Gender/Racial Locking in 2019

[Melichoir]

Gender locked races is pretty stupid.

But the gear thing, thats a bit more complicated.

When we argue "Hey, there should be no gender lock" then what about clothes that reveal a bare chest? While Im sure some people would be like "Ahh yissssssssss bewbs!" we have to actually be a bit real here and know that for the game to maintain its rating (and any semblance of respect) that wont be allowed. The armor would be modified you might say. But then thats a gendered armor set and the exact design aesthetic that would be available to male characters wouldnt be quite available to female ones for obvious reasons.

Im not saying everything should be gendered(as high heals were actually for men in France at first, as an example), its worth noting that saying "Just remove the genderlock on gear" wont exactly be so straight forward and probably wont yield the results people expect. There will still be gendered clothing.

[Lihtleita]

When we argue "Hey, there should be no gender lock" then what about clothes that reveal a bare chest? snip

gender neutral bras for everyone

[Dualblade]

gender neutral bras for everyone

There ARE some good battle ready armor out there.

[Gemina]

Im not saying everything should be gendered(as high heals were actually for men in France at first, as an example), its worth noting that saying "Just remove the genderlock on gear" wont exactly be so straight forward and probably wont yield the results people expect. There will still be gendered clothing.

Not disagreeing with you, but wanted to bring up some things about heels.

Heals for men are still around to this day, and perfectly acceptable for them to wear. They can be found on both boots and dress shoes in various fashion designs. The initial intention with them wasn't really to add height but actually had a utilitarian purpose revolving around equestrian. Latter down the road they took on to a more fashionable demographic, and today's dress shoes for men typically have a heel of some sort.

A little further is when women adopted them into their attire. Again, height wasn't the sole purpose and more and more women began wearing them because it made their feet look smaller. Over time, heels for women became more pointed at the toe, and higher at the heel. Today, 'high-heels' can't really be associated with men at all as they refer specifically to heels that are hardly functional outside of adding 3+ inches to a woman's height, making the foot look smaller, the legs longer, and the buttocks more raised and firmer. Even though many girls have learned to walk and even run to a certain extent in them; they are not practical by any means and are even detrimental over the long term. Girls whose feet absolutely hated them after a night of dancing will most certainly vouche for this.

In short. If heels like this ever make it into the game:



Devs will genderlock them and throw away the key. Heels for men are fine, if they are indeed designed for men.