Gender Locking and Hats: This is a constraint issue

[Jaywalker]

There are a lot of threads already talking about fanfest overall, but none that seem to be focusing on something that seems increasingly apparent to me.

The news on genderlocking and lack of hats to me reads overwhelmingly like SE is trying to navigate behind the scenes restrictions in a limited time period to the best of their ability. Maybe they hoped to have more for the immediate premier, maybe they always understood it would be a staggered content release. But the hat visibility in particular makes me think what we're seeing ties to pragmatism and navigating limitations as well as they can.

Coming from that standpoint, I seriously don't think it's sexism and homophobia. Seriously. If I thought the gender locked version was going to be a forever thing and they actively wanted to prevent players from playing as bunny boys or lady ronsos that would be a different story, but that would also be hugely out of character given SE's track record. If it's a pacing thing and trying to manage resources along with possible pressure from higher ups, accusations like that are uncalled for.

This isn't the last update for FFXIV. Come on. They're making money off of this game. There's time and especially if there's demand, it makes sense for them to address that for greater profit.

SE has been pretty good about stuff like this. Patience is a weak point for this fandom, and there are plenty of players with no idea how anyone could like something they don't... but honestly. It's not helping anyone to be impulsive OR spiteful. We're not twelve.