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(08-10-2013, 03:20 PM)Reppu Wrote: For a mechanic not yet implemented, and thus no discrimination has yet been had. This is because there is a chance that this will change before the release in 2.1.
Discrimination has already occurred. To think otherwise is to fool yourself. Quite literally the only non-discriminatory options are 1) to NOT say that the marriage system will start with straight-only marriages and to release it without gender restrictions, or 2) to not release a marriage system at all but provide craftable wedding gear that anyone can use to RP their own weddings.
That's it. Anything else is either passive discrimination through inaction or the delay of action, or actively discriminatory in the case of the possibility (/high/ possibility, as it's something they've already said they'll do) of releasing the marriage system with gender restrictions. Waiting to "discuss" this issue is discrimination. Waiting for "feedback" is discrimination. Because all of that implies that a marriage system without gender restrictions is somehow less, somehow dangerous, somehow wrong and something that needs to be carefully considered - but it is not.
(08-10-2013, 03:28 PM)Reppu Wrote: No MMO has currently launched with gay marriage as a feature, confirmed or implemented. The reason why one can consider it as a risk to FFXIV to confirm it before launch, is because there are games (Remember, MMOs are still -games-) that are either flat-out banned, or made into an 18+ and thusly highly inaccessible title in these places.
If an MMO HAS done this, please correct me. My research is not always correct.
Rift didn't launch with marriage, and it wasn't something that was discussed as something they would implement in the future. When they did release it, it came with all the bells and whistles for everyone, regardless of the genders of the couple. Not a single negative wave was made. Everyone was just excited that Trion had finally listened to the roleplayers and given us something that is really fun - oh, and there was that awesome one day marriage-a-thon where we set a world record for most online marriages in a single day.
And this is comparable to Squeenix, by the way. Rift is a global game, just like ARR. The difference here is that Trion never announced marriage with anything other than all-inclusiveness. It was never an option. It was never something they had to think over and collect feedback on. To them, equality was simply a fact. And while I've disagreed with some of their recent decisions regarding the game, I will always respect them for that one.
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