Frustrating relative lack of LGBT NPCs in this game

[Misplaced_Marbles]

I don't think you need to have someone come out and say it in order for it to be true. I don't go around announcing to everyone I meet that I'm gay, and a realistic character in this game wouldn't do that either.

Very true, but you see, it's never enough for these people on the internet, unless the character(s) state it at least once during every conversation and stop the flow of the story to wax on about who they're into every paragraph. It's just grotesque bastardizing of feelings.

Then again, maybe they act like that in real life? That'd be............weird.

[Barachim]

Really? I seem to recall early 90's anime which had gay couples in it, but when they got localized in the west they were just "good friends".

Are you talking about...



The show even had a male gay couple. But one of the guys got dubbed by a woman, at least in the german dub. XD

[Wilford111]

Are you talking about...

The show even had a male gay couple. But one of the guys got dubbed by a women, at least in the german dub. XD

That's the exact thing I was thinking about lol

[AnnRam]

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You are free to work an release a new MMO fantasy game where you can put all the LGBTGAEOPKMNKZQDFRFLR+ you want, without any limitations. If you are not happy with Yoshida w.e you are free to unsub as well.

[SherlottaEryut]

How do you know that? Are you just assuming every NPC is straight? Just because they're not flamboyant?

I know it's a troll thread, but shockingly there are those who actually think this way... And therefore this quote is still very relevant.

[Fukuro]

You guys are VERY weirdly defensive about this.

I think it‘s even weirder when multiple adults in here obsess over 2 teenagers being gay, even though there is no clear sign for it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ On the contrary, lore wise (according to actual in game texts) they are just really good friends with a similar past.

[Allegor]

There really is nothing pointing to them being any more than close friends, especially if you do savage and see that Gaia/Loghrif was in love with Mitron. Gaia and Ryne shared similar experiences and it brought them close as friends. The rainbow thing was specifically explained in the msq, matoya’s dungeon has rainbow lava is she gay now too? The logic just doesn’t make sense.

See, that's the magic that anime/manga does that western media fails horrendously at - they actually bother to blend their inuendos and political stances (if any) in the story so it never interrupts the flow, rather than just shove it down your throat using trendy buzzwords and whatnot - how else would they'd add "representation flavor" if not for the giant crystal that was already there, that "conveniently" turned rainbowy as both girls embraced.... except it wasn't just convenience, it turned rainbowy because they managed to blendin all the aetheric element energy thingies and restoring life to the zone. Are they or are they not together? we'll likely never know, but it's undeniable a giant rainbow happened while they were having their moment.

I personally much prefer subtliety like that, not only because it leaves the door open for interpretation, but because I...just don't like how romance is often portrayed in media. Whether they be straight, gay or whatever, it often feel like they NEED to make out for the audience to understand characters A and B are now together, and that just feels like pandering. I don't need to kiss my boyfriend everytime we hang out to "justify" we're a couple. It's nobody's business.

[Theodric]

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You are free to work an release a new MMO fantasy game where you can put all the LGBTGAEOPKMNKZQDFRFLR+ you want, without any limitations. If you are not happy with Yoshida w.e you are free to unsub as well.

You may very well see it realised within FFXIV itself - there's this comment from the new localisation lead who slipped into Koji Fox's role after he moved to go and work on FFXVI:



Source: https://na.finalfantasy.com/topics/266

So I suppose we shall have to wait and see what this 'surprise tool' entails, eh?

[Caurcas]

You may very well see it realised within FFXIV itself - there's this comment from the new localisation lead who slipped into Koji Fox's role after he moved to go and work on FFXVI:



Source: https://na.finalfantasy.com/topics/266

So I suppose we shall have to wait and see what this 'surprise tool' entails, eh?

We need another meteor.

[SieyaM]

Usually people only necro threads during content droughts.