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Really? Cause it looks to me like it's impossible to tell from that picture just how wide the heel is at the base although the angle suggests it's narrow. It could be wide enough so that it's not a stiletto at all. Besides, what about all the barbarians fighting on frozen tundra? Being able to easily dig a heel into the ice might even be an advantage.
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Originally Posted by SlickRiptide
I jumped back to the first post in the thread just to verify. The "barbarian" in question is definitely wearing stilletto heels, albeit a bit thicker than typical pump heels because she's wearing boots.
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I don't know. My first thought was "They couldn't pick a better color to show it off in?"
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Originally Posted by Calibre
My take after seeing that female 'barbarian' nonsense:
Gotta be a snarky joke. It dismisses decades of comic book and fantasy barbarian art in blatant deliberateness. It simply HAS to be a joke or when we all woke up this morning we found ourselves in an alien, bizarro dimension only we haven't figure it out, yet. Cal |
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My very first character, Maiden Canada, was/ is a 15 year-old girl. I made her an Inv/ SS Tanker because I liked the idea of this skinny little girl that villains would constantly underestimate, who would be (in my mind at least) nearly on a par with Superman. After all these years, she remains one of my two favourite characters. Slightly more than half of my characters are female and they all tend to be melee types.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Idle side note: I don't know when this started, but mine are almost entirely the reverse. Almost all of my strongest, heaviest fighters are women and most of my lighter characters are men. If I had to put a reason to this, it's because I find the "big strong man" concept more than a little boring, bland and done to death...
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I'm simply going to add on to this thread with a plea to the devs:
I would like more non-sexualized costume options for my characters, please.
Ok. On to the meat of my post. I play females, I only play females. I'm weird that way, I've tried making males and they simply never get played. It's awkward staring at the wrong gender when I have the choice. This means I am incredibly jealous at the completely unused portion of every Booster pack I've purchased (which is all but the animal one). Especially the Steampunk pack. That jacket? Those boots? Speaking of the male versions, of course. I WANT THEM. Badly. Very badly. I would get far more use out of the male Steampunk options than I have gotten or will ever get out of the female options, if only they were made available to females.
I do have some characters with heels and sexy outfits, and I am definitely not asking for production of that sort of style to cease. But, please, give me other options. Give me fancy shirts and not just skimpy bustiers. Give me flat boots, or short chunky heel boots, with fancy fold down tops like the steampunk male sort. Make thigh-high boots like that, without tall heels. (If you ever saw a picture of Isabela from Dragon Age 2, her boots are awesome and I want them, please).
I am hoping that Freedom will bring in more options, especially now that they don't have to be bundled into a pack, and hopefully with less gender restriction. Please.
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Do Want!
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That's actually a pretty good way of putting it - I'd like to see more female costumes that aren't defined by being specifically and only "female."|
Originally Posted by Shazzie
I would like more non-sexualized costume options for my characters, please.
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It is for the above reason that I look forward to the IDF costume set. I honestly don't think I have much use for it on my guys, but the relatively bulky boots and gloves will be an EXCELLENT addition to my Stardiver:
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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Really? Cause it looks to me like it's impossible to tell from that picture just how wide the heel is at the base although the angle suggests it's narrow. It could be wide enough so that it's not a stiletto at all. Besides, what about all the barbarians fighting on frozen tundra? Being able to easily dig a heel into the ice might even be an advantage.
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Honestly, I have no investment in arguing about it. The boots don't appeal to me. I'll invest my paragon points elsewhere. Done and done. That's about the total impact on my world and that's pretty much all of the feedback that Paragon Studios really needs to take away from the thread from my posts. heh. Your mileage may vary, as always.
Actually, I'd voice my support for more non-gender-specific gear but the devs have ignored requests along those lines for years so I take it as policy these days that women are sexy and men are buff and that's just that. I'd personally be perfectly satisfied if the upshot of this shoe discussion is that we got a good-looking, semi-authentic primitive skins/leather boot that was available for all three genders (male/female/huge).
You know, I'm done reading the pages on this thread, it's mostly just people complaining anyway...
My Lego Models http://www.flickr.com/photos/30369639@N07/ lemur lad: God you can't be that stupid... I'm on at the same time as you for once, and not 20 minutes into it you give me something worth petitioning?Lady-Dee: Hey my fat keeps me warm in the winter and shady in the summer.
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I'm still waiting for Multi-Team-Based costume designing!
[league] League Leader: Team 1 has head, team 2 has upper body and legs, team 3 take back detail and auras! [league] PuG Member Frank: I've always found it better to divide by Head, Body and Legs, then all three teams move to auras and back options! [league] PuG Member Joe: Can I be on the head team? [league] PuG Member Al: Wait... who selected Trench Coat?? [league] League Leader: Ack, Boot Team, that color does NOT match our hat!! [league] PuG Member Betty: Wait who has auras? OMG turn the flies aura off! [league] League Leader: IMPORTANT!! Please STOP hitting the Match Colors button!!! ... |
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Why does that look like Space Thunder Kids?
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Originally Posted by Mr. DJ
LET'S DO THIS!
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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No Sam, that's Voltr... **googles space thunder kids**
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I see what you did there.
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I'm still waiting for Multi-Team-Based costume designing!
[league] League Leader: Team 1 has head, team 2 has upper body and legs, team 3 take back detail and auras! [league] PuG Member Frank: I've always found it better to divide by Head, Body and Legs, then all three teams move to auras and back options! [league] PuG Member Joe: Can I be on the head team? [league] PuG Member Al: Wait... who selected Trench Coat?? [league] League Leader: Ack, Boot Team, that color does NOT match our hat!! [league] PuG Member Betty: Wait who has auras? OMG turn the flies aura off! [league] League Leader: IMPORTANT!! Please STOP hitting the Match Colors button!!! ... |
For a few moments they stood there, silently, and then they turned and entered their mission and my hero never saw them again.
Possibly due to retinal damage.
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Hugs. You are correct. I am very comfortable with the idea of a solo path but with slower progression..errr.. as long as it is faster than what we have now |
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I think only the most fanatical soloers would be expecting to be able to progress at the same rate as the players who run the Trials - most of the people asking for a solo path seem ok with slower progress.
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You've got the power
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Originally Posted by Chyll
Whew, good thing your opinion isn't the deciding one.
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Lisa-Needs coffee bad.
So don't wait for heroes, do it yourself
You've got the power
winners are losers
who got up and gave it just one more try
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Give her her non-sexualised costumes.|
Originally Posted by Shazzie
I would like more non-sexualized costume options for my characters, please.
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Give me more non-sexualised costumes, too.
Especially hair-styles. Can we have more long fancy hair styles for men?
Don't sexualise my male toons as rambo or conan and force them to choose between a crew-cut or barbaric mess.
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Big wide grin..who knows..Golden Girl does seem to know things..mayhaps she is not the daughter of a Dev as I have always thought..maybe Golden Girl is the personal account for a Dev...wider grin..she might even be War Witch
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My take after seeing that female 'barbarian' nonsense:
Gotta be a snarky joke.
It dismisses decades of comic book and fantasy barbarian art in blatant deliberateness. It simply HAS to be a joke or when we all woke up this morning we found ourselves in an alien, bizarro dimension only we haven't figure it out, yet.
Cal