I appreciate Square Enix supporting LGBT rights in FFXIV.

[Phaty]

Pretty sure the space rabbits explained what the rainbow crystals were. They have an actual function

[Windwalker]

Why does everything rainbow have to be LGBT. Its a spectrum of colors, it doesn't care about gender or sexuality.

[NegativeS]

Is it bad that, when I first played through this storyline, my first thought upon seeing the crystal was "man, I wonder what the forums were like when this first came out?"

If this is even a tiny taste of it, or even if it isn't, the Clown World we live in never ceases to amuse.

This is a bozo's world, we're just living in it.

[Jybril]

About the ryne and gaia thing, if gaia was a guy it would be pretty generally accepted they were young and in love. But since she's a girl now they're just friends. Funny how that works. People can be gay / bi. Get over it.

It is said in-game, by SE, that they are close friends. That's literally it.
People can be friends, y'know. You don't have to always see 2 girls or 2 guys
and think "Yep, they're gay! THANKS SE!" They've never established such.

Have a headcannon by all means, but don't state it as fact.
Though, if they were stated a couple, I would find it really cute but it's whatever.
*Shrugs*

[Retrisar]

Since when 3 colour crystals are lgbt thing? I think you looking for something that's simply not there

[Momo_Kozuki]

Pretty sure the space rabbits explained what the rainbow crystals were. They have an actual function

Eh, so the rainbow crystal in Eden series is just there for virtual signaling instead of an indicator about what elements have be restored through trials of combat?


Without the big crystal, I guess we still have flowing water, tree and flowers and stuffs, and can still some sense of story progression through the raid?

[ThunderGodThor]

Why does everything rainbow have to be LGBT. Its a spectrum of colors, it doesn't care about gender or sexuality.

It was raining and now the sky is gay :3

[LittleImp]

I don't have feelings on this either way, but I will say I find the people twisting themselves into knots to pretend that there wasn't extremely overt gaybaiting going on pretty funny.

The producer of the game is pretty progressive (for someone of his background) when it comes to these issues, so it's not at all surprising that he'd be interested in working those kinds of themes into the game in a safe, plausibly deniable way.

[Vav2021]

Not to bite the bait, but on the offchance of it being serious... I don't think this is meant to represent LGBTQIAA++.

[KizuyaKatogami]

I don't have feelings on this either way, but I will say I find the people twisting themselves into knots to pretend that there wasn't extremely overt gaybaiting going on pretty funny.

The producer of the game is pretty progressive (for someone of his background) when it comes to these issues, so it's not at all surprising that he'd be interested in working those kinds of themes into the game in a safe, plausibly deniable way.

They’ve outright said when someone is gay before in the game. I didn’t see any gaybaiting whatsoever. They literally act like teenage girls do. They go clothes shopping they go on lunch dates. It’s like in this day and age two people of the same gender can’t have a sleepover without it being gay.