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    More accurate help text for Wind-Up Moenbryda?

    For those who don't know, the help text for the Wind-Up Moenbryda is as follows:

    This anatomically accurate representation of Moenbryda was secretly crafted by none other than Urianger immediately following the untimely passing of his beloved companion. What he did with it before it passed to your hands is a tale best left untold.
    First time I read that, I cringed with borderline disgust. I found it really out-of-character for Urianger and SEVERELY demeaning for Moen. And at FanFest Bayohne was kind enough to spill the beans that what Koji-Fox came up with was NOT what the original JP text read. Normally I'm fine with harmless liberties taken with localization but this is just gross, creepy, and borderline sexist. (And I'm definitely not the only one who feels this way, I'm just the first one taking it to the forums. As far as I know.) So would the devs consider changing it to something more accurate to the original text, or at least to something more respectful to Moenbryda's character?

    EDIT: An easy way to make this whole scenario significantly less creepy would be to just take out the words "anatomically accurate." Those are the words that are really implying that anything gross had happened.
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    Him crying next to it while cuddling it in bed like a teddy bear may indeed be left untold.
    But I don't know where you get your accusations from!
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    I mean, crying over it and sleeping with it like it's a teddy bear is the Best Case Scenario. But the inclusion of the words "anatomically accurate" don't leave a whole lot of room for re-interpretation.
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    I'm kind of in agreement. Regardless of how arguably sexist it is, I still found it really difficult not to assume something creepy based on that text.
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    So you have a dirty mind and you are complaning about it?
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    I love the official forums, they tell you to use the search for thread about what you wanted to talk but when you use it they judge for necro a thread.


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    And even if he did.... sometimes grown men do things best left unsaid.
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    This is a T rated game, that means some dirty things wind up in it. FFVI you found Cyan's X-rated magazines he had while living in a cave. VII had a thinly disguised brothel. Are you also upset about the FATE where you escort a prostitute to her client in Costa del Sol? Or how about the mamool ja and his bathing dance? Ultros can be succintly described with the phrase "Naughty Tentacles" are you upset about that? How about the two prostitutes in the Golden Bazaar that gave a nearby guy "the crotchrot." Let's stick with minions, shall we? Is it offensive that Dress-up Thancred's talks about his nude escapades, since his mentions that it has "fewer nutkins." It's not even the only "Anatomically Correct" minion. The Wind-up Succubus is too. What about the Gaelikitten, whose description states "Rumors that the gods kill one of these adorable creatures every time a young man thinks pleasurable thoughts are unfounded" You know THAT old meme, right? That one offensive?
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    Please remain on topic.
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    Projecting what you think a tooltip means as an offensive and in-need-of-removal slight to everyone's good taste is genuinely sad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rahela View Post
    For those who don't know, the help text for the Wind-Up Moenbryda is as follows:

    First time I read that, I cringed with borderline disgust. I found it really out-of-character for Urianger and SEVERELY demeaning for Moen. And at FanFest Bayohne was kind enough to spill the beans that what Koji-Fox came up with was NOT what the original JP text read. Normally I'm fine with harmless liberties taken with localization but this is just gross, creepy, and borderline sexist. (And I'm definitely not the only one who feels this way, I'm just the first one taking it to the forums. As far as I know.) So would the devs consider changing it to something more accurate to the original text, or at least to something more respectful to Moenbryda's character?

    EDIT: An easy way to make this whole scenario significantly less creepy would be to just take out the words "anatomically accurate." Those are the words that are really implying that anything gross had happened.
    No. No. That's just you. You're taking your own personal stuff and projecting it onto an object in a game. And it's not even a real object; it's a virtual object. You are literally projecting your own feelings and biases onto computer code.

    It is in no way demeaning to Moenbryda (but only typing the first four letters of her name certainly is) and frankly, I'm fine with the text as it stands. So if any SE devs see these; please ignore OP and the useless whining therein, and continue to do your thing and be awesome.

    Quote Originally Posted by Parias
    Projecting what you think a tooltip means as an offensive and in-need-of-removal slight to everyone's good taste is genuinely sad.
    This guy gets it.
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