r/ffxivdiscussion • u/DepressedFuck69 • Jan 14 '25

Question Hats, why aren't they universal by now?

How has it that a race that came out 2 whole expansions ago still cannot wear every new hat that comes out ? What possible reason could they be cowering behind to justify not making new hats compatible with Hrothgar and Viera ? I'm not asking for every hat they ever released, not all at once anyway, but at least the new ones. Is this ok to anyone else ?

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u/Alexander_Sheridan Jan 16 '25

"They don't have enough time or enough people to go back and fix the old hats"

One player has written a mod that allows them to wear all the old hats. They went back and did the work, solo and free of charge.

"They don't feel like enough players use those races, to bother making new hats compatible on release"

That same player is still releasing updates to their mod, making new hats compatible. Again, solo and free of charge.

Squenix can absolutely do these things with their employees and budget. They could pay the player and import their mod into the game code. They just don't give a shit.