Optional ♂ or ♀

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

In fairness, I do see the OP's concern.

There have been a fair amount of guys from chatrooms, EQ, to FFXI, and WoW that start to invest emotion toward females.

It's like if a guy sees an attractive woman at a bar, chats with her, goes on some dates, gets emotionally vested, then finds out she was born a boy. Some guys can see past that. Others can't.

Some folks just like female company for some events rather than sexy hot man dudes.

I can't fault ya for being curious. But as we said, play it safe, assume everyone is a man over the internet.

*shows Bayohne posting a message under Rukkiri's account*
*Bayohne makes sinister laugh and slides his chair backward into the shadows*

[Teakwood]

So... we need to force women to disclose their identity - google search "WoW Real ID women's reactions" or something along those lines for a primer on why this is a bad idea - in order to protect straight men's feeeeeeeelings from possibly being hurt?

[AsterBarnivere]

How about people stop using games as a dating service and actually play?
(I know there are some very sexually frustrated virgins, but geez, going as far as hitting on a guy playing as a chick..)

Reminds me of a story of some dude who played WOW, hit on some night elf "chick", fell for "her" and bought "her" gifts and spent about $4k on her, then when he went to meet "her" irl, "She" was a "he" and he killed himself afterward.

And to all the typical sexist antics of "There are no girls on the internet" You sure try your hardest to find one in-game.

[Celethien]

If SE would implement this as optional I wonder how many people would actually even use it.
I kinda doubt there wouldn't be that many...
If you were forced to choose either one... then that would be just silly. :I

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Even if SE had this option, I think it will not be used as intended.

[Mairuzu]

I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, we're all dudes, hey!

[Mirage]

So, how gross is this thread going to get?

What's gross in it?

[AsterBarnivere]

I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, we're all dudes, hey!

GOOD BURGER!! *Loved that movie*

[Masamune1004]

How much do you want them to program? When is enough enough? What about paralyzed people? Amputees? What about people who are taxonomically confused and believe themselves to be thistle bushes?

I didn't know being paralyzed was a new gender.

[Teakwood]

What's gross in it?

The "oh the hermaphrodites and asexuals will feel left out!" line being played for laughs, for one thing? Also, a bunch of straight men telling women that they need to divulge their identity on the internet? I'm honestly surprised it's managed to stay this civil, so far.