Question to staff regarding gender lock
Kentanu - Heavens Tear
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I'm probably not the first to ask and I'm sure I won't be the last but why did you gender lock the classes?
I don't mean to come off as insulting but that really sucks and I fail to see the point to it.
Only a man can be a fighter and only a women can be a magic user. All except the Tideborn who's gender lock is opposite from the other races.
If not for the gender lock, I'd really like to play as Venomancer but not if I have to look like a girl to play it. That's actually the main reason why I stopped playing PWI because that gender lock is totally messed up.
I know it's just a game and of course, I have no problem playing a girl in plain video games where the main character is a girl but for online games that have me interacting with millions of other players, playing as a girl is like going out in public dressed in drag. It's not something you'll see me doing in true life and it's not something you'll see me do in games either.
So I ask you. Why did you gender lock the classes? What's the point to that and will you ever consider changing the game so that players can play as any gender in any class?
If someone from the staff could please give me an answer, I'd appreciate it.
Also, if any players reading this agree with me, feel free to voice it.
I don't mean to come off as insulting but that really sucks and I fail to see the point to it.
Only a man can be a fighter and only a women can be a magic user. All except the Tideborn who's gender lock is opposite from the other races.
If not for the gender lock, I'd really like to play as Venomancer but not if I have to look like a girl to play it. That's actually the main reason why I stopped playing PWI because that gender lock is totally messed up.
I know it's just a game and of course, I have no problem playing a girl in plain video games where the main character is a girl but for online games that have me interacting with millions of other players, playing as a girl is like going out in public dressed in drag. It's not something you'll see me doing in true life and it's not something you'll see me do in games either.
So I ask you. Why did you gender lock the classes? What's the point to that and will you ever consider changing the game so that players can play as any gender in any class?
If someone from the staff could please give me an answer, I'd appreciate it.
Also, if any players reading this agree with me, feel free to voice it.
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It's been debated many times....It's not going to be changed. Go play a male Mystic. Lol.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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Kentanu - Heavens Tear wrote: »Only a man can be a fighter and only a women can be a magic user. All except the Tideborn who's gender lock is opposite from the other races.
You do know you can use male magic users on everything else apart from veno right?0 -
There isn't any gender lock on this game, except for one race, and that's the Untamed, Venomancer and Barbarian are the only gender locked classes, its just the art for the classes. so deal with it. and quit QQing. And what, are you so masculine/Feminine that you can't play as your opposite gender?
Edit: I just read through the rest of your post...and well, man up, REAL MEN AREN'T AFRAID TO WEAR DRESSES! And don't say otherwise, the real men in the world, wear dresses!
And if you will, please do your research on the Mythology surrounding this game.
Untamed are, and always will be Gender Specific classes because of mythology.0 -
What is this I don't even101 Sage Sin*/Archer
100 Demon BM*/Barb
96 Demon Cleric/Sage Seeker
95 Demon Wiz/
94 Sage Veno
85 Psy/80 Mystic
And a handful of other alts, all 79 and under.
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Alakai - Heavens Tear wrote: »There isn't any gender lock on this game, except for one race, and that's the Untamed, Venomancer and Barbarian are the only gender locked classes, its just the art for the classes. so deal with it. and quit QQing. And what, are you so masculine/Feminine that you can't play as your opposite gender?
Edit: I just read through the rest of your post...and well, man up, REAL MEN AREN'T AFRAID TO WEAR DRESSES! And don't say otherwise, the real men in the world, wear dresses!
And if you will, please do your research on the Mythology surrounding this game.
Untamed are, and always will be Gender Specific classes because of mythology.
BULL****. I've been a Manomancer for a year now.
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dude, it's a video game. that character on your screen? it's just a blob of pixels --- it. isn't. really. you.
Lenie there ain't really me, either. i don't mind playing her, regardless of what my actual RL gender might be.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Heaven's Tear alts: KenLubin, Sou_Hon, JudyCaraco --- level 5x chars.0 -
LenieClarke - Heavens Tear wrote: »dude, it's a video game. that character on your screen? it's just a blob of pixels --- it. isn't. really. you.
Lenie there ain't really me, either. i don't mind playing her, regardless of what my actual RL gender might be.
First of all.
No it isn't.
No it's not.
Yes it is.It is a projected representational version of yourself.
Yes she is.
sorry I can't help myself XD0 -
dude, join us "drag" hemales
You might even find it fun! b:cute
Just dont do what I did and name your venomancer hunnybunney. Its a mistake you will not forget b:surrender0 -
Infernia - Harshlands wrote: »dude, join us "drag" hemales
You might even find it fun! b:cute
Just dont do what I did and name your venomancer hunnybunney. Its a mistake you will not forget b:surrender
b:laugh Wow... Wait... b:laugh Can't stop... Laughing...
Did you do the .ini **** to get like J cub **** too, like 90% of the other venos, too? b:chuckle101 Sage Sin*/Archer
100 Demon BM*/Barb
96 Demon Cleric/Sage Seeker
95 Demon Wiz/
94 Sage Veno
85 Psy/80 Mystic
And a handful of other alts, all 79 and under.
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Sarrafeline - Sanctuary wrote: »b:laugh Wow... Wait... b:laugh Can't stop... Laughing...
Did you do the .ini **** to get like J cub **** too, like 90% of the other venos, too? b:chuckle
Nu
I dun liek massive bewbs. b:surrender They get in the way for the kissing and stuffs b:kiss
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Assuming C is the sort of "average" size that tends to get no attention (Neither considered flat chested nor big boobed), my venos probably a little smaller.0 -
Infernia - Harshlands wrote: »Nu
I dun liek massive bewbs. b:surrender They get in the way for the kissing and stuffs b:kiss
EDIT :
Assuming C is the sort of "average" size that tends to get no attention (Neither considered flat chested nor big boobed), my venos probably a little smaller.
C cup = Common
J cup = Jumbo[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]0 -
It's been debated many times....It's not going to be changed. Go play a male Mystic. Lol.
You apparently over looked the part where I said I want to be a venomancer. Not a mystic.Alakai - Heavens Tear wrote: »There isn't any gender lock on this game, except for one race, and that's the Untamed, Venomancer and Barbarian are the only gender locked classes, its just the art for the classes. so deal with it. and quit QQing. And what, are you so masculine/Feminine that you can't play as your opposite gender?
Edit: I just read through the rest of your post...and well, man up, REAL MEN AREN'T AFRAID TO WEAR DRESSES! And don't say otherwise, the real men in the world, wear dresses!
And if you will, please do your research on the Mythology surrounding this game.
Untamed are, and always will be Gender Specific classes because of mythology.
Dude, you come here acting like a **** and you want to tell me to man up? How about you grow up before you tell others to man up.Silest - Sanctuary wrote: »First of all.
No it isn't.
No it's not.
Yes it is.It is a projected representational version of yourself.
Yes she is.
sorry I can't help myself XD
Thank you. That's exactly the point I was making. ^50 -
I didn't overlook anything ^.^ Just telling you facts. Closest thing to a male veno is a male mystic, now go play one.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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Kentanu - Heavens Tear wrote: »You apparently over looked the part where I said I want to be a venomancer. Not a mystic.
What come here acting like a **** and you want to tell me to man up? How about you grow up before telling others to man up.
Thank you. That's exactly the point I was making. ^5
Its still of no point. You dont like playing a girl?
Hows playing a dude with bunny ears or a fox tail gonna go down? ghey? Or "Thats just how this class is"? If its the first, way to hold on to your man-cards there buddy, if its the second, well thats true already and causes your thread to be redundant.0 -
Same thing I'd say, Infernia. Because seriously...If they did that...I'm sure *** men already play female venos lmfao. It'd just make things better O:
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*gets out my psychology notes*
So it says here that Carl Jung's theories there is an anima and an animus hmmm lets dive deeper into this shall we b:cool
Anima- the man's unconcious female-like personality
Animus- the females inner male-like personality
And in order to be a more perfect person spiritually and emotionally and psychologically bla bla bla you must be comfortable with your anima or animus inner feelings
-End rant- Go be a girl its good for you cuz we girls are GOD b:cute[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]~Lol dont you just love those random stalkerish guys~b:shocked0 -
Same thing I'd say, Infernia. Because seriously...If they did that...I'm sure *** men already play female venos lmfao. It'd just make things better O:
Im straight and play all-females (Cept BM, female BMs look constipated in combat :O). Id rather look at a smexy female Cleric than a dude Cleric im forced to make look either Emo, overly Masculine or incredibly camp. Sure others are like that too
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Silest - Sanctuary wrote: »Yes it is.It is a projected representational version of yourself.
see, that's exactly how i DON'T think of my PW characters. i'm not even that much of a roleplayer.
but, hey, even if i DID think of them that way... i can't act worth a damn in "real life", but a videogame puts a buffer between me and the act. if i WERE that much of a roleplayer, it might be interesting and entertaining to roleplay as the opposite gender. it's not as if crossdressing doesn't have a long, proud tradition in the art and craft of acting, after all.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Heaven's Tear alts: KenLubin, Sou_Hon, JudyCaraco --- level 5x chars.0 -
Males playing venos have good exscuses.
Males playing other classes as females? They just like wearing panties secretly.
On topic.... Has always been a crappy deal, But its also one of those things they will never fix. In fact, what do they actually fix?re0 -
Infernia - Harshlands wrote: »Its still of no point. You dont like playing a girl?
Hows playing a dude with bunny ears or a fox tail gonna go down? ghey? Or "Thats just how this class is"? If its the first, way to hold on to your man-cards there buddy, if its the second, well thats true already and causes your thread to be redundant.
huh?
Your comment made no sense.0 -
ReMakaBo - Archosaur wrote: »Males playing venos have good exscuses.
Males playing other classes as females? They just like wearing panties secretly.
On topic.... Has always been a crappy deal, But its also one of those things they will never fix. In fact, what do they actually fix?
What I do in my spare time is my buisness b:avoidKentanu - Heavens Tear wrote: »huh?
Your comment made no sense.
Accept that Venomancers / barbs are gender locked. Or quit. Your choice, it wont change, and to be perfectly honest, I wouldnt want it to, it brings out the idiots in droves, lets us spot you early on and avoid you easily.0 -
If a male plays a Veno whether or not he's straight or ghey..It doesn't matter as long as you TELL PEOPLE. Now....a male playing other female chars....A little weird, and you DEFO need to tell them you're a guy...Otherwise you're overusing your assets. A lot of people know males play Venos, but playing other female characters? Please make sure you tell them XD[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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Infernia - Harshlands wrote: »What I do in my spare time is my buisness b:avoid
No shame... Ive woken up once wearing them on my head b:laugh
oh, the college years.... b:sadre0 -
If a male plays a Veno whether or not he's straight or ghey..It doesn't matter as long as you TELL PEOPLE. Now....a male playing other female chars....A little weird, and you DEFO need to tell them you're a guy...Otherwise you're overusing your assets. A lot of people know males play Venos, but playing other female characters? Please make sure you tell them XD
Telling people brings up unecessary conversations. I dont tell people unless it becomes an issue, I.E someone tries to come onto me or starts trying to give me stuff.
Up til that creepy point, im playing as a girl, the majority of poeple wont take this at face value knowing how many dudes do this and making people refer to you as "he / him" when what they see on screen is a girl is just annoying for both parties.
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Someday il have to admit that im just a little wierd b:chuckle
Im still straight however. b:victory0 -
Lol. I'm weird too o: >.> <.<
This thread is getting out of hand O:!!!!! [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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I'm a guy. I'm straight. I only play female characters, with the exception of my psy.
Why?
Two reasons.
Males on this game generally look like they are playing for the other team
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If I have to stare at an *** all day while I am playing, I'd rather it be female. I dont get off on pixels, but its still more aesthetically pleasing to me.
If you arent comfortable enough with your own manhood to play a female genderlocked class on an mmo where you will probably NEVER meet any of the people you encounter, then you need help. It's a GAME. Get more comfortable with yourself. Either that, or you are one of those people who bashes stuff for being ghey because you really ARE deep down. In which case, again, get comfortable with yourself and stop QQing about something that will never change just to fix your pathetic insecurities on a GAME. b:bye[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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Rikkai - Sanctuary wrote: »*gets out my psychology notes*
So it says here that Carl Jung's theories there is an anima and an animus hmmm lets dive deeper into this shall we b:cool
Anima- the man's unconcious female-like personality
Animus- the females inner male-like personality
And in order to be a more perfect person spiritually and emotionally and psychologically bla bla bla you must be comfortable with your anima or animus inner feelings
-End rant- Go be a girl its good for you cuz we girls are GOD b:cute
OOOKAAAYYY. In any case, I'll pass.ReMakaBo - Archosaur wrote: »Males playing venos have good exscuses.
Males playing other classes as females? They just like wearing panties secretly.
On topic.... Has always been a crappy deal, But its also one of those things they will never fix. In fact, what do they actually fix?
Good question. As far as I know they miraculously took the time to fix one bug in JD. Other then that, very rarely if ever.Infernia - Harshlands wrote: »Accept that Venomancers / barbs are gender locked. Or quit. Your choice, it wont change, and to be perfectly honest, I wouldnt want it to, it brings out the idiots in droves, lets us spot you early on and avoid you easily.
I'm an idiot because I don't want to play as a girl? To be perfectly honest, you wouldn't need to worry about avoiding me. I'd be the one trying to avoid you. The reason would be because I don't like wasting my time with stuck up b1tches who's ego is bigger then your IQ.0 -
Kentanu - Heavens Tear wrote: »OOOKAAAYYY. In any case, I'll pass.
Good question. As far as I know they miraculously took the time to fix one bug in JD. Other then that, very rarely if ever.
I'm an idiot because I don't want to play as a girl? To be perfectly honest, you wouldn't need to worry about avoiding me. I'd be the one trying to avoid you. The reason would be because I don't like wasting my time with stuck up b1tches who's ego is bigger then your IQ.
Im going to find the most sexy set of ladies underwear I can, and personally hunt you down wearing nothing else except 400 rounds of 5mm Ammo b:sin
Ninja edit :
Also a 5mm Machine Gun. Forgot that lol.0 -
LovesTragedy - Lost City wrote: »I'm a guy. I'm straight. I only play female characters, with the exception of my psy.
Why?
Two reasons.
Males on this game generally look like they are playing for the other team
and
If I have to stare at an *** all day while I am playing, I'd rather it be female. I dont get off on pixels, but its still more aesthetically pleasing to me.
If you arent comfortable enough with your own manhood to play a female genderlocked class on an mmo where you will probably NEVER meet any of the people you encounter, then you need help. It's a GAME. Get more comfortable with yourself. Either that, or you are one of those people who bashes stuff for being ghey because you really ARE deep down. In which case, again, get comfortable with yourself and stop QQing about something that will never change just to fix your pathetic insecurities on a GAME. b:bye
You come in here acting like a total **** and tell me things I already know and how you like to play as a girl for whatever and that makes no difference to me. Although despite your denial, it sounds like you do get off on your pixel girls because you clearly can't get a real girl. So don't come in here telling me that I have pathetic insecurities when that clearly describes you to the letter. In truth, I hope I never do encounter those I see in games because a lot of them are disturbed morons like you.0
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