You can't "lock" something that doesn't exist.

[Akonyl]

Everyone knows what people mean when people say a race with one gender option is genderlocked. If anyone using the term actually believes these assets are in-game and just hidden from us, it's a very small minority of the people using the term, and I've personally never seen anyone who believes that. It's a good, easy, descriptive word to immediately get across what you're talking about without having to explain yourself every time, even if you can conjure up a reason why there might be better alternative words.

But I really don't think most people complaining about the term "genderlock" are really just complaining about the term, it just seems like another way to complain about people who want the other options in the game. Would the OP + others in this thread really care that much if people complaining about genderlocked races started complaining about "gender exclusive races" instead? Would they just go "oh, thanks for using the right word" and stop? Or would they just find another reason to complain about the people asking for male viera/female hrothgar, because they think implementing them is a waste of resources?

[Joven]

Everyone knows what people mean when people say a race with one gender option is genderlocked. If anyone using the term actually believes these assets are in-game and just hidden from us, it's a very small minority of the people using the term, and I've personally never seen anyone who believes that. It's a good, easy, descriptive word to immediately get across what you're talking about without having to explain yourself every time, even if you can conjure up a reason why there might be better alternative words.

But I really don't think most people complaining about the term "genderlock" are really just complaining about the term, it just seems like another way to complain about people who want the other options in the game. Would the OP + others in this thread really care that much if people complaining about genderlocked races started complaining about "gender exclusive races" instead? Would they just go "oh, thanks for using the right word" and stop? Or would they just find another reason to complain about the people asking for male viera/female hrothgar, because they think implementing them is a waste of resources?

I don't think anyone would have made an issue if this term wasn't being used because it wouldn't seem like people were trying to conflate the argument to get more people upset. Of course this wouldn't be an issue anyways if people were capable of being patient and waiting for an official statement before dog-piling the devs. Also, no-one is saying that implementing them would be a waste of resources, just that the fuss and outrage is wholly unwarranted.

[WaterShield]

I don't think anyone would have made an issue if this term wasn't being used because it wouldn't seem like people were trying to conflate the argument to get more people upset. Of course this wouldn't be an issue anyways if people were capable of being patient and waiting for an official statement before dog-piling the devs. Also, no-one is saying that implementing them would be a waste of resources, just that the fuss and outrage is wholly unwarranted.

I am though.

I've seen other people make that argument too.

But yes... the outrage is unwarranted as well.