The game should have alcohol

[BaconBits]

No, drugs are cringe

Screw you, give me Somnus.

[Wavaryen]

I seen people been murder, I seen men kidnap women wanting to be used to raise moral for the troops. I seen, monsters eat people, and people turn into them.


BUT ALCOHOL IS CROSSING A LINE?!

[Bright-Flower]

I wouldn't mind it as an optonal rp thing that blurs the screen etc like in WoW.

I would not want bosses that inflict it upon characters though. It should be entirely opt in by using a flavor item for RP, not something other players or bosses can do TO your character.

[Breakbeat]

It should, sure, but I'll bet it can't. They trade the alcohol for a bit more sexuality and still keep the "T" rating. We all see the list when we login; I know alcohol is there but that's just because of the presence of alcohol (bars and the like). If player-consumed alcohol were added to that ESRB list, I doubt the game could still come away with a Teen rating.

I have no idea if or how games are rated in other countries, but I'd guess that either the situation is similar to ours in that the addition of player-consumed alcohol would force a ratings change ... or that the NA market is significant enough that an NA ratings change to "M" would cramp their style.

[Theodric]

I wouldn't mind it as an optonal rp thing that blurs the screen etc like in WoW.

I would not want bosses that inflict it upon characters though. It should be entirely opt in by using a flavor item for RP, not something other players or bosses can do TO your character.

There's already mechanics that revolve around mind control and forced movement, though. So it'd be in line with what exists already.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Fairly sure that alcohol exists in game. Equally sure that the WoL is, somehow, immune to its intoxicating effects.

[Xlantaa]

No a good idea. The alcohol culture is as bad as tobacco culture. While censor the content is not the way neither (there are drunk characters in game and alcohol) I do not thing is a good idea let the player participate on it. i wish this whole alcohol culture get away, but I guess humanity in general is too attached to intoxicate themselves, since millenniums ago.

I like how it is now. Not censored, but not promoted neither.

[Awha]

Why do you think it should not be the case?

Same reason people are against a smoking emote. People are weird about vices. Think much of it boils largely because virtue signaling has become such the norm of as late people show their angst and disdain for vices as a means to show their quality of character to online strangers because that is the only venue where their voice can be heard.

Largely because many do not care IRL. This is just my own headcanon though based around my own personal experience and interactions with others.

I am all for a alcohol and smoking emote.

[Canadane]

I couldn't tank nearly as well sober.
/toast

[Artemiz]

Alcohol is in the game though, we have emotes and it features in many quests, housing items, and custcenes.