(02-04-2014, 12:20 PM)nariko Wrote:(02-03-2014, 04:12 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: After reading the thread attached to this one, I have a question...
Why does it matter what RL gender the Hosts and the Hostesses are?
Okay, I think this sums up most of the discussion/question generated via this topic so I'll start with this before heading to work.Â
As some have already stated, we reside on Sargatanas, which is not native to a mass community of RPs. Because we decided to open it up to the XIV community XIV community we decided to reveal the genders of our Maids & Mistresses so that for those who may not be veterans in role play or perhaps no role play background at all would not feel awkward knowing that they potentially could be RPing with a male and or female disguised as an opposite sex. Because of this we wanted to stay true to our Master's and Mistresses and decided to go ahead and give them the knowledge before hand. So while this is not a traditional thing done in RP, we wanted to make sure those who attended the event who may not have RP experience before had the choice of knowing if they so desired.Â
*Of course our Maids & Hosts have no preference when it comes to which sex they are paired with when it comes to affection.
So you are choosing to expose your participants to potential harassment in an effort to make other people feel comfotable?
Sorry, if people care about the RL Gender of the people they're RPing with, it's not RP. Â And if it's not RP, this basically amounts to an escort service.
Maybe it's deliberate, I don't know, but this is so incredibly creepy it's not even funny. Â People who would care about the RL gender of the people they're RPing with are the type of people who are into the player, not the RP. Â They're the type who stalk and harass players because they know what RL gender they are. Â It's a huge, huge danger that you are opening people up to for the sake of in-game gil.
(02-04-2014, 12:27 PM)nariko Wrote:(02-04-2014, 12:58 AM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: I didn't catch the gil part, but yeah, they're calling everyone Master or Mistress (emphasis on the capitalization, btw). Â This isn't RP, or even ERP. Â It's basically cyber...they have clubs like this in Second Life, too. lol
I'll repost my response to the Official thread-Â
While we have not finalized our Rules & Guidelines as of yet-- when we do please refer to this post we've already reserved. We will be taking extreme actions when it comes to ANY type of explicit sexual conduct. We're completely fine with flirtatious and innocent displays of affections. But we do not condone or support any sort of explicit cybering or player harassment.Â
I'd believe this except that you have structured your entire event around the RL genders of your Maids and Hosts. Â The only possible reason for you to be so focused on the genitals of the participants is if the event itself has a deeply sexual connotation. Â So sorry, I absolutely don't believe there will be no sexual aspect to this. Â If this was an RP event? Â Sure. Â But this isn't an RP event. Â This is an event where you're basically auctioning off time with actual people - not their characters, since the purchasers only care about the genitals their prospective "Maid or Host" happen to own.