The revelation of having no new healer job and two new gender-locked races added to Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers has prompted no small amount of debate from the playerbase, resulting in producer and director Naoki Yoshida explaining the decision many times over. A new Letter from the Producer (an actual text letter, rather than the far-more-common video letters we’ve had many times) has been penned to specifically explain why these decisions were made in detail, compiled in one spot for easy reference.
In short, if you missed prior explanations: Dancer is ranged DPS because ranged DPS was the only role with only two choices, and the gender-locking was the result of wanting a more diverse style of race while also addressing fan demand for Viera.
The letter also states that while players were told that there would be no headgear including face gear like glasses and masks for Viera and Hrothgar on launch, the modeling team apparently went to work during its spare time to ensure that glasses will be available for both races on launch. Players can also look forward to the next live letter on May 23rd, which will contain all of the information fans have no doubt been waiting for regarding job and ability changes.
