Things need to explain: Bunny Ears

[Serilda]

Does it need to? Stop looking into the past and be happy that SE seems to be doing a 1:1 thing now. Would you be happier if we went several patches with a bunch of male-only gear and no female-only equivalent until we had equal amounts of both in order to make things "fair"?

But... they're not? This patch adds one five-piece set (female-only) and two additional garments for each gender. That's seven new items for female characters versus two new items for male characters.

I appreciate that they have recently escalated our complaints and started listening, but the fact is that they made a statement back in April that balance would be looked at, acknowledged that locking inconsequential items like hats, shoes and wristbands was silly, and then continued favouring players with female characters months later in a future content patch anyway. Annoyance seems justified, especially from people who haven't been following the recent campaign to improve the way players with male characters are treated. I'm not that mad right now because I've been expecting this for a while.

In short:

- They still aren't doing a 1:1 thing now.
- The problems with the bunny costume were communicated to S-E back in April and again right after the Live Letter.
- We really, really should continue this discussion in the existing thread the reps are monitoring as it sends a much stronger message to have one thread with thousands of views than many threads with a small number each.

[ElHeggunte]

But... they're not? This patch adds one five-piece set (female-only) and two additional garments for each gender. That's seven new items for female characters versus two new items for male characters.

Actually, I missed that, so fair enough. I saw ♀ and ♂ a few times while I was glossing over the items and didn't count the difference so I concede that part of the argument. I still don't see why it's such a big deal though or how anything SE said in the quote constitutes a promise on any level.

People who says this doesn't matter = female characters. No surprise here.

I can't speak for anyone else, but even though I play a female character I've never taken a liking to any of the female-only items besides the Oasis Tunic and the Yukatas (that have male-only equivalents anyway). I just don't understand why people are making such a huge deal over one gender having more vanity items than another, especially when the vast majority of the (in my opinion) best looking equipment in the game is already unisex. To each his own, but I've never been the type to care so much about what someone else has in comparison to myself so maybe that's where my disconnect is coming from.

Anyways, I guess it's as good an idea as any to move over to the larger topic.