Letter from the Producer LXII

[savageink]

My hype for the Hrothgar has increased. That guy looks so cool!

Actually, yes, he does...I feel an alt coming on. I was all set on actually finishing the levelling process on my other alts, but...but...sob

[Doctorhealsgood]

I am personally upset about the fact that we can't get younger characters because some people might be upset about someone playing as a child. Hell some people probably already get upset about lalas anyways so what was the point?

[Enla]

I am personally upset about the fact that we can't get younger characters because some people might be upset about someone playing as a child. Hell some people probably already get upset about lalas anyways so what was the point?

Given that the mod community has been exploding over pedophilia apologists this last week, Yoshi-P is /very/ wise to not even consider it. Even just one person being gross and making a nude mod for the child character would be a black mark for this game in the eyes of the public and a public relations disaster. It's not worth the hassle when Lalafell are already skirting the line as it is.

[Doctorhealsgood]

Given that the mod community has been exploding over pedophilia apologists this last week, Yoshi-P is /very/ wise to not even consider it. Even just one person being gross and making a nude mod for the child character would be a black mark for this game in the eyes of the public and a public relations disaster. It's not worth the hassle when Lalafell are already skirting the line as it is.

So everyone should pay because of the possibility someone could make a nude mod and apply it to child characters? That's just stupid. Besides the game is already big enough in the eyes of the public to that to not be that much of a concern, maybe it gets some news along the lines ''big evil modder guy makes new children characters naked and this is awful'' and then everyone forgets about it in a while.

[AnnaRosa]

So everyone should pay because of the possibility someone could make a nude mod and apply it to child characters? That's just stupid. Besides the game is already big enough in the eyes of the public to that to not be that much of a concern, maybe it gets some news along the lines ''big evil modder guy makes new children characters naked and this is awful'' and then everyone forgets about it in a while.

Whats the part of the game can be taken out of the market if such thing happen that you don't understand?

[Enla]

So everyone should pay because of the possibility someone could make a nude mod and apply it to child characters? That's just stupid. Besides the game is already big enough in the eyes of the public to that to not be that much of a concern, maybe it gets some news along the lines ''big evil modder guy makes new children characters naked and this is awful'' and then everyone forgets about it in a while.

It might be stupid to you but other games have been embroiled in other controversies for far /far/ less and we /still/ talk about the Hot Coffee scandal to this day. So no, people don't just 'forget about it'. Especially not people who actually invest tens of thousands of dollars into Square Enix's portfolio. SE doesn't care about what you want. They care about their bottom line. And to investors the attachment of 'allows child porn' is not something they're going to want stacked against the money they've put into the company.

And that's not even getting into the 'depicts children in scenes of violence' issue that absolutely will give this game an M rating in certain countries, making it basically unsellable.

[AnnaRosa]

I am personally upset about the fact that we can't get younger characters because some people might be upset about someone playing as a child. Hell some people probably already get upset about lalas anyways so what was the point?

Not sure why the reasons the Director gave you in the mentioned letter aren't valid enough for you.

[Umsche]

I am personally upset about the fact that we can't get younger characters because some people might be upset about someone playing as a child. Hell some people probably already get upset about lalas anyways so what was the point?

It's not about some people being upset about someone playing as a child, it's more about some people being absolutely loving playing a child with nude mods, and then posting pictures on the internet. Very bad advertisement for the game.

Besides, there are really not many RPGs where you can play a child, and I don't know any mmo where it is possible. I really don't get how you can be upset about that, this is nothing extraordinary. I find this completely ridiculous.

Plus a child being the warrior of light doesn't feel credible to me, but yeah, so does a lalafell adventurer.

[Kaedan]

I am personally upset about the fact that we can't get younger characters because some people might be upset about someone playing as a child. Hell some people probably already get upset about lalas anyways so what was the point?

Lalafells are humanoid potatoes. They can't really be mistaken for children and they don't have sexual poses, etc.

If you have spent any time on the internet, you know how disgusting some people can get. Yoshida is most definitely in the right on that decision.

Also, due to the fact that it's an online game and thus "not rated" or in some places rated "mature", playable children are out of the question.

[grinkdaboy]

im fine waiting for them to add playable male viera and female hrothgar but i just don't understand why they added hrothgar. why not bangaa, another ivalician race?