Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-53539-20180531074332/@comment-30302614-20180531132401

To me, having one or two similar design traits won't hurt (unless you're plagiarizing/stealing), there's still the color scheme. And fans would still be able to differentiate them.

On the other hand, while the design is an obligated thing for each vocaloid (be it a mere object or an anime-lookalike etc.), their singing ability should always be prioritized, as they are meant to sing after all. Ever since V3, we have witnessed an overwhelming amount of releases. Sadly enough, some of the voices are way too similar-sounding and doesn't appeal much. While the new V4 recording method does vocaloids with more chance to show their traits, it doesn't make up much for the generic vocal.

With the current amounts of feminine vocals, it would be difficult to memorize all of their traits/how they sound in general etc. This would definitely take a toll on the more 'generic vocals' tbh.

As @Ihavenoideawhatsoever has stated above, seems like companies all aim at producing vocaloids who sing the same genres, mostly feminine vocals. And by now, we already have a bunch of vocaloids who can only do pop, catchy-tune songs at best :/ (I kinda still have a problem with vocaloids who are intended to be 'moe' sounding and all, they don't have an unique trait to them, kinda left there to be forgotten, yikes)

Not to mention how those vocals would sell. It's not like all producers would want to buy a vocaloid that sings almost like the other. :/

Likewise, @CursedMyth has a fair point there: While the companies that developed those vocaloids had put lots of effort and money on producing and all, they should understand that fans don't have a need for another 'moe', 'generic' sounding vocal. It's 2018, and V5 is coming anytime soon, the qualities for contemporary vocaloids should be 'distinct', 'appealling', and 'flexible'.

There are fans out there who would love every vocaloid ever released, given them being similar or not, yet I suppose this is what makes Vocaloid less appealing than before. Too many vocals and no diversity. I understand that the fandom has matured quite a lot, but the problem regarding vocal-wise is a major issue to concern.