I'm really sorry the discussion kind of went the way it did. Â 
I didn't mean to suggest that you had to cater to anyone else in the community at all. Â Your character is your own to shape and do with as you please, as is each of ours. Â I was just pointing out that - like most things - there is a community element as well. Â And I was curious if any consideration was being given to them (more specifically those who may be closest to your character) for all of the reasons that have been brought up.
It is kind of a moot point though. Â I would think in the most significant examples there would be some communication between the individual that was changing that aspect of his/her identity to make sure everyone was on the same page.
And I admit I do think it's a big deal. Â No a character's race or gender isn't everything. Â But some of the more involved characters who have developed from 1.0 have left their mark on others in the community. Â I'm perhaps fortunate that nobody close to Eva is making any such change, but it would leave me in a strange predicament if her best friend became a male, or her lover changed to a different race. Â I'm not saying that a little communication couldn't help iron out the wrinkles there - just that it might be strange for some.
I noted in reading through these posts that was some criticism of how things were carried out in 1.0. Â We had information (albeit not a lot) about each of the races/clans before the 1.0 alpha opened. Â We made our selections based on that information. Â Some of the races have seen a lot more information in the lore than others. Â Some of us have been left to improvise a bit with the little lore we have been given, and hope we see some more.
Also it may bear mention that I have RPed in 1.0 with a number of male miqo'te - three or four at least - that were represented by female character models with the hope/intent to switch at ARR.
Finally, my stance on the whole thing is that I agree with Yssen insofar as it's ultimately up to the players themselves to choose what they think is best for their individual characters. Â You have to log in and be able to have fun and own your role - whatever it may be. Â That said, it helps to be mindful of those others who log in and have interacted with your character, and how this change might also impact them. Â In many cases, it might not. Â On the flipside of that coin, there are some options we have now that we didn't have before, so using this transitional 1.0-to-ARR period as a "one time race/gender change" would seem to be a fair thing for those who wanted to utilize that. Â I admit I'm really ambivalent on the whole matter. Â I know I had written hundreds of journal entries in my time from 1.0 recording information about people and events, and having to go back and make changes - or regard some RP that happened as having happened differently perhaps - would be offputting to me. Â I also keep asking myself how things might have played out differently if so-and-so was a male instead of a female, or of a different race. Â It is interesting to think about. Â I wish there was an easy solution that left everyone happy.
While a bit abrasive in some cases, the responses so far have been interesting and insightful. Â I guess it really was food for thought.
I didn't mean to suggest that you had to cater to anyone else in the community at all. Â Your character is your own to shape and do with as you please, as is each of ours. Â I was just pointing out that - like most things - there is a community element as well. Â And I was curious if any consideration was being given to them (more specifically those who may be closest to your character) for all of the reasons that have been brought up.
It is kind of a moot point though. Â I would think in the most significant examples there would be some communication between the individual that was changing that aspect of his/her identity to make sure everyone was on the same page.
And I admit I do think it's a big deal. Â No a character's race or gender isn't everything. Â But some of the more involved characters who have developed from 1.0 have left their mark on others in the community. Â I'm perhaps fortunate that nobody close to Eva is making any such change, but it would leave me in a strange predicament if her best friend became a male, or her lover changed to a different race. Â I'm not saying that a little communication couldn't help iron out the wrinkles there - just that it might be strange for some.
I noted in reading through these posts that was some criticism of how things were carried out in 1.0. Â We had information (albeit not a lot) about each of the races/clans before the 1.0 alpha opened. Â We made our selections based on that information. Â Some of the races have seen a lot more information in the lore than others. Â Some of us have been left to improvise a bit with the little lore we have been given, and hope we see some more.
Also it may bear mention that I have RPed in 1.0 with a number of male miqo'te - three or four at least - that were represented by female character models with the hope/intent to switch at ARR.
Finally, my stance on the whole thing is that I agree with Yssen insofar as it's ultimately up to the players themselves to choose what they think is best for their individual characters. Â You have to log in and be able to have fun and own your role - whatever it may be. Â That said, it helps to be mindful of those others who log in and have interacted with your character, and how this change might also impact them. Â In many cases, it might not. Â On the flipside of that coin, there are some options we have now that we didn't have before, so using this transitional 1.0-to-ARR period as a "one time race/gender change" would seem to be a fair thing for those who wanted to utilize that. Â I admit I'm really ambivalent on the whole matter. Â I know I had written hundreds of journal entries in my time from 1.0 recording information about people and events, and having to go back and make changes - or regard some RP that happened as having happened differently perhaps - would be offputting to me. Â I also keep asking myself how things might have played out differently if so-and-so was a male instead of a female, or of a different race. Â It is interesting to think about. Â I wish there was an easy solution that left everyone happy.
While a bit abrasive in some cases, the responses so far have been interesting and insightful. Â I guess it really was food for thought.
"One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others." Â ~ Lewis Carol
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