26AUG11 - New Art, Google Checkout, Relocate |
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Neytiri
Wordsmith Joined: 25 Nov 2010 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 123 |
Topic: 26AUG11 - New Art, Google Checkout, Relocate Posted: 13 Sep 2011 at 17:42 |
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Thanks, Rill! |
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Brids17
Postmaster General Joined: 30 Jul 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1483 |
Posted: 02 Sep 2011 at 01:54 | |
I'd spend prestige to make my character Lady Gaga any day. |
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Dakota Strider
Greenhorn Joined: 03 May 2011 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 62 |
Posted: 02 Sep 2011 at 01:49 | |
I am surprised nobody has complained about the Human male avatar. Nice art, and higher quality than the original. However, the original actually looked like what I would imagine a war commander would appear. This new image....just looks a bit like a middle aged metro-sexual, having a bad hair day.
Regarding the elven maid, she is certainly pleasant on the male eyes. However, I can sympathize with the ladies that wished for one that represented their avatar as a more practically dressed lady warrior. Choices would be nice, or the ability to import your own image (with GM approval, before becoming visible). It might even be worth a few prestige to allow importing images, to compensate Dev time. I am very happy with my new elven male warrior. Very much the way I believe elves should look, much in the Tolkien model. Perhaps the ears are a bit too long, but that is just being picky. Overall, I think the images are a great improvement. |
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Ander
Postmaster General Joined: 24 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 1269 |
Posted: 31 Aug 2011 at 16:59 | |
yes attractive and athletic, but not the supermodel type!
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Brids17
Postmaster General Joined: 30 Jul 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1483 |
Posted: 31 Aug 2011 at 16:16 | |
And so she had to be half (it's probably more than 50%) naked in order to do that? You can't make someone appear attractive or athletic without taking their clothes off? Once again, that's sexist. |
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Ander
Postmaster General Joined: 24 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 1269 |
Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 19:19 | |
totally! And thanks for the link!
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Silent/Steadfast
Postmaster Joined: 03 Jun 2011 Location: Pacific County Status: Offline Points: 553 |
Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 19:04 | |
For a peek into the minds of the GMs and their decision concerning the character art, look here. It seems to me that the artist's idea was for the elfin girl to be attractive and otherworldly to her people, while the orc fearsome and the human motherly and strong. Obviously, the "lewd image" was just a byproduct of this, and we should perceive the artwork as the artist wanted us to.
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"Semantics are no protection from a 50 Megaton Thermonuclear Stormcrow."-Yggdrassil (June 21, 2011 6:48 PM)
"SCROLL ya donut!" Urgorr The Old (September 1, 2011 4:08 PM) |
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Faldrin
Forum Warrior Joined: 03 Sep 2010 Status: Offline Points: 239 |
Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 18:55 | |
+1 (after they have given the dwarven male a hammer or an axe ) |
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Kumomoto
Postmaster General Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Status: Offline Points: 2224 |
Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 17:18 | |
I think that this is a tempest in a teapot. I'm sure the devs didn't wish to offend anyone. Imo, they have always shown great sensitivity. I would be surprised if they don't give anyone who is offended an alternate option at some point, but does it warrant a 10 page threadnought? Let's focus our considerable energies on other, more important brainstorming of game improvements that can help the GMs make the game better.
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Ander
Postmaster General Joined: 24 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 1269 |
Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 17:11 | |
Talking of let downs, I am very much let down by the ugly orc pictures. I would have loved to see myself as a ferocious orc, but not an ugly one! The ugliness is thrust upon my profile without my consent. I am more offended by bare ugliness than bare skin. Does my concern get as much attention as that of the offended elven ladies? It is alright to express your dislike for the new picture. But it is unfair to complain of sexual objectification. Or maybe just as fair as complaining of stereotyping because the orcs were made to look ugly. |
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