Same-Sex Marriages

[Hyperon]

If you allow two male humes to marry next will be a galka and a beastmen or a mithra and a moogle. We must up hold...wait...do we even have guidelines for sexual orientation in this game....in that case fuck it, go crazy! I personally don't care

[Cellsplitter]

Well the thing is, marraige itself was originally a religious institution long before it had legal ramifications in any government. So it's hard not to bring any such bias to the table.

I guess it depends on the country you live in. But I don't want that to be an excuse

[Tenshibaby]

You shouldn't equate "progressive" with "progress".

[chrism]

You need to respect the cultural differences. SE would likely experience major backlash in japan if it allowed this. I'm all for it, but Japan is not as accepting of this situation as we are in the US, so it will most likely never happen.

That said, as there is no longer an "official" wedding service, you can pretty much do whatever you want, except get your names put on the ring.

This is all aside from the apparent concern that the game's rating might change in some countries if this were allowed.


I must say... it's really great of you to respond on this issue.

I agree with this , If same sex marriage is allowed it will not only affect gameplay and the rating of FF11 but could potentially push other players who are against same sex marriage away from FF11 and that could be a huge ordeal for Square enix not to mention they are already going through enough with the earthquakes in japan... I'm just sad to read the news that we USA players have to suffer through a week of no play because it... You would think that there would be backup servers in the USA so the rest of us could play or something but No.

[Tenshibaby]

I'm just sad to read the news that we USA players have to suffer through a week of no play because it... You would think that there would be backup servers in the USA so the rest of us could play or something but No.

Yes, this is the true tragedy of the past weekend. This and losing an hour of sleep. Life is so hard for us...
But on the bright side the earthquake shortened the length of a day by a few microseconds so your life span will increase.

/sarcasm

[Ilax]

You would think that there would be backup servers in the USA so the rest of us could play or something but No.

Go outside and discover the real world...

[Ilax]

People like this almost make me wish the game totally crash, and find out how horrible they are at life, i mean if is what you need to offer better sympathy for japan...

[Alkalinehoe]

Hello Everyone!

Whatever your personal opinions on Same-Sex marriage, both sides can agree that it is a controversial topic world-wide. Because of its controversial nature, Same-Gender marriages are not currently available in Vana'diel in order to ensure the game is rated "T" (or its equivalent) worldwide.

We do appreciate to continue hearing your feedback on this, as policies are ever evolving and do change, and I'd like to add I personally do appreciate everyone that has particpated in this debate without flaming or being offensive, since it can be a very volatile subject. I do hope we can keep the conversation going if possible.

What I don't understand is that why FFXI would suddenly get an M rating when there are other games, like the previously mentioned The Sims series, that have more graphic depictions and still receive T ratings.

[Arcon]

What I don't understand is that why FFXI would suddenly get an M rating when there are other games, like the previously mentioned The Sims series, that have more graphic depictions and still receive T ratings.

Melodicya mentioned the worldwide T rating. While in America it is commonly accepted in video games, there may be other countries that aren't as tolerant on this subject. And adjusting the game for certain country doesn't work, as it's an international MMORPG, and it's not something that can just be censored for certain countries, it's a core game feature.

[Alhanelem]

What I don't understand is that why FFXI would suddenly get an M rating when there are other games, like the previously mentioned The Sims series, that have more graphic depictions and still receive T ratings.

I don't know anything about Sims 3 that strikes me as "graphic" enough to get worse than a Teen rating. Anything that is "graphic" gets bleeped/blocked out/pixelated so you can't really see it. And Sims 3 as far as I know does not have GLBT marriage.