, and pld to put war further ahead instead.

[Theodric]

Thaliak's official description is just "a reserved scholar holding an ashen staff". His gigantic statue in Sharlayan itself has different clothing than the Ewer card. From the trailer I can't tell if the white on his sides is a shirt or if he is indeed mostly shirtless with a sort of black front thing, I think it can go either way.


In any case it seems people are just nitpicking at things they weren't going to like anyway and coming up with more excuses to tell themselves the game is bad to justify the continued opinions they've been having and to make another sensationalized post on the forums.

The trailer showed another new male god (Oschon?) with no shirt on so it's not like they're suddenly censoring things in the middle of the story.

I literally linked the official artwork of Thaliak in my post that you quoted and compared it to how Nophica's suggestive artwork was carried over without any changes whatsoever. I'm also a gay guy, so I think you can cease your attempts to try and brush off my desire for eye candy as 'nitpicking'.

As another poster so kindly pointed out:

This may come as a surprise to you but there are people who play this game that are attracted to men.

[Fourbestintoner]

I mean, if we want to get into ffxiv’s problematic depictions of women (yes I am going full woke), do we really need to look any further than Eden Savage Ryne-Shiva? Teenage girl gets naked to fight, covers up with a skinny-ass dragon wrapped around her.

But yeah, don’t let that guy fight shirtless!

Edit: stupid sexy Thaliak

Except they never had issues with shirtless men, one of the most important npc of the game is a shirtless guy, but keep making things up I guess.