Please Stop Genderlocking Gear

[Evermomo]

I've had a thread going on the same issue for years but no changes so far.

Considering they have un-locked some previous NPC outfits and event rewards in recent patches, I think there's hope, even if it's behind the queue of some other projects.

As for this forum vs the JP forum, there are people asking for it in their general request threads with significant likes/upvotes, it just isn't an ask that stimulates a lot of counter-arguments. As much as english users feel "they only listen to JP forums," the reverse sentiment also exists, and there are lots of disappointed posts on english social media/reddit/etc. The high demand vs relatively small ask might get a result in this case, but who can say.

[CidHeiral]

Considering they have un-locked some previous NPC outfits and event rewards in recent patches, I think there's hope, even if it's behind the queue of some other projects.

I think so too, but to be clear my thread is specifically about items that change appearance based on what gender equips them which is a bit trickier of an issue than items that are separate to begin with.

[Clawheld]

Bumping and praying this thread doesn't derail again. I generally find genderlocked gear to be a big step back for a game that I thought was embracing gender fluidity and freedom in its glams, but it's egregious in this case because it is a cosplay piece. Though I fear until a big thread on this topic makes waves in the JP forum we may be shouting into the void.

[SophiaDL]

Bumping and praying this thread doesn't derail again. I generally find genderlocked gear to be a big step back for a game that I thought was embracing gender fluidity and freedom in its glams, but it's egregious in this case because it is a cosplay piece. Though I fear until a big thread on this topic makes waves in the JP forum we may be shouting into the void.

Good luck with that, this complaint is literally an american/EU thing only, no one on JP cares about this if you look at their forums. (and rightfully so).

Hopefully it stays as it is and people push for SE to actually fix the game and its issues instead of this.

[EdenElsewhere]

Good luck with that, this complaint is literally an american/EU thing only, no one on JP cares about this if you look at their forums. (and rightfully so).

Hopefully it stays as it is and people push for SE to actually fix the game and its issues instead of this.

Oh look, it's you.

Anyways, they can fix game issues and genderunlock gear. It's likely not the same exact people on the tasks. It's silly to think a thing that would require 3D modelling would take away from the coding.

[maidgil]

Good luck with that, this complaint is literally an american/EU thing only, no one on JP cares about this if you look at their forums. (and rightfully so).

Coming back to this thread to see it's exploded. Glad to see so many people agree!!!

Also, to the "only americans/eu" have this complaint I will say that's just not true. While everyone's entitled to having opinions, the fact of the matter is that this opinion is not regional. I'm not usually on the forums (for multiple reasons) but on different social media sites lots of people in different regions have complained about this recent piece. I saw a huge thread on X the other day in KR where multiple people were complaining about this. A JP fanartist I follow also complained about it. To think that this is something only western audiences want just isn't correct. Plus: the forums shouldn't be your end all/be all. The majority of players aren't forum members. I only joined for help with a bug, initially, for example.

I like how a lot of people brought up the opposite issues. While I focus on my bunny boy a lot when it comes to gender variance in clothes, I do also have a femra I really like to dress in edgy/masc clothes and it creates the same issue... Nier raids are my biggest source of pain with this cause both versions are amazing so I want the option of both.

However, I realize they have a lot of stuff on their plate, and it's hard to get it all done as soon as possible. This is why I think for simplicity's sake it makes more sense to stop gender variance for now if they can't make them switchable right off the bat. Which is also understandable in a way. Allowing the switch between gender variants would take a lot of overhaul, and a lot of time. Especially with how stretched thin I'm sure their team is. Still worthwhile but... My only small hope is if they are going to move forward with masc/fem options for all that they might already have some of this new stuff adapted but are just leaving it until they can have the system fully implemented? Since this is a lot different than genderlocked gear in terms of code and everything.

[monica_team]

I just hope to see the genderlock removed on the Final Fantasy XIII gear too, since it still exists for Lightning and Snow attire.

[BunnyBrat]

I actually like those generic pants and I wish my character could wear them. And genderlocking is buttcheeks anyway. Sometimes I prefer the "masculine" version more.

[Batbrat]

I hope they'll stop doing this too. Seems silly.

Making everything unisex does not limit anyone.
You can still wear your genders normal version. It's just that others who prefer the other version can also wear that too.

I think if you have a problem with this, you are extremely emotional.
Unisex is a very simple great solution that easily gives many players more glam options.

[Lukha]

Adding my voice to this even though after all these years I know the devs aren't listening.

Please stop making gear look different on male and female characters, especially in a case like this where the gear already has a super feminine design and all the other pieces look the same regardless of gender, all it results in is an inferior and generic looking piece when it deviates so drastically from the original design.


If you really feel the need to offer a separate 'male' option, that's fine, options are good! But either make it two separate pieces the player can choose between (Like some of the recent shop gear!), or give us '/visor'-like toggles like for every gear slot! It's really disappointing to see a new set of gear with an interesting design and then it changes into generic trash as soon as I try it on, and as much as the devs have been doing great about unlocking OLDER gender-locked items recently, there's still at least one item like this EVERY SINGLE PATCH.