Frustrating relative lack of LGBT NPCs in this game

[AngelCheese77]

Yeah, they're known for starting troll threads to get people arguing. I think they're suspected of being the same person as past troll topic creators (RagingStallion, TitanMen, to name a few), but I'm not fully In The Know about the deep lore.

That and the join date is 8/21 of this year. And soooo many topics made. Yeah .... shame can’t find the ignore function on mobile device

[OvernightSiren]

To be fair, romance and sexuality very (very) rarely come up in this game in general, so how are we to know the orientation of any of the characters?

I mean what canon couples are there, really?

[Averax]

Most characters don't overtly have an obvious sexual orientation. I can think of only a handful of couples we've met along our journey. If you're looking for stereotypes to "code" characters, then that can be wildly offensive and detrimental to the community.

Not to mention. What little representation SE offers in their titles is pretty groundbreaking for a Japanese game, as the LGBT community is not generally well received in the east.

But this is likely a troll thread

[GrizzlyTank]

Have gotten an impression that unless the story explicitly revolves around a romantic relationship, then it is probably best to just keep thing ambiguous between the characters.

It reduces the risk of "Forced relationships", minimizes drama and lets the reader fill inn their own interpretation.

[Gothicshark]

M... If you're looking for stereotypes to "code" characters, then that can be wildly offensive and detrimental to the community....

Only the entertainment industry does this still to this day and Japanese video games are no exception. The only thing offensive about coded characters is that companies that do that, think that is fine for representation, and tend to only use coded gay characters as villains.

[Lihtleita]

ryne has a goth hammer gf and that warms my cold dead heart

[ToniRomo]

I just asked the NPC I vendored some stuff to if they are gay and they said yes.

[AkaeiNox]

TitanMen's wellspring of trolls ran dry it seems.
Your earlier ones were more funny, you've really lost your touch. :l

[Ultimatecalibur]

- Bahamut (with Tiamat)

FFXIV's Dragons are weird. They are Incestuous Genderfluid Hermaphrodites. Bahamut and Tiamat can not be considered a heterosexual relationship if you actually examine dragons in detail.

[Eloah]

FFXIV's Dragons are weird. They are Incestuous Genderfluid Hermaphrodites. Bahamut and Tiamat can not be considered a heterosexual relationship if you actually examine dragons in detail.

Based on that, that would mean all Dragons are LGBT representatives, which I approve of. There we go, representation was there all along, lol.