Originally posted by GTwander

I voted boobies, btw.

Who in their right mind wouldn't?

On a more serious note, I honestly don't see an issue with most of the female armor in GW2. Yes, there are some skimpy ones but it's not even close to the stripper armor of TERA. Hell, I'm paying TSW right now about 90% of all of the female characters are running around in a bikini top.

Most of the female armor I've seen in GW2 has a very classy look. That mesmer outfit fits the class though.

Originally posted by Geobardi

Originally posted by Bubbaganoosh

Let me clarify, I wasn't complaning about the way the women are dressed, I'm merely speculating that some people, male and female would like to play a female toon that isn't wearing skimpy clothing. Admittedly I didn't look much past the starting clothes for cloth ligh armor classes.

Here is an image of all the light armor sets for female characters found in the Beta, as you can see there are armors of all types, so no, the armors in GW2 are not oversexualized, you can't say that if you only saw a little portion of the choices available.

I looked for that image for ages before giving up. You're my hero!

I really just don't get how people are still saying the game forces skimpy clothing on them unless they either haven't played the game.

Yeah, your right. I didn't look past some of the skimpy clothes at the beginning of the game. I didn't get much gameplay in the beta weekends. But, thanks for clarafying, I didn't know there was soo many armor sets in the game.

Very interesting..........but stupid. 

Would you mind clarafying what is stupid? and why?

There are plenty of hyper-sexualized outfits. There are also plenty of very demure and modest outfits, certainly more than a lot of other MMOs I could name. I don't think anyone will be unable to find something they like. 

To actually make this a topic,

the only people who should be voteing or have an opinion are WOMEN who play the game. My wife played the beta and thinks just the oposite. Most people play fantasy games to act how they wouldnt normaly in RL. Im sure women want to fell sexy. I do not want the opinion of a 14 year old boy who plays a female char.

i seem to recall that this was addressed (in one of the dev blogs) by something along the lines of because most armor/weapon skins are cosmetic, they made sure to throw in something for everyone. thus the people who want to run around intheir knickers can, and the people who want to not look like fools can do  that as well.

ya know i could see a mesmer purposefully wearing revealing 'armor' -  make copies of yourself, several scanitly clad images could be very distracting to an opponent. ( im reminded of a porn star that was into fps's, used a 'topless' mod, knowing that other players would pause for a swecond to look, making for an easy kill - true story).

heavy armor classes make less sense, as plate armor kind of loses its effect if a lot of skin is exposed.

Originally posted by Bubbaganoosh

Would you mind clarafying what is stupid? and why?

At first they kind of are if they are casters, because of their starting gear, but they will eventually pick up some pants and be fine.

BTW, some of these male armor sets are pretty sexualized if I do say so myself.

The man to the very left. Look at those abs. Look at that kilt. He is showing about as much skin as that lady in the middle.

Originally posted by Geobardi

Originally posted by Bubbaganoosh

Let me clarify, I wasn't complaning about the way the women are dressed, I'm merely speculating that some people, male and female would like to play a female toon that isn't wearing skimpy clothing. Admittedly I didn't look much past the starting clothes for cloth ligh armor classes.

Here is an image of all the light armor sets for female characters found in the Beta, as you can see there are armors of all types, so no, the armors in GW2 are not oversexualized, you can't say that if you only saw a little portion of the choices available.

I think that link is enough to finish this thread...... Only a small minority of armors can be considered "oversexualized" people are just overreacting.

Sexualization is part of life. Women do it to dudes, dudes do it to chicks. I voted for the "<3 boobies".

 The mesmer outfit is my favourite from what I have seen so far! XD And a reply to someone earlier in the thread.... why would the mesmer outfit not be designed by a woman? Oh right.. cause her stockings are showing *rolls eyes* come on guys some of us girls like to look good in games .

But there will always be someone who thinks one is whorish if revealing a bit of skin.... at the end of the day we are still looking at pixels.

it depends on your thinking . but i think for children or for people who dont like oversexualization you can put the voluntary censor button . in that way people who dont like it will not be offended . just an idea :P

Originally posted by Valgar1

To actually make this a topic,

the only people who should be voteing or have an opinion are WOMEN who play the game. My wife played the beta and thinks just the oposite. Most people play fantasy games to act how they wouldnt normaly in RL. Im sure women want to fell sexy. I do not want the opinion of a 14 year old boy who plays a female char.

So, you only want to hear the opinions of those who support your point of view?

The fact is, games are generally aimed at the very people you are saying you don't want to hear from. If you dont like it... well, tough, you'll just have to find another game.

Originally posted by Poison_Adele

Originally posted by Geobardi

Originally posted by Bubbaganoosh

Let me clarify, I wasn't complaning about the way the women are dressed, I'm merely speculating that some people, male and female would like to play a female toon that isn't wearing skimpy clothing. Admittedly I didn't look much past the starting clothes for cloth ligh armor classes.

Here is an image of all the light armor sets for female characters found in the Beta, as you can see there are armors of all types, so no, the armors in GW2 are not oversexualized, you can't say that if you only saw a little portion of the choices available.

I looked for that image for ages before giving up. You're my hero!

I really just don't get how people are still saying the game forces skimpy clothing on them unless they either haven't played the game.

The game doesn't force skimpy clothing on you, it's just popular to everyone else. And if it is popular to everyone else, then the people that are bothered by it are forced to see it.

Originally posted by aesperus

.... Really?

Most of the armors don't even show belly buttons, let alone anything else. I wasn't aware that women were supposed to completely veil their bodies in order to not be 'over-sexualized'. Now I'm not a neo-feminist, but I'd imagine that most female gamers want to be able to play a character that they think 'looks good', regardless of whether or not that means sexy. GW2 offers a lot of range in this regard, from the heavily protected Warrior types, to the more revealing scholar classes (most particularly the mesmer).

Keep in mind that the mesmers are supposed to be somewhat alluring. Part of their whole mystique is their ability to charm others, and that can mean sex appeal. However, if one wants to play more of a librarian lady, they can.

+1

Originally posted by Valgar1

To actually make this a topic,

the only people who should be voteing or have an opinion are WOMEN who play the game. My wife played the beta and thinks just the oposite. Most people play fantasy games to act how they wouldnt normaly in RL. Im sure women want to fell sexy. I do not want the opinion of a 14 year old boy who plays a female char.

Because either you're a woman, or an immature 14 year old boy, right? 

Mature and relevant opinions about sexism and sexualization can come from both genders. Your argument is like saying that white people shouldn't participate in discussions about racism. Apart from being horribly discriminatory yourself, you're also hamstringing the discussion's ability to impact those who (probably) most need to hear from a more diverse perspective. In other words: what good is it to shoo all of the "boys" out of a sexism discussion, when you blame the "boys" for being sexist in the first place?