What if: Starting with Dawntrail, everyone starts referring to the WoL as they/them?

[Junepi93]

It should just be an option. I'd have preferred if my character was called they/them and the option would have been nice but a change mid-game forced on everyone wouldn't go well.

Not that I care if those people quit the game, not one bit, but Square wouldn't want the drama.

[MeeceAce]

You give an inch, THEY take several miles

[Heroman3003]

Cost saving measure to no longer need two versions of every character-referencing dialogue in english, nice.

[Merrigan]

Troll aside (which I doubt here, but let's be naive for a second), this kind of proposal surprises me enormously for one thing: it's something that claims to be inclusive. But at the same time it fails dramatically on one point : It is impossible, in many of today's languages, to convey the neutrality associated with 'They'. Which would mean that this kind of thing would not be accessible to non-English speakers.

Which is... rather exclusive. Just to clarify one thing: I'm well aware that if it only appears on the screens of English players, well, it won't make any difference to me. It's just the reasoning itself that seems strange for this reason.

[LandonIXIII]

How would you react to your WoL being referred to with gender-neutral pronouns?

How about.......no thank you.

[CNitsah]

Don't most transgender fight to be recognized as a man or woman? Wouldn't force "they/them" on them go against that?

[Thighland]

Don't most transgender fight to be recognized as a man or woman? Wouldn't force "they/them" on them go against that?

I'm no expert, but I guess it's because some individuals don't want to be recognized as either sex.

[Halivel]

Don't most transgender fight to be recognized as a man or woman? Wouldn't force "they/them" on them go against that?

Trans guy reporting: different people experience their journey differently. There're plenty of those who prefer neutral pronounces as well as those who simply don't care much about them outside of being perceived as their gender visually. Also, non binary and agender is a thing, too. We aren't a hivemind.


Back to the topic: I honestly don't really see SE adding this, but the option would've been nice if they did decide to ever do it, so long as it's optional. For those who need it, it's a neat little thing that will make their day slightly better. For those who don't it's something they can simply ignore entirely. Probably won't be a thing ever, but could be a nice QoL in theory.

[chocotism]

Canon pronouns real? Let's goooo

Goofs aside, not everyone likes they/them pronouns, so it would probably cause a fuss. Maybe one day, if someone feels like its worth the bill to now record another set of alternate takes.

[Asari5]

would be weird for the german version. they would either have to use english pronouns which would probably offset a lot more people or use 'it'... would be funny to see the reaction of the people who demanded this only to read 'it' in the end xD