Yoshida Addressing “Butt/Hip Sliders” and The Solution To Them:

[MsQi]

Because PR exists.

The reasons they give aren't anywhere close to the reason why they can't implement a butt slider, but its a plausible, easy to understand response to anyone who has zero idea on how the backends of 3D modeling and their gear system works. Because Yoshi-P could talk about the exact issues of why a butt slider would be pointless, but half the technical terms he would use would fly over people's heads. Hence why they use generic, vague statements like 'server limitations', talk about worst case scenarios to dissuage the public on it, or simply crack jokes when asked about it.

The reality is, a butt slider would only work when you're running around in small clothes; your butt would return to normal whenever you equipped literally any piece (sides 2B) in the game. There's no hidden body underneath our clothes that our outfits are modelled over - our characters are literally legos (composite of a bunch of different pieces making up our body, hands, legs & arms). Every outfit in the game is 3D sculpted as it needs to be. Any skin thats visible on a piece is modeled into the actual piece itself. Take a look at the Minfillia's piece for example, which supersizes your bust regardless of whether you fall on 0 or 100 of the scale; its because the huge chest is sculpted onto the piece itself.

Same would happen with butts. you could be 0 or 100 on the scale; 99.9% of the gear in the game is sculpted with the base butt, so anytime you equipped anything sides small clothes, your butt would be neutralized back to flat. It's a choice they've done to streamline their gear creation system, so rather than try and explain the technicalities of their system to people that probably won't understand the entire logistics of 3D modelling and coding, they go with generic answers. As much as I dislike having to mention them, even mods showcase this, where someone can equip a piece that's had its chestpillows upgraded to the size of planets, then switch to a vanilla piece and then their bust goes back down to normal.

With their system, items like Minfillia's top and 2B's bottosm are the only way we'll see augmentation of our assets outside of the norm; its best to request they work on more of those and put this booty slider talk to rest.

I don't know about Minfillia's dress, but a large portion of chest gear in the game does in fact change with bust size. I've checked. And I think you are missing the point. He is saying that if butt size were an option they would be obligated to make sure that gear reflected that as well.