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New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Cailean Lockwood - 10-14-2016
I don’t know if there will be a new race, but if there were, what would you like for it to be like?
I personally would love the Viera. A male Viera would be my main. But only if they are like the tall and sexy Ivalice Viera, and not some small cutesy bunny race which was shown as concept art for Heavensward.
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However, I’ve been thinking… since people get FFX stuff from attending the Fanfests, then maybe there will be a FFX race appearing in Stormblood. I am not sure what though… considering we already have a cat-like race in the Miqo’te, so the Ronso would be unlikely… though I know some who would love to be a big bara kitty. :3
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Maybe a Werewolf kind of race? Or maybe something completely different…
![[Image: tumblr_inline_of25cgVQsC1smbiof_400.png]](https://66.media.tumblr.com/bfc1873dfe70d2ef0cb7996d9c172d5b/tumblr_inline_of25cgVQsC1smbiof_400.png)
… Let’s hope not. D:
What would you like to see?
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Nero - 10-14-2016
Not sure I'd like to see a new race, because invariably it will end up being something like "Hyur with rubber foreheads" (see: Au Ra being Hyur with horns and scales).
I'd rather they just improve the animations for existing races.
For non-playable races though, I'd love to see Bangaa or Nu Mou.
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Caspar - 10-14-2016
Badass bug ppl plz. (It'll never happen...)
I would like a legitimately non-human looking race. However it would be difficult to redesign gear to work with its abnormal posture, etc.
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Leih - 10-14-2016
I want Viera... so badly... Pleeeeaaaaseeeee Square!
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RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Seriphyn - 10-14-2016
Perhaps they won't have a new playable race? FFXIV is a very lore-driven game and saturating the world with different races might not fit their vision. Consider how poorly Au Ra were implemented storywise (i.e. they weren't)
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Parvacake - 10-14-2016
^^^^^ This is a FF10 and FF10-2 race called the Ronso. Most of them were wiped out in FF10 by Seymour Guado. I doubt we'd see them.
Viera and Bangaa seem more likely to me. They're such a noteworthy race we see in most FF titles that it'd make sense to place them in, especially after they gave us a custom race the first time around.
I want to say that the Bangaa seem most likely given the region considering how Viera were always forest dwellers or hinted at being more woodland-y.
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Shoshopu - 10-14-2016
(10-14-2016, 07:03 PM)Lililove Wrote: Viera and Bangaa seem more likely to me. They're such a noteworthy race we see in most FF titles
Sorry if this comes off as rude, but most FF titles? Bangaa and Nu Mou weren't a thing until Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, then they were in XII and the Ivalice spinoff games.
I mean I'd love to see bangaa and nu mou, too (especially nu mou) but they're hardly some iconic, staple Final Fantasy character like moogles, chocobos and cactuars. They're a race from one universe.
The aevis enemies were pretty much ripped from FFXII (and who knows how much else that I'm unaware of because I didn't play FFXII), so it's possible that we could see some more Ivalice influenced stuff. I kinda get the feeling that FFXIV, while it borrows a lot from many FF games, is an aesthetic mashup of Vana'diel and Ivalice.
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Kilieit - 10-14-2016
I, too, am in the camp of "I want revamped character customisation for existing races before we get a new one". Separate my horns from my face already god damn I mean what.
IDK if we're gonna get either with Stormblood, though - it seems like something they would have announced along with the existence of new jobs, even if the exact race itself hadn't been.
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Zhavi - 10-14-2016
(10-14-2016, 08:59 PM)Kilieit Wrote: I, too, am in the camp of "I want revamped character customisation for existing races before we get a new one". Separate my horns from my face already god damn I mean what.
IDK if we're gonna get either with Stormblood, though - it seems like something they would have announced along with the existence of new jobs, even if the exact race itself hadn't been.
Sign me up for more customization. How about more faces that look older than 14? I'd dig that.
....also tattoos. Yum.
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Shoshopu - 10-14-2016
What I'd really like, more than anything, are alternative body types (like variations in shoulder and hip width, or to be able to actually have a chubby character, as opposed to just one with no muscle definition). That's the one thing I miss the most from GW2, to be honest.
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Madda - 10-14-2016
Don't you taunt me with that Viera stuff.
I would happily murder most of you for them to be put in the game as a playable race.
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Kilieit - 10-14-2016
(10-14-2016, 09:10 PM)Shoshopu Wrote: What I'd really like, more than anything, are alternative body types (like variations in shoulder and hip width, or to be able to actually have a chubby character, as opposed to just one with no muscle definition). That's the one thing I miss the most from GW2, to be honest.
I'd adore that. I don't actually have a defined body type headcanon for A, because I have so many conflicting ideas that seem equally fitting, and I always forget what I used last time. I think having an actual customisable setting in-game would help me make a decision and stick to it. (I mean, SE gave us the Horo and then no build slider? C'mon.)
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - AlionLucada - 10-15-2016
Hoping for no new race, personally.
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Kismet - 10-15-2016
I never want this game to get Viera or any variation of them. They're just really tall rabbit Miqo'te with weird feet and bigger tits. Gee whiz. And I don't care if SE was actually considering them once upon a time. They just really get on my nerves for some reason. Almost as much as Lalafell. Almost.
If this game were to get a new race, I don't think it would happen until 5.0, honestly. But, if it does happen one way or the other... I think seeing some variation of either the Yukes (Crystal Chronicles versions, not the tiny ones), the Nu Mou, or the Burmecians would be unique to see. If there had to be another distinctly humanoid race, perhaps something inspired by the Guado could be made interesting.
RE: New race in Stormblood? - Speculation and Discussion - Zyrusticae - 10-15-2016
I'd want them to add new character creation options in lieu of another race as well, but considering the chances of them adding any body variety options this late in the game are pretty much nil, I'm not really that enthused over the idea.
Still, now that they're dropping PS3 support they have no excuse for not separating horns from face types, and they really should give every race a muscle slider (yes, including Lalafell, for laughs). And, y'know what? I'd love a skin specularity/shininess slider like we have in Blade & Soul. I don't care if it doesn't make sense, having glowing skin just looks freakin' badass.
I'm very, very curious what changes will actually happen as a result of them dropping PS3 support. Waiting with bated breath.