Please Stop Genderlocking Gear

[Kihna]

First off, I'm really loving Occult Crescent and I'm really happy to have an actual relic quest. Exploration content and relic weapons are my favorite content in the game and I'm having a lot of fun with it.

HOWEVER,
Why are we still getting genderlocked gear? What is the point of removing genderlocks from gear, just to release more new gear with genderlocks? Why do the Tycoon tights turn into ugly generic pants when I put them on my male character? I love the female version of this bottom piece and it's greatly discouraging that I cannot wear it because I play a male character.



The fact that the bottoms of the gear based on a male character’s outfit (Lix attire/Bartz) only has one version for both genders, but the gear based on a female character’s outfit (Tycoon attire/Lenna) had to have two different genderlocked versions is hypocritical and reeks of chauvinistic double standard. I'm not surprised, but it disappoints me every time and kills some of my enthusiasm for new content.



Lastly, before someone comes and makes the, “I don't want to see a male Roe in underwear” comment. The 2B tights already exist, the ship has sailed. I don't see how genderlocking new gear would prevent someone from dressing scantily when we already have that option right now. Also, most importantly, I don't think player expression should be limited because some people can't handle male thigh exposure. In general, I don't think a form of character expression [Group A] likes should be restricted because [Group B] does not like or care for it-- the player should be able to freely craft their character without being limited by archaic gender restrictions.

[NonBinaryNyan]

This, PLEASE.

Let players have both versions.

[yesnt]

You are right. I wish they would stop giving female characters tangas. Short pants or skirts please, that would look much better.

It's not like we have a big variety of short dressed to combine it with the stockings.

[CCheshire]

Yes free the male legs for everyone :3c

I mean SE is just against all kinds of male shorts for everyone over a decade now, just looking at their gears.

[Sorrowen]

I think my biggest gripe with this specifically is that the other glam pieces ARE completely the same regardless of gender.

Why is one of my fav FFV characters outfits locked away from me just because I'm on a male model? Lenna's outfit is the only one that gets changed and it's a disservice to fans of the character as well. I got so excited when I saw the gear teased at the Live Letter, but I knew deep down in my heart that they were going to screw over male models with the tights. It's just straight up sexism at this point. We need to call it what it is.

[Rokke]

the female gear is unique
the male gear is arr leveling gear with bits stapled on
every time

[maidgil]

I also got so heartbroken seeing the tights were indeed changed for male characters.... I just want more gear that aren't ugly pants with decals! It looks the same as practically every pair of pants guys get in this game.

It really does confuse me though, as pointed out, why would devs make it such a point to unlock previously gender-locked gear but continued to make locked gear? Isn't that just counterintuitive? Won't they have to go back and unlock eventually anyways?

Part of me is doubting they're actually serious about this. I'm starting to think these five outfits unlocked per patch are nothing more than empty platitudes rather than actually caring.

[magitekwitch]

Giving my support to this, please stop genderlocking gear!! Give us both options as separate pieces of gear, or a toggle button (like the visor toggle) to change between them!

Specially in this case, it feels like a big disservice to the original Amano design. The male pants don't even look the same, the design is completely different!

I play with both a male and a female Au Ra. I'd love to put short pants and tights on my old-looking manRa showing off his muscular legs, and I'm so uncomfortable with my young-looking femRa showing her bare legs and wearing mini skirts that barely cover anything...

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Amongst many of similar thread, I will also add my support to this idea.

And also please please PLEASE. Let it be known that I do NOT want a unisex gear! I want to have options to wear both variants of gears!! You know what’s better? Make 3 types: M, F, and Unisex. Now you have 3 options to pick!

They won’t do that, but just putting that one out because the devs really love to misinterpret “We want the option to wear both male & female clothing” as “So you want one unisex gear!!”.

[VeyaAkemi]

And also please please PLEASE. Let it be known that I do NOT want a unisex gear!

This absolutely 100%, I've seen game devs respond to requests for requests for no gender locking by making every available outfit unisex(see: Pokemon, spectacular customization options in Sword & Shield, then everyone is wearing the exact same bland uniform in Scarlet & Violet, so much so that I consider SwSh vastly superior games to ScaVio because of that alone), it was already very frustrating to get a single unisex outfit for this year's Little Lady's event, when previously we gotten nice dual sets that even if they were initially gender locked, they were unlocked later, I'd hate to see that be the norm and never get another nice dress again.