Video games, more specifically MMOs, have a male-dominated playerbase. It's like a "boys only" club. The developers know what the majority of their players want because they know their demographic. Gamers/nerds are notorious for having limited interaction with women (yes there are exceptions but not many in the big picture), so there has always been a history of fantasy games having highly sexualized female characters.

This is not a new concept and has dated back to some of the oldest games like D&D. It could also very well be the reason there are so few female gamers who are interested in games like these. Video games aren't the only form of media that does this, as you can see it in plenty of movies and all over television. Unfortunately there is a social stigma attached to being a computer nerd especially one that plays MMOs, and not to a movie buff or couch potato addicted to their TiVo.

If you can understand this then games like TERA should not come as a surprise to you. Let's not forget the disparity in cultures and what is viewed as socially acceptable between the Western and Asian markets, as that's another topic by itself.

Search "Video Games and the Female Audience" on Youtube. Extracreditz does a great job elaborating on this subject.

Again i'll just reiterate the fact that the NA version is already censored because of "Socially Correct" Trolls like the OP. I hate knowing that we are not getting the TRUE game because of the whinny [filtered]es.

It's about time we in North America and Europe revolt against this behavior... Why should we be forced to be censored because a small group of people complain every chance they get... If they don't get their way suddenly the game is not right, or its vulgar or is evil.... Those type of people need to play a different game.

If you are serious and not trolling and you really think this game needs to be changed just because of your thoughts go away and leave us alone... go play hello kitty while us MMO-FO's play the game. The Dev's didn't design this game for you... The Dev's designed this game for us MMO-FO's and well trying to be honest make money.

Bring back the real Elin's bring back the real artwork you see in Ktera....

it's about time the 9/10 start boycotting this censorship BS.

please don't ban me for this I love you

Quote: Precept on 2012-03-02 14:37:11 UTC - view

Actually the people with "limited interaction" are in the minority as far as gaming is concerned. You're basing your whole argument on a stereotype but hahaha okay.

It's still so weird to me that in a game where we're slaughtering the hell out of random things that some people find a [filtered] or two offensive (I have them -- they're cool). I welcome a world where we screw the ever living crap out of everything and use sex as a means to stifle violence (bonobo anyone?). This has nothing to do with the media. We're flaunting and enjoying a baser instinct. Men are being "sexualized" in their own sense in these games. It's just different because they don't have hips and a pair of (real) [filtered].

praise be to yevon and stuff.

Not all stereotypes are false, because if they were then they wouldn't be stereotypes. When concerning nerds and gaming, and if you take offense to being called a nerd you should just stop reading, it is largely male-based and there are few females in comparison to the rest of us. Ask anyone on the street if they think gamers are good with ladies because if that were true then you'd be right, the ones with limited interaction with women would be in the minority. Read again: I'm not saying all gamers are bad with women, but as part of being a nerd comes the social awkwardness that I know many of my nerdy friends have. The nerd culture is simply something most women are not very into, read: MOST women. And there are reasons for that. They are highly outnumbered here.

But it doesn't really matter, I've strayed a bit off the topic.

I really wish they would just close threads like this. I would hate for all this whining to make the game even MORE censored. I want to play the real game. Not some cheap, prude American knock-off.

I'm afraid that if they were to censor anymore of the game that I would drop it in a heart beat and go play J Tera.

OP you got a good point, but we need to go further.



This is how cloth armor should look, no exceptions.

Quote: Precept on 2012-03-02 16:23:52 UTC - view

It really sounds like you're projecting. I can't think of a single guy I know who actively plays video games and has little interaction with women (or anyone in general). MMO's are largely populated by casual players, people who you know ..."have a life".

Nerd =/= social awkwardness or people who play video games for that matter. Secondly, if your reasoning for this being a male dominated activity is because it's "sexualized", then women are screwed because we're "sexualized" in everything, even the stuff that we're into, i.e. that logically makes zero sense.

I am still waiting for PETA to protest this game because cute fuzzy animals are being hurt! Save the Popori!!!! Ok no seriously, what part of sex sells do people not get? I know I was bashing on PETA before but even THEY use sex to sell their ideas!

It's usually a narrow focus on the female Castanic armors that provokes the derision of some of and the PC sermonizing of others. Now that I've gotten to play the game, I'm actually surprised at how many of the amor styles for the other races can range from cute to almost demure. The first metal sets for female humans are a plunging neckline chainmail mini, not full coverage but nowhere near as brazenly sexual as the Castanic ones. Looked at from the back, they seem to be wearing chainmail tunics. The high elf stuff seems to be somewhere in between.

What's not always acknowledged or understood (and is consistently ignored by Tera trolls) is that the very sexy looks of the Castanics fit the lore and design of the race. Even less acknowledged is the fact that the sexy looks fit into the generally over the top aesthetics of the entire game--everything in the game is baroque, overdone, over the top, and in your face. It's part of the Tera experience, and changing it would materially harm the game's appeal.

Also, I know at least one of the new Castanic styles I've seen that's shortly coming out in Korea does cover more (still very sexy--form fitting and showing all the curves, but with less skin), so the artists for the game seem to be listening to segments of the player base who perhaps would like to play a Castanic but would prefer to cover a bit more. I for one am all for this--the key isn't to censor the existing stuff and reduce overall choice, but to add more options so that everyone can be individually happy.

Now the day the designers listen to censorius puritans saying that ALL the Castanic armor has to offer full coverage is the day I drop the game. Choice is good; PC censorship is bad.

So how do I go about having this hyper sex with women?