Why are people so against the idea of a female dwarf option?

[Mae]

I understand we don't need female dwarves but what's the problem with having more customisation and diversity options in the game. I already enjoy making each of my classes incredibly unique and having a second gender to choose from would make that better! Not to mention we'd get 4 new voice actors to go along with the original lovable cast.

I genuinely don't see why some people are so against female dwarves? Is it pure sexism or something along those lines? I'm not an SJW or anything but I think the more diversity the better purely for the sake of customisation and choice.

EDIT: I mostly saw this sheer dislike and hate of the idea on the roadmap post comments where it was mentioned as a possible future addition to the game.

[Ragnarr Loðbrók]

Professor Hugedix の投稿を引用：

Ragnarr Loðbrók の投稿を引用：

It's even more silly when you know that in most stories they is no optical diffrence nor a acustic diffrence between male and female dwarf.

Thats make the whole i'm against female dwarfs absolutly silly..

Long live the idiocracy

Well what you're requesting is exactly what the devs didn't want to do, which is to do half the job as a joke and make everyone feel bad about it. They specifically said that if they do it, they will do it correctly. which means it should obviously come after actual game features.

I'm not requesting anything ^^, i honestly couldn't care less if the dwarfs in this game are male or female, if devs do something or not. That why i'm making fun out of it. I just find the whole situation about female&male dwarfs silly ^^ especially since it's fictional

[Ragnarr Loðbrók]

Dwarfurious の投稿を引用：

Because apparently people LOVE genderlocking in video games after all; meanwhile im still pissed at all the mmo's that don't have male dwarves and make the female ones kewt widdle loli's. People dont want unattractive females in video games period.

i want "unattractive" females!

[Mage Hand, Wizard Brand]

Because it's a complete waste of dev time and resources for something that 0.0001% of the entire community probably wants, and even then half the people who asked for this ♥♥♥♥ in the past never played the game nor had any intention on buying it.
It's just a bait topic that leads nowhere but political cuckery from both sides of the arguments, be it trolls or not. I'd just rather have the devs use their time and resources on actual content that would add to the game, instead of literal useless waste.

[Professor Hugedix]

Ragnarr Loðbrók の投稿を引用：

Professor Hugedix の投稿を引用：

Well what you're requesting is exactly what the devs didn't want to do, which is to do half the job as a joke and make everyone feel bad about it. They specifically said that if they do it, they will do it correctly. which means it should obviously come after actual game features.

I'm not requesting anything ^^, i honestly couldn't care less if the dwarfs in this game are male or female, if devs do something or not. That why i'm making fun out of it. I just find the whole situation about female&male dwarfs silly ^^ especially since it's fictional

It seems like you have a lot to say about it if you're cross-posting your arguments into other threads. at least try to stay on topic if you are "just joking"

[Ragnarr Loðbrók]

Professor Hugedix の投稿を引用：

Ragnarr Loðbrók の投稿を引用：

I'm not requesting anything ^^, i honestly couldn't care less if the dwarfs in this game are male or female, if devs do something or not. That why i'm making fun out of it. I just find the whole situation about female&male dwarfs silly ^^ especially since it's fictional

It seems like you have a lot to say about it if you're cross-posting your arguments into other threads. at least try to stay on topic if you are "just joking"

I saw that thread here today, and answered for the fun , then i saw another thread about nearly the same topic (female names) in a "male dwarf game" in case this is a "male dwarf" game, maybe we are already playing all female dwarfs, running in a female company and we just don't know it, because we can't tell the diffrence :P

I have alot to say when it comes to black humour and humans acting like the typical human^^

[Mage Hand, Wizard Brand]

BR Recruta の投稿を引用：

i still don`t understand the Female dwarfs having beard

for all i could care, the universe of DRG has its own type of dwarfs, saying female Dwarfs should have beards (in case they are added) because other mediums made them like that, that is something i do not understand

besides, until devs give Give their statement about female dwarfs and if they are ever going to be added, this type of discussions will never cease to end

Removing beards is removing half the game's customisation, and also exposing the facial models of the dwarves, and let's be honest half the people don't find the male ones pretty, so female ones won't be an exception (no way the devs don't make the females also have them beautiful chins n folds). Additionally replacing beards with lesser customisation options will further discourage players from using them, because why would someone want to sacrifice a beautiful beard for like some hair customisation or jewelry? That just makes the whole thing an even bigger waste of time and resources on the dev's part

[Nathiri]

Dwarfurious の投稿を引用：

Because apparently people LOVE genderlocking in video games after all; meanwhile im still pissed at all the mmo's that don't have male dwarves and make the female ones kewt widdle loli's. People dont want unattractive females in video games period.

Now we're getting somewhere.

Speaking for myself (a woman) I'm always happy when there's something non-cute to play, give me something monstrous or fierce or whatever. I prefer non-human races in any game where there's an option to choose. There's so much attractive (both male and female) and in my mind it's all too often one-note generic brand hotness, even non-humans generally get the sexy treatment.

Nothing wrong with sexy, just want to be something else sometimes and not have a female warrior in an absurdist outfit.

That being said, i don't think I ever worried about there not being a female character in DRG. I love my beards, and I like being able to have an older male character that has white hair that doesn't look like Santa.

[Drain]

Apparently this is in the warhammer universe where you just crawl out from under a rock when you're born. Blizzard did it right by giving every race both genders up front. That's far less weird than the alternative.

[Ragnarr Loðbrók]

Liguar の投稿を引用：

Dwarfurious の投稿を引用：

Because apparently people LOVE genderlocking in video games after all; meanwhile im still pissed at all the mmo's that don't have male dwarves and make the female ones kewt widdle loli's. People dont want unattractive females in video games period.

Now we're getting somewhere.

Speaking for myself (a woman) I'm always happy when there's something non-cute to play, give me something monstrous or fierce or whatever. I prefer non-human races in any game where there's an option to choose. There's so much attractive (both male and female) and in my mind it's all too often one-note generic brand hotness, even non-humans generally get the sexy treatment.

Nothing wrong with sexy, just want to be something else sometimes and not have a female warrior in an absurdist outfit.

That being said, i don't think I ever worried about there not being a female character in DRG. I love my beards, and I like being able to have an older male character that has white hair that doesn't look like Santa.

[JRS]

pretty much 100% of games are feminist nowadays, you can play pretty girls with small arms and big miniguns everywhere, lets not ruin the immersion here

what if female dwarves are not miners lore-wise, is it sexism ?

[Derpykat5]

Ragnarr Loðbrók の投稿を引用：

Well lets see here:
-Needs new voice actor <-- No need due already having just one voice for all 4 clases , pick the same voice and pitch it
-Needs new animations <-- not really female dwarf doesn't look diffrent they look exactly the same like male dwarf they doesn't even walk diffrent
-What about beards? <-- female dwarfs grown beards too and mustache
-Doesn't make sense (a woman miner, really?) <-- it does actually makes sense cause a dwarf is a dwarf no matter female or male
-Would probably change the tone of the game <--- not really
-Most people would hate it (look at Payday 2) <-- hate is such a strong feeling for something fictional

You really can't pitch shift a male's voice to make it sound like a female, unless you think rich atmosphere scout sounds female.

But that also raises the question; if it looks the same, moves the same, sounds the same, and behaves the same, why do you need both?

Maebae の投稿を引用：

I understand we don't need female dwarves but what's the problem with having more customisation and diversity options in the game. I already enjoy making each of my classes incredibly unique and having a second gender to choose from would make that better! Not to mention we'd get 4 new voice actors to go along with the original lovable cast.

I genuinely don't see why some people are so against female dwarves? Is it pure sexism or something along those lines? I'm not an SJW or anything but I think the more diversity the better purely for the sake of customisation and choice.

EDIT: I mostly saw this sheer dislike and hate of the idea on the roadmap post comments where it was mentioned as a possible future addition to the game.

People dislike this because it has been over-suggested and is an exhausted topic. People also dislike it because it really isn't a necessary addition and the dev resources would probably be better used elsewhere.

[Addison1024]

this is how i think it should be done: change the facial structure, adjust he voice pitch slightly. leave everything else untouched.
as for why people dislike it? it has been suggested so dang much that people just groan when they see the same thread again.

[Mae]

I see I awoke the swarm!

Again this isn't a feature which needs to be added, nor would I or anyone give a damn if female dwares got added or not.

And I don't think anyone, myself included, suggested adding female dwarves for the sake of equality but as a matter of fact for the sake of customisation! I know I'd love female dwarves because it would give me the option to diversify my team and open up more customisation, which is a large aspect of the game.

I've not seen a single soul getting mad at GSG or suggesting boycotting them over the lack of female dwarves. My aim is to say if GSG want to add female dwarves they can and there's no reason not to, not to say that GSG are sexist scum for not choosing to add them.

I'm saying being against the concept because "it wouldn't make sense" is entirely stupid. Making female dwarves does require effort and development time and that's fine. But if GSG do ever choose to add them there isn't any good reason to be against that.

No it isn't a necessary addition, nor is it one many people care for; but if at a point it can be done and GSG choose to ever do so then let them, the more customisation options the better.

[Vault Traveler]

Simple reason, „we“ want content not some meme stuff.

[Nathiri]

Vault Traveler の投稿を引用：

Simple reason, „we“ want content not some meme stuff.

I purchased the Roughneck DLC which is all cosmetic. Is that a meme as well, or is it content or does it not matter because it's fun?

I think the community enjoys customisation options :)