GratuaCuun Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Not sure if anyone else has seen this, but I'm SHOCKED that this wasn't posted by some numb-head n00b on our beloved forums! http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/01/14/star-wars-game-segregates-gay-characters-on-gay-planet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMB Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 It's sort of old news by now. I know it was brought up in the thread in the Lore forum a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doriru Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 There was the thread and it was closed, so as this one will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekhiun Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 It is quite sad that we live in such an immature society. When people thing about SGR it seems like they think that at every onversation there will be a sexual related option. How much sexual related content is there in swtor now ? How much of the DGR relationship is part of the game now ? It's nearly non existent. The same will be with SGR , if you are not gay or doesn't want your character to be gay then simply don't choose SGR romance options, same way if you dont want to romance a character at live you can simply choose not to. This should be a non-issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentinelDranoel Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) If it is that bad, the players could just go to a gay server. The only way that would work is if they had the ability to server transfer between servers. Oh well, looks like I will have to continue playing with my brothers and sisters in the LGBT community. This has never bothered me anyway, but playing with bigots is never fun though. Edited March 14, 2013 by SentinelDranoel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratuaCuun Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 It's sort of old news by now. I know it was brought up in the thread in the Lore forum a few times. I figured it was, I work nights and have RL issues ATM so I was pretty sure I missed it, but this just struck me as something that one of our resident trolls should have posted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helig Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 It's sort of old news by now. I know it was brought up in the thread in the Lore forum a few times. Old news, indeed. Faux News is notorious for misrepresentation of events. If it is that bad, the players could just go to a gay server. The only way that would work is if they had the ability to server transfer between servers. Oh well, looks like I will have to continue playing with my brothers and sisters in the LGBT community. This has never bothered me anyway, but playing with bigots is never fun though. Fully thing is - the "bigots" would probably support the idea. I'm not a fan of segregation, though. Diversity is good, as long as its polarities don't cross certain lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddballEasyEight Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 "thousands of letters of protest"... Out of several hundreds of thousands of players... yup... sounds like a strong opposition there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratuaCuun Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Out of several hundreds of thousands of players... yup... sounds like a strong opposition there... Given what they said at the last EA quarterly thing, it may be back into the millions again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentinelDranoel Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) Old news, indeed. Faux News is notorious for misrepresentation of events. Fully thing is - the "bigots" would probably support the idea. I'm not a fan of segregation, though. Diversity is good, as long as its polarities don't cross certain lines. For anybody who wonder what it will be like, please play games from the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series. By definition, a bigot would not support SGR no matter what we say. http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigot Edited March 14, 2013 by SentinelDranoel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-IceHawk- Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 A rather sedate article that fails to demonize anyone and reports the existence of a controversy that actually exists within the player base.... ...the unmitigated bias! Seriously, old news. Not everyone is supportive of including SGRAs in the game, and people do not have a moral/social/whatever superiority on the issue one way or another. Get over it. Thread will be locked by Noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 For anybody who wonder what it will be like, please play games from the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series. By definition, a bigot would not support SGR no matter what we say. http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigot Actually it will be -less- than what we see in the DA series. In the DA series, they went only slightly beyond a kiss before the fade-to-black. Here in SWTOR, the kiss misses and then it immediately fades to black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyKulvax Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Can we NOT poke this mummified horse again please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helig Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) For anybody wonder what it will be like, please play games from the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series. By definition, a bigot would not support SGR no matter what we say. http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigot One thing is not supporting, and quite another is vocally opposing it, often in an unethical manner. I obviously don't support it, but I wouldn't really mind it if it were properly marked with [FLIRT], and if it does not start, unless this option is selected. So yeah, equal getting-some-tail opportunity for everyone, as long as it isn't aggressively pushed on an unwilling player (a la Corso going all creepy if the female smuggler strats to flirt with him, then wants to end the relationship). Was my problem with Dragon Age. I was surprised when Zhevran started making advances towards my male character in return for regular friendly treatment. His persistence was, to put it lightly, annoying. Edited March 14, 2013 by Helig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratuaCuun Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Can we NOT poke this mummified horse again please? Couldn't help it, long night at work and I'd not seen this before lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) One thing is not supporting, and quite another is vocally opposing it, often in an unethical manner. I obviously don't support it, but I wouldn't really mind it if it were properly marked with [FLIRT], and if it does not start, unless this option is selected. So yeah, equal getting-some-tail opportunity for everyone, as long as it isn't aggressively pushed on an unwilling player (a la Corso going all creepy if the female smuggler strats to flirt with him, then wants to end the relationship). Was my problem with Dragon Age. I was surprised when Zhevran started making advances towards my male character in return for regular friendly treatment. His persistence was, to put it lightly, annoying. Why do you think it would be any different from any other romance option that's already in the game, all of which start with the player clicking on an option on the conversation wheel that is marked [Flirt]? Couldn't help it, long night at work and I'd not seen this before lol Really? If you had just gone through 3 pages or searched for the text "gay planet" you would have found the thread that was started and closed in the last 2 days. Edited March 14, 2013 by DarthTHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helig Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Why do you think it would be any different from any other romance option that's already in the game, all of which start with the player clicking on an option on the conversation wheel that is marked [Flirt]? Still traumatized by Dragon Age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Still traumatized by Dragon Age. It must be hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helig Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 It must be hard. I cried myself to sleep for a whole week. True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratuaCuun Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Really? If you had just gone through 3 pages or searched for the text "gay planet" you would have found the thread that was started and closed in the last 2 days. I expected that if it HAD been posted, it had already been removed. I wasn't looking to spam or cause trolling, I was just honestly amused and wondered if I was the only one Apparently I am, everyone else is just pissed that I mentioned it again ^^; srry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I cried myself to sleep for a whole week. True story. Wow, that's definitely rough. You should probably seek professional help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helig Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Wow, that's definitely rough. You should probably seek professional help. Nah, I'm good. Did manly stuff like watching My Little Pony, thus regaining harmony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec_Fortescue Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Stop it. Your thread will get shut down soon enough. It was here for dozens of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) Nah, I'm good. Did manly stuff like watching My Little Pony, thus regaining harmony. OK that made me LOL IRL. You win. Edited March 14, 2013 by DarthTHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helig Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 OK that made me LOL IRL. You win. /bow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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