Single Sex Races

[Shougun]

Add female Vierra and male Vierras.

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Also Yoshida listens to the Jap voices more than the american.. and majority of the Japanese actually do want Vierras.

They should also add a Lizard or rather a more monster like race that isn't so human like in appearance as every other race so far.

However Yoshida does not want Vierras and has said it many times. He really doesnt want them.

[Duelle]

I'd still go for mouse/rat people like the Burmecians in FFIX. I still want to see one of those scuffle with the mi'qote.

[xXHalloweenTrixXx]

Yea I take issue not so much with the fact that male "bunnies" would be wierd, but more so the fact that they would be bringing in a race from an existing final fantasy title.

Eorzea is not Ivalice, and Ivalice races should not exist in Eorzea.

Lol what?

The races in Eorzea are pretty much slightly changed races from 11 (World of Vana'diel). All what was done was changing their background stories, which they can do for any other race from any other FF game.

Also FF14 as it is now will be a fan service game, so may as well add in all the things that make everyone happy. We will have things from FF7, and FF's before that smushed into this game at random places.... So.... I don't get what you are trying to get at xD.

[Twiddle]

Why not think a little out of the box?
Mechanical race, no gender! Give them a sterile appearance and go with it. A race that is not gender defined.

[Nuinn]

Why not think a little out of the box?
Mechanical race, no gender! Give them a sterile appearance and go with it. A race that is not gender defined.

A.... A Mammet race?

[Loggos]

Agree, OP, succinctly put. IMHO if one finds it "weird" to have a certain type of race with both genders playable, it is probably due to gender stereotypes, homophobia of some sort, and/or sexism.

With Viera as an example: bunny ears are often associated with beautiful, enticing young women that are unashamedly sexually appealing. If one finds that untroubling, but replacing "women" with "men" in that description makes it offensive or "weird", I believe there is a problem. Similarly, making a big, weird looking lizard race male-only sends a negative message that visible, obvious physical strength and being unattractive is only acceptable for males.

Sorry for the mini rant, it is a pet peeve of mine when only female characters are sexy-fied while only male characters are big and unattractive because of such (not) wonderful reasons as: "eww, who wants to look at that" or "dude, that would be so gay". Single gender races are often just an extreme manifestation of this attitude.

This, couldn't have said it better. ^^

Also I am against single-sex races for the stated reasons.

I may lack the knowledge about Japanese tastes but I really don't see why male vieras aren't possible. As pointed out, it would probably be like male miqotes only with bunny features. I find the artworks posted in this thread pretty convincing. Normally cat girls and boys can have this sexual notion too in Japanese culture (mostly cat girls but also possible for cat boys. E.g. loveless --> very androgyne (not that this is a bad thing )). However the devs pulled them off in a masculine way. If they want(ed) to they can/could do the same about male vieras.

[PEANUT]

If they do add a new race, it should be something like a dragon race, with horns wings claws scaly skin, I think that would be a nice touch since the story is focused around Bahamut and there's a dragon like beast tribe I think? o.o





Mind you this isn't my photo!


We already established the feline/animal and human mix race and furry bunnies isn't that far off from furry kitties :\

[Arcturus]

[Shougun]

Ugh if they do add a new race, it should be something like a dragon race, with horns wings claws scaly skin, I think that would be a nice touch since the story is focused around bahamut and theres a dragon like beast tribe I think? o.o We already established the feline/animal and human mix race which is fine I think..

Something different at least lol - Vierra is so similar just add another "race" to miqote lol. Especially those example photos for vierra. If you flashed one at me I'd probably just guess it was a miqote with special ear choice.

Really if SE is going to use resources to develop a new set of animations, gear, voices ... I'd hope they do something that isn't already 90% similar to what we have.

[PEANUT]

Something different at least lol - Vierra is so similar just add another "race" to miqote lol. Especially those example photos for vierra. If you flashed one at me I'd probably just guess it was a miqote with special ear choice.

Really if SE is going to use resources to develop a new set of animations, gear, voices ... I'd hope they do something that isn't already 90% similar to what we have.

If they really want Vierra, they should just do it now and add different "animal" options to the Miqote race in general from the start. Me personally if they eventually add a new race, I agree with Yoshi's idea with adding something completely different from all the other races.

THAT BEING SAID! I agree with Fleur, and I am against the sexist idea of not adding male Vierra just because it looks "weird". To Yoshi and others it might look weird, but to me I don't think it would be weird at all, obviously if you took a grungy over-weight man and made a Vierra out of him yes that would look unappealing, however the same could be said about a grungy over-weight female Vierra as well lol. I love the photos Fleur posted up btw the male Vierra in there looks hawt