First they said:
Should have stuck with wow.
Then they felt the need to come back and let me know that they were:
Unsubscibed.
Seems like something they could have done the first time.
Maybe they'll make a third post when they find the "r" they are missing.
On a more serious note, I had actually hoped to avoid antagonizing anyone, despite how that post and this response seem. I had my "announcement" post up specifically because I wanted people to be able to avoid a politics discussion if they wanted. As I said then, I can appreciate the desire to keep politics out of escapism. It's nice, in principle, to have a place to retreat when the world is too much. But the thing is, that place of retreat isn't always the "neutral" place you think it is. In many ways, the rigid structure of a game world makes the issues of the world more obvious.
Simple examples?
Skin tone variation is pretty limited in WoW
Body dimensions are even more restricted
In-game, NPC same-sex relationships not exactly common
Now, to the first two items - well, there can be an argument made about coding and the endless myriad of combinations that would need to be accounted for. But while the coding argument has a fair basis and certain defaults must occur, it doesn't address where the line is drawn between what is included and what is excluded. It doesn't acknowledge that the same default is used across so many games and how that can make some players feel, time after time after time.
And yes, not everyone cares. Some people want to be the Platonic ideal of hero and there is nothing wrong with that. But for those that do care and feel excluded, the world that you see as a place where we are "all the same" isn't the place you think it is.
But for Anonymous, I have to say, I'm kind of sorry you left. Well, okay, not really as it seems like you are averse to others having strong opinions that do not match yours. But, while I'm writing this for me, just me, and only me, I would like to be able to convince others to listen to my point of view and perhaps change their ideas. I can't say I want to change my ideas and opinions about the world, but I hope that if I was convinced someone else was right that I would have the courage to re-evaluate myself. I know I've done it before and likely will again.
Oh well. Well, here's a bit of WoW for ya: Spouse and I are working on the Netherwing rep grind right now. Oh, and the Shieldwall rep quests too. Between the broken quests and the slow grind, whee those are fun.
