Gender Locked Gear

[Ashkendor]

I take personal offense to this as someone who identifies as a member of the GLBT community.

Are you lost? This isn't tumblr. You don't need to throw the LGBT card around in an attempt to give weight to your argument.

This seems like a gross overreaction when literally the only difference between the items is the color of a feather.

Also, it seems that the female toons are allowed to wear much of the "male" gear (though not all of it I'll admit) while the males can't wear female pieces at all and that is blatant discrimination. If female toons can wear items traditionally for men, the male toons should be able to also don a dress or bunny ears should they so desire. This time you've gone too far, SE. Fix this.

This has been a point of contention for a long time now. Females get tons of glamour options that males have no counterpart to, in essence giving us "Female" and "Unisex" glamours for most items. It's been discussed ad nauseam in countless threads and many of us that play male avatars (not all of which are actually male IRL) would definitely like more glamour options.

But seriously, you're that mad about the hats? This is the straw you've declared as having broken the camel's back? It seems like a pretty weak one and the shameful amount of hyperbole you're indulging in just makes your post look a bit silly. :/

[Alexander_Dragonfang]

This seems like a gross overreaction when literally the only difference between the items is the color of a feather.

No its not an overraction, its really stupid to genderlock an item for such a thing, someone lost work hours genderlocking a hat because it had a pink termination. Thats what your subscription is paying for, and if you are ok with that, then whatever.

Genderlocking items should come to an end completely, period, this kind of silly locks on items only add to the fault of the excesive ammount of genderlocked items already in game.

[Caitlinzulu]

Hate that some things are genderlocked. For a cosplay that i'm trying to do i need some short pants and the hempen underpants would seem to fit, but I cant use them because I have a female character.
I could understand somewhat for dresses to be genderlocked but even that seems ridiculous when you look at some of the tomestone gear that clearly are skirts wearable by males?!

[Ashkendor]

No its not an overraction, its really stupid to genderlock an item for such a thing, someone lost work hours genderlocking a hat because it had a pink termination. Thats what your subscription is paying for, and if you are ok with that, then whatever.

Genderlocking items should come to an end completely, period, this kind of silly locks on items only add to the fault of the excesive ammount of genderlocked items already in game.

I'm actually fine with genderlocking as long as there's an equivalent for each gender. I don't like the current "Female/Unisex" distribution of glamours at all. On the other hand, I'd be just as happy without genderlocking. It should be all or nothing. But seriously, taking "personal offense" to these hats in particular (to the point where they had to go all tumblr on us and mention the LGBT thing) and declaring this precise item as the point where SE has "gone too far" is a little silly if you ask me.

[raymon]

If anything I'd like to see more gender locked gear. And more gear unique to each race.
Let's see some individuality among character traits here!

i actually agree with this for the same reason i agree with the idea of race locked gear. under the conditon one side does not get picked for favorites (i.e. one side gets more options)

[MilesSaintboroguh]

I think there should be more gender based gear or something similar so we can have more unique designs for both sides. I'm quite tired of unisex designs that everyone can look the same in when wearing.

[dinnertime]

Yeah, the hat being gender locked is very odd, something like the bunny ears, too.
Although we really can't win them all.

While at that, I really disagree on people who want the race-specific gear to be allowed for everybody though. There's not much gear diversity in the races. Same with male-only gear being wearable by females, there's never much incentive for players to choose a male character.

At least some of the Esoteric gear is somewhat different for both genders. I hope they make it look more different for both next time.

I could understand somewhat for dresses to be genderlocked but even that seems ridiculous when you look at some of the tomestone gear that clearly are skirts wearable by males?!

Because skirts are something males actually accept wearing...in days of old that is, and depends on what kind it is. Not surprising it's the same in Hydaelyn.

[Canadane]

i actually agree with this for the same reason i agree with the idea of race locked gear. under the conditon one side does not get picked for favorites (i.e. one side gets more options)

Absolutely, I'm all for equality. Would love to see a new racial gear set some day for everyone.

[Caitlinzulu]

On a holliday i once did to indonesia we all had to wear a sarong when visiting some temples, including the males. A sarong is a piece of cloth you wrap around you and looks mostly like a skirt.

[Nestama]

If anything I'd like to see more gender locked gear. And more gear unique to each race.
Let's see some individuality among character traits here!

I would honestly like to see more of this, too. There's not a lot of gear that looks 'right' on a Roegadyn male (though when we find glamour that does look good on us... yes).