I don’t mind the idea of permitting this sort of in-game choice. I just don’t want players to get offended when they address someone using a pronoun that matches the description for their in-game model rather than the one suggested by the title assigned to their character.
On a side note, I find it kind of odd that anyone would purposely want to represent themselves in a fantasy world as a male with female pronouns or a female with male pronouns. I get that some folks might want to more closely “role-play as themselves”, but I personally don’t see the draw when you can choose the gender of character you play in the game.
(And yes, I understand that their are arguments to try and support non-binary genders. Personally, I think it’s fine to restrict visual representation down to the two biological options. Though, it’d be nice to be able to create a muscular-looking female or a slender-looking male character)
I agree, there are still strong gender associations with words, but context matters in a case like this, I think. Usually if you are referring to a group of people and say “Hey guys” the gender association isn’t there, but if you ask a specific question like “How many dudes have you slept with?” I feel like the definition is more specific.
I agree, which is why I haven’t pursued that title for my feral druid, I don’t like the sound of Crazy Cat Man Brando. And he is not meant for a female Tauren frame.
Could you explain why you can’t? I mean, it’s free now, right? I’d get it if it wasn’t but it’s free. Why specifically do you want a gender specific title on the opposite gender it was made for?
There’s a difference between “can’t” and “don’t want to.”
I’ve been a female character for 17 years. Having a title option is better than you people thinking it’s okay to force someone into a gender they don’t want their character to be.
But nobody is forcing you to pick a gender. You can play any gender you want.
Never said I did. I’m only trying to understand the need for it.
Why can’t people play the gender they identify as and just call it a day? Why does a male character need a female title when you can already play the gender you want to identify as?
It’s an all-encompassing generalization towards those that have been dismissive of this idea for absolutely zero valid reason.
Yes. You are. Because you’re against me being Lord of War if I don’t gender swap, when there’s literally real life examples of women with the Lord title.
Why do you care if I run around with a title I like as my preferred gender? Why does it matter if I’m Talon King on this character?