Ryck
New Member
Issue:
We should not feel obligated to make our character a certain gender just for the ability to wear specific armor pieces.
Cause:
Talking specifically about the Lv. 35 Thief overall Blue Avenger which only female thieves can wear and gives +4DEX (potential +5DEX) with room for scrolling. There is no male version of this overall.
This has always been an issue but wasn't a huge deal as the overall traditionally required 70DEX to wear whereas a Sauna Robe did not require any.
With stat requirements being removed in RevivalStory, it is now objectively better to play as a female thief as you essentially get access to a Sauna Robe with 4-5 DEX already attached.
Effect:
As is, there is no reason to play a male character over a female, especially as a thief, and to a lesser extent warriors.
This by itself is one problem, however, the implications here is that with this many female thieves/warriors running around, there will be a lot more red Sauna Robes (female only) when they complete the quest for it. Where in other version/servers there are almost no red Sauna Robes we might potentially see an equal amount of both red and blue, or possibly a large majority red, meaning everyone will (be required to) make female characters to scroll, trade, and use the red Sauna Robes.
Potential Solutions:
The bandaid solution: Add a male version of the same overall that exist in the later version of the game.
The permanent (easier) solution: Remove gender restriction from all armor. (while you're at it, apply this to cash shop as well)
We should not feel obligated to make our character a certain gender just for the ability to wear specific armor pieces.
Cause:
Talking specifically about the Lv. 35 Thief overall Blue Avenger which only female thieves can wear and gives +4DEX (potential +5DEX) with room for scrolling. There is no male version of this overall.
This has always been an issue but wasn't a huge deal as the overall traditionally required 70DEX to wear whereas a Sauna Robe did not require any.
With stat requirements being removed in RevivalStory, it is now objectively better to play as a female thief as you essentially get access to a Sauna Robe with 4-5 DEX already attached.
Effect:
As is, there is no reason to play a male character over a female, especially as a thief, and to a lesser extent warriors.
This by itself is one problem, however, the implications here is that with this many female thieves/warriors running around, there will be a lot more red Sauna Robes (female only) when they complete the quest for it. Where in other version/servers there are almost no red Sauna Robes we might potentially see an equal amount of both red and blue, or possibly a large majority red, meaning everyone will (be required to) make female characters to scroll, trade, and use the red Sauna Robes.
Potential Solutions:
The bandaid solution: Add a male version of the same overall that exist in the later version of the game.
The permanent (easier) solution: Remove gender restriction from all armor. (while you're at it, apply this to cash shop as well)