The thread about children playable deleted?

[Zeno_McDohl]

I didn't delete it, that's for sure.

Not sure if I regret making the thread though.

[Kukajoo]

thankyou mods
it was for the better

[Yellow]

I honestly don't know why people are so eager to play children...? Like you have 'cute' races already..

[Zeirnaton]

I honestly don't know why people are so eager to play children...? Like you have 'cute' races already..

I'd rather play as a kid than a lalafell and even why is everyone saying 10 yr olds? I mean these kids can't be teens?

[Ayuhra]

One other issue is that it's just EASIER in a game this size with a customizable avatar to make the characters fully grown men and women. It widens the scope of what you can do with said characters and it's simpler for a script.

People will call you a man or a woman when you see them and refer to you and interact with you as if you were an adult. Some of the NPCs flirt with you, too. Usually it's pretty vague but sometimes it's...not so subtle.

[DreadRabbit]

Some of the NPCs flirt with you, too. Usually it's pretty vague but sometimes it's...not so subtle.

I think THIS is more the problem since it was said legal issues were involved. There is a hell of a lot of sexual tension between the PC and several NPCs (even just sidequest NPCs that have nothing to do with the story). So if we got children as a playable characters that would be a lot of dialogue they'd have to change and re-write.

Which truthfully I wish they would do that anyway so that each race was a bit more specialized (like since Au Ra face discrimination, it's a bit odd that people in the ARR quests don't give a chocobo tail feather what you are) when doing the story. But since they've shown they don't even want to do that, I doubt they'd be willing to do so for kid characters. And thus they pull the legal card.

For example, that one quest where the bathing Mi'qote ladies ask you to drive away peeping toms. I don't think they'd take a child seriously threatening them. I don't know what that quest giver says to male PCs, but at least to females she also reveals she has zero problems with you watching her instead. "Bet you didn't think I swung that way, did you~?" Again...that probably wouldn't go well. So that's one quest that would either have to be left out or completely redone.

[Kaedan]

All I can say is good riddance. Nothing good would ever come of playable children. One look at TERA or B&S is all you need to prove that.

[Twilite]

Uhm seriously that thread was creepy..

[Teslo]

For example, that one quest where the bathing Mi'qote ladies ask you to drive away peeping toms. I don't think they'd take a child seriously threatening them. I don't know what that quest giver says to male PCs, but at least to females she also reveals she has zero problems with you watching her instead. "Bet you didn't think I swung that way, did you~?" Again...that probably wouldn't go well. So that's one quest that would either have to be left out or completely redone.

They say pretty much the same exact thing about letting you watch, minus the comment about being a lesbian. :P

Yeah, that thread was pretty weird...

[Solaria_Luna]

There's a difference between teens and children. (even though there are teens that do act like children and there are children that are more mature beyond their years)

I guess the assumption of a 10 and under is because that's what a child is. 10 and under.

I think if we were aiming towards teenagers being playable title of the thread should be 'Playable Teens' or 'Why can't we play as teenagers?'