Can we please get more cool looking outfits for male characters?

[CosmicKirby]

The only real counter-argument I can think of to having the gender-locks alternate is that they can't think up enough male-exclusive outfits to put in the shop to match the female outfits... but that'd be admitting the problem threads such as this are addressing in the first place!

Well, you're supposing a rather absurd theoretical here. One that isn't worth worrying about.

The real counter argument is that a predictable release schedule isn't as marketable. Say you're a guy character who plays mostly for glamour. A guy outfit comes out on the mogstation but you don't want it. These outfits come out like every 2 months or so, and the next set will be female. What's keeping you playing for the next 4 months?

[BillyKaplan]

What's keeping you playing for the next 4 months?

This point is moot given how often and frequent we have Yoshi-P saying that they don't mind people taking breaks and actually encourage it. And someone taking a break but coming back when their outfit comes in is better than people who are tired of being disappointed on a principle level and drop the game outright because they feel like they don't matter as customers who pay the same sub.
To actually address your question, that's a problem that exists currently as well, doesn't it? Not liking the outfit they release? The difference is that in the suggested situation I know for a fact that I will definitely, 100%, have a shot at an outfit I might like when my turn comes. But in order for me to have a chance at an outfit I'd like, they need to make an outfit for my chara's gender, don't they...? Currently, we don't have even that, while we do have what seems to be a growing pile of broken promises on the matter.

[CosmicKirby]

This point is moot given how often and frequent we have Yoshi-P saying that they don't mind people taking breaks and actually encourage it.

It's most certainly not Moot from a marketing perspective. And Yoshi is very much not in charge of that department, nor is he in charge of the Mogstation. As the way he has requested Krile's outfit and the like proven otherwise.

Currently, having a bit of un-predictability in Glamour/Mogstation releases does in-fact help sales. There's a reason Impulse Buys are a very marketable field.
People are less likely to spend on non-essentials if given time to think it over.

[BillyKaplan]

People are less likely to spend on non-essentials if given time to think it over.

It'll still be an impulse buy because we don't know for certain when outfits will drop, nor what outfits they'll be. From a marketing perspective, I think it's a bad idea to treat about half your characters like they don't exist because then you won't just lose out on the money they would've paid on glamour, but also their subs.

[Arrius]

It'll still be an impulse buy because we don't know for certain when outfits will drop, nor what outfits they'll be. From a marketing perspective, I think it's a bad idea to treat about half your characters like they don't exist because then you won't just lose out on the money they would've paid on glamour, but also their subs.

I do think they are well aware of that 'marketing perspective' and care for the whole playerbase, though it doesn't hurt them to give one of them more attention if the expected income from the said side is higher when it comes to certain items.
People vote with their money. And it seems it still goes well enough for SE to keep that direction going.

So, unless you guys make a major stink about this, the trend will go on.

[BillyKaplan]

So, unless you guys make a major stink about this, the trend will go on.

People have already said they're cancelling their subs, and a staff member actually bothered replying this time around. Something like that? :3

[Arrius]

People have already said they're cancelling their subs, and a staff member actually bothered replying this time around. Something like that? :3

'We are aware of [...], look forward to it!" - You should already know that these are standard replies here, like you would see on many other game titles on reddit and otherwise.

So unless you get a direct answer from Yoshida himself regarding this, never assume this will get through the right channels to receive serious consideration.

And, yes - I am quite a naysayer regarding this, but given what happens currently about Star Wars : Battle Front 2 and Destiny 2 and how it got so bad between the devs and playerbase, suffice to say the approach around issues here needs to be addressed a bit firmer, lest we fall into the same patterns.