@GirlVersusGame I think you misunderstood something. I never once said I don't want people of other ethnicity in games I play. I simply said BG3 most custom made character is generic white guy, second being hot elf girl. Majority made this themselves, meaning most people who play games that is what they want in a main character.
Overwatch is a great example where you make a good game, and no one cares what kind of representation you add in. It's also a great example of hot sexy characters to help sell a game.
I don't know why you think I need to get used to seeing representation, when I am literally just stating facts and giving examples to support them. Usually when I make a custom character, it's a small squirrelly dude or a thick black woman.
@GirlVersusGame No, he is fun and kind of adorable, makes cute sounds when he jumps. Mario is still appealing because of that. Most male characters being beat to hell, or gruff with a chip on their shoulder appeals to a male audience. Many appeal not for looks, take Trevor from GTA5. He is a fat, ugly guy and people love him because he is an ***** and it's funny.
Not everyone wants to support a company that picks sides like that, or rants about hating gamers or people who represent that company. But you know who buys majority of games? None of those people who care or read those tweets. People who don't read gaming news, people who don't care what company made the product. Majority of sales are from normal people outside of the gaming sphere and when you don't make a character that is appealing, or hot, or relatable; or make your focus on the gameplay and write a good story. Those people probably aren't going to like it or even buy the game in the first place. Then you have games like Concord, where most people never even heard of it, before or after it came out and needed those hardcore gamers to lay a ground work and spread the name. Since it didn't appeal to them either, it was left in the dirt.
The only responsibility of a game company is to sell games. They are not there to lead the masses, sway thoughts of the people. They are there to make a good game, that people enjoy and will buy so their company will make money. That is it. No more, no less. If you want to make a game where all it does is leading the way on social agendas, go ahead, see how it goes. We have a great example in the title of Dustborn.
@GirlVersusGame Yrp, totally agree. Because he is appealing in other ways to many people. He also kinda hot, so that helps.
As I said, games need a main character that is appealing, and the easiest way to do that is hot girl or generic white guy. It's not the only or even best way though.
@Neverwild I don't see how I am proof when I was just correcting your post.
BG3 keeps all their statistics, majority of characters created, in a game where you can have horns, be a dragon, strong orc, a little nimble hobbit, is literally generic white guy or hot girl. It's what they majority of players want, because they made it themselves.
Games themselves are a power fantasy, literally what playing a game is to the gamer. The main character should be appealing in some way, loving and intelligent or hot, or strong badass. It matters not what it is as long as it's appealing.
So yes, the easiest way to create an appealing main lead is to have a white male lead or hot girl. Because that is what people want, it's the easiest to pull off.
@Neverwild
Why cant developers make a games for gamers anymore? Why does developer need to add an agenda in every game now?
Why do they make a game that sucks and then make the focus, focusing on what gender the character is or isn't
They should make games for the story and characters, then they can put in what ever they want, ala BG3, and no one will complain.
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@GirlVersusGame I think you misunderstood something. I never once said I don't want people of other ethnicity in games I play. I simply said BG3 most custom made character is generic white guy, second being hot elf girl. Majority made this themselves, meaning most people who play games that is what they want in a main character.
Overwatch is a great example where you make a good game, and no one cares what kind of representation you add in. It's also a great example of hot sexy characters to help sell a game.
I don't know why you think I need to get used to seeing representation, when I am literally just stating facts and giving examples to support them. Usually when I make a custom character, it's a small squirrelly dude or a thick black woman.
Re: Helldivers 2's Creative Director's Latest Comments Have Landed Him in Hot Water
@GirlVersusGame No, he is fun and kind of adorable, makes cute sounds when he jumps. Mario is still appealing because of that.
Most male characters being beat to hell, or gruff with a chip on their shoulder appeals to a male audience. Many appeal not for looks, take Trevor from GTA5. He is a fat, ugly guy and people love him because he is an ***** and it's funny.
Not everyone wants to support a company that picks sides like that, or rants about hating gamers or people who represent that company. But you know who buys majority of games? None of those people who care or read those tweets. People who don't read gaming news, people who don't care what company made the product. Majority of sales are from normal people outside of the gaming sphere and when you don't make a character that is appealing, or hot, or relatable; or make your focus on the gameplay and write a good story. Those people probably aren't going to like it or even buy the game in the first place. Then you have games like Concord, where most people never even heard of it, before or after it came out and needed those hardcore gamers to lay a ground work and spread the name. Since it didn't appeal to them either, it was left in the dirt.
The only responsibility of a game company is to sell games. They are not there to lead the masses, sway thoughts of the people. They are there to make a good game, that people enjoy and will buy so their company will make money. That is it. No more, no less. If you want to make a game where all it does is leading the way on social agendas, go ahead, see how it goes. We have a great example in the title of Dustborn.
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@GirlVersusGame Yrp, totally agree. Because he is appealing in other ways to many people. He also kinda hot, so that helps.
As I said, games need a main character that is appealing, and the easiest way to do that is hot girl or generic white guy. It's not the only or even best way though.
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@Neverwild I don't see how I am proof when I was just correcting your post.
BG3 keeps all their statistics, majority of characters created, in a game where you can have horns, be a dragon, strong orc, a little nimble hobbit, is literally generic white guy or hot girl. It's what they majority of players want, because they made it themselves.
Games themselves are a power fantasy, literally what playing a game is to the gamer. The main character should be appealing in some way, loving and intelligent or hot, or strong badass. It matters not what it is as long as it's appealing.
So yes, the easiest way to create an appealing main lead is to have a white male lead or hot girl. Because that is what people want, it's the easiest to pull off.
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@Neverwild
Why cant developers make a games for gamers anymore? Why does developer need to add an agenda in every game now?
Why do they make a game that sucks and then make the focus, focusing on what gender the character is or isn't
They should make games for the story and characters, then they can put in what ever they want, ala BG3, and no one will complain.