Originally posted by Irus

Originally posted by Gajari

Women in real life honestly dress with more exposed than any outfit you'll find in any MMO, period.  Women enjoy when others check them out.

I have never seen a woman buying groceries wearing what some wear in games like TERA or the one mentioned above.

I have...on several occasions. I think this depends on where you live...

Women do not enjoy being checked out 24/7 and many women do not enjoy it at all (I'm not among that number, btw). Furthermore, a majority's desire shouldn't dictate the situation for a minority in either case.

Furthermore, this is a video game, wtf?

Lies...all of it! I don't know a single woman who doesn't enjoy attention. In fact women are territorial about that sh*t. How many times have you, or maybe even a friend of yours, been hanging out with a group of guys...and then suddenly another girl walks in who is extremely flirtatious. Next thing you know all the guys are all over her instead of you. Jealousy brews and you get angry. Whether or not you understand why you are angry or even want to admit why you're angry...thats the reason. Some bimbo moved in on your turf. Women LOVE attention: fact. Now, a guy staring intently at your rack...thats a different story. If women didn't like attention...they wouldn't go to clubs dressed in mini skirts. or wear tight fitting dresses with no bra(note: i'm stating what I've seen in clubs).

It's not for everyone, sure, but more often than not, when going to the bars, women are dressed scanty.

I didn't realize that my valiant ranger walking through snowy hills was in a bar. o.O And, personally, as a woman, I do not even go to bars. What now?

Yes, women do go to bars...You might not, but I know plenty that do. If women didn't go to bars guys wouldn't go either. A big drunk sausage fest just isn't that appealing.

In general, developers aren't stupid. They know what the majority of people want to see, otherwise they wouldn't be creating outfits in this style.

I don't believe anyone in this thread disagreed that "sex sells" or w/e. That wasn't the question or implication. The implication was that GW2 is indeed trying to sell sex to some degree. It would appear that you agree, while many here argue that is not what GW2 is trying to do.

The relatively few people against it aren't going to be worth a complete change of design, and if they did change the design, people would complain about the reverse even more.

Where would people complain about the reverse and where have they?

It wouldn't be complaining in the sense that youre thinking of. People wouldn't say "OH LORDY LORDY WHY DONT WE HAVE SMEXY ARMORZ?!?" They'd say things like "there isn't any really cool armor in this game" or "Why do my boobs not look as big in this!?" I've played with plenty of female gamers over the years who complained about such things. Most girls that play games worry more about the fashion than anything else(granted, thats not ALL they worry about). A new patch comes out thats adding new dungeons and quests...first thing out of their mouth is "what new armor skins are cooming out!?"

You realize GW2 already offers covered armors, right? I.e., GW2 already offers plenty of choices. I haven't seen any complaints saying "there are too many opportunities for females to not look skimpy". In fact, that sounds rather ridiculous.\

yes gw2 has options for it, but to think the slightly revealing clothes offered outside of those options are "over sexualized" is RETARDED...yeah i said it RE-FLIPPING-TARDED. Seriously anyone who thinks any of the armor in GW2 is oversexualized is a prude.

 

Well personally I don't feel protected by traditional armor, only a metal thong will work.

Don't take that away from me!

Originally posted by Justsomenoob

Well personally I don't feel protected by traditional armor, only a metal thong will work.

 

Don't take that away from me!

I dont feel protected unless ive got no top on with my chesticles hanging out and a loin cloth.

I love how some of the people here are posting obviously saved screenshots from their anime porn collection.

Originally posted by Badaboom

I love how some of the people here are posting obviously saved screenshots from their anime porn collection.

Hahaha you made me giggle and laugh.

Most of the pictures your seeing is from Tera or GW2. The last one is off from Queen's Blade only avaiable in Korea.

It's not porn but the correct term for it is called ecchi. But while I look at these pictures I see them no different than what one would probably see at a local club in the real world with exotic girl dancers.

Also Saints Row 3 had the same exact thing including a specailized purple bat. And blurred out full nudity.

Originally posted by BrainDeadG

Originally posted by Badaboom

I love how some of the people here are posting obviously saved screenshots from their anime porn collection.

Hahaha you made me giggle and laugh.

 

Most of the pictures your seeing is from Tera or GW2. The last one is off from Queen's Blade only avaiable in Korea.

 

It's not porn but the correct term for it is called ecchi. But while I look at these pictures I see them no different than what one would probably see at a local club in the real world with exotic girl dancers.

 

Also Saints Row 3 had the same exact thing including a specailized purple bat. And blurred out full nudity.

Say what you want about the Queen's Blade MMO. But they're the first I've seen where the armor you wear gets battle damaged during combat. Sadly the point of it is to disrobe the avatar... But I'd like to see some helmets getting dented or something in the future. lol

Originally posted by 3-4thElf

Originally posted by BrainDeadG

Originally posted by Badaboom

I love how some of the people here are posting obviously saved screenshots from their anime porn collection.

Hahaha you made me giggle and laugh.

 

Most of the pictures your seeing is from Tera or GW2. The last one is off from Queen's Blade only avaiable in Korea.

 

It's not porn but the correct term for it is called ecchi. But while I look at these pictures I see them no different than what one would probably see at a local club in the real world with exotic girl dancers.

 

Also Saints Row 3 had the same exact thing including a specailized purple bat. And blurred out full nudity.

Say what you want about the Queen's Blade MMO. But they're the first I've seen where the armor you wear gets battle damaged during combat. Sadly the point of it is to disrobe the avatar... But I'd like to see some helmets getting dented or something in the future. lol

Let the disrobing begin!

Originally posted by 3-4thElf

Originally posted by BrainDeadG

Originally posted by Badaboom

I love how some of the people here are posting obviously saved screenshots from their anime porn collection.

Hahaha you made me giggle and laugh.

 

Most of the pictures your seeing is from Tera or GW2. The last one is off from Queen's Blade only avaiable in Korea.

 

It's not porn but the correct term for it is called ecchi. But while I look at these pictures I see them no different than what one would probably see at a local club in the real world with exotic girl dancers.

 

Also Saints Row 3 had the same exact thing including a specailized purple bat. And blurred out full nudity.

Say what you want about the Queen's Blade MMO. But they're the first I've seen where the armor you wear gets battle damaged during combat. Sadly the point of it is to disrobe the avatar... But I'd like to see some helmets getting dented or something in the future. lol

It does make sense that armor would eventually tear in a more realistic properties. The girls off Queen's Blade are getting hit with all sorts of lasers, claws, and robot mecha enemies even with gattling guns.  I doubt armor would be able to take so much damage without falling off in peices at one point unless it's binded with magical non-scraping properties.

Besides that the game is rated 18+ which justifies it's much mature content!

"Over" sexualized ?

I dont understand how those go together ; P

Hmm it's really strange here when people don't come to the terms of understanding what fantasy is, fiction, or an unhealthy alienation of sexuality to the point of phobia.

Either way I am most glad that the koreans and the japanese are the leading industry in allowing players to truly try the meaning of fantasy and fictional gaming despite some black-bar censoring in JP that doesn't make much sense hahaha.

It beats being covered up head-to-toe in conserative clothes in real life all day long, 24/7 a week. Not even a belly permitted. No rhinna, none of those songs. No rap, no MTV music videos, none of that. Not even a music video with women in their grown 40's if their breast are showing on their shirt at the top or basicually 90% of the music-video industry. Very Strict.

However I had a friend who has recently given me some clothes to try out. It was the first time I ever wore a spaghettie tank-top and those summer shorts girls like to wear. Felt so strange and different I was literally checking myself over to see if anything wasn't showing and was trying to pull my shirt down longer!

Then she told me how pretty I looked and It brought out natural beauty that was already there. Made me smile much!

But what more from a unrealistic video-game character? Is the female body that truly bad it must be shunned and demonized?

Originally posted by Ashen_X

"Over" sexualized ?

 

I dont understand how those go together ; P

Toddlers & Tiaras I think is a show that can show you how they can go together.

Guild Wars 2 does not.

Originally posted by 3-4thElf

Originally posted by Ashen_X

"Over" sexualized ?

 

I dont understand how those go together ; P

Toddlers & Tiaras I think is a show that can show you how they can go together.

Guild Wars 2 does not.

Well, I was just kidding.

I just don't think that MMOs, or at least those that I have played, are a problem.

I don't equate what one wears (or not) as sexualisation nor what they look like, it's another thing if the female characters are constantly bending over shaking their behinds and making sexual innuendos left and right etc, not that I mind that though..

G-strings and tassles, all the way.

Especially if they're wearing them while beheading a monster.  Thats just... heavenly to me.

So... yeh.  Whatever.

As a girl, I can only say that I think the only wrong thing about this is "sexy girls" has to be compared to prostitutes?? Many girls like to dress sexy, look at halloween. We generally like to look pretty, not always for men but for ourselves and other girls.. take this comment for example "omg where did you buy that dress? I love it!" <- yay :D

In the games I often go for the clothes that look prettiest, sometimes their "skimpy" sometimes they are a full robe, all depending on design.

This games really have hot male characters too from what I can see :D

I don't mind really, i'm oversexualised too.

Too sexy for my body .........

If Age of Conan can get away with having half the lady toons running around with their actual bare jumblies bouncing around everywhere, well then......

I think GW2 will be okay.  Although with some of the clothing, just a few of the costumes, Im trying to figure out why they even bothered with clothes.  Just pull a string or thread and poof.  Naked.  But whatever.  Most of them are incredibly artfully done with a sort of very sexy Victorian era thing going on.  Its nice work. 

People need to learn that sex sells. Thats why they do it. Its a part of games now get used to it. I personally don't mind it.

Accidental double posting.

Wait, it´s 2012 and we still did not understand that women crave attention from their male peers online just like they do in real life?

I have met tons of actual, real female players (not guys dressing as sluts for their kink) due to the type of guilds i often join and in 10 years of mmo gaming i have met like only two who actually followed their words and wore non-revealing outfits.

Yet every single one of them would agree with this topic and complain about "oversexualization" even though they are the first ones to choose the sexiest gear to play with their friends /e-crush / what not.

Yes, next to no woman enjoys a creepy guy drooling all over their characters,  but they love when their guildmates/e-crush/friends/ close persons comment over their choice of clothing and how much they like the looks of their character just as much as they enjoy their interest´s reaction to their outfit/makeup irl.

And there is nothing wrong with it.