Thread: 4.3 site updated

I'm actually really excited for Chocobo racing in the duty finder. I don't mind racing bots, but it would be nice to meet more people and have more of a challenge in races.

Originally Posted by RiyahArp

I see it as more that they need to give a carrot to do the thing at all

Then give the folks interested in men a male NPC to dress up. Then everyone has that little carrot to chase

Originally Posted by DreadRabbit

Then give the folks interested in men a male NPC to dress up. Then everyone has that little carrot to chase

It would take twice the work, making it an option, but I don't mind. Not sure how many would actually use it, though. The barbie problem; if you went out and bought a copy of a men's magazine, you'd see a skimpily dressed woman on the cover; if you went out and bought a woman's magazine, you'd still see a skimpily dressed woman on the cover. It couldn't hurt though, having an option in this case would just involve a slightly different dialogue tree.

Originally Posted by RiyahArp

if you went out and bought a woman's magazine, you'd still see a skimpily dressed woman on the cover.

I'm not going to get into discussion of gender expectations in this thread because that's not what this thread is for. However I do want to explain why that whole Barbie problem thought process doesn't really fly: intent plays a pretty big part. If there's a skimpy woman in a men's magazine, it's usually (keyword: "usually," always exceptions to the rule) to please the readers wanting to see a skimpy woman.

In a woman's magazine, it's typically about the clothes/makeup/weight loss or it's that woman's personal style and the focus of the content involving that woman is an interview of some kind. It's rarely about sexualizing her (unless the magazine targets bi and lesbian women). Don't get me wrong: it's just as manipulative, but more in the "you want to be this so you're bang-able," rather than "you want to bang this."

Same thing happens to men in both men's and women's magazines. If you see a ripped dude on the cover of a men's magazine it's usually "you want to be this so you're bang-able." In a women's magazine, it turns into "you want to bang this man." And yes, just like with female models it's all kinds of manipulative.

Originally Posted by RiyahArp

Not sure how many would actually use it, though.

Well, same could be said for dressing up the female NPC, now could it? It's way, WAY too early to see what the intentions and depth of the new feature are, but if it's for the purpose that you think it was designed to do then ignoring a good chunk of the playerbase in that regard is just plain stupid. You also have to remember not just hetero women would be interested in this: gay and bi men would be too. So even if there truly were no straight women playing FFXIV, it would still be stupid to not consider the dudes who would like that kind of fanservice. It's especially baffling since the FFXIV team has recognized the LBTQ community multiple times. And even more so coming off hot from the male bunny suit thing.

Originally Posted by RiyahArp

It would take twice the work, making it an option

Originally Posted by RiyahArp

having an option in this case would just involve a slightly different dialogue tree

Doesn't sound like a lot of work to me then.

Originally Posted by DreadRabbit

Then give the folks interested in men a male NPC to dress up. Then everyone has that little carrot to chase

I'd dress up Aymeric any day of the week if I could as a straight female. Plz SE, kthanx.

Originally Posted by Sigma-Astra

I'd dress up Aymeric any day of the week if I could as a straight female. Plz SE, kthanx.

Right? There's so many good looking male NPCs D: C'mon SE!

Originally Posted by Sigma-Astra

I'd dress up Aymeric any day of the week if I could as a straight female. Plz SE, kthanx.

I mean they still need to rebuild Ishgard and all that, I'd say that should've come before Sui-no-Sato 8D

Originally Posted by RiyahArp

Needless complaining...if there's no content, I lose friends in game over this. The FC gets dull because no one needs to do anything. Most of my friends and fc mates are waiting for this patch to have something to do, and it looks to be the same problem we had the last patch before eureka was released. I don't think this can continue. We already waited through a dry patch to get to eureka before, can we do it again?

Sry if this sounds arrogant but from some1 that had to suffer years of no content, I literally can't connect with this plight

The glamour system still needs a lot of work. Way too restrictive for a modern day MMO. It’s very frustrating to have to teleport to a main city to change your look, and then have to go to an inn room to update your glamour plates.

THEN you have to step outside your room if you want to remove glamour from a piece of gear.

Seriously, SE, get with 2018 please.