Are Female Armors Denigrating?

[areppon]

No, they are not denigrating. This very topic is denigrating. It's absolutely appalling to see all of these so-called purists whining and bleating over players' desire to have more interesting varieties of body style/shapes, and clothes/armor for their characters, companions and NPCs. What's really denigrating is the labeling of people who want to improve the look of their characters and NPCs as being (a) perverts and (b) horny men that get their sexual jollies off in video games. What's even more appalling is the notion that it's perfectly OK to have a video game to sate Humans' (both men AND woemen) MANIACAL, MURDERING, THIEVING, HOMICIDAL FETISHES, embellished with mods (created by the very same people complaining about sex in these games) that create more GORE, BLOOD, GUTS and DEATH implemented with and bigger and better (and sometimes anti-lore) WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION with which to MAIM, MURDER, BURN and RIP THE GUTS OUT OF ANTYHING THAT MOVES! You people make me sick. Anybody here remember the Hot Coffee Mod from GTA San Andreas? All of you here can relate to the THRILL of WATCHING SOMEONE'S LIMBS DISMEMBER AND FLY IN ALL DIRECTIONS and their BRAINS SPLATTER ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD in a PUREE OF MUNG AND GORE as you EXCITEDLY RUN THEM DOWN WITH YOUR MAIBATSU MONSTROSITY which has been modded into a FORD EXPEDITION to MAKE IT EVEN MORE REALISTIC, just so you can SATISFY YOUR DESIRE TO DO IT IN REAL LIFE every time you see SOMEONE RIDING A BICYCLE in the street or PEDESTRIANS crossing the street. But the minute someone wants to look good while doing it, or says SEX it's suddenly back to church! SEX! Really? The one thing that DOESN'T kill people?! And you all wonder why John wrote what he did in Revelation (we are after all what he saw)? Give me a fracking break! Take your Hippocratic judgements and lock them up in the church vault where they belong. Then go return your copy of these games and quit playing them, stop going to the movies and watching TV, because all of these things are filled with these malefic things you condone and harmless things you condemn. Then when you stop being a hypocrite, take the time to mind your own business and allow people to enjoy in their own way. The best benefit you can do is pray that their way isn't harmful to others. It's like Nintii said:

If the mod is a sexual orientation mod or can be used as a same sex mod whether it be male or female then it's your choice.

If you're a guy and want to wear leather n' chains or pretty pink handcuffs (please don't write me a "you're being oh so stereotypical response, I'll read the first line and move on), then wear that.

Everyone has the right to enjoy their way and no one except God has the right to judge that.

 

Good day.

[zegh8578]

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such fury :o

 

personally i merely find "sexy armors" to be illogical. if theres an entire sequence of a game where a woman will remove her fully-covering armor, for more obvious reasons, im all for that. just cover the boobs up for battle, or theyll be shot off, and nobody wants that

[Gracinfields]

Not actually totaly true Black Baron ME3 will containt it. Me personally I am not even going to venture that route and stick with Tali on my main and also my engineer.

 

However on topic some people say bring up reality as a preferance and inspiration for Fantisy gaming. But what they do no realise is that far back in the bronze age and even in the Iron age Armor or clothing wasn't always worn. The reason for this was due to the fact that an impact from a weapon could push cloth into the wound which would cause it to fester should they live thought he battle. This would cause fever and other issues on the wound area. As for the Bronze weapons themselves these weapons would not cut as much as they would break the bone in the area they impacted. The reason being Bronze itself is a very soft metal alloy and will bend under such impacts. Iron and later steel would provide the weapons that would rend flesh and limbs; which is the era where plate was being developed. These armors were primarly to defend against glancing blows and close range blows from bladed weapons. They did have a weakness to arrows as the 1 pound projectile moving a good speed could punch though. This later was fixed by adding chain mail and multiple players of interlocking plates. But this happen in Europe, not in as much in the Americas where at best armor was little more then leather with a bit of bone.

 

As someone said before what is done in your own single player game is up to that person and that person only; if they want to share it with the rest of use we have the option of not using it at all. Negitive comments on said armors should not even be posted as it doesn't affect you what so ever. If you don't like it at all then I have something else to say try and make a great looking armor mesh/texture yourself and uploaded it, then maybe you might have a little more respect for the person who actually spent time making said armors as it is a very time consuming project and difficult if you are starting with little or no knowledge of 3d modeling.

[elvinkun]

Actually, Mass Effect does have "lesbian" scenes that are made just for fanboys and a homophobic double standard, where there's no bisexual male companion but there is a bisexual female one. It is sexist for that reason.

Well, there is a possibility of lesbian scene only if you play female at the first place ...and, well, technically Liara is not a female - and that's where it all gets a bit awkward when you think about it. Have you actually seen the report tho?

 

Tho yeah, it's the good old story about how people hate homosexuals...except for when they are nice girls.

Edited December 20, 2011 by elvinkun

[DeadMansFist849]

Actually, I did see the report and it was stupid. I only think Mass Effect is not as awesome and progressive as it's claimed to be, not that it's horrible and that we need to "think of the children".

[elvinkun]

Actually, I did see the report and it was stupid. I only think Mass Effect is not as awesome and progressive as it's claimed to be, not that it's horrible and that we need to "think of the children".

Well, I wasn't trying to promote or demote ME series, I just wanted to point out that the people offended by "skimpy" outfits and similar adult-oriented mods (or parts of a game) are usually either rather unintellectualy looking women or middleaged men who keep going on about sexism and that's just ...weird and somewhat ironic.

Edited December 20, 2011 by elvinkun

[Aurielius]

Actually, I did see the report and it was stupid. I only think Mass Effect is not as awesome and progressive as it's claimed to be, not that it's horrible and that we need to "think of the children".

Well, I wasn't trying to promote or demote ME series, I just wanted to point out that the people offended by "skimpy" outfits and similar adult-oriented mods (or parts of a game) are usually either rather unintellectualy looking women or middleaged men who keep going on about sexism and that's just ...weird and somewhat ironic.

How does one discern that a woman 'looks' unintellectual? Is there a vacant caption floating over her head? :whistling:

[elvinkun]

How does one discern that a woman 'looks' unintellectual? Is there a vacant caption floating over her head? :whistling:

Yes, let's play the game of words! If I had "the" mood, I would just say "look in the mirror", but no, oh no, I won't.

I think you know what I meant... And if not, you are a happy person and will be forever... if you won't try to find out :tongue:

...Even tho that one newsteller actually does "look unintellectual" and that's even before she starts speaking... Those little mysteries...

Edited December 20, 2011 by elvinkun

[Shantih]

Actually, I did see the report and it was stupid. I only think Mass Effect is not as awesome and progressive as it's claimed to be, not that it's horrible and that we need to "think of the children".

Well, I wasn't trying to promote or demote ME series, I just wanted to point out that the people offended by "skimpy" outfits and similar adult-oriented mods (or parts of a game) are usually either rather unintellectualy looking women or middleaged men who keep going on about sexism and that's just ...weird and somewhat ironic.

How does one discern that a woman 'looks' unintellectual? Is there a vacant caption floating over her head? :whistling:

 

Maybe it's the old cliché that women with glasses are supposed to be clever? ;D

[hoofhearted4]

at least they put woman in the game. if they really wanted to objectify them, they wouldnt have put them in at all, considering woman warriors were unheard of in medieval times. :P

 

Well then would you like to explain away Boedica of the Iceni, Amulasuntha of the Goth's , Brunhilde of the Visigoths ,Margret of Anjou, Anna Nzinga or Joan of Arc? I only picked actual field warriors if I extended the list the women who just headed campaigns it would be longer.

 

besides Joan of Arc, the others are unheard of. i can google woman warriors too and come up with a list, or "wikipedia that s***" but that doesnt count hell i cant even pronounce any of those other names. my point rests. woman warriors were unheard of.