Current state of Viera and Hrothgar

[Keumjo]

We ARE mad, the problem is everyone that isn't a Hroth or Viera aren't mad about it because it doesn't affect them. (Either their race isn't one of those or they don't wear hats anyway).
But, it does affect everyone because if they are happy to keep cutting corners with stuff like this, they will find more ways to cut corners (aka no ears on Miqo hats). They are testing the waters with what they can get away with not doing and they'll get away with it because not enough people care about how viera/hroth are getting royally screwed.

There are PAID ITEMS we can't use.
There is CONTENT IN THE GAME we can't see.

We pay just as much as everyone else. This isn't like, "oh waahh, I have to do content for the hairstyle that's still available with gil" this is, "I spent money on the Yshtola outfit back during Stormblood and now I can't use that hairstyle at all." It's, "I bought the art book and got Matoya's Hat but I can't wear it at all."

Every single player should be f*cking disgusted about this because it is seriously gross that it's been nearly 6 years and we STILL CAN'T USE SHIT WE PAID FOR PRE SHB.

But they don't care cuz they've got their RP hubs, they've got their free trial races that don't have this problem, they don't wear hats anyway so f*ck the rest of us. They tell us if we are so mad about it than to unsub, but that's not going to fix this because SE tells people to stop playing the game all the time. There isn't a way for you to communicate with them that the reason you are leaving is because you can't wear a hat or use items you have purchased. They don't listen to feedback from the community unless it's damaging and not enough people want to hurt them.

[Tatiana]

Viera got a couple new hairstyles in the aesthetician, one of them is a long hair with a headband that I think OG races have already, but the headband is bugged and disappears under the ears and center of the head. I can't seem to find anybody else posting about it though lol

[CCheshire]

I agree, although I don't own any limited edition hat codes. I have a bunch of old cash shop outfits that bundled hairs that I can't use for approx the start of EW along with even event items that I bought, which are just rusting away in my retainers. Mostly, I've given up to a point if I don't see a bun in the preview pic I know I cannot wear the new hat.

Also, the cash shop sets include hats when it was optional in other stores, causing me to pay even more on buns along with the same sub fee is a bit tiresome.

[TKMXIV]

Viera got a couple new hairstyles in the aesthetician, one of them is a long hair with a headband that I think OG races have already, but the headband is bugged and disappears under the ears and center of the head. I can't seem to find anybody else posting about it though lol

It's the same with the 2b Hairstyle. They don't care and only remove the bit between the ears instead of the whole thing.

[ronibosch]

Viera got a couple new hairstyles in the aesthetician, one of them is a long hair with a headband that I think OG races have already, but the headband is bugged and disappears under the ears and center of the head. I can't seem to find anybody else posting about it though lol

It's soooo bad, it makes me itch just looking at.

[LuciaMirain]

It's soooo bad, it makes me itch just looking at.

It is essentially, unusable. You could cover it up with a hat...ooooh riiiiiight.....

[Valkyrie-Veil]

I guess the silver lining for me is I never wear hats, and in games I can turn headgear off, I do. So, it ends up being no real difference for me. That being said, the female hrothgar heads aren't all that crazy, so not sure why headgear is so difficult for them to adapt.

The reason why it’s “so difficult for them to adapt” is because they’re lazy and they likely won’t make SE’s stock value increase by fixing it.

[Tatiana]

It's the same with the 2b Hairstyle. They don't care and only remove the bit between the ears instead of the whole thing.

at that point why even bother adding it at all? LOL

[TKMXIV]

at that point why even bother adding it at all? LOL

I honestly have no idea. There are a lot of questionable things they do. Maybe the part between the ears was more noticeable so they removed it.

Maybe there is something about Viera ears that the space between them makes it easy to remove details from the hairstyles like the hairbands or braids like with Form and Function.

Whatever the reason they halfheartedly worked on them and left the bottom parts of the hairbands. If they truly cared the quality would have reflected that.
Could have replaced the bottom bits of hairband with a patch of hair for example. Whatever the case it is what it is. Sad.

[Balmung_Griffin]

We ARE mad, the problem is everyone that isn't a Hroth or Viera aren't mad about it because it doesn't affect them. (Either their race isn't one of those or they don't wear hats anyway).
But, it does affect everyone because if they are happy to keep cutting corners with stuff like this, they will find more ways to cut corners (aka no ears on Miqo hats). They are testing the waters with what they can get away with not doing and they'll get away with it because not enough people care about how viera/hroth are getting royally screwed.

There are PAID ITEMS we can't use.
There is CONTENT IN THE GAME we can't see.

We pay just as much as everyone else. This isn't like, "oh waahh, I have to do content for the hairstyle that's still available with gil" this is, "I spent money on the Yshtola outfit back during Stormblood and now I can't use that hairstyle at all." It's, "I bought the art book and got Matoya's Hat but I can't wear it at all."

Every single player should be f*cking disgusted about this because it is seriously gross that it's been nearly 6 years and we STILL CAN'T USE SHIT WE PAID FOR PRE SHB.

But they don't care cuz they've got their RP hubs, they've got their free trial races that don't have this problem, they don't wear hats anyway so f*ck the rest of us. They tell us if we are so mad about it than to unsub, but that's not going to fix this because SE tells people to stop playing the game all the time. There isn't a way for you to communicate with them that the reason you are leaving is because you can't wear a hat or use items you have purchased. They don't listen to feedback from the community unless it's damaging and not enough people want to hurt them.

Funny thing it actually does affect them, all those tiaras or headgears that cover the entire head that they put out to save face and "throw us a bone".

But yeah, all those years an not even a roadmap to show is embarrassing.