Gender Locking Double Standard

[Sterne]

I’ll open this thread with appreciation for the work the dev team has done to open up previously locked gear to different genders. Regardless if you are CIS, Trans Fem, Trans Masc or Non-Binary, unlocking these items has permitted us all to play with more options for self-expression.

Given all the work the dev team has gone to open up those old doors for us, it has been an assumption that new gear (gear created after this change in principle design) would be Gender Unlocked.

For the most part this has been true.

Yet, I am seeing reports online that the new MGP Glamours announced in Berlin featuring Barret and Tifa are gender locked.

To be clear, only ONE of the two is Gender Locked.
(Edit: This may be inaccurate reporting from online sources, but I believe the point of this post remains)


This double standard completely vexes me. Why can a Female Presenting character dress as Barret, but a Male Presenting character can’t dress as Tifa?

I want to know why this decision was made. I want to know who made this decision. And I want this decision to be reversed. Erase this double standard and give us the freedom of expression we deserve.

This double standard harkens a quote from “The Cement Garden” by Ian McEwan:

“Girls can wear jeans, and cut their hair short. Wear shirts and boots. Because it’s okay to be a boy. But, for a boy to look like a girl is degrading, because you think that being a girl is degrading.”

Please do not let this attitude persist. Prove to us that you don’t promote this kind of a bias.

Remove Gender Locks. Remove Double Standards.

[Nero-Voidstails]

sorry but I do think they should relock some gear xx)

[Sterne]

sorry but I do think they should relock some gear xx)

Thank you for your astounding opinion.

[Nero-Voidstails]

Thank you for your astounding opinion.

oh there is some I go agree shouldn't be gender locked at all because well they are neutral but other should be. Not everyone will agree with me for sure but some will I do still think a middle ground need to be found tho

[Wasselin]

They would deprive us of this?

[Nero-Voidstails]

They would deprive us of this?

100% should x)

[Sterne]

oh there is some I go agree shouldn't be gender locked at all because well they are neutral but other should be. Not everyone will agree with me for sure but some will I do still think a middle ground need to be found tho

Hey, you’re entitled to your opinion and your own sense of taste and aesthetic. But, your preferences should not deny anyone the option.

If you don’t wanna wear dress, don’t wear a dress.

It’s the same idea of: “If you don’t like gay marriage, then don’t get gay married.”

[HeavenlyPeaches]

But both are gender locked. Not only Tifa but Barret too... I do disagree that they are gender locked. But I also see they are both gender locked not only Tifa

[Sterne]

But both are gender locked. Not only Tifa but Barret too... I do disagree that they are gender locked. But I also see they are both gender locked not only Tifa

I am only going off of reports I have seen online; so hearsay at best. I don’t have the tools some folks use to peak at incoming items. So, I suppose we won’t really know until it’s live and implemented in-game.

If I am wrong on that point by citing these as an example, then so be it. I just hope that doesn’t detract from the spirit of my post.

[Wasselin]

I am only going off of reports I have seen online; so hearsay at best. I don’t have the tools some folks use to peak at incoming items. So, I suppose we won’t really know until it’s live and implemented in-game.

If I am wrong on that point by citing these as an example, then so be it. I just hope that doesn’t detract from the spirit of my post.

I don't think it does. They need to stop the genderlocking. I thought we were past this and they just keep doing it over and over. It's bizarre.

Also, if these outfits are genderlocked, does that also mean that they are one continuous piece and you can't mix and match? Because that would be a huge shame as well.