EQnext homosexual community

techninez

will there be a community for the homosexual community  too meet up role play.. all other mmos have not had this and if this and too be a next gen mmo i think this needs implementation.

aspekx

i would imagine that would be up to the LGBTQ community to create for themselves. as to whether they will be welcome or not, i can't see SoE being opposed to such a thing.

Nadia

ive seen all sorts of specialized guilds in many mmos

 

be it religion or sexuality -- guilds go a long way to foster community

Incomparable

You say they arent any gay communities in other MMOs. Thats a strange statement, since they probably do exist as a guild.

Not sure what else you are asking for more than what other MMOs have using social tools to allow people group up.

 

 

GwapoJosh

Umm what exactly do you need SOE to do for you?  Just make a guild and roleplay.  Use your imagination.  I highly doubt they will add items like rainbow t-shirts for you

DAS1337

Originally posted by techninez
will there be a community for the homosexual community  too meet up role play.. all other mmos have not had this and if this and too be a next gen mmo i think this needs implementation.

Dude, it's a video game.  Play it and have fun.

 

It is not their job as a game developer to decide the community that takes part in their game.

Zorlofe

Originally posted by DAS1337

Originally posted by techninez
will there be a community for the homosexual community  too meet up role play.. all other mmos have not had this and if this and too be a next gen mmo i think this needs implementation.

Dude, it's a video game.  Play it and have fun.

 

It is not their job as a game developer to decide the community that takes part in their game.

This...

Derros

If you are asking them to make content specifically for homosexuals, then no, they arent going to do that.  You are, however, free to associate with other LGBT individuals in guilds or as friends and roleplay to your heart's content.

 

You will have to search though.  Roleplayers are a minority group in MMOs, traditionally, and I can only imagine LGBT focused ones are a minority of that.

GwapoJosh

Originally posted by coretex666
Dont worry, there will be plenty of gay stuff in EQN just like in most modern MMOs.

Yeah.. Just look at some of the FF14 ARR outfits and armors for guys lol.  It's the reason I rolled a girl toon.

adam_nox

mods should consider the possibility this is a troll, and lock/del

 

been in plenty of mmos with lgbt groups, they don't ask for 'implementation'.

Ariely

Im honestly against it, as a gay person myself i see no need for something this, it's a game, in games it doesn't matter if you're gay or male/female the point of games is that u have fun.

So i see no need to put/create a group for LBGT.

althought this is my view, u are however free to do as u please

Seelinnikoi

So much for equality and making it as normal as possible....

As long as people like the OP exist, society will always see other people as different.

Fly666monkey

If you're talking about guilds and such... uh, yeah dude. Every MMO has a few LGBT focused guilds in there, so it shouldn't be hard to find one in EQNext.

 

If you're asking about lore... I was playing during EQ2's Valentine's day event, and I was able to flirt with any NPC I wanted regardless of gender. So I highly doubt that homosexuality is a hot button issue in Norrath.

Varthander

Originally posted by techninez
will there be a community for the homosexual community  too meet up role play.. all other mmos have not had this and if this and too be a next gen mmo i think this needs implementation.

And i thought mmo's ( or games basically ) where made to play and not discuss sexual prefference's, how fool of me!

/sarcasm

MellowTigger

Originally posted by techninez
all other mmos have not had this

I've been playing MMOs since they've been around, and I helped create the first known GLBT guild in EQ1 (Nameless Love on The Nameless server).  I know many games have had GLBT guilds because I've participated in them.  I assume that every large game has their own GLBT community organized within it.

adderVXI

I was wondering if there will be a community for ex-smokers.  As an ex-smoker i would like to have a group of people i can roleplay that we all dont smoke anymore.  We would actually be a large chunk of the playerbase so i think they should cater me.

Karteli

I could see a preferred server for LGBT, similar to WoW's Proudmoore server..

cnutemp

Originally posted by techninez
will there be a community for the homosexual community  too meet up role play.. all other mmos have not had this and if this and too be a next gen mmo i think this needs implementation.

Probably.  People make LBGT guilds in every other game. 

evianwater

I'm not sure what you're wanting ? Do you want like..a LGBT server or something ? That would seem exclusionary..just saying. In every game I've played there are guilds and the like. It sounds more like you want something sanctioned by SOE though, not a player-made community.

TheLizardbones

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Originally posted by Incomparable
You say they arent any gay communities in other MMOs. Thats a strange statement, since they probably do exist as a guild.Not sure what else you are asking for more than what other MMOs have using social tools to allow people group up.  

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At least one LGBTA guild can and probably does exist in every MMORPG that exists in the U.S. or Europe. There are likely LGBTA guilds that encompass several games too.

How would a developer even implement LBGTA tools? Does that even make sense?

irpugboss

I am all for equality but short of guild tools, I don't see what else could/should be done.

Really, sexual orientation, religion, or ideologies in the realworld should take a backseat in gaming accommodation from the dev side since its a video game and not a dating site. As long as the devs do not exlude any group that does not infringe on others it should be ok...I don't like when people bash on others way of life but the reverse is also true, I don't like it when other peoples way of life is given special attention over others.

So let there be some homosexual NPC relations, heterosexual NPC relations, Bi-sexual NPC relations, religious NPCs (Not real world religion but in game lore context ones), and all other forms of represenation of NPC or communities in game as long as it does not bring down the production value or seem like a cheesy plug.

grifj

Oh good lord.

Where's my heterosexual community at?  Can we get one of those?

Oh wait.  No, we don't run around yelling that we're heterosexual, never mind.

Sho0terMcgavin

Originally posted by Ariely

Im honestly against it, as a gay person myself i see no need for something this, it's a game, in games it doesn't matter if you're gay or male/female the point of games is that u have fun.

So i see no need to put/create a group for LBGT.

althought this is my view, u are however free to do as u please

Good points.

Justsomenoob

I don't see why there wouldn't.  I've seen at least one (usually multiple) guild advertising as LGBT or similar in every major MMO I've played.   Shouldn't be hard to find.

Amana

The purpose of this is questionable, so I am going to lock it since we're already getting the types of answers and comments that similar discussions in the past have been locked over.