What if we just get rid of having to choose between strictly male/female (body1/body2) body types all together and allow for more customisation overall?
Imagine we enter the character creation menu and first thing we choose from a drop down menu is the body shape. We have slim male bodies, slim female bodies, muscular male bodies, muscular female bodies, heavier male bodies, heavier female bodies to choose from.
Then we can choose the hairstyle but you do not choose hairstyle per gender. Everything goes with male and female body.
Next the features: You can choose breasts and beard on both male and female bodies.
I would prefer it this way rather than how it’s now.
Feel free to discuss but leave every political agenda out of the discussion. It’s a fantasy game, not the reality.
In it’s current form it really is a meaningless button label change to placate people fighting some bizarre culture war.
The real answer if we want more representation or diversity is to add it to the game through meaningful content that adds options for players.
Anyone shooting this idea down is just too blinded by ideology to see its an opportunity for yet more ways for everyone to customize their characters - who couldn’t want that? Given, of course, it fits within the theme, lore, world etc.
If your argument is resources are best spent elsewhere, yeah - that’s probably pretty valid.
Listen the world needs Karens and I am here for it. We appreciate you keeping things in order.
But he is not rezzing the other thread, he is bringing forth a new idea worth considering.
It’s not even the same topic. He is talking about adding meaningful diversity he wants to see in game, not a pandering label.
Wait? Is this a forum? On the internet? Likely a DISCUSSION forum? But I’m not allowed to post my personal opinion ON A DISCUSSION FORUM? Yes, I think you are probably right. I better not have a personal opinion at all.
(It’s not like the name of the forum is “general discussion”…)
Thats OK because its a different topic. This isn’t even about the label, it’s about meaningful additions this forum poster wants to see. And he is not alone.
Why are people trying to shut this guy down?
a fantasy still needs to rely on reality. You don’t use chairs for wheels and if you did, that would just be dumb. There should only be the option for male and female. And Men need to be the higher ratio when it comes to story. This is about war and men fight wars. You can have some cool female warriors in there but the ratio should be more for men in war.
