Sexist Reloaded

[Mikka]

OK, deep breath. I'll try to not lose my temper and start swearing at you
if you'll have the courage to not delete this post just because you can't
take critisizm. Deal?

The latest change to the walk animation for female characters carries with
it clearly suggestive (at best) or downright slutty (at worst)
connotations. This is sexist and demeaning to every female player of the
game. And the fact that you assumed that I wanted to send those signals to
every boy on the server and removed my choice to decide if and when i want
to be a sex object to somebody is, quite frankly, personally insulting. Had
this been a choice like waving, running, dancing I would still not approve
of the idea, but hey, I can live with it since I have the choice of saying
"I don't want to be a sex object to every guy on the server" (or do as the
case may be). You didn't give me that choice. You assumed that every girl
on the server wants to be a sex object for every teenage boy and impolite
adult male playing the game. Unrequested and innapropriate comments are
already a way of life in RO (less than other games admittedly). But now
you've added fuel to that fire. Thanks.

So, in summary, you have made a change to the game that:

1) Does absolutely nothing to enhance gameplay. 2) Forces (it's not an
option like dancing) the female players into behaving in a suggestive
manner with absolutely no regard to their desires or feelings. 3) Adds fuel
to something that is already a problem for every female Internet game
player (most play male characters exactly for that reason). 4) Is sexist,
demeaning and insulting.

So exactly what was this completely idiotic and inconsiderate change
supposed to accomplish?

Would it be OK to make all the male players walk in a really gay manner and
have to put up with sexual innuendo, ridicule and remarks? Didn't think so.
What makes you think that I appreciate your forcing me to behave that way?

Bah, I don't even know why I'm posting this. If any of you had an iota of
sensitivity or concern for the feelings of your female players this would
never have happened to begin with. Just more proof that you no longer care
about the people who play your game. Was the reason this change didn't sit
on Amun for weeks for people to see that you knew we'd be upset and didn't
care? Or was it a last minute, untested change that you just threw out
there without caring what it might do to gameplay or players feelings?
Either way it sure looks to me like you don't care at all about the user
community, especially the women.

Please either remove this worthless and insulting garbage change, or
provide me the alternative of converting my characters to male ones with
different names so that I can avoid acting like the slut you are forcing
the females to be.

Thank You

Jen

P.S.: Somebody at NGD owes the women of this game an apology for implying that we all want to be/act like little sex toys for the boy's amusement. Yes, it is a PERSONAL insult.