Marriage feedback [inofficial Poll]

[Kitensa]

A very large number of the people I've met on XIV have been gay or bi. Just sayin'...

The entire argument of "YOU shouldn't be allowed the same rights and lifestyle as ME because it makes me feel uncomfortable for no particular reason" is absolutely stupid. In no way should one person's opinion stop another person from having the same rights as someone else. Especially in terms of love, fictional or not.

[Andrien]

countries have different laws.

Certain FFXIV Forum contest are blocked in some regions.
Blizzard have to remove all zombies, and undead in their Diablo games to release it in China.
FFXI Mog Bonanza had to stop due to changing global laws.

Personally, I prefer no in game marriage. lol. Its safer this way.


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[Arcell]

countries have different laws.

Certain FFXIV Forum contest are blocked in some regions.
Blizzard have to remove all zombies, and undead in their Diablo games to release it in China.
FFXI Mog Bonanza had to stop due to changing global laws.

Personally, I prefer no in game marriage. lol. Its safer this way.


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Doesn't matter because it is not a legal marriage anywhere. It's the same as me declaring myself married to someone, or even holding my own ceremony. It is in no way official or legal in any country. Thus, real world laws do not apply.

[Andrien]

Doesn't matter because it is not a legal marriage anywhere. It's the same as me declaring myself married to someone, or even holding my own ceremony. It is in no way official or legal in any country. Thus, real world laws do not apply.

Annnnnd you missed the facts I provided. Oh well, I don't care.

[Ryuko]

In general, the people who disagree with same-sex marriage believe it is wrong because, at its core, it degrades the 'definition of marriage', which, according to their interpretation of many holy books, is supposed to be between a 'man and a woman'.

But... this is Eorzea, with different gods, and different rules. If you can play a game with 12 fictional gods and not get upset that it is degrading your idea of divinity (that there is one god and that god is not the twelve), I don't understand how marriage could be a bigger issue.

I agree with those saying that all 'marriage' should be referred to by a different term in this game. That would make all the difference as far as it being accepted... but, it should be an equal term for all, whether it is a same sex union or not. This term could be bonding, pairing, etc. It doesn't necessarily have to be about courtship, but about the pairing of two souls in Eorzea. If I remember correctly, in FFXI, following the ceremony, you were simply given a special ring with the other person's name on it. There were no real boons outside of that.

BUT... in this game, you have a last name, which raises a lot of questions/curiosities on my part. I doubt they'll let you change that in marriage, but it's something to consider.

For the record, I am all for same sex marriage. I just think they'll need to give marriage in general a different name for it to be sensitive to all cultures that play this game.

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

I am very much for same gender marriage in games that have marriage but I understand SE is a business and has to think about the bottom line, age restrictions on content. I think there is more to gain from adding a game to the list of lgbt friendly games on the market because as a customer I appreciate it and I consider this a plus when looking for new games to purchase.

Well my boyfriend plays a female character.. and so do I.. it would suck a lot if they chose no.....

I'm sure I'm not the only one in this type of situation.

I feel you I only play male characters but I am female. My Husband plays male characters and he does not have a problem with being a same sex couple in-game.

[AmyNeudaiz]

I feel you I only play male characters but I am female. My Husband plays male characters and he does not have a problem with being a same sex couple in-game.

I've met so many women who play as male characters I honestly think female characters who are actual females are a minority. xD
But back to the topic at hand, I know of more people in our situation so if SE decides no on this issue and it offers benefits we're basically ruled out of these benefits for "cultural sensitivity" when the number of people actually offended are minuscule. Even if there are no benefits like shared storage or housing or anything for that matter it's still something that we miss out on because of the bond shared between couples which just isn't fair.

[GinTama]

let the game launch first, after that they can and probably will add it.
I dont know how china views this topic but since ARR is comming out there, SE has to be careful .

[Kiroh]

let the game launch first, after that they can and probably will add it.
I dont know how china views this topic but since ARR is comming out there, SE has to be careful .

SE has already said China will have separate servers.

[Kalaka]

Well from what I can tell there are no comments on the thread on the JP side about same sex marriage but 14 ok with it none against it.