first coatees, then bikinis, and now /pose

[nibelunc]

U people really need to get a real life @.@

[Oscillate_Wildly]

U people really need to get a real life @.@

Elaborate?
Because I'd like to say that to all the would-be fappers going "wooo bikinis :U"

[Catapult]

Couldn't agree more.

Women require both functionality and dignity.

I would prefer it if they kept the unisex gear properly unisex and dignified and instead made some pieces that were race and gender-specific (underwear is race and gender specifc, so the in-game coding for it is there). It's only way we'll see an elegant dress or waistcoat come out in the designs.

Right now it seems the only way they can make a unisex piece of gear gender-specific is to sexualise it. We see this on the bliauds with the women and with the shirts on the men.

[nibelunc]

U people really need to get a real life @.@

[Loony_BoB]

There's more in the game that covers up than there is that shows off. There are more emotes in the game that are non-sexual than there are sexual. Basically, the game is giving you a very small number of options to show off a sexual side to your character. I think it's great, because emotes should cover all emotions, including those of the more sexual variety.

Just remember, if you see that Mi'qote pose being done at you - what are the odds that Mi'qote is representing a fat bloke down the road?

[Oscillate_Wildly]

I think the only reason why there's so much hate for the sexualization of those pieces of armour are because they're so much nicer looking than the base armour we currently have. The fact that difference between male and female versions is so great, in a way that's not necessary, that's also a part of it.

Bliauds are a great example. There was no reason for the difference, and they could at least give the option to have both styles as a female, or a male whatever floats your boat.

They're really cute designs, and could have been suited perfectly for males and females while retaining the same charm. And instead they cut the class right out of it and make it extremely sexual. I suppose it's society's fault for finding breasts sexual. But still! >_<

They could have made the pants a little shorter, or into shorts, not BOOTY SHORTS short, but like the under-skirts for the leather/dodoskin skirts. That short, or at least if they're going to do a skirt, make it a little longer. For crying out loud...

Also, really? They did the pose emote in a coatee. >_>; How more blatantly sexual can you get. It was completely intentional.
I'd hate for them to come out with a newer set of armour in the later patches and have it just full of open chests and cleavage. Or for all future male bottoms be super tight speedos or hot pants, subligar too. Lordy.

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[Loony_BoB]

Now that I think about it, I wouldn't call the coatee sexual. Just because something shows a bit of cleavage doesn't mean it's sexual. It's just perceived that way because it's the most sexual optional item there is, which if anything shows that SE haven't gone down their traditional character design route (think Rikku, Vanille) of "show as much skin as possible." In fact, if you took it off, I'd say that would be a bit more sexual. But if the coatee was done in a "classy" way that didn't show cleavage, and another creation came about that showed a bit of skin, that the popular choice would be the classy option? No, it'd be the skin-showing one. That's just the way things go in online games. It's okay if people want to go down that route. There's no reason to change clothes. Perhaps reason to add more options that are of similar style, if anything, so that there is a bit more variety out there. But if everyone wants to be as sexual as they can muster, that's their cup of tea.

[Fensfield]

This guy does have a point, it's like been in clone ville. For the new emote and bikini gear, its just junk to keep the role players happy. Now you can run around in you're swimsuits and pretend its summer and then get blocked by an invisible wall stopping you from going into the sea.

Yep, as per Oscillate_Wildly last page I'm primarily a roleplayer myself, the vast majority of my friends, too, and none of us are exactly enamoured with the swimwear.

Not bawling for it to be removed of course - it's better than nothing, and they've been made, now - but I would have vastly preferred proper clothes, even over expanded character options. Sure, our chargen isn't the industry's best, but it's a vast improvement on its predecessor, and better than a fair few among its immediate peers, too. Not to mention what it does have is solid and well-realised, and I hope they keep to that standard when new options are added. At least it seems to actually matter to the dev' team, rather than being a cursory aside as in so many MMO's.

The people the swimwear is intended to keep happy - if anyone at all - are the shallowest members of the playerbase, not the people spend the majority of their play time and creative energy on adding depth to the experience. Not that I'd call anyone uses the new items members of that group, but if there's a group it would actually have a useful PR effect on..

Frankly though, I honestly think it's more in fun and new stuff for new stuff's sake; the advertising element's just an aside at best.

[Leenk]

The only the obnoxious about the coatee is the fact that it is EVERYWHERE. The bikinis would be a nice touch, but im afraid they'll be everywhere too.
People are right when they say taht there are more clothes that cover you up entirely than clothes that expose your digital breasts. Wear those if it bothers you.
If it bothers you how other people are dressed, you're just gonna have to live with it. It's an online game, and others are going to do shit you dont like. I'd say dont forget about the subligar, (that thing has been burning my eyes since 2004.) but it seems those who are complaining about too much skin are only complaining about the female models because they're somehow more offensive than the male ones.

A certain degree of nudity is going to be anywhere you go in life. The sooner you learn to accept that, the happier you'll be.

[Shikaree]

Maybe if SE decided to stop posting females in a coatee every time they decided to show off some new feature. Let's see some sassy Roegadyns instead!

Now this comes from being the rare opposite gender that goes about in the forums, but when I compare between revealing female outfits to the suave look of the same outfit on a male, I'm going to want to look at that male model instead. The sad part is that I wish my female character could dress in that same manner.

So it boils down to putting up with the look or switching over. As I mentioned in other posts, since SE is trying to work in male Miqo'te I'm going to wait until they get in.