Frustrating relative lack of LGBT NPCs in this game

[BrokentoothMarch]

I never said it was common, though I understand the confusion as my statement was worded weird.

Reworded, it would read like this:
You are far less likely to run into someone faking being transgender (as doing so would literally give them the same feelings of dysphoria and disconnection between mind and body), than you are to run into someone who is actually transgender.

I disagree from personal experience, but this is all anecdotal. Which is also why I take umbrage with you saying this is patently false as I can imagine you also come at this from a point of personal experience. I know quite a few people who fake it, as I hear exasperated stories from friends currently undergoing the procedures.

[Decoy_Wolff]

I mean, to be fair, we don't see many confirmed straight NPCs as well. I mean, the only one I know for a fact off hand is Thancred but who is to say he isn't Bi because he hasn't made any comments about men or something?

I believe representation is one thing but leaving things as vague is pretty fine at best because it leaves a lot of room for fan theories and less of confirmed disappointments. Why do you think the ending of the Eden saga was so popular? It was because the ending was left so open ended and vague that people can imagine that Ryne and Gaia are a cute teenage couple (Raia or Gyne? Ship names are weird).

I am happy that the devs gave us the option to have same-sex marriage right off the bat when they released the Ceremony of Eternal Bonding back in 2.45 instead of just patching it in or something.

[IdowhatIwant]

You are far less likely to run into someone faking being transgender (as doing so would literally give them the same feelings of dysphoria and disconnection between mind and body), than you are to run into someone who is actually transgender.

As I am not a doctor, I can not state what causes gender dysphoria, it could be a chemical inbalance in the brain or a hormone thing I have no idea. How ever I can verify if I dressed like a woman, I would have no sense of dysphoria or disconnection between the mind and body. So if I am able to do it, I would bet that other people that do not have gender dysphoria are able to do it as well, simply as a fad or to fit in. Now that being said, I think in reality you are going to see this type of behavior more common in young adults / children, than you are in adults. I think the odds are more likely to run into some one that is likely faking it for attentions sake specially people under the age of probably about 25-27ish.

I believe representation is one thing but leaving things as vague is pretty fine at best because it leaves a lot of room for fan theories and less of confirmed disappointments. Why do you think the ending of the Eden saga was so popular? It was because the ending was left so open ended and vague that people can imagine that Ryne and Gaia are a cute teenage couple (Raia or Gyne? Ship names are weird).

I can agree, keeping things vague also prevents back lash. Any one remember Last Of Us 2, and how much hate that game got cause it portrayed two lesbians, a muscular female, and a girl dressed up as a boy. I thought it was a very good follow up to last of us, I am a sucker for revenge stories though regardless how cliche they can get.

[iluke77]

I usually steer away from these types of threads they invoke nasty ban hammers permanent ones too

BUT

Im not sure if it really matters the sexually of a npc in a video game there can be subtle hints maybe but is it needed does it bring any story defining revelation if alphinaud is gay ( alphinaud always looks at estinien strangely so i have my suspicions ) or thancred is bi ??

Also with the esrb rating its never going to get full on and even more so with how conservative the japanese are let alone sony and their rules !!

[EaraGrace]

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Just gonna report and move on cause y’all are out of control.

[SherlottaEryut]

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Just gonna report and move on cause y’all are out of control.

I reported it as well. I’m so sick of this thread… We’re expected to just believe moderators are keeping an eye on the forums, yet they allow crap like this to go on. It’s an absolute joke

[Vryn]

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Just gonna report and move on cause y’all are out of control.

It's called a conversation, if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

[EaraGrace]

It's called a conversation, if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

This is shitflinging with a large side plate of bad faith and a topping of bigotry. I do not believe that the right place for a “conversation” on the validity of trans people is the FFXIV general forums of all places.

[Axxion]

At this point. Can we close this and let this die, please?

[BaconBits]

At this point. Can we close this and let this die, please?

Not til the fish jumps.